Waterton Lakes National Park in pictures a year after Kenow wildfire
CBC News | Posted: September 14, 2018 3:58 AM | Last Updated: September 14, 2018
Wildfire consumed more than 190 square kilometres inside park, but process of renewal well underway
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Caption: Lost Mountain avalanche path above Blakiston Creek. (Parks Canada)
Waterton Lakes National Park was devastated by the Kenow wildfire a year ago that consumed more than 190 square kilometres inside the park, covering 39 per cent of its terrain.
About 80 per cent of the park's popular hiking trails were impacted and the fire led to a two-week mandatory evacuation. Five homes outside of the park were destroyed.
By comparison, a wildfire that's currently straddling the Canada-U.S. border is about 11 square kilometres, or 1,100 hectares. Parks Canada said Thursday that fire is about 14 per cent under control.