All bodies of water in Kootenay and Yoho National Parks have been closed for the next five months after a suspected case of whirling disease was reported in British Columbia’s southeast Rocky Mountains.
The agency says it is closing Emerald Lake, Peaceful Pond, Lone Duck Pond and the Emerald River’s shorelines, water bodies and tributaries until March 31, 2024, to limit further spread. Parks Canada says officials are conducting further sampling on the Kicking Horse and Kootenay rivers, but preliminary test results found suspected cases of whirling disease in the Kicking Horse River, Wapta Lake, Finn Creek, Monarch Creek and the confluence of Emerald River and the Kicking Horse River.
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