Dear Editor,
On Tuesday evening (Nov.26), I attended a presentation in Edmonton put on by Maligne Tours Ltd. promoting the company鈥檚 plan to build a hotel at Maligne Lake. It was well-attended, and when the questions began, it became apparent that few in the audience supported the idea. Not a single person spoke out in favour, and the presenters were grilled for a couple of hours over the unanswered questions and contradictions in the proposal.
It turns out that the same things happened at Wednesday鈥檚 meeting in Jasper. Out of 50-60 people, including perhaps 15 members of the Jasper business community, no one spoke out to support the plan!
It looks like nobody except Maligne Tours wants the resort to be built, and seems their reason is simply to make more money. If that鈥檚 the case, why is the idea being discussed at all?
We should instead be asking Parks Canada to shut it all down before more time and money gets wasted.
Peter McClure
Spruce Grove, Alta.
