Provincial Parks getting dollars for improvements and expansions

EDMONTON – Alberta provincial parks will be getting a five-year makeover.

The province has announced a $239-million plan to expand and revitalize the provincial park system, starting with $54.2 million this year.

In Central Alberta, Jarvis Bay Provincial Park at Sylvan Lake, will be getting funds this year for campground upgrades.

Fish Lake Provincial Park west of Nordegg is set for campground upgrades and expansion

Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says the population of the province has gone up by one million in the last decade, a lot of them young families.

residential mill rate to hold steady

Penhold town council approves final tax rate increases

7h ago

tips to prevent fires

Sylvan Lake urges extra caution as dry conditions push fire risk higher

7h ago

Guest speaker Chad Reyes

Premier Danielle Smith addresses Red Deerians at Christian Mayor's Prayer Breakfast

12h ago

But she says in the same period, there wasn’t much done to the parks system.

Phillips says the plan is to spend the money in a variety of ways, from new trails, playgrounds, picnic tables and other park improvements.

The government is also aiming to make the parks more inclusive for people with disabilities.

(The Canadian Press – CHED)