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Alberta recreation corridors legislative review : report to the Minister of Community Development

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Recreation corridors are an important component of an overall strategy to increase physical activity and improve the health and wellness of Albertans. Recreation corridors also provide... More ≫

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Recreation corridors are an important component of an overall strategy to increase physical activity and improve the health and wellness of Albertans. Recreation corridors also provide opportunities for economic development, rural diversification, tourism promotion, and economic retention. The Alberta Recreation Corridors Legislative Review Committee was established to provide advice regarding the review of existing legislation related to recreation corridors in Alberta, to address the needs, issues and concerns related to existing trails and future recreation corridors, and to consider, if appropriate, what new legislation would be necessary to support planning, design, construction and operation of recreation corridors in the province. This report provides the Committee's recommendations to the Minister of Community Development.

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Bighorn Advisory Group. Minority reports

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The recommendations submitted by the Bighorn Advisory Group could not represent the full range of views and concerns at the table. Members of the Advisory Group were offered an opportunity to... More ≫

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The recommendations submitted by the Bighorn Advisory Group could not represent the full range of views and concerns at the table. Members of the Advisory Group were offered an opportunity to make minority reports to ensure that their views were clear to the Alberta Government.

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Recreational access recommendations for the Bighorn area

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The Bighorn Advisory Group was asked to provide recommendations about recreational access into the Bighorn area, which includes prime protection zone, critical wildlife zone and multiple use zone... More ≫

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The Bighorn Advisory Group was asked to provide recommendations about recreational access into the Bighorn area, which includes prime protection zone, critical wildlife zone and multiple use zone within the Eastern Slopes planning framework. The Advisory Group made the following recommendation to the Alberta government: An access Management Plan Shall be prepared for the Bighorn Backcountry, excluding only the Job Lake and Panther Corners forest land use zones. . . Upon completion of The ... Plan, [it] shall be implemented through a Forest Land Use Regulation.

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Industrial access recommendations for the Blackstone-Wapiabi forest land use zone

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The Bighorn Advisory Group was asked to provide recommendations about industrial access into the Blackstone-Wapiabi forest land use zone (FLUZ). At the time these recommendations are made, 22 gas... More ≫

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The Bighorn Advisory Group was asked to provide recommendations about industrial access into the Blackstone-Wapiabi forest land use zone (FLUZ). At the time these recommendations are made, 22 gas exploration licenses have been sold in the northern half of the Blackstone-Wapiabi. in addition, there are a few freehold areas that include mineral rights.

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Burnstick Lake management plan

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The purpose of the Burnstick Lake Management Plan is to provide guidelines for the protection, management and orderly development of lands and resources around the lake. The plan will determine... More ≫

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The purpose of the Burnstick Lake Management Plan is to provide guidelines for the protection, management and orderly development of lands and resources around the lake. The plan will determine whether the lake can withstand further development, and if so, the plan will set out the scope and standards for development. The plan provides a statement of management intent for the planning area and direction for locating development and pursuing activities. The plan is non-statutory.

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Christina Lake management plan : final draft

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Development of a management plan for Christina Lake was initiated in 1988, in response to a perceived increase in the variety and amount of resource use and development pressures on the lake and... More ≫

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Development of a management plan for Christina Lake was initiated in 1988, in response to a perceived increase in the variety and amount of resource use and development pressures on the lake and its shorelands. A biophysical inventory and land use evaluation of the Christina Lake shoreland area was completed in the fall of 1988. The Plan endeavours to allow for increased recreational use and limited industrial development of the area so tha tthe major values of the lake and backshore remain unimpaired for wildland recreational opportunities into the future.

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Fawcett Lake lakeshore management plan

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The economic planning and resource development committee of Cabinet approved the Big Bend Sub-regional Integrated Resource Plan on June 19, 1985. This plan identified resource potential and... More ≫

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The economic planning and resource development committee of Cabinet approved the Big Bend Sub-regional Integrated Resource Plan on June 19, 1985. This plan identified resource potential and development opportunities within specific resource management areas. The North Athabasca Resource Management Area, in the northern end of the Big Bend planning area, was designated "to provide localised nodal recreational developments catering to a variety of water-oriented uses at Fawcett Lake".

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