Banff

“We were frustrated by Parks Canada’s decision to close the Moraine Lake Road without offering a sunrise shuttle for local hikers and climbers,” said Kitteridge, the director of operations of Moraine Lake Bus Company.

“Wolves aren’t going to be able to kill bison if the packs don’t survive long enough, don’t get big enough and old enough."

Town of Banff cancels municipal census, but is currently in the midst of resident satisfaction survey

“It is important to have different perspectives and we hope that the people who are attending will bring their perspectives and comments and impressions of what happened."

Canada has a fever. Our north is already warming at two to three times the mean global average. Even in the increasingly unlikely event that the world does manage to come together to keep mean temperature increases to below 2 Celsius, Canada is rapidly on its way to being at least 3 C hotter later in this century.

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Despite weather suggesting the contrary, wildfire season has returned to the province, taking up the better part of the year running from March 1 to Oct. 31. While snow can linger well into May and make periodic appearances any other day of the year, the hot spots for potential fire dangers are around the corner.

“The river has opened up through town now, so that should be about the last of the elk falling through the ice."

"Depending on the how much oxygen is in the pipes there’s potential there to ignite the tank."

“It’s not easy. A lot of things have to come together – even a bit of luck."