Pembina River Tubing rises from the ashes after Parkland County wildfire

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A little more than a year after wildfire tore through Parkland County, destroying much of Pembina River Tubing, the popular summer destination has officially reopened.

Pembina River Tubing is a popular summer destination west of Edmonton but the May 2023 wildfire reduced it to ash. Slav Kornik filed this report at the time – May 9, 2023Credit: Pembina River Tubing via Facebook

The cause of the fire, which burnt an area of approximately 6,284 hectares, was determined to be a holdover from a burning pile of debris. Even though the temperatures aren’t exactly swimsuit weather, some patrons have already braved the chilly waters. “We were using the same company that we used before for the tubes because the tubes were a high quality tube that’ll last,” Harris said of the river that can be rocky and shallow in areas, puncturing tubes and floaties made of less-sturdy materials.

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