By Canadian Press

TENS OF THOUSANDS FLOCK THERE EACH WEEKEND

Report states Bighorn Backcountry overused, abused

Jul 28, 2020 | 2:35 PM

EDMONTON – A committee advising the provincial government says a vast section of Alberta backcountry once considered for a park is being overused by tens of thousands of random campers.

The Bighorn Backcountry takes in thousands of square kilometres of west-central Alberta along the foothills and the Rockies.

The oversight committee says random campers are cutting trees, strewing garbage and trespassing on First Nations land.

Committee members say tens of thousands of campers descend on the area every weekend.

They say garbage is piled in ditches and overflowing municipal dumpsters.

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With few bathrooms, human waste is problem.

The area has two rangers who often experience hostility trying to enforce laws.

The previous N-D-P government had announced plans to turn the area into a provincial park.

But The United Conservatives squelched that when they won last year’s election.

The Alberta government did not respond to a request for comment.

(The Canadian Press)