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Fire in Alberta’s Waterton Lakes National Park being held: Parks Canada
September 19, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)WATERTON, Alta. – Parks Canada says the wildfire in southwestern Alberta is no longer out of control and is being held. But the agency says the Kenow fire in Waterton Lakes National Park is still active and covers an estimated…
Kenow wildfire in southwestern Alberta now covers 36,000 hectares
September 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSeveral evacuation orders related to the Kenow wildfire have been lifted, while others remain in effect as the fire continues burning in southwestern Alberta about two weeks after it was initially discovered. The mandatory evacuation order for Cardston County was…
Present Canadian approach to wildland/urban interface fires requires “radical and sweeping strategic shift”: ICLR
March 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe present Canadian approach to wildland/urban interface fires requires a “radical and sweeping strategic shift,” the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) said in a newly released report into the Fort McMurray wildfire. The final report was titled Why some…