by Brian Patton | Sep 6, 2017 | Waterton Lakes National Park, Wildfire
Update September 8, 2017—Parks Canada ordered a mandatory evacuation of all remaining visitors and residents from Waterton townsite this afternoon. The order was the result of a weather forecast predicting increasing westerly winds tonight and tomorrow...
by Brian Patton | Sep 6, 2017 | Banff National Park, Elk Lakes Provincial Park, Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, Wildfire
As British Columbia experiences its worst wildfire season ever, the BC Wildfire Service has closed access to the backcountry in the Rocky Mountain Forest District in the province’s southeast corner, which includes Mount Assiniboine, Elk Lakes and...