‘Still beautiful:’ Waterton Lakes National Park prepares for life after fire
WATERTON, Alta. — Parks Canada officials and businesses in Waterton say there will be a different type of beauty in the national park, which was devastated by a wildfire last September.
The blaze consumed more than 190 square kilometres within the park, including about 80 per cent of its popular hiking trails. The flames made it all the way to the edge of the village.
The park was put under a mandatory evacuation on Sept. 8 that lasted for two weeks.
The scars from the fire are still visible.