Trees are charcoal black on one side and bone white on the other, evidence of the path a wildfire took as it tore into Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta nearly two years ago.

Deb Watson returned to her family's trail-riding business after the Waterton wildfire to find little more than a pop machine melted into a bubbly puddle with coins inside fused together.

Melody Garner-Skiba and her family have had some tough conversations since a wildfire raged into Waterton Lakes National Park two years ago and destroyed their horse-breeding ranch.

Parks Canada has lifted the evacuation alert and reopened much of Waterton Lakes National Park after the region received more than 30 millimetres of rain.

Parks Canada sent out an evacuation alert on Thursday that warned people to be ready to leave the area quickly.

A wildfire burning about five kilometres south of the townsite in Waterton Lake National Park has prompted officials to warn people in the area to be ready to leave on short notice.

Global Lethbridge is among three Prairie region finalists for the Bert Cannings Award for best TV newscast in a small/medium market.

Parks Canada announced Friday it has decided on a design for its new visitor centre in Waterton Lakes after the old one burned down in a wildfire last fall.

A report released by the Municipal District of Pincher Creek says a lack of cooperation ignited issues before the Kenow wildfire even started this summer.

"The business hit in September was hundreds of thousands of dollars."