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LETTER: Time to act on improving highway safety in Yoho National Park

LETTER: Time to act on improving highway safety in Yoho National Park

LETTER: The time for simply accepting these totally preventable tragedies as inevitable or talking about the situation is over. Parks Canada completed the necessary design and environmental impact assessments back in 2019. The time has now come to act and implement.
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Bow Valley schools ring in school year with new rules on cellphone use

Bow Valley schools ring in school year with new rules on cellphone use

Bow Valley school divisions implement new policies at beginning of school year in keeping with provincial government direction on banning personal mobile devices in classrooms.
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EDITORIAL: Wildlife crossings critical for safe movement of people, animals

EDITORIAL: Wildlife crossings critical for safe movement of people, animals

As development takes place throughout the valley, so too must the crucial wildlife corridors.
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New service hours, staff proposed in Roam transit budget

New service hours, staff proposed in Roam transit budget

Additional service hours for expanded service and new staff are among the asks for Roam transit’s budget as the regional transit service continues to grow.
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LETTER: British Columbia fishing issues another reason for change in federal government

LETTER: British Columbia fishing issues another reason for change in federal government

Editor: CBC national news reported this July 31 that British Columbia First Nations communities have taken the Justin Trudeau Liberal government to court regarding a 2019 Trudeau Liberal government promise not to extend licenses to net salmon fish fa
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LETTER: Wildlife, using Indigenous names should be considered in Jasper National Park

LETTER: Wildlife, using Indigenous names should be considered in Jasper National Park

LETTER: The name of Maligne Lake should revert to the Stoney Nakoda First Nation's name of Chaba Imne or Beaver Lake.
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Bow Valley raises more than $350,000 for Jasper community

Bow Valley raises more than $350,000 for Jasper community

Within nearly a month since the blazing wildfire reaching the Jasper townsite, the Banff Canmore Foundation (BCF) have received than $350,000 in donations for the neighbouring mountain town.
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COMMENTARY: Oil flowed while Jasper burned

COMMENTARY: Oil flowed while Jasper burned

The tearful performance of Premier Danielle Smith on the conflagration that engulfed Jasper seemed somewhat melodramatic, as oil continued to flow unimpeded through the Trans Mountain pipeline.
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LETTER: Need more action from federal-level of government in wildfire protection

LETTER: Need more action from federal-level of government in wildfire protection

LETTER: My heart goes out to the people of Jasper. It is heart-wrenching. But, we need to press hard to not repeat history here, we need to learn from this tragedy and stop sticking our heads in the sand to the risks.
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UPDATE: Mudslide debris cleared, section of Banff National Park highway reopened

UPDATE: Mudslide debris cleared, section of Banff National Park highway reopened

A section of Highway 93 North in Banff National Park has reopened after mudslide debris blocked the road for nearly 24 hours.
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