Alberta parks deserve celebration, but need support:

July 16, 2005

by Rebecca Reeves, ParksWatch Co-ordinator
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) - Edmonton Chapter
and Dave Poulton, Executive Director
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) - Calgary/Banff Chapter

This editorial piece appeared in the Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald on July 16, 2005.

Canada celebrates Parks Day today. It is a day dedicated to recognizing one of our most unique and often-sought-after treasures: our national, provincial and urban parks. As a nation, our identity worldwide has always included these natural wonders. Millions of tourists from all over the globe come to Canada looking for something they have lost in their home countries: large expanses of wilderness, conserved in a natural state, open to be discovered, explored and experienced.

Read the rest of this article at the CPAWS Calgary-Banff site.