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The Alberta government has announced the creation of three new all-season resort areas in the province that it claims could create thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in other economic benefits. While there are already all-season resorts in Banff and Jasper National Parks, the designation of Castle, Fortress and …
Read More »‘Loved to death’: Balancing recreation and conservation in Alberta’s mountain parks
The number of annual visitors to Alberta’s parks has been steadily rising, sparking a question of how to balance the desire for recreation with environmental concerns. “Places like Banff National Park and Waterton are being loved to death,” said Jody Hilty, president of Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. The number …
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