Government is neglecting parks: environmental group
Posted July 14, 2014 7:35 pm.
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OTTAWA (NEWS1130) – An environmental group says its annual review of the state of Canada’s parks has left it worried.
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says most parks and proposed protected areas are facing greater challenges than they were a year ago.
Spokeswoman Alison Woodley says the society is most worried about the growing trend by governments to give priority to industrial and commercial interests in parks.
She says many decisions are being made that “ignore scientific evidence and public opinion.”
CPAWS points to the decision by the BC government in March to amend its Parks Act to facilitate boundary adjustments for pipeline and other industrial developments, saying it happened with little public notice or debate.
The organization also criticizes an agreement signed in March between the New Brunswick government and forestry company JD Irving Ltd. to open up previous wildlife and water conservation zones to increased logging.
