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Author: Justine Hunter
Publication Date: January 3, 2026 - 06:00
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Glaciers in Western Canada shrunk at near record rates in 2025
January 3, 2026
More than 60 hikers and climbers were rescued by helicopter from Bugaboo Provincial Park in August after the glacial ice dam that held a lake gave way, unleashing a flash flood that destroyed their only path out of the mountains in southeastern B.C.
The dramatic ice-sculpted granite spires of the Bugaboos, with many peaks of more than 3,000 metres, draw climbers from around the world. However, the province’s shrinking glaciers mean increasing geohazards here, and elsewhere.
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January 5, 2026 - 22:55 | Paul Ferguson | Ottawa Citizen
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