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LETTER: Important to learn from past when it comes to wildfire threat

LETTER: Important to learn from past when it comes to wildfire threat

LETTER: The devastating fire in Jasper brought to mind comments made by a First Nations guest speaker at an event last February in Cochrane.
LETTER: OpEd on over-tourism hits home

LETTER: OpEd on over-tourism hits home

LETTER: Kudos to Bob Sanford for putting into words what many of us feel about the daily chaos in our once normal town with the OpEd in the July 25 edition of the Outlook "Over-Tourism: When is enough enough?".
PHOTOS: The past week in stories, photography in the Bow Valley

PHOTOS: The past week in stories, photography in the Bow Valley

The past week in stories and photography in the Bow Valley.
Crews douse small fire near Carrot Creek in Banff National Park

Crews douse small fire near Carrot Creek in Banff National Park

The fire was extinguished Sunday afternoon.
UPDATE: Small lightning-caused fire in Banff National Park ‘under control’

UPDATE: Small lightning-caused fire in Banff National Park ‘under control’

The small lightning-caused wildfire in the Carrot Creek area is under control.
Power restored in Dead Man's Flats, fire under investigation

Power restored in Dead Man's Flats, fire under investigation

Bighorn Inn demolition work believed to be cause of downed power line and resulting outage.
Downed line cuts power in Dead Man's Flats, fire reported

Downed line cuts power in Dead Man's Flats, fire reported

A photo of the site shows a downed transformer lying near a burnt outbuilding. 
EDITORIAL: Kudos to first-responders, those helping in Alberta wildfires

EDITORIAL: Kudos to first-responders, those helping in Alberta wildfires

Wildfire damage poses a major threat to many communities in western Canada. This is not a new notion to those living in the Bow Valley, nor are those concerns taken lightly.
PHOTOS: The past week in stories, photography in the Bow Valley

PHOTOS: The past week in stories, photography in the Bow Valley

PHOTOS: The past week in stories, photography in the Bow Valley
MD of Bighorn wildfire recedes, now under control

MD of Bighorn wildfire recedes, now under control

“The closure near the wildfire will remain in place while active suppression continues over the weekend.”
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