Request To Revoke Park Status For Caribou Mountains Disgraceful
Alberta Wilderness Association
The Advisory Committee for the Caribou Mountains Wildland Management Plan wants the park status for this protected area revoked. AWA is asking Community Development minister, Hon. Denis Ducharme, to rebuke the Committee's request to disestablish the Wildland Park. AWA is also asking the minister to allow representation, on the committee, from provincial environmental groups.
"We are puzzled by their motivations," says Cliff Wallis, AWA Board of Directors. "This demand is coming from a committee responsible for recommending management for this protected area. The committee should work on park protection, not lobby to have park status revoked. Those members who want park status revoked should resign immediately." Read More