uss ing ▁the ▁park ' s ▁potential , ▁the ▁then ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Ren ew able ▁Resources ▁stated : ▁ ▁The ▁proposed ▁P ine h urst - Se i bert - Touch wood ▁Park ▁has ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁greatest ▁potential ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁water ▁based ▁recre ation ▁activities ▁in ▁Al berta . ▁The ▁excellent ▁be aches ▁on ▁the ▁larger ▁la kes ▁[ P ine h urst , ▁Se i bert , ▁Touch wood , ▁and ▁Sp encer ] ▁provide ▁foc al ▁points ▁for ▁int ensive ▁use ▁camp ing , ▁bo ating , ▁sw imming ▁and ▁fish ing . ▁These ▁la kes ▁have ▁carrying ▁capac ities ▁for ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁people . ▁The ▁Jackson - K in na ird - Black ett ▁area ▁has ▁natural ▁potential ▁for ▁w ilder ness ▁can oe ing , ▁h ik ing , ▁and ▁sport f ishing . ▁The ▁Sand ▁River ▁and ▁its ▁trib ut aries ▁have ▁very ▁good ▁potential ▁for ▁can oe ▁and ▁trail ▁routes . ▁The ▁u pl and ▁areas ▁are ▁prime ▁wild life ▁habitat ▁and ▁provide ▁abund ant ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁dispers ed ▁recre ation ▁such ▁as ▁view ing , ▁phot ography , ▁h ik ing , ▁nature ▁study ▁and ▁hunting . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁a ▁government ▁task ▁force ▁was ▁struck ▁to ▁provide ▁Premier ▁Peter ▁L oug he ed ▁with ▁management ▁options ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁resource ▁conflicts ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁Minister ▁of ▁Land s ▁and ▁For ests , ▁All an ▁War rack ▁felt ▁a ▁formal ▁recommendation