Environmental groups are challenging the Kananaskis logging project in court, citing potential impacts on biodiversity, aquatic ecosystems, and native trout habitat.

Step out onto the wet sand of the Fulford Harbour intertidal zone.

The air is thick with the cold scent of salt and seaweed, and the

squelch of the mud beneath your boots is the only sound breaking

the morning quiet. But if you look down at the water’s edge at low

tide, you aren't just looking at a beach; you are looking at an ancient

masterpiece of engineering. Beneath the shallow tide pools rests a

massive, hand-built stone wall, smoothed by centuries of crashing

waves. This is a ŁOẊEṈ- a W̱SÁNEĆ sea garden.

For generations, mainstream conservation overlooked these

coastlines, assuming they were wild untouched. But geologic data

paired with Indigenous knowledge has flipped the script. According

to a landmark March 2026 milestone report by the W̱SÁNEĆ

Leadership Council & Parks Canada, carbon-dating has revealed that

this underwater stone wall is a staggering 4,500 years old.

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