The extreme cold warning issued by Environment Canada for Kootenay and Yoho national parks has been extended to Friday morning (Feb. 14). A prolonged period…
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Extreme cold warning for Elk Valley and KNP
Environment Canada this afternoon (Feb. 11) issued an extreme cold warning for Elk Valley, Kootenay National Park (KNP) and Yoho National Park areas. A prolonged…
Extreme cold warning for local national parks
Environment Canada has today (Feb. 10) issued another extreme cold warning for Kootenay and Yoho national park areas. A prolonged period of cold wind chills…
Extreme cold warning for Kootenay and Yoho
Environment Canada this morning (Feb. 6) issued an extreme cold warning for Kootenay and Yoho national parks. An arctic airmass is expected to remain for…
Extreme cold alert for Elk Valley and Kootenay Park
Environment Canada has this morning issued an extreme cold warning that includes the Elk Valley and Kootenay and Yoho national parks. A period of cold…
Whirling disease detected in Kootenay Lake
Three trout samples taken from the southern arm of Kootenay Lake have tested positive for the parasite that causes whirling disease in juvenile fish. Damage…
On water restrictions in mountain parks update
Parks Canada recently released an update on aquatic invasive species prevention measures and watercraft and angling restrictions in Kootenay, Yoho and Waterton Lakes National Parks….
Fire guard work underway in Yoho along Highway 1
Last week, Parks Canada commenced work on the 49-hectare Ross Lake Fire Guard in Yoho National Park. The project area sits adjacent to Highway 1…
Visiting man killed after falling into Takakkaw Falls
One person is deceased following a tragic accident at Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park last Friday. On Friday, June 16, at approximately 1:20 p.m.,…
Passenger killed in Highway 1 crash near Field
On April 26, at approximately 3:30 p.m. (PST), officers of Golden RCMP and BC Highway Patrol – Golden responded to a single vehicle collision on…