'Forest fire is probably our biggest risk and biggest fear, and we’ve all seen what happened in Jasper and other communities,' said KID chair Melanie Gnyp at a council meeting.
A conceptual map of fireguard plans for the housing loop in Bow Valley Provincial Park and YMCA Camp Chief Hector in Kananaskis Country.The Kananaskis Improvement District is planning to build fireguards to help shield area housing and infrastructure from wildfire in the region west of Calgary.Lake subdivision cabins, Bow Valley Provincial Park housing loop and YMCA Camp Chief Hector at a cost of about $160,000 for planning.
KID has received a letter of support from Alberta Parks for the application, with lands in the conceptual fireguard plan falling within provincial parks.The first phase of the FRIAA community fireguard program, after grant application, involves fieldwork, public consultation, engagement with Indigenous communities and environmental assessments.
“Should a fire come down the valley through this way, then would slow the burn and it would reduce the likelihood of damage to life and property,” she said, speaking to conceptual plans for the cabin subdivision. The true size and scope of treatment areas would be determined after phase one work begins, if funding is approved. The second phase of the FRIAA program includes clearing land to construct a fireguard, but again, funding approval is not guaranteed.
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