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By Leah Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook KANANASKIS \u2013 With the threat of wildfire top of mind, Kananaskis Improvement District (KID) council is planning to continue fireguard work around important infrastructure and high-risk areas in the region. Building on the existing Lower Kananaskis Lake Subdivision cabin fireguard that surrounds 70 dwellings, council is zeroing in on phase two of the project that looks at thinning and clearing another 42.3 hectares in the area. \u201cThis is on that priority list as a high-risk community, so that is why it\u2019s first on the list,\u201d said CAO Jeff Genung during a June 4 council meeting. Partnering with the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA) on funding for the project, KID council gave their stamp of approval to a grant… <\/p>\n

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By Leah Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook KANANASKIS \u2013 With the threat of wildfire top of mind, Kananaskis Improvement District (KID) council is planning to continue fireguard work around important infrastructure and high-risk areas in the region. Building on the existing Lower Kananaskis Lake Subdivision cabin fireguard that surrounds 70 dwellings, council is zeroing in on phase two of the project that looks at thinning and clearing another 42.3 hectares in the area. \u201cThis is on that priority list as a high-risk community, so that is why it\u2019s first on the list,\u201d said CAO Jeff Genung during a June 4 council meeting. Partnering with the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA) on funding for the project, KID council gave their stamp of approval to a grant... <\/p>\n

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