Kananaskis Country

• Kananaskis council planning fireguards to protect from wildfire threat

  'Forest fire is probably our biggest risk and biggest fear, and we’ve all seen what happened in Jasper and other communities,' said KID chair Melanie Gnyp at a council meeting.

  Fire

  Sep 19
  
• Calgary woman’s sudden death leaves her son, mother reeling and in need of help

  Co-workers are rallying behind 52-year-old Pei Geng's 75-year-old mother and eight-year-old son following her sudden death in July.

  Canada

  Aug 23
  
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• Hiker reported missing in Kananaskis Country found dead

  A 24-year-old man from Calgary died from a suspected fall and was found in the Rocky Mountain wilderness area west of the city on Monday morning.

  Canada

  Aug 13
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• Missing Edmonton hiker found dead in Kananaskis Country

  RCMP say Milenko Todic, 66, of Edmonton, was found late Friday afternoon in the area of Kananaskis Country where he had been hiking last week.

  Canada

  Jul 13
• Warnings extended as ‘challenging avalanche conditions’ continue west of Calgary

  The “persistent weak layers” remain easy to trigger and authorities warn conditions mean a triggered avalanche could be large enough to injure or even kill a person.

  Canada

  Mar 7
• Group of Canmore residents asks government for environmental assessment of developments

  Bow Valley Engage says that the Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects have the potential to almost double the population of Canmore, which is west of Calgary.

  Environment

  Jan 10
• B.C. ice climber dead following avalanche in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country

  Avalanche Canada said a serious avalanche incident involved ice climbers in the Ranger Creek area.

  Environment

  Nov 12, 2023
• Ottawa investigating logging company over bridge in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country

  Spray Lake Sawmills is building the bridge over the Highwood River in Kananaskis Country in order to reach a large swath of forest slated to be clear cut.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2023
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• Cougar warnings issued for Cochrane, Kananaskis Country following multiple sightings

  A pair of cougar sightings in communities west of Calgary have authorities warning people in the area to use caution when walking or hiking in the area.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2023
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• ‘Family dinners won’t be the same’: Brothers in fatal Kananaskis crash identified

  Braydon and Benjamin Ryan were two brothers aboard the plane that went down in Kananaskis Country on July 28, 2023, killing all six on board.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2023