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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Lots of assumptions in this post.
Like, all Albertans living 300k from a provincial park.
Some flat out false data to support your argument too, Kananaskis being 150kms away from Calgary.
Even when we disagree you’re usually a little more accurate than that GGG.
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Upper Kananaskis lake is 140.3 km from downtown Calgary
But in the interests of clarity I will rephrase my position. Anyone who can afford to live within cycling distance of Kananaskis and can afford a bicycle has not had their park access restricted by a $90 per year fee.
And anyone with a 100km round trip at .25 cents /km did not find the park become unaffordable when the cost rose from $25 to $40.
Unless you have a friend from Venezuala who just happens to make your point for you that you recently talked to in a food court I don’t think the person you are talking about exists. And if such a person exists then the argument should be means tested passes to support this mythical person not scarp the fee program.
Access for low income is not the reason to be arguing against park fees.
Now perhaps you could argue that the fee discourages visitation because people don’t like to pay it and I would agree that is a likely true statement but suggesting poor people can no longer access parks because of the fee and doubling down when challenged is ridiculous.
Edit: I’m with powderjunkie of McLean Creek should have to pay to.