Editorial: Conserving Bighorn Country a wise step

Just when it seemed Alberta’s NDP government has its hands full with contentious files, it drops another hornets’ nest into the mix —  a $40-million plan to create eight new parks and recreation areas in Bighorn Country along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
To see just how divisive it is for the province to propose protecting this 4,000-square kilometre parcel of spectacular terrain including mountains, foothills, grasslands, forests, lakes and rivers, read any