Market and Music on Main begins this evening

Radium Hot Springs’ annual Market and Music on Main starts for the season this evening, Friday, June 28.

Things get rolling at Radium Park at 4 p.m. and run through to 9 p.m., with vendors and goods a-plenty.

This evening’s entertainment is John Jenkins Small Town Revival.

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Wings Over the Rockies Festival AprilMay 2019

With over 100 events, find the nature experience you’ve been waiting for at Wings Over The Rockies. Don’t forget to view all of our events on our event schedule

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Grizzly balanced on Highway 93 barrier a reminder to steer clear

Photos of a grizzly bear balanced on top of a highway barrier in Kootenay National Park, west of Banff, are a good reminder to leave the animals alone this time of year as they come out of hibernation, says a human-wildlife conflict specialist.

Mark Pollon was a passenger in a vehicle driving along Highway 93 just north of Radium when he got out his 50 mm camera and snapped a few shots of the agile bear.

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No stopping zone enacted in KNP

Parks Canada has once enacted a temporary ‘no stopping zone’ in Kootenay National Park to protect wildlife and people. Starting at noon today (May 18) a 13-km no-stopping zone will be in place between Kootenay Valley Viewpoint and McKay Creek compound on Highway 93. This zone includes Olive Lake and most of the area between Kootenay Valley Viewpoint and the Radium Hot Springs.

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