Nearly quarter-million K-Country passes sold, but pressures on area remain: activists
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Nearly a quarter-million Kananaskis Country passes sold
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Many Calgarians think of Kananaskis Country as their backyard. Starting June 1, it will be more like a city street, with scanner vehicles checking plates and issuing parking tickets.
ParkPlus in the mountains. There is no escape.
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The park that the late PC premier Peter Lougheed created in 1978 has always been free to users. Calgarians have boundless affection for this magnificent area.
Now, we have to pay starting June 1, $15 for a day pass and $90 for a full year.
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After a record-breaking year for visitation to Kananaskis in 2020, Alberta Environment and Parks is hoping additional resources will help facilitate a smoother summer situation in the region and minimize impacts to the environment.
Around 5.3 million people visited Kananaskis Country last year, bringing with them over one million vehicles, and hindering provincial government staff’s ability to cope. By comparison, in a normal non-COVID year, Banff National Park sees around four million visitors annually.
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