As per usual my writing wasn't as precise as it should have been. I wasn't so much referring to Alberta/BC towns as a whole, more like once very popular places like Sylvan Lake & Invermere/Radium BC. They seem to have really died in popularity as a whole in recent years.
I just remember going to these towns in the summer months and it was jamming when I was growing up. Bars/Restaurants busy, people itching to go swimming in the water or other water activities. A friend who has a place in Invermere described the May long weekend as dead, last summer was "alright". Can't really find a bar to have a beer past 9 or 10 pm. No real night clubs
I can pinpoint some things such the decline in golf popularity in younger people, stricter drinking and driving laws, different nightlife mentality. A lot of people just stay home and watch streaming services or scan their phones etc.
It's interesting to see places that were once really popular, not nearly as popular even though they are very close to 2 large Alberta cities with strong incomes.
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