Residents feedback wanted on Berland Sub-Region use

The provincial government is looking for public feedback from all Albertans on the Berland sub-regional plan.

Located southest of Grande Prairie, the area includes 19,529 square kilometres of protected land and borders Jasper National Park; it’s used for resource development, agriculture, recreation, tourism, forestry and traditional Indigenous land use.

Now the province is looking for public input on how to improve the area to benefit forestry, grazing, recreation and energy development, and caribou habitat restoration.

Minister of Environment and Protected Areas called public feedback essential, as “this draft plan aims to direct development while balancing economic, environmental and recreational priorities.”