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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
Click to enlarge map showing no stopping zone Parks Canada has once enacted a temporary ‘no stopping zone’ in Kootenay National Park to protect wildlife…
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
A grizzly sow and her young cubs, photographed in Kootenay National Park May 23. Photos courtesy Parks Canada / By S. Wasylowich There has been…
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. Kootenay River in KNP. Above:…
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…
What’s Up – Hairy Vetch
by Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay One benefit of this plant is it significantly increases soil nitrate-nitrogen levels – Photo by Larry Halverson Vicia villosa is known…