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River tubing taxing patience in Entwistle
CBC News
Posted: Aug 7, 2012 8:06 AM MT
Last Updated: Aug 7, 2012 8:05 AM MT
Residents of Entwistle, Alta., one hour west of Edmonton, are feeling the pressure from crowds flooding in each weekend to raft down the Pembina River.
As Alicia Asquith reports, many are losing patience with the tubers, the traffic and the trash.
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