By Kobe Gallagher Tulloch, Newsletter editor
Bragg Creek trails are in trouble.
The Calgary Journal has spent the last few months talking active living in our city. As part of that project, we partnered with journalist-in-residence Doug Horner , to look more closely at the fight over logging in Bragg Creek near a popular trail network. He put together an incredibly thorough piece on the trail battle and the future of outdoor recreation at large.
To cap things off, the Calgary Journal is hosting an event tomorrow at the BLOX Arts Centere, from 3-6pm.
Horner will be hosting an expert panel featuring Banff-Kananaskis MLA Sarah Elmeligi, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The Journal is pulling out all stops this time.
The bar will be open and the BBQ served on the finest available china. We’ll be screening a short film, dancing along to a DJ, shaking hands, and kissing babies.
Come say hi! Pretty please!
👉 Reserve your spot for free here.
— Kobe
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5 takeaways from our feature story on Bragg Creek’s trail battle
Read the full summary by Kelsea Arnett, News editor
- Two popular trails systems are under threat
- In May, logging company West Fraser Cochrane announced plans for two harvests around Moose Mountain and West Bragg Creek to start in the fall 2026.
- Trail advocates want no logging in the area whatsoever
- Although trail users have praised the company’s willingness to communicate and reduce the harvest area, many do not want to see logging of any kind in the area.
- Some trail users support logging
- Not everyone is opposed to the harvest plans. Some Bragg Creek Trail Association members recognize the economic necessity of logging and feel the harvest presents a chance to improve some aspect of the trail network.
- Recreation not a provincial priority
- Despite Alberta having the right conditions to create a leading outdoor recreation sector, it hasn’t been a priority for the provincial government. Often, industries like oil and gas, forestry, ranching and mining dominate.
- Multiple stakeholders in the mix
- NDP MLA for Banff-Kananaskis, Sarah Elmeligi, also said the area is plagued with competing promises to companies and recreationalists.
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