This move by the government is Not about saving dollars by eliminating parks maintenance costs.
It is about making money, Mostly through expanding resource extraction in areas where SOME of these parks are currently in the way.
It is not a co-incidence that the '76 coal development policy is rescinded just after the parks elimination is announced.
This will be a huge net loss for outdoors people, and especially for many wildlife species. Some people will gain prosperity.
It has been on the books for decades that wmu 402 upper Oldman/Livingstone is to be a resource extraction area with minimal environmental protection. This is why the timber has been allowed to be cut at such a fast rate. Now on to mining coal.
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Alberta Fish and Wildlife Outdoor Recreation Policy -
"to identify very rare, scarce or special forms of fish and wildlife outdoor recreation opportunities and to ensure that access to these opportunities continues to be available to all Albertans."
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