The Committee to Secure Emergency Communications Facilities in Kootenay National Park (KNP) is pleased to announce that Parks Canada has installed four emergency satellite phones…
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Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Darren Kakuno This past week, November 8 through November 14, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 100 calls for service. The following is a…
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Darren Kakuno This past week, April 1 through April 7, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 59 calls for service. The following are some…
Two wildfires within national park ‘being observed’
Both the Whitetail Creek wildfire on the west boundary of Kootenay National Park, and the Wardle wildfire in the park’s Vermilion Valley are now classed…
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park partly reopened
As a result of cooler temperatures and moderate fire danger ratings, BC Parks – in consultation with the BC Wildfire Service – has reopened southern…
Verdant fire continues to grow
The wildfire in the Verdant Creek drainage in Kootenay National Park has grown 10-fold since Sunday, now at about 2,000 hectares in size. The fire…
What’s in a Name – Mitchell Range
By Larry Halverson Friends of Kootenay The Mitchell Range in the Kootenay Valley forms the eastern boundary of Kootenay National Park. It is made up…