WATERTON, Alta. – A wildfire that at one point prompted an evacuation alert in Alberta’s Waterton National Park is being held.
Parks Canada says the fire is 70 per cent contained and is not expected to grow as long as cooler temperatures remain.
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The fire on the Alberta-Montana boundary started on the U.S. side on Friday.
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People in the Waterton townsite were told to be ready to leave due to shifting winds, but the alert was lifted on Saturday morning.
Parks Canada says two helicopters, two contracted units and six crews from national parks in Western Canada are fighting the 10-hectare blaze.
Some backcountry campgrounds and several trails on both sides of the border are still closed.
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