Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Kananaskis flooding triggers local emergency ｜ 29 Jun 2026

00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.

00:00:08.000 I'm your host for today, Western Standard reporter Leah Muschett, and here's what you need to know.

00:00:15.120 Heavy rainfall and localized flooding have prompted officials to declare a state of local emergency in Kananaskis Improvement District,

00:00:23.420 with some visitors being told to remain where they are as crews work to restore safe road

00:00:29.660 access throughout Kananaskis country. Alberta Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Lowen

00:00:35.280 announced Monday that the ongoing flooding has affected roads and several recreation areas,

00:00:41.600 leaving some people temporarily unable to leave the region.

00:00:47.040 Alberta's government is spending $100 million to hire more teachers,

00:00:50.580 educational assistants, and specialized support staff as schools face growing challenges related

00:00:56.180 to classroom complexity and student behavior. Education and Child Care Minister Demetrius

00:01:02.720 Nicolaides announced the funding Monday, saying the province is expanding supports across the

00:01:08.820 K-12 system to help schools manage increasingly complex learning environments while improving

00:01:15.160 safety for both students and staff. A BC homeowner took matters into his own hands after catching a

00:01:24.420 group of men dumping an old couch into the woods across from his property, forcing them to retrieve

00:01:31.120 it and dispose of it properly. The incident occurred in Mission BC, where the homeowner

00:01:37.800 Taylor Mailer noticed a pickup truck stop near a wooded embarkment before seeing an old couch

00:01:45.240 tossed into the bush. And that's it for now. Join us next time for more Western Standard

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Western Standard - June 29, 2026