Welcome to Banff The battle over Urban Development in Banff National Park Banff National Park is the most highly developed national park in the world. It is in complete disarray and has been overcome by development. Wildlife habitat has been destroyed by the ski hills, the Trans-Canada Highway, the CP railway, the Banff townsite and by many "wreck-reationists" that use the park as their playground. The September 16th 1997 decision by Federal Heritage Minister Sheila Copp's …showed first 75 words of 1227 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1227 total…Growth." The Calgary Herald, section A, page 13. 5. Struzik, Ed. (March 24th, 2000). "Copps puts lid on development in parks." The Edmonton Journal, section A, page 1. 6. "Resorts want Copps in court: Four ski resorts within Jasper and Banff national parks claim the heritage minister is in contempt of court over development limits." (October 16th, 1999). The Vancouver Sun, section A, page 5. 7. Beaubien, Elisabeth. (June 21st, 1998). "Copps right to stop Banff park development." The Edmonton Journal, section A, page 3.