South Saskatchewan Survey
The Government of Alberta is seeking input from Albertans on some of the important questions contained in the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan.
www.SSRPfeedback.com - Deadline for online submissions is Jan 15, 2010
Read my feedback
When the government refers to "public benefits" they mean benefits for private corporations. When they talk about "economic development" they mean resource development. They don't understand that social, environmental and economic interests of people in and around Calgary are being sacrificed to inappropriate resource development.
Land Use Framework
released Dec. 3, 2008
On the face of it, the Framework seems to be well intentioned, but as with most public policy in Alberta, they talk a good line but don't walk the talk.
What does the plan mean for Kananaskis
Provincial Recreation Areas Management Plan
Our response to the Draft Management Plan.
Photos of logging in Kananaskis
This is a recreation trail. It may look like a road, but last November it was a trail - part of the Trans Canada Trail. This is how the multi-use policy in Kananaskis works. It's a train wreck in the wilderness.
Plan for Parks
Tourism Parks and Recreation released a new "blueprint for managing parks" on April 20, 2009. They talk about providing recreational opportunities and protecting the land. Like the LUF these are great words, but do they mean anything? They mean nothing for Northeastern Kananaskis as it isn't a park.
More information
Logging the Crowsnest Pass
People in the Crowsnest are facing the same frustration and reacting with the same determination to protect their forest from the government's wanton destruction of our treasured natural landscapes.
Read their story
and see their Christmas Card
If the Trees Could Talk
What do you think they would say?
KanQuiz Results
The Save Kananaskis survey
We got 151 responses from a broad cross-section of people. All agreed with our proposal to create a park in Northeastern Kananaskis. As you will see, there are hard-core mountain bikers, nature lovers, scientists, lots of just plain folks and even a few loggers.
Note: All personal info has been deleted from these documents.
Read the responses- Part 1 & 2 provide a representative summary or get the text or spreadsheet files to see all the data.
Protect it now!
Socioeconomic conditions have changed over the 60 years that Spray Lakes Sawmills has been logging the area. Kananaskis was only created 29 years ago. Over 1/2-million people now visit the Elbow Valley annually. 1-million people live 1/2-hour away. In forty-five years (half the time it will take clearcuts to recover) the suburbs of Calgary will reach the Kananaskis border.
Our Mandate
Our goal is to create a park that provides a rewarding experience for people; it should contribute to a secure water supply and a stable, natural habitat for wildlife. This will protect and promote the social, economic, and environmental interests of Albertans, in particular, the recreation and tourism users of the area, and the businesses that provide them with products and services