Adventure park eyes reopening after Port Hills blaze
Hundreds of hectares were burned and spread into parts of the adventure park.
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Port Hills fire: State of Emergency lifted, fire crews to scale back efforts
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Crankworx mountain bike series cancelled due to Port Hills fire
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