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Invermere residents want smoke ban DOI survey respondents overwhelmingly in favour of ban on local trails. Results from a District of Invermere (DOI) survey show that an overwhelming majority of Invermere residents approve of a smoking ban in the community. Seventy-nine percent of the 184 residents who responded to the survey agreed that the DOI […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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For the first time, the Government of British Columbia is ensuring there will be dedicated, significant annual funding for B.C.’s Invasive Mussel Defence Program, to help protect the province’s waterways from the environmental, economic and social impacts these invasive species can have. Read more
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