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Construction of the wildlife fence along the Trans-Canada Highway from Banff National Park's east gate to the Bow River Bridge is anticipated to get underway in 2025, following consultation, design, and engineering work in 2024.

Construction of the wildlife fence along the Trans-Canada Highway from Banff National Park's east gate to the Bow River Bridge is anticipated to get underway in 2025, following consultation, design, and engineering work in 2024.

Construction of the wildlife fence along the Trans-Canada Highway from Banff National Park's east gate to the Bow River Bridge is anticipated to get underway in 2025, following consultation, design, and engineering work in 2024.

The Banff Fire Department and Banff Water Services were responding Wednesday evening, and said the south side of the destination town was without water.

Burst pipes, water main breaks and flooded streets are still impacting Calgarians amid the long-awaited warmer weather.

Burst pipes, water main breaks and flooded streets are still impacting Calgarians amid the long-awaited warmer weather.

“All the things the Town can do in what we can control, I think we’re nearing the limits of what we can really achieve,”

“We had more than 30,000 vehicles counted at the entrances on Saturday, and anything over 24,000 means we are guaranteed to have traffic delays in town,” said Jason Darrah, the director of marketing and communications for the Town of Banff.

“Water is the most expressive element in nature,” Canadian watercolor painter Walter Phillips once mused. “It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulence.”

"The Bow River Bridge project will reach a noteworthy milestone this week when the last bridge segment will be poured."