Welcome bit of rain eases fire restrictions

August 24, 2003
Source: Parks Canada
Original story - link verified on August 24, 2003

Banff and Kootenay National Parks received about 1-2 ml of welcome rain overnight and this morning. Highway 93 South in Kootenay National Park has been reopened to traffic for a 24-hour period daily – conditions permitting. Two frontcountry closures in Banff – the Johnson Canyon trail from Lower falls to Upper Falls, and the Sulphur Mtn. Summit trails – have been lifted today. These trails are now open for use.

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