Wildlife corridor in southwest Alberta named after former premier Jim Prentice
COLEMAN, Alta. — A swath of land in southwestern Alberta has been protected and named in honour of former premier Jim Prentice.
The Jim Prentice Wildlife Corridor, which is in the Crowsnest Pass, is roughly five kilometres wide from east to west. It will connect Crown forest reserve land in the north to the Castle parks, as well as to Waterton Lakes National Park in the south and the adjoining Glacier National Park on the U.S. side.
Prentice’s widow, Karen Prentice, said the family is strongly behind the legacy project.
“It’s a fitting tribute to his connection to the Crowsnest Pass and passion for nature,” she said in a news release. “The creation of the corridor in Jim’s name will be a meaningful legacy for Canada.”