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“What we’ve been finding due to this campground configuration is it’s really negatively impacted the movement of wildlife. That’s resulted in numerous human-wildlife conflicts over the years. Pretty much on an annual basis.”
A public transit feasibility study in Kananaskis Country will get underway in 2023, though a transit pilot phase and permanent service implementation may still be further down the road.
The number of fatalities Kananaskis Country's search and rescue team has responded to this year is up 50 per cent, despite one of the quietest summers for calls in five years.
Posted: May 22, 2021 12:28 PM MT | Last Updated: May 22 Despite a drop in temperatures and precipitation in the forecast for areas including Kananaskis Country, Alberta Environment and Parks says more than 161,000 campsite reservations were made across the province as of May 20.(Helen Pike/ CBC)
Article content After a record-breaking year for visitation to Kananaskis in 2020, Alberta Environment and Parks is hoping additional resources will help facilitate a smoother summer situation in the region and minimize impacts to the environment. Around 5.3 million people visited Kananaskis Country last year, bringing with them over one million vehicles, and hindering provincial government staff’s ability to cope. By comparison, in a normal non-COVID year, Banff National Park sees around four million visitors annually. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your br...