Environment

Several hundred trees removed from public, private lands in Banff townsite to reduce wildfire risk

鈥淚 want to continue to encourage folks to stay as informed and as ready as possible in the event of a worst-case scenario," said Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno

Apr 29, 2025 12:00 PM Read more >

Op-ed: Unsustainable logging practices and unfair trade arguments threaten Alberta's caribou herds

"The dilemma posed by Weyerhaeuser鈥檚 logging proposal underscores a deeper issue within the trade and environmental policies. The need for transparent, fair, and ecologically responsible practices is paramount."

Apr 29, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >

Environmental groups publish report on how logging proposal could wipe out two caribou herds in Alberta

"This is a Canadian icon, and we're actively wiping them out, and I think that should just be a big disappointment to all Canadians and to Albertans. It's embarrassing."

Apr 28, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >

'I didn't think we would have anything left standing': Jasper officials recount wildfire at information session

Around 100 residents attended the Wildfire Preparedness Information Session, which provided details on the Jasper wildfire, ongoing mitigation work and how residents can prepare for the upcoming wildfire season.

Apr 25, 2025 4:00 PM Read more >

'Exceptionally large late season storm' needed to bring mountain snow levels in Banff, Kananaskis to normal

鈥淲e are experiencing not just warmer temperatures but greater extremes of flood and drought 鈥� sometimes in the same year."

Apr 24, 2025 12:00 PM Read more >

GPS collared wolf from Banff National Park killed in trapline on provincial lands

"Parks Canada is aware of three wolves being trapped outside of the national park boundary in recent months."

Apr 11, 2025 4:00 PM Read more >

Province investing extra $900,000 in wildfire weather forecasting

The new funding will go toward upgrading old equipment and technology as well as adding new stations in under-monitored areas.

Apr 10, 2025 4:47 PM Read more >

Banff community plan calls for rebuilding, re-entry strategy in event of wildfire disaster

鈥淲e are very well versed in our evacuation planning, but I鈥檇 say the conversation of re-entry and recovery with the community is still very new as a concept for folks," said Mayor Corrie DiManno.

Apr 10, 2025 3:30 PM Read more >

The Boss is back: famed grizzly bear emerges from den in Banff National Park

Bears are awake and active in Banff National Park and bear activity will begin to increase as spring arrives

Apr 8, 2025 11:40 AM Read more >

Bow Valley roundtable calls for viable wildlife crossings as part of Canmore highway fencing

The Bow Valley human-wildlife coexistence committee believes that uninterrupted Trans-Canada Highway fencing will impede wildlife movement and reduce wildlife populations.

Apr 7, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >