Parks Canada aquatics specialists will be conducting critical habitat restoration work at Olive Lake in Kootenay National Park this month in support of westslope cutthroat…
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No stopping zone in effect in KNP
Human and wildlife safety is of the utmost importance to Parks Canada. Parks Canada takes action to promote coexistence between people and wildlife, to ensure…
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Darren Kakuno This past week, March 2 through March 8, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 49 calls for service. The following is a…
15 km no stopping zone in effect in KNP
To protect wildlife and people, temporary area closures and a 15 km no-stopping zone are now in effect along Highway 93 in Kootenay National Park….
No stopping zone enacted in KNP
Parks Canada has once enacted a temporary ‘no stopping zone’ in Kootenay National Park to protect wildlife and people. Starting at noon today (May 18)…
No-stopping order due to bear jams
Parks Canada had to once again issue a ‘no-stopping restriction’ along Highway 93 near the Olive Lake area in Kootenay National Park. The Olive Lake…
Four injured in rollover north of Fairmont
Columbia Valley RCMP Report By Cpl. Grant Simpson Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 51 calls for service over this past week. A few of the…
Closures and warnings in park due to bears
There has been plenty of bear activity in Kootenay National Park lately, prompting closures at several locations within the park. Closures because of bear activity…
What’s happening in Kootenay this long weekend
Despite snow and winter conditions throughout most of the mountain parks, spring is in full bloom in Kootenay National Park. Redstreak Campground opened May 15,…
In search of…
The Golden-mantled ground squirrel Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels, distinguished by their prominent stripes, emerge a bit later than Columbian Ground Squirrels but seem rarely to be…