Verdant Creek

• Verdant Creek wildfire update: crews use drones to scan for hotspots

  “It's kind of a long, tedious, slow process that will continue for the coming weeks.”

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2017
  
• Verdant Creek wildfire Wednesday: small new fire starts, Sunshine Village reopens

  A new, small fire was started by a lightning strike in the Verdant Creek area Tuesday night.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2017
  
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• Verdant Creek wildfire Tuesday: crews work on spot fires, prepare to leave Sunshine Village

  Parks Canada says drivers should expect that Highway 93 South will continue to be affected by the Verdant Creek wildfire.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2017
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• Edmonton hiker raises questions about how B.C. wildfire evacuation was handled

  An Edmonton woman is raising concerns about the evacuation order that was issued two days into her B.C. backcountry hiking vacation.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2017
• Highway 93 closed again, bans due to Verdant Creek wildfire in place ahead of long weekend

  The Verdant Creek wildfire, which has grown significantly to cover 11,000 hectares, has not crossed into Alberta yet, however the province is being greatly impacted by the blaze. 

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2017
• More closures in Banff, Kootenay national parks as wildfire burns

  More trails and facilities are being closed in Banff and Kootenay national parks as crews work to contain the Verdant Creek wildfire burning in the area. 

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2017
• Highway 93 open to B.C. Alberta border following closure due to wildfire smoke

  Highway 93 was closed in both directions between Radium Hot Springs and the B.C. Alberta border Wednesday due to smoke from a wildfire burning in the region.

  Traffic

  Aug 2, 2017
• Sunshine Village to become ‘command centre’ for Verdant Creek firefighting efforts

  Banff's Sunshine Village ski resort is transforming into the Verdant Creek firefighting command centre on Aug. 2.

  Environment

  Aug 1, 2017
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• Sunshine Village among Banff National Park areas closed due to Verdant Creek wildfire

  Parks Canada ordered Banff Sunshine and the Sunshine Mountain Lodge to close on Monday, leading to the closure of commercial operations.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2017
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• Calgary could see increased smoke as Verdant Creek wildfire burns on

  Calgarians could be in store for some smoky days as crews continue to work on the Verdant Creek wildfire.

  Weather

  Jul 30, 2017