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 […]