▁the ▁Cold ▁Lake ▁Air ▁We ap ons ▁Range . ▁" To ▁support ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁Def ence ▁in ▁their ▁policy ▁of ▁pro sec ution ▁for ▁public ▁tres pass " ▁on ▁the ▁weapons ▁range . ▁ ▁Float ▁plan es ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Lak eland ▁Provin cial ▁Park ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁unique ▁protest ▁by ▁float ▁plane ▁pil ots ▁in ▁Al berta . ▁Pil ot ▁Stan ▁El ch uk , ▁of ▁Ed mont on , ▁attempted ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁protest ▁landing ▁of ▁float ▁plan es ▁on ▁Jackson ▁and ▁Kin na ird ▁L akes ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁bring ▁attention ▁to ▁perce ived ▁disc rimin atory ▁provincial ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁pilot ▁felt ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁disc rimin ating ▁against ▁float ▁plane ▁operators ▁because ▁they ▁required ▁special ▁permission ▁to ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁park , ▁while ▁other ▁motor ized ▁users , ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁power bo ats , ▁were ▁free ▁of ▁reg ulations . ▁Early ▁management ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁park ▁had ▁b anned ▁all ▁mot ors ▁in ▁the ▁park , ▁although ▁a ▁provincial ▁government ▁sp ok esp erson ▁did ▁admit ▁the ▁rules ▁were ▁rarely ▁enfor ced . ▁While ▁the ▁protest ▁did ▁raise ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁issue , ▁it ▁appears ▁no ▁reg ulations ▁were ▁changed ▁after ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁Float ▁plan es ▁are ▁allowed ▁on ▁la kes ▁in ▁Lak eland ▁Provin cial ▁Rec re ation ▁Area . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁Lak eland ▁Provin cial ▁Park ▁and ▁Lak eland ▁Provin cial