Tension between showcasing region’s natural wonders and preserving them comes amid broader political conflict
to reverse its decision, suggesting the ban would harm tourism, give residents “less access” to the backcountry and mark the end of “sunrise and sunset hikes or night photography”.Photograph: lucky-photographer/Alamysaid the Moraine lake parking lot is at capacity 24 hours a day, and that while 900 vehicles successfully gain access to the lake each day during the summer, nearly 5,000 are turned away, with drivers often directing their frustration at parks staff.
The idea prompted scorn from Klingbeil who pointed out that such a move would be banned by law. “With this suggestion, he comes across like, he knows absolutely nothing about this issue,” she said. “For a lot of Albertans, ‘car equals freedom’ and they see their car as something they go to the mountains. But if you’re seeing 5,000 vehicles a day, being turned away from this place, like something’s got to give.”
In November, Alberta premier Danielle Smith said she wanted tourism money generated in the five national parks within Alberta to remain in the province, rather than being used to maintain other parks across the country.In 2020, as austerity measures in the oil-rich province took hold under former premier Jason Kenney, the provincial government announced plans to shutter a number of provincial parks.
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