Story by Eric Plummer, The Hinton Parklander, May 4, 2012 Jasper National Park is cutting back on its services as a result of reductions in federal funding. The positions of 41 of the park’s 340 employees will be affected by $6 million worth of cutbacks from the 2012 federal budget. Eighteen jobs within the park are  [ Read More ]

Story by Ed Struzik, Edmonton Journal, May 7, 2012  (This article also appeared in the Ottawa Citizen and the Calgary Herald) EDMONTON – More than one in eight of Jasper National Park’s 340 employees will lose their jobs or be invited to apply for other positions in the coming months to deal with massive cutbacks  [ Read More ]

Cathy Ellis – Rocky Mountain Outlook – May 3, 2012 Parks Canada was one of the hardest hit agencies in the federal government’s latest round of job cuts – and the mountain national parks have not been spared, including flagship Banff. The federal agency issued 1,689 notices to employees across the country on Monday (April  [ Read More ]

Cathy Ellis – Rocky Mountain Outlook – May 3, 2012 Parks Canada plans to privatize the operations of its famed hot springs in the mountain national parks, including the Upper Hot Springs in Banff National Park. The federal agency will invite private sector proposals to take over operation of the Canadian Rockies Hot Springs, which  [ Read More ]

Story by Cathy Ellis, The Rocky Mountain Outlook. The Harper government has slashed Parks Canada’s budget by $29 million over the next three years, including a $6 million cut this year, drawing swift fire from both environmental and business lobby groups. What the cuts mean for the mountain national parks, including Banff, is not yet  [ Read More ]

The Fitzhugh              Written by: Robson Fletcher Jasper, Alberta – February 09, 2012-  A species of shy and elusive waterfowl continues to be a source of controversy between Parks Canada and a tourism advocacy group. For more than a decade now, the mid-Maligne River has been closed to commercial rafting and other recreational boating as a  [ Read More ]

On January 27, 2012 “The Current” CBC Radio Show considered issues facing Canada’s national parks today.  The focus of discussion was on the Brewster Glacier Discovery Walk and the need to balance increasing visitors to our Banff National Park with ecological integrity. AMPPE board member David Bayne provides some comments along with Andrew Campbell, Vice President of  [ Read More ]

AMPPE challenges new user fees in National Parks on Alberta Prime Time, Friday Jan 20.  In a televised debate with Kelly Sloan of CPAWS and University of Calgary professor Bob Page, AMPPE Executive Director Monica Andreeff supports increased federal investment, but not new user fees, in Banff and Jasper National Parks. Click here to watch the  [ Read More ]

Monica Andreeff, Executive Director of AMPPE, discusses the Brewster Glacier Discovery walk on QR77 Radio. It was broadcast in Edmonton and Calgary on the mornings of Saturday January 14 and Sunday January 15, 2012. To Listen to the broadcast, click continue button below and select QR77 Interview on the next page.