Federal government puts $5 million to assist with Lake Louise fire hall

LAKE LOUSIE, ALTA. – The Government of Canada is putting $5 million to assist Alberta Improvement District No. 9 in the construction of a new fire hall in the community of Lake Louise in Banff National Park.

The new fire hall will provide the Lake Louise Fire Department with improved facilities for administration, training, operations and equipment storage, and “will enhance emergency preparedness in a key tourism destination for Alberta and Canada,” a release said.

The new fire hall will be subject to a mandatory review process involving rigorous impact assessment and evaluation against regulations, park management plans and related policies, similar to other projects in Banff National Park.

Improvement District No. 9 (ID9) is a provincially appointed government body for Banff National Park responsible for areas outside of the corporate limits of the Town of Banff. ID9 collects taxes for the purposes of providing community services including the Lake Louise Fire Department, the release said.

The contribution follows two previous announcements in 2023 supporting the community of Lake Louise including $54.1 million in critical infrastructure investments, which were part of a $70.9 million federal infrastructure investment in Banff, Kootenay, Yoho and Jasper national parks.