AMPPE calls on federal government for increased operational funding, transportation and facility maintenance. Read our Budget Submission

Jean-Marc is honoured to have been appointed to his second term on the ID9 Municipal council. A life-long Albertan, Jean-Marc has been playing in the Rockies since he was a toddler and some of his earliest memories are of family getaways in Banff and Jasper. He’s lived in Lake Louise since 2013, where he is […]

Bow Valley e-bikers were thrilled this week when Banff National Park announced they would be revising a restricted activity to allow pedal assist bikes to be used on a greater number of trails within the Park. With the announced revision, pedal-assist bikes are now allowed on: Tunnel Mountain technical trails such as Topp Notch, Star […]

The much-anticipated drafts of the 2020 Park Management Plans have now been released to stakeholders and the public for feedback. These plans will guide decision-making within the Parks for the next 10 years. As such, it is imperative that we use the collective efforts of this organization to provide clear, targeted, and solutions-focused feedback. The […]

“We also found no support for the hypothesis that high backcountry human use is directly related to the caribou decline. This is also important because it allows us to concentrate our efforts on management efforts that have a higher probability of recovering caribou”. 1 No one disputes the fact that Jasper’s caribou are in trouble. […]

The much-anticipated drafts of the 2020 Park Management Plans have now been released to stakeholders and the public for feedback. These plans will guide decision-making within the Parks for the next 10 years. As such, it is imperative that we use the collective efforts of this organization to provide clear, targeted, and solutions-focused feedback. AMPPE […]

AMPPE is pleased to congratulate Board member Clare McCann of Bikescape for being awarded Banff National Park’s first and only mountain bike guide permit.   Clare and her team at Bikescape are busily preparing programs for an expected onslaught of aspiring cyclists, “Three weeks isn’t a lot of notice during a pandemic, but we will […]

Last month Parks Canada asked AMPPE for feedback on its draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for a proposed Expert People-Moving Panel. The ToR describes the purpose of the panel to develop a long-term holistic transportation strategy. AMPPE has been consistent in calling on Parks Canada to develop a strategy to reduce congestion and greenhouse gas […]

Parks Canada is creating an expert panel to advise the Agency on the development of a long-term framework for the sustainable movement of visitors in the Bow Valley in Banff National Park. The expert panel will be guided by a Terms of Reference (ToR) document that describes the makeup of the group, their priorities, and […]

Yesterday, the Federal Government announced the launch of the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP). As first outlined in the 2020 Fall Economic Statement, HASCAP will provide financial support to businesses that have been hardest hit by the pandemic including those in the tourism and hospitality industry and those that rely on in-person service. […]