Police Beat

One person has died on a popular cycling path in Banff National Park Saturday morning (Sept. 2).

An overdue hiker was found dead near the Cascade Falls trailhead following a search of the area Monday (Aug. 28). 

“The bus showed up at the band office stop and the bus driver asked clients to provide tickets to get on. One of the clients did not have a ticket and got very upset. The driver told him he couldn’t come on and then he was punched in the face.”

While interest is high in implementing self-administered policing in Indigenous communities, Blake said “restrictive and discriminatory” practices in the system in Canada and a lack of research have made policing a challenging endeavour for Indigenous communities to pursue and sustain.

The man accused of beginning the fire that destroyed a large staff accommodation for Lake Louise Ski Resort will undergo a 30-day mental health assessment.

Highway 93 North has fully reopened.

“Some individuals were canoeing and one of the individuals went into the water and was later found unconscious and transported to hospital,”

“Wildlife attractants had been left out, and there was evidence of public alcohol consumption and an illegal fire. Human waste was also found in the immediate area.”

UPDATE: Canmore RCMP advise that 24-year-old Liam Williams, of Calgary, has been located safe.

Lake Louise got so busy Sunday (Aug. 6) the Banff National Park hot spot had to be briefly shut off to most of the public.