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A fleet of 10 helicopters plucked hundreds of stranded campers and staff out of flood-ravaged Kananaskis Country in one of the biggest evacuations in the region’s history.

The Canmore Community Daycare Society is undergoing financial stress as a result of lost grants and increased operational costs and is hoping the municipality will provide relief.

For the first time ever, TransAlta was forced to open its spillway at Lake Minnewanka as huge volumes of water continued to build up in the reservoir near Banff.

Responding to some concerns shared by one of his post-doctoral students, Canmore resident Dr. John Pomeroy was driving around town at midnight as Wednesday rolled into Thursday, June 20.

Thursday (June 20) was supposed to be conservation officer Arian Spiteri’s day off.

As rain fell on Canmore last Wednesday night (June 19) the full scope of what was about to happen to the community and its creeks was unimaginable for both residents and officials with the municipality.

If you’ve wondered what it’s like to weather the flood of the century in the backcountry, just ask Bruce Steiner.

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development closed a section of Exshaw Creek mid-June over concerns of public safety after boulders crashed down from the Lafarge quarry’s eastern ridge in the winter.

Editor: Watching the events of these past few days has driven one thing home to me, which is that no matter what we may think or believe, the truth is we are just passing through this mighty landscape, just like every other creature in it.

Along with Exshaw, the hamlets of Lac Des Arcs, Dead Man’s Flats and Harvie Heights have seen the effects of the intense rainfall and flooding that occurred at the end of last week.