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Hiking restrictions begin as grizzly bears feed
It’s that time of year again. Starting Wednesday until Sept. 15, seasonal trail restrictions are in effect for Lake Minnewanka Trail from Stewart Canyon Bridge to the east park boundary, Aylmer Pass...
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Banff National Park in a Different Light
It seems every trip into the mountains is a good one. No matter how long, or brief, to be within the tall grasp of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains is a feeling hard to forget. I have been in the mountains at...
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Two deer dead after being caught in Banff corral
Two white-tailed deer have suffered an unnatural death in Banff National Park after getting trapped in a horse pen. On May 1, parks dispatch got a call about two young deer caught inside a Holiday on...
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Seasonal restrictions begin on trails around Lake Minnewanka
A seasonal restriction on the trails around Lake Minnewanka is now in place. Starting Thursday until Sept. 15, there are several rules on the Lake Minnewanka Trail from Stewart Canyon Bridge to the...
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Wildlife on Banff GranFondo route delays some cyclists
Another GranFondo has come and gone in Banff National Park. No major rerouting was required, but there were a few delays again this year for cyclists due to elk and bears along the route. A black bear...
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Banff Park almost done with $20 million flood recovery effort
Banff Banff National Park has finished the lion’s share of its flood recovery work, which will be fully completed by next spring, says the superintendent of the iconic park. During an annual planning...
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Illegal campfire starts blaze along Lake Minnewanka
An illegal campfire set on the beach at a backcountry campground along Lake Minnewanka led to a grass fire on the weekend. Around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, fire crews with Banff National Park received a...
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Early berry season could bring bears back to valley bottoms
With the berry crops ripening early in some areas of the mountain parks, wildlife officials remind hikers, bikers and other trail users that they could see more bears. There has already been ripe or...
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Trail, parking lot and campground repairs coming to Banff National Park
BANFF — A cash infusion will help Banff National Park deal with much-needed trail maintenance, parking lot repairs and washroom upgrades in areas such as Johnston Canyon and Lake Minnewanka, as well as...
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Five things to do in Alberta's mountain parks this winter
Winter is officially around the corner. The snow hit Calgary this week, but it’s been plentiful in the mountains for more than a month. In addition to some excellent early season downhill skiing at...
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Boats must be checked for mussels before launching at Lake Minnewanka
Motor boats being launched at Lake Minnewanka are now required to have proof of a provincial inspection for invasive mussels before they are allowed in the water. Starting this week, it has become a...
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Lake Minnewanka campground closed after bear damages tent
A backcountry campground along Lake Minnewanka is closed after a bear damaged a tent last weekend. On Friday, officials with Banff National Park closed the LM31 campground and issued a warning for the...
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Pipe ceremony at Lake Minnewanka welcomes bison 'back to their homeland'
BANFF NATIONAL PARK — As the sun peeked over the Rockies, officials and First Nations gathered for a pipe ceremony to welcome bison back to Banff National Park and start off a day of historic...
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Mountain bikers get hefty fines for ignoring Lake Minnewanka trail restriction
CANMORE — Two mountain bikers have been fined $700 each for riding on the Lake Minnewanka trail during an annual summer restriction in place to protect grizzly bears. The men — Daryl James Morgan and...
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Banff National Park plans for influx of visitors when entry is free in 2017
As concerns about congestion in Banff National Park grow, officials have started to come up with some ways to deal with an expected influx of tourists when entry is free in 2017. The country’s busiest...
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Public transit options expanded in Banff National Park to reduce traffic,...
Parks Canada and Roam Transit have announced increased public transit service to Lake Minnewanka, Upper Lake Louise and Moraine Lake to help ease congestion and parking concerns in Banff National Park...
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Fortney: Local refugees see Rockies for the very first time, thanks to this...
They come from places where abject poverty and political unrest are facts of daily life. Some have even been eyewitnesses to wartime atrocities. On Friday, though, such hardships are set aside for a...
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Transit service between Calgary, Banff in the works for peak tourist summer...
Parks Canada and the Calgary Regional Partnership are working to pilot mass, public, bus transit service between Calgary and Banff starting in June in an effort to reduce the number of personal...
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Johnson Lake fish to be killed in bid to stop deadly whirling disease
Parks Canada will spend months trying to kill all the fish in Johnson Lake to keep a deadly parasite from spreading, specifically to Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake. All through May and June and...
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Parks Canada begins to kill fish in bid to stop deadly whirling disease
Parks Canada has begun a months-long, $450,000 project to kill all the fish in Johnson Lake to keep a deadly parasite from spreading, specifically to Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake. All through May...
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