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Bears Without Fear
Kevin van Tighem started his Parks Canada career in Kootenay National Park. The bears are out and, within the next month, Kevin’s new book will be too. It is intended to make western North America’s bear country more safe and rewarding both for bears and people. He will be donating 5% of his royalties from this book to WildSmart Bow Valley to support their important work helping people and bears coexist, and a further 10% to the Nature Conservancy of Canada to support their important work protecting the natural places bears need to survive. Kevin says “I strongly believe in the importance of independent bookstores and to that end I have arranged that anyone who pre-orders Bears Without Fear through Cafe Books in Canmore, Pages on Kensington in Calgary or Audrey’s Books in Edmonton ...
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Tent cabins come to national parks
Is it a tent or a cabin? Kootenay National Park has announced a new kind of camping experience this year. oTENTiks are coming soon to Banff, Jasper and Kootenay National Parks. Parks Canada presents a unique mix of home comfort and adventure in the great outdoors Parks Canada is pleased to announce a new visitor opportunity in the mountain parks with the launch of oTENTiks –- a cross between a prospector’s tent and a cabin in the woods. Twenty new oTENTik camping sites will be coming to Banff and Kootenay national parks in the summer of 2013, with 10 more slated to open in Jasper National Park in 2014. A single prototype oTENTik opened in Jasper National Park in 2012. ...
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Burgess Shale discovery changes understanding of evolution
Discovery pushes fossil record back 200 million years. Canada’s 505 million year-old Burgess Shale fossil beds, located in Yoho National Park, have yielded yet another major scientific discovery – this time with the unearthing of a strange phallus-shaped creature. A study to be published online in the journal
Nature
on March 13 confirms
Spartobranchus tenuis
is a member of the acorn worms, seldom-seen animals that thrive today in the fine sands and mud of shallow and deeper waters. Acorn worms – also known as enteropneusts – are themselves part of the hemichordates, a group of marine animals closely related to today’s sea stars and sea urchins. “Unlike animals with teeth and bones, these spaghetti-shaped creatures were soft-bodied, so the fossil record for them is ...
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Parks Canada focus on wildlife safety
Wildlife alert issued after reports of wildlife being fed and several black bears struck on park roads.
July 18, 2012 press release –
Parks Canada asks visitors to drive carefullyand avoid feeding animals. Parks Canada is issuing a wildlife alert for Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks and is asking motorists to drive carefully and refrain from feeding animals on mountain park roads. Wildlife face considerable risks this time of year. Wolves and black bears are two species of particular concern. With record-breaking snowfall last winter and a late melt in spring, many remain in valley bottoms in search of food, placing them in close proximity to roads and increasing the probability of accidents. Seven black bears have been killed on roads in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national ...
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Free admission to national parks on Canada Day
Parks Canada celebrates Canada Day with free admission to national parks and historic sites across Canada. In a press release dated June 27, 2012, Parks Canada announced that Canada Day will be celebrated ...
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Lots happening at CV Arts
Can you feel the buzz in the valley? It’s growing, and you don’t want to miss out on being a part of it. If you’re wondering where the buzz is coming from, look no further than the Columbia Valley ...
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Radium area cougar alert
Parks Canada has issued a cougar warning for some of the hiking trails in the Radium Hot Springs area of Kootenay National Park. Two cougar attacks occurred upon sheep within a period of a week during ...
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Lot 48 at Columbia Lake to be preserved
The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s plan to preserve Lot 48 at Columbia Lake has received a $1 million boost from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), a significant step toward the $7.2 million estimated cost ...
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RDEK moves forward with LWMP implementation
Following three Open Houses and preliminary discussions with community groups and stakeholders, the Regional District of East Kootenay is moving forward with the next steps in the implementation of the ...
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Parks Canada posts avalanche danger alert
Nov 25, Parks Canada information bulletin – Parks Canada urging caution in the backcountry this weekend — current avalanche danger high in many places. November 25, 2011 –- Parks Canada is strongly ...
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Horsethief Creek FSR road closure
Good afternoon to all, Just a quick note to let you all know that the Horsethief Creek Forest Service Road is now closed from the Radium side. The Columbia River has now flooded its bank in the area just ...
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Conrad Kain interpretive sign
The Conrad Kain Centennial Society has planted another interpretive sign in the valley celebrating Canada’s premiere historic mountain guide. This time, mountaineer Conrad Kain, who was based in Wilmer ...
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CV Chamber coupon scam alert
The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce has issued an alert about an organization by the name of ‘Save Everyday’ (www.saveeveryday.com) which has issued coupons for literally dozens of Columbia Valley ...
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Extreme avalanche risk closes Highway 93 south
Monday, March 5, 2012 12:11 pm — Tourism Radium Hot Springs has reported that Highway 93 south (Kootenay National Park) is “closed indefinitely until further notice due to extreme avalanche hazard,” ...
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Panorama now has SatSki
Panorama Mountain Village, in partnership with Satsport, makers of SatSki, has announced a brand-new and exciting experience for Panorama skiers –- a new GPS-based mobile phone app boasting state-of-the-art ...
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