Cathy Ellis

Parks Canada has closed a portion of land between the Bow River trail and the Bow River, between the Banff Avenue bridge and the Muskrat Street pedestrian bridge on the north side of the river.

Officials say wildfire remains the top-rated hazard to life, property and critical infrastructure within and around the Bow Valley.

“Given the impact the fire had on the 175 residents who lost their home and all of their belongings, not to mention the potential for lost lives, those residents might consider the sentence ‘light’,”.

Parks Canada issued an advisory for Banff National Park asking people to give rutting elk their space.

“They are the grizzly bear of the water. They are the top of the food chain,” said Mark Taylor, aquatic ecologist team leader for Banff National Park.

Banff RCMP said a group from Ontario are charged in thefts of high-end clothing from two businesses.

Town of Canmore has issued a provincial violation ticket against property owners where a bear was feeding on crabapples for several days.

A new business survey suggests daily cumulative revenue losses in Jasper and Jasper National Park are estimated to be as high as $4.5 million per day during the peak summer months due to the wildfire.

The wildlife team consistently pushed for "transparent, fact-based media lines released to reflect the conclusion of our investigation as soon as possible" after determining the Feb. 12 cougar attack never happened.

“It’s been a powerless feeling watching the devastation in our sibling community, especially because we need to keep Banff firefighters close to home during the heightened wildfire season."