Lake Louise Community Fire Guard

This project will reduce the threat of wildfire to the community of Lake Louise and surrounding areas and improve fire resistance in the Bow Valley. The guard will serve as a containment-line to support large-scale wildfire suppression activities and provide a continuous valley-wide forest-fuel break from the south slope of Mount St. Piran to the cleared ski area runs on Whitehorn Mountain. This will be achieved by conducting large scale, mechanical forest thinning, while utilizing natural breaks and existing fuel management units. Combined with interface-level fuel reduction (FireSmart), which is already underway, the guard will reduce the threat of structure ignition from short-range and long-range embers.

Latest update

September 19, 2024 - The assessment decision statement has been issued to the proponent.

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Contacts

Banff National Park
Telephone: 403-497-4765
Email: noelle.summers@pc.gc.ca


Disclaimer

This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

  • Location

    • Banff National Park (Alberta)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Other, not otherwise specified

  • Assessment Status

    Completed

  • Start Date

    2020-12-18

  • Proponent

    Parks Canada

  • Authorities

    • Parks Canada Agency

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    81249

Nearby assessments

...within 200 kilometres
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