Highway 16, part of Icefields Parkway to reopen [Video]

Highway 16 and a portion of Icefields Parkway will reopen on Friday.

Jasper National Park said Highway 16 will be open to all traffic between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., with conditions: no stopping or exiting off of Highway 16 and no washroom or refueling options.The Icefields Parkway, or Highway 93, will be open for the public between Saskatchewan Crossing and the Athabasca Glacier area of the Columbia Icefield, Parks Canada said on Thursday.

As a result, Columbia Icefield will reopen via the southern edge of Icefields Parkway.

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HI Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel and The Crossing Resort will reopen, too.

“We owe an enormous amount of gratitude to the firefighters, first responders and members of Parks Canada for their heroic actions in ensuring the safety of our staff, their families and our mountain community,” said Stuart Back, COO of Banff …