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Originally Posted by Torture
Curious what those that disagree would think about the fact that Parks Canada's core mandate isn't tourism, it's protecting and sharing natural areas and wildlife for future generations.
Giving Canadians experience in nature and recreation is part of it, sure, but that has to exist within the mandate of maintaining these natural areas, leaving space for wildlife, and not paving them over with parking lots.
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Preserving the environment has not been a key initiative until more recently.
Historically, Banff and area was first seen as a tourist destination, secondly it was viewed as an area for resource extraction, thirdly it was viewed as a source for water storage.
Most trails, and roads were made by logging companies, dam builders or miners.
That doesn't mean develop everything whilly nilly, indeed I think that limiting this development to places that are already over run helps keep the human mess contained. Like fighting banana slug said, there needs to be balance.