Take Action: Alberta Sub-Regional Planning

Alberta Environment and Protected Areas is currently accepting input on sub-regional plans for the Ghost and Kananaskis.

These are 10-year plans that will shape land use across some of Alberta’s most important landscapes. Once finalized, these plans will not change for a decade or more.

The outdoor recreation and tourism sector has a critical opportunity to be heard.

What you can do

  • Submit a letter. Download our template letter below to submit formal feedback to EPA. Written submissions can be emailed to: ghost-kananaskis-srp@gov.ab.ca. Include the five strategic priorities that align with our broad sector, and add your own site-specific policy outcomes relevant to your area or scope of work.
  • Submit aligned survey feedback. Use our draft survey responses to ensure your input reinforces the sector’s shared priorities.
  • Share with your members and network. The more voices on record, the stronger our collective position.

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SRP LETTER FOR ASSOCIATIONS, NON PROFITS, SOCIETIES

SRP TEMPLATE LETTER FOR BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS

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SRP Template Letter – Associations, Non Profit, SocietiesDownload
SRP Template Letter – Business _ IndividualDownload
Ghost-Kananaskis Survey Responses – 28_04_25.docxDownload

Why this matters

Outdoor recreation and tourism stakeholders, including commercial operators, recreation organizations and volunteer groups, are currently invisible in Alberta’s draft subregional plans. Their contributions to conservation, visitor management and land stewardship are unrecognized, and without being named in the plans, there is no framework to engage or collaborate with them in implementation. Submitting unified feedback with a strong voice can change that.

Our five core priorities

  1. Recognize outdoor recreation and commercial tourism as long-term, sustainable land uses.
  2. Promote environmental protection through sustainable human use on the landscape.
  3. Utilize outdoor recreation, commercial tourism stakeholders and environmental experts as key enablers of public access, tools for conservation, and effective human management.
  4. Ensure appropriate public and commercial access through long-term investment certainty for infrastructure.
  5. Prioritize community-led tourism and recreation developments that offer sustained local economic participation and integration.  

Get involved

Contact Lindsey Gartner at community@outdoorcouncil.ca for more information.