Conservationists are applauding officials in Canmore for putting the brakes on a contentious development proposal in the Three Sisters wildlife corridor. CorridorsThe developers were required to include a wildlife corridor in their proposed plans. Y2Y argued the wildlife corridor provided for the developments was situated in an area too steep to be useful for the animals. "This is an opportunity for residents of the Bow Valley to reflect on our future," Legault said in a release. Scientists tell us that we could already be close to, if not past, an ecological threshold for long-term animal movement in the Bow Valley.

Source: CBC News May 03, 2017 19:30 UTC