Kootenay National Park

• Alberta man, 22, caught doing 197 km/h in B.C., double the speed limit

  After being pulled over, the 22-year-old was charged with excessive speeding, fined $483 and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.

  Traffic

  Oct 12, 2023
  
• Dangerous avalanche warning issued for Banff, Yoho, Kootenay national parks

  The warm weather, the lack of overnight refreezes and a weak snowpack have caused the largest avalanche cycle of the season, Parks Canada said.

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
  
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• Parks Canada camping reservation system opens Monday

  Campers can start booking their camping spots for Parks Canada locations for certain sites on Monday.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2023
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• Nearly one quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study

  The report comes as pressure on Alberta's beloved mountains and foothills grows. Parks Canada recently cut off private vehicle access to Moraine Lake in Banff National Park.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2023
• B.C.’s Kicking Horse Canyon to reopen for Thanksgiving weekend

  For Thanksgiving weekend, from noon on Friday, Oct. 7 to noon on Tuesday, Oct. 11, the otherwise closed portion of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Golden will open to travellers.

  Traffic

  Oct 5, 2022
• Quebecer fined $20,000 after 45 fossils stolen from Burgess Shale, Parks Canada says

  The individual from Quebec, whom Parks Canada has not identified, pleaded guilty to two charges in a Cranbrook, B.C., court last month.

  Canada

  May 12, 2022
• Boulder blocks highway near Radium Hot Springs

  A boulder rolled onto the middle of the highway, about seven kilometres north of Radium Hot Springs, according to Kootenay National Park's social media.

  Traffic

  May 11, 2022
• Alberta Good Samaritan injured trying to help crash victim in B.C.

  An Edmonton man has been in hospital for three weeks after trying to save a driver whose vehicle veered off the road in B.C. on May 6.

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  May 25, 2021
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• Suspect charged with 2nd-degree murder in Alberta woman’s suspicious death in B.C., police say

  RCMP say Philip Toner, 41, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in relation to the death of Brenda Ware.

  Crime

  May 12, 2021
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• Alberta woman’s suspicious death in B.C.: Person of interest found in Okanagan, police say

  The body of Brenda Ware, 35, was found near Radium, along Highway 93, on May 6. On Tuesday, Philip Toner, 41, was located in Lake Country.

  Canada

  May 11, 2021