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“We’re seeing the result of that in what’s happening with parks.”

No one from Parks Canada was available for an interview, but they issued an official statement on the report late Monday.

“In managing national parks, Parks Canada is mandated to maintain or restore ecological integrity, and provide Canadians with opportunities to discover and enjoy them,” it said, adding that strict development limits are in place to protect the ecological integrity in the parks.

As an example, the statement noted that 96 per cent of Banff National Park is protected wilderness area with strong limits on development and use.

Although the report applauded the federal Liberal government for making some changes, CPAWS said Ottawa hasn’t followed through on its promises in Banff and Jasper.

“We want to see limiting development, specifically we want to see the reversal of the approval of the Lake Louise expansion and also the cancelling of the Maligne Lake resort proposal,” said Syslak. “We also want to see the halting of the $66 million bike and hike path that’s going to be going directly through endangered caribou and critical grizzly bear habitat.”

They are among the 17 recommendations that have have been forwarded to federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna.

She wasn’t available for comment Monday.

During a March visit to Banff National Park, McKenna said the federal government won’t be revisiting the site guidelines that pave the way for the Lake Louise to expand.