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Ecological integrity top priority for Parks

Ecological integrity top priority for Parks

BANFF - Commercialization and development in national parks, particularly in Banff and Jasper, may be under review.
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Grizzly death pushes Parks past threshold

Grizzly death pushes Parks past threshold

The Bow Valley is proving to be a mortality sink for grizzly bears that continue to die at the hands of humans at an alarming rate.
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Parks rejects hotel for Maligne Lake

Parks rejects hotel for Maligne Lake

Parks Canada has rejected a concept plan to develop a 66-room heritage-themed hotel on Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park. But in addition to dismissing the development proposal, Parks has given the OK to Maligne Tours Ltd.
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Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation

Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has appointed a new committee to look into ways to speed up the reclamation of the large and growing tailings ponds in the province's oilsands.
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Black bear deaths concern Parks Canada

Black bear deaths concern Parks Canada

Parks Canada is investigating several ways to deal with an alarming spike in the number of human-caused black bear deaths in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks this year.
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Commentary: Dreaming of returning to our parks

Commentary: Dreaming of returning to our parks

The upcoming Banff National Park management plan should define an approach to manage growing visitation through an overarching strategy that creates a variety of authentic visitor experiences that encourage people to enjoy our park without negatively impacting its ecological functionality. 
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Parks pop wars: Alberta politicians use duelling tunes to make parks arguments

Parks pop wars: Alberta politicians use duelling tunes to make parks arguments

EDMONTON — Alberta politicians are reaching deep into pop music's memory bank in the hope their messages about the province's parks stick in people's ears.
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Parks royalty passes away at age 98

Parks royalty passes away at age 98

Her death marks the end of an era. Well-known and loved Banffite Dorothy Carleton passed away peacefully at the Bow-Crest Care Centre in Calgary on June 30 at age 98.
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Kananaskis centre of logging versus recreation tug of war

Kananaskis centre of logging versus recreation tug of war

Opponents remain hopeful they are not standing on losing ground defending the West Bragg Creek and Moose Mountain areas of Kananaskis against timber company West Fraser, but recognize it’s an uphill battle.
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Alberta government says no parks to close after partnerships found

Alberta government says no parks to close after partnerships found

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it won't be closing any provincial parks, whether it can find someone to run them or not.
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