August 26, 1992
The Sundre Walkway System was beginning to take shape courtesy of generous donations from local community service groups as well as several businesses.
The Sundre Lions Club had contributed by constructing 16 benches and two tables, which were installed along the walkway as well as on Snake Hill trail. Sunpine Forest Products, Wild’s Home-All Building Centre, Hometown Machine Ltd., and Mobil Oil Canada donated all of the materials to needed to build the benches.
There were also plans to during the upcoming winter months build several more benches with the assistance of another community donation courtesy of the Sundre Order of the Royal Purple, and have them installed in the new year.
August 27, 2002
The Alberta Wilderness Association expressed concerns upon learning Alberta’s cabinet had endorsed a plan that would legalize motorized recreation in the Prime Protection Zone of the Bighorn Wildland. Conservation groups were unimpressed by the blatant disrespect for public opinion, public process, existing policy, and conservation commitments.
The plans for the Bighorn Wildland included designated trails and “frolic areas” for ATVs and snowmobiles, which were located throughout the Prime Protection Zone that according to government policy was intended to “protect environmentally sensitive terrain and valuable aesthetic resources” and declared motorized recreation was “not permitted.”
An Alberta Government report had found that 7.7 per cent of Albertans ride ATVs, while 35 per cent hike, 42 per cent camp, and 88 per cent walk for pleasure.
“This was an opportunity for Premier Klein to demonstrate leadership on the environment, but we understand that he wasn’t even present when cabinet discussed the Bighorn,” said Stephen Legault, of wildcanada.net.
