Lake Louise

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“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.

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.

“If someone falls into the river, it will be very cold and it can often be difficult to get out. You can go from being 100 per cent in control to being 100 percent out of control very quickly when you end up in the water.”

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.

“We had over 30 fires last year and that included illegal recreation fires as well as some lightning fires in that count."

“A male patient in his 30s was transported by STARS to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary in serious but stable condition,” said Blake Robert, communications officer for STARS.

Council leads, staff follows.

“(The) unknown suspect(s) smashed a back window of a parked vehicle and stole items from inside."

“It has been successfully climbed in winter only a handful of times and would be considered a lifetime achievement."