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All-season Resorts Act implementation: OICs 387-393/2025 designate parks, resorts, and regulation

On December 10-11, 2025, the Lieutenant Governor in Council issued OICs 387-392 amending boundaries of Castle Wildland and Spray Valley Provincial Parks, plus designating Castle, Fortress, and Nakiska areas as All-season Resort Areas under…

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Updated

OIC 2025/393: The Order in Council makes the new All-season Resorts Regulation under the All-season Resorts Act.

What changed

  • OIC 2025/387: The OIC amends a previous Order in Council by substituting the schedule of lands for Castle Wildland Provincial Park, thereby redefining its boundaries.
  • OIC 2025/388: The Order in Council amends a previous Order in Council (O.C. 389/97) by replacing Schedule 21, which details the legal description and boundaries of the Evan-Thomas Provincial Recreation Area.
  • OIC 2025/389: The Lieutenant Governor in Council amends a previous Order in Council to redefine the boundaries of Spray Valley Provincial Park by substituting a new Schedule of Lands.
  • OIC 2025/390: The OIC designates a specific area of public land as the Castle All-season Resort Area under the All-season Resorts Act.
  • OIC 2025/391: The Lieutenant Governor in Council designates specific public land as the Fortress All-season Resort Area under the All-season Resorts Act.
  • OIC 2025/392: The OIC designates a specific area of public land as the Nakiska All-season Resort Area under the All-season Resorts Act.

Why it matters

  • On December 10-11, 2025, the Lieutenant Governor in Council issued OICs 387-392 amending boundaries of Castle Wildland and Spray Valley Provincial Parks, plus designating Castle, Fortress, and Nakiska areas as All-season Resort Areas under the All-season Resorts Act, followed by OIC 393 promulgating the new All-season Resorts Regulation. This cluster operationalizes the All-season Resorts Act framework for tourism development on public lands, including a dedicated regulator and environmental standards, marking a coordinated policy push no single OIC reveals alone[1][2].

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