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News categories: fire


134 records from July 2000 to December 2004
2004  Parks probes burning accident   December 2
 Parks proposes thinning trees to protect Lake Louise from wildfires   July 15
 Planned burn near Radium rained out   April 22
 Fire season of ’03 inspires exhibit   April 15
 Fire’s legacy is closed trails in Kootenay   March 25
 Parks Canada proposes prescribed burns   March 25
 Burnt Kootenay trees being removed   March 23
 Parks Canada rules out big Banff burns for 2004   March 9
 Controlled burns recommended in report on B.C. fires   February 29
 Selective burns to blaze again in parks   February 19
 Fireguard thinning budget thinned   January 20
2003  No prescribed burns in 2004   December 29
 Fires may increase avalanche danger   October 24
 Banff cuts out fire threat   October 24
 Fire protection plan could change Banff’s appearance   October 22
 Five-km fire guard proposed for Banff   October 16
 Parks issues final fire update; 12% of Kootenay Park burned   September 27
 Flare-ups force burn policy review   September 12
 Fire ban lifted after rainfall   September 10
 Parks to review burn program   September 4
 Trail closures lifted in Canmore, Kananaskis   September 4
 Trail closures under review   September 3
 Fire fighters from out east assist in local fires   September 3
 Blazes from lightning strikes under control   September 3
 Cottagers rush for fire insurance   August 29
 Park restrictions eased after rainfall; Hyw 93 open 24 hrs   August 28
 Firefighters joining two Kootenay park blazes   August 28
 Fighting fires is hot, dangerous, dirty work   August 28
 Large helicopter helping Parks fight fire   August 27
 Former park warden Kunelius criticizes “prescribed burning”   August 27
 Hyw 93 closed noon to midnight   August 25
 Welcome bit of rain eases fire restrictions   August 24
 Fire ban sends hikers to Jasper   August 22
 Kelowna a refreshing change from smoky Banff   August 22
 People not heeding extreme fire conditions   August 22
 Tokumm fire held at Vermilion Pass   August 22
 Fire and smoke seen by the eye of a satellite   August 22
 Restrictions relax on Hwy 93; new fire in Kootenay Park   August 21
 Smoke chokes out tourists   August 21
 Prescribed burn gets away   August 21
 Businesses irate over power outage   August 20
 Parks’ prescribed burn blamed for power outage   August 20
 Town claims to be prepared for forest fires   August 20
 Hospital’s generators kick in as power fails   August 20
 Hwy 93 still restricted; smoky conditions continue   August 19
 Smoke obscures Banff’s jewels, say some   August 19
 Smoke slowing highway traffic   August 18
 Smoke from Fairholme no cause for alarm   August 17
 Smoke, heat cause power outage in Banff   August 15
 Smoke gets in our skies for air quality   August 15
 Stress factors climbing (mentions fire near Banff)   August 15
 Fire knocks out power as Banff gets blackout of its own   August 15
 Fire hazard remains extreme   August 15
 Banff prepares for fires   August 14
 Kootenay Lodge delays opening until smoke clears   August 14
 Huge fire break built to protect Bow Valley   August 14
 Project to block future wildfires   August 13
 Fires producing significant air pollution   August 13
 Lodge owner in middle of fire action   August 13
 Highway 93 reopens temporarily   August 11
 Network of trail closures descends on Bow Valley   August 7
 Tokumm Creek blaze becomes number one priority   August 7
 Historic Kootenay Lodge spared   August 7
 Fire fears close trails   August 6
 Crews battling fires in Kootenay and Banff   August 6
 Human intervention has made forest fires more devastating, experts say   August 6
 Lodge owner presents last line of defence   August 5
 Two fires burning in Jasper   August 5
 Golden traffic jam caused by highway closure   August 5
 Flames threaten Kootenay Park Lodge, destroy Fay Hut   August 4
 Campgrounds packed despite fire bans   August 3
 Parks, Bow Valley under fire ban   July 31
 Fires banned in Mountain Parks   July 30
 Dry times lead to campfire ban   July 30
 Ban won’t snuff Fairholme burn   July 30
 Jasper fire causes highway delays   July 29
 Jasper burn gets out of control   July 28
 Crews contain prescribed burns   July 24
 Crews kept busy with fires in Banff National Park   July 24
 Valley arsonist sentenced to 6 years   July 9
 “Beetle for wolf” deal still under review   June 26
 Burns won’t end problems, say scientists   June 25
 SARS, parking, sewage, controlled burn   June 18
 Fires burn ahead as planned   June 4
 Fires offer multiple research experiments   June 4
 Park officials set controlled burn in Banff   May 31
 Unplanned forest fires break out near Banff   May 28
 Parks ready for large scale burn   May 7
 Controlled burn flames crossed highway fence   April 30
 Fairholme fire to start April 15   April 7
 Burns about preservation and growth   April 2
 Fire guard constructed in spite of weather delays   January 2
2002  Burn goes off without a hitch   October 24
 Weather good for prescribed burn   October 23
 Prescribed fires meant to protect towns   October 19
 Snow puts damper on park’s prescribed burns   October 16
 Where there's smoke, there’s fire   October 3
 Forest gets rejuvenation   October 2
 Fire lit under Banff’s new Deputy Chief   October 2
 The rebirth of a forest   September 19
 Fires rip through region   August 28
 Fire crews on smoke alert throughout park   July 31
 Banff park fire danger extreme   July 25
 Fire bans impending in valley   July 24
 Bank fire gives scare   July 10
 Banff townsite 'vulnerable' to fire   July 5
 Banff fire hazard prompts warning   July 4
 Prescribed fire feeds forest, wildlife   May 9
 Arsonist pleads guilty setting house fires   May 1
 Suspected firebug arrested   April 22
 Parks Canada cranks up the heat   March 25
 Research shows native fires shaped Banff   March 23
 Squatters set fire to abandoned house on Muskrat   February 20
2001  Logging part of Parks' controlled burn plan   December 28
 Pot resin fire burns couple on Squirrel Street   November 24
 CPAWS congratulates Parks Canada on management of Kootenay wildfire   August 30
 Forest fire fears force closure of K-Country   August 30
 Kootenay fire ramifications   August 23
 Smoke gets in our eyes, but health risks minimal   August 23
 Blazing inferno in Kootenay Park   August 22
 Kootenay fire causes delays   August 21
 Kootenay Park forest fire 'technically out of control'   August 21
 Winds fan flames in forests   August 19
 Highway 93 to Radium open to through traffic, closure possible   August 19
 Highway 93 to Radium closed from smoke   August 18
 Arson suspected in motel blaze   August 15
 Smoke sees speed limited in Kootenay Park   August 13
 Fire threatened town   July 11
 Pigs perish in accident   July 4
 Climate change may spark more forest fires   June 3
 Prescribed fire program wraps up   May 30
2000  Fire destroys historic cabin in Jasper   November 10
 Crews bolstered to fight forest fire in Jasper Park   July 29
 Jasper forest fire still burning but contained   July 18

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