Did you know Alberta Parks is looking at closing the Three Sisters Campground in Dead Man’s Flats and redeveloping it as a day use area?  Here’s part of the proposal from the Alberta Parks website:

In 2013 heavy rains in southern Alberta caused flooding along the Bow River that resulted in damage to facilities in the Kananaskis Region including the Three Sisters campground. As a result of flood damage, Alberta Parks is proposing to remove Three Sisters campground infrastructure and establish a day use facility at this site (Proposal). Alberta Parks strives to locate facilities outside the floodplain to reduce risk to infrastructure and park visitors.

As part of the Proposal, Alberta Parks plans to:

-Decommission campsites at Three Sisters campground and reclaim the campground loop where it is not part of the proposed day use area.
-Remove campground signage, one washroom, cook shelter, and maintenance buildings.
-Construct at or near the hand launch:
a small traffic loop to accommodate public and commercial vehicle turn-arounds.
six public parking spots and six picnic tables.
stairs to improve access to the hand launch site.
-Construct/formalize four commercial operator parking stalls near the entrance gate.
-Operate the proposed day use area daily (7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.) and seasonally (May to October).
-Reduce the facility zone as managed under the Bow Valley Protected Areas Management Plan to only include day use infrastructure and rezone the remainder of the facility zone area to preservation.

Shane Jonker is one of the people behind the new River’s Bend development in Dead Man’s Flats as well as a resident of the hamlet.  He joined me on the show to discuss why he isn’t on board with the idea as well as to express concerns the public hasn’t been adequately informed ahead of this Friday’s public comment deadline.

UPDATE:  Alberta Parks has extended the public input deadline to February 13th.  Click here to read more about the proposal and provide your feedback.

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