The future of Whitehorse Wildland Park and the Cheviot-Prospect Valleys need to be discussed now, particularly in regard to recreation access once active mining ceases.
Despite public concerns expressed at the emotional August 2 information session regarding logging in West Bragg Creek, the government plans to allow Spray Lake Sawmills to begin harvesting in September.
Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development has announced that it will host a facilitated meeting on Thursday 2 August at the Bragg Creek Community Hall.
A recent fire renders the Beaver River trestle bridge on the Iron Horse Trail unusable, so trail users can no longer use the trail into or out of Cold Lake.
A town hall meeting at the Bragg Creek Community Center in mid-April 2012 just prior to the provincial election sparked a heated debate between Spray Lakes Sawmills and concerned citizens about the impact that Spray Lakes' clear cut logging will have on West Bragg Creek's heavily used trail system.