The Value of Resources Extraction in Provincial Parks According to section 7 (3) of the Provincial Parks Act of 1993 companies are “permitted to resource development or resource extraction from a provincial park as long as it does not compromise the main purpose of the park.” This means, if a park is created for recreational purposes and there is a logging company that wishes to move in they would be more than welcome to. This is valid as …showed first 75 words of 594 total…

…showed last 75 words of 594 total…set some of our land aside for the preservation and education of the public but the need for resource development should be recognized as well. All earlier parks were set up for one reason, economics. By saving land for cultural, heritage, natural, or recreational purposes, you are utilizing the land but not to its fullest potential. When you bring resource development and extraction into the picture you are employing the land to its fullest extent.