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☆ Amid Heavy Industry, Canada’s Newest (and Tiniest) National Park
  + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Ian Austen | Tara Walton | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
The beach is more about broken glass from generations of illicit parties than sand. The roar and squeal of a nearby railway locomotive compete with the birdsong. The wind carries a sweet chemical scent from a cooking oil processing plant to the west. But amid all this blight peeks out a most surprising sight: familiar yellow signs sporting the beaver logo of Parks Canada. In a country with national parks set amid majestic mountains and vast expanses of wilderness, this unprepossessing stretch of land in Windsor, Ontario, is set to become part of Canada’s newest national park.
Persons: birdsong Organizations: Parks Locations: Detroit, United States, Parks Canada, Windsor , Ontario, Canada’s
☆ Jasper wildfire burns structures in a town in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park
  + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
GRAND PRAIRIE, Alberta AP —One of two raging wildfires menacing the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park roared into town Wednesday and began burning buildings. Jasper National Park officials said the fire entered the southern edge of the community Wednesday evening and crews were battling multiple structural fires and working to protect key infrastructure. Forest firefighters and others without self-contained breathing apparatuses were told to evacuate to the nearby town of Hinton, with structural firefighters staying behind. Searchers looking through the backcountry trails of Jasper National Park already had picked up 245 people, and they continued the search Wednesday in two helicopters, Ellsworth said. Residents and visitors streamed out by the thousands late Monday and Tuesday, and officials said Wednesday the evacuation of the town of Jasper was complete.
Persons: James Eastham, “, ”, Jasper, –, Justin Trudeau, Danielle Smith, Katie Ellsworth, Carolyn Campbell, perimeters, Ellsworth, Crews, Marilyn Monroe, wasn’t, Leanne Maeva Joyeuse, “ We’re, ” Joyeuse Organizations: PRAIRIE , Alberta AP, Canadian Rockies, Jasper National, Parks Canada, Pipeline, Jasper National Park, Canadian Press, United Nations, Hollywood, Residents Locations: PRAIRIE , Alberta, Jasper, Hinton, Alberta, Canada, Jasper , Alberta, ” Jasper
☆ Wildfire Roars Through a Canadian Town Popular with Tourists
  + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Ian Austen | Vjosa Isai | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
As much as half of a town at the heart of a jewel of Canada’s national park system has been destroyed by a pair of wildfires that roared in from two sides, an official said on Thursday. “We don’t know particularly which structures have been damaged and which ones have been destroyed, but that is going to be a significant rebuild,” Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, told a news conference. She struggled to avoid tears describing the beauty of Jasper National Park and the damage to the community that shares its name. Pierre Martel, the director of fire management for Parks Canada, the national parks agency, told a briefing on Thursday afternoon that the “aggressive and fast-moving fire” was still burning in the park. As the fires expanded on Monday evening, about 20,000 tourists and the 5,000 residents of Jasper were evacuated, mostly west to British Columbia.
Persons: “, ” Danielle Smith, Pierre Martel, ” Organizations: Jasper National, Parks Canada Locations: Alberta, Jasper, British Columbia
☆ Canada grizzly bear attack victims were on permitted hike, carrying bear spray
  + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Park staff found two cans of bear spray at the scene and that the individuals' food had been hung appropriately to avoid attracting animals, Parks Canada said in a statement. The deaths were the first from a grizzly bear in Banff National Park in decades and involved a bear that was not collared, tagged or previously known to park staff, according to the statement. Parks Canada was alerted about the bear attack late Friday and the response team shot and killed the animal when it charged at them. Banff National Park, which attracts more than 4 million tourists every year, is home to both grizzly and black bears. There are about 60 grizzly bears in Banff National Park and are considered to be a threatened population in Alberta.
Persons: Kim Titchener, Ismail Shakil, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Park, Parks, Parks Canada, Bear Safety, Thomson Locations: Banff, Parks Canada, Canadian, hibernating, Alberta, Ottawa
☆ Couple Killed in Grizzly Bear Attack in Canada's Banff National Park
  + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
By Nivedita BaluTORONTO (Reuters) - A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people and their dog in Alberta's Banff National Park, according to Canadian park officials and a friend of the victims. The victims were a Canadian couple and their dog, according to Kim Titchener, the founder of Bear Safety and More and also a friend of the family. Titchener, who provides training on bear safety and bear assessments, said such encounters are increasing as more people head outdoors but fatal attacks are extremely rare. Banff National Park, which attracts more than four million tourists every year, is home to both grizzly and black bears. There are about 60 grizzly bears in Banff National Park and are considered to be a threatened population in the Alberta, Titchener noted.
Persons: Balu TORONTO, Kim Titchener, It's, Titchener, Nivedita Balu, Aurora Ellis, Lincoln Organizations: Parks Canada, Park, Bear Safety, Parks Locations: Banff, Ya Ha, Canadian, hibernating, Alberta, Red Deer, Parks Canada, Toronto
☆ Grizzly bear attack in Canada's Banff National Park leaves two dead
  + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
A snow covered road leads up a hill at dusk in Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Alberta December 2, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTORONTO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Two people were found dead in a grizzly bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park, Parks Canada said in a statement. The response team arrived on-site overnight where they discovered two deceased individuals. An area closure around Red Deer and Panther valleys has been implemented and will remain in place until further notice, Parks Canada said. Banff National Park, which attracts more than four million tourists every year, is home to both grizzly and black bears.
Persons: Mike Blake, Nivedita Balu, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Park, Parks, Parks Canada, Thomson Locations: Banff, Lake Louise , Alberta, Alberta's Banff, Parks Canada, Ya Ha, Red Deer, Toronto
☆ A camera from a 1937 explorer was discovered on a Canadian glacier. Scientists are trying to develop the 85-year-old film loaded inside.
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
In August, scientists and adventurers found camera gear abandoned by Brad Washburn, an American explorer, in 1937. By tracing the camera's path, scientists could learn how the glacier has changed over eight decades. "They essentially needed help to figure out how the glacier is moving and what's the best way of finding the cache," Medrzycka told Insider. "It was an amazing feeling, and I felt relief that I didn't fail at finding the cache," Medrzycka said, adding, "It was an epic moment for everyone." The team also retrieved two other cameras, including a DeVry "Lunchbox" model, with film still loaded inside.
☆ Wild horses face unruly storms as Fiona nears Canada's east coast
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Ismail Shakil | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Wild horses run on the grasslands of the remote Sable Island National Park Reserve on the Atlantic coast's Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada in an undated photograph. By mid-Thursday, Fiona was located about 1,800 km (1,118 miles) to the south-southwest of Halifax, capital of Canada's Nova Scotia province. Here roam some 500 Sable Island Horses alongside the world's biggest breeding colony of grey seals. "Over the last two centuries, the horses of Sable Island have adapted remarkably well to their environment. Environment Canada has issued a storm alert for much of Atlantic Canada, along with parts of Quebec, Canada's second most populous province.
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