Camping season may seem like a far-off dream for Edmontonians in the middle of a deep freeze this week but the province is looking ahead and taking online reservations starting Monday. Alberta Parks is accepting reservations for group camping starting at 9 a.m. Feb. 4. Parks with comfort camping include Pigeon Lake, Miquelon Lake and Winston Churchill Provincial Park in Lac La Biche. The provincial park reservation system starts about a month after Parks Canada began accepting reservations at national parks such as Jasper, Waterton Lakes, Wood Buffalo, Rocky Mountain House and Elk Island. Where smoking tobacco is prohibited in provincial parks, so is smoking or vaping cannabis, and that includes within five metres of washrooms.

Source: CBC News February 04, 2019 13:52 UTC