Story by The Golden Star – May 13, 2012 Residents in the community of Field are struggling to cope with the news that federal budget cuts will be causing some very significant changes with Parks Canada. Not only has Parks decided to stop grooming 36 kilometres of ski trails in Yoho National Park, but they  [ Read More ]

Story by Eric Plummer, The Hinton Parklander, May 4, 2012 Jasper National Park is cutting back on its services as a result of reductions in federal funding. The positions of 41 of the park’s 340 employees will be affected by $6 million worth of cutbacks from the 2012 federal budget. Eighteen jobs within the park are  [ Read More ]

Woodland Caribou are a species at risk. They have been seen on the highway bewteen the Sunwapta falls and Beauty Flats area.  Please respect the 70Km/hr speed limit.  Jasper National Park bulletin:  Caribou Hwy 93 – Please Slow Down!

  What’s New in the Park prepared by: Tracey LeBlanc, Partnering and Engagement Officer, Banff National Park of Canada | Ph: 403-760-1342 Government of Canada. Banff National Park Visitation (Independent Travellers Only) For the period of April 2011 to March 2012, attendance for Banff National Park increased by 2.79% from 2,902,350 to 2,983,459. April, May,  [ Read More ]

By Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald May 9, 2012 Christine Cusanelli was so sure she wouldn’t get a cabinet post, she planned a family vacation this week. But instead the Calgary-Currie MLA designate was named minister of tourism, parks and recreation in absentia on Tuesday. “I had a conversation with her last night. She was quite  [ Read More ]

Story by Ed Struzik, Edmonton Journal, May 7, 2012  (This article also appeared in the Ottawa Citizen and the Calgary Herald) EDMONTON – More than one in eight of Jasper National Park’s 340 employees will lose their jobs or be invited to apply for other positions in the coming months to deal with massive cutbacks  [ Read More ]

Cathy Ellis – Rocky Mountain Outlook – May 3, 2012 Parks Canada was one of the hardest hit agencies in the federal government’s latest round of job cuts – and the mountain national parks have not been spared, including flagship Banff. The federal agency issued 1,689 notices to employees across the country on Monday (April  [ Read More ]

Cathy Ellis – Rocky Mountain Outlook – May 3, 2012 Parks Canada plans to privatize the operations of its famed hot springs in the mountain national parks, including the Upper Hot Springs in Banff National Park. The federal agency will invite private sector proposals to take over operation of the Canadian Rockies Hot Springs, which  [ Read More ]

This newsletter provides an overview of some of the current/ongoing projects happening in the park, as well as information on the upcoming prescribed burns scheduled for Spring 2012.  Also included is some additional research information regarding whitebark pine and non-native vegetation. Click Here: BNP-Fire-and-Veg-Spring-2012-Newsletter-ENG

Story by Justine Brisbane - Rocky Mountain Outlook – April 26, 2012 Alberta and British Columbia need to stop killing wolves and protect one of the last functioning predator-prey ecosystems in the world, according to wolf advocate Sadie Parr.             “The strength of the wolf is in the pack. Wildlife conservation is beyond numbers or minimal viable  [ Read More ]