Category Archives: Alberta

WATERTON LAKES NP – In terms of scale, Waterton's size doesn't rival some of its more famous big brothers but, it's the smallest national park to be named a World Heritage site and it is known a...

WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK – Officials are pleased with a successful and safe evacuation, as they attempt to keep the Kenow fire from spreading into Waterton Lakes National Park. The wind cont...

PINCHER CREEK – While everyone in Waterton knew an evacuation was possible, they didn’t know if it would actually happen. When the decision is made, the ball starts to roll very quickly. P...

WATERTON LAKES NP – There is a mandatory evacuation order in effect for Waterton Lakes National Park, including the townsite, as issued by Parks Canada at 1:47pm Friday, September 9. The evacuat...

FORT MACLEOD - Fort Macleod RCMP are asking for your help, as they investigate a break and enter and theft at the town's waste water treatment plant. Sometime overnight between Wednesday (Sept. 6) and...

WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK - It wasn’t just smoke hanging over the normally scenic park Wednesday, Sept. 6, but an evacuation alert issued the previous night by Parks Canada. “I have eve...

WATERTON LAKES NP – The Kenow Fire on the western edge of Waterrton Lakes National Park has not advanced further into the park, but it continues to expand. For this reason, Parks Canada has take...

EDMONTON – Dangerous wildfire conditions in the south-west area of the province have resulted in more closures to ensure public safety. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has closed all Public Lan...

LETHBRIDGE – Bus drivers in Palliser Regional Schools had motorists pass them unsafely and illegally 74 times in the 2016-2017 school year. That marks a significant increase from a year earlier,...

WATERTON LAKES – The potential danger of encroaching fires has prompted the Waterton Lakes Superintendent to invoke Section 36(1) of the National Parks General Regulations (within the Canada Nat...