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Regions to the south and west of Calgary, including K-Country, Canmore, Okotoks and the Crowsnest Pass area, were placed under snowfall warnings Sunday morning with some areas expecting up to 40 centimetres of snow.
High River, Claresholm, Pincher Creek and Waterton Lakes National Park are included in the warning.
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Along the southern end of the eastern slopes of the Rockies, between 20-40 cm of snow is expected to fall by Sunday evening with Environment and Climate Change Canada saying the highest amounts of precipitation are anticipated in the higher elevation areas. They warned visibility on roadways will be impacted due to heavy snow at times.
Up to 40 cm of snow forecasted south of Calgary as snowfall warning issued
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Since the devastating Kenow wildfire engulfed 35,000 hectares of southern Alberta in 2017, Parks Canada and Waterton Lakes National Park staff have been waiting for the right moment to reintroduce bison to the landscape.
After moving the existing herd of 10 bison to Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan in September 2017, parks staff were waiting for the landscape to recover enough to support the herd before bringing them back.
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And as of late February 2021, they’ve done just that, with the help of the Kainai First Nation and Elk Island National Park, a new herd of six plains bison was transported to a new home.