The Alberta government has announced the creation of three new all-season resort areas in the province that it claims could create thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in other economic benefits.

While there are already all-season resorts in Banff and Jasper National Parks, the designation of Castle, Fortress and Nakiska as all-season resorts will be the first ones on provincial lands in Alberta.

As part of the change in designation, the boundaries of some provincial parks have also been adjusted.

Alberta’s Minister of Tourism and Sport, Andrew Boitchenko, announced the changes during a news conference in Edmonton on Wednesday.

Boitchenko claimed the changes will remove red tape that has restricted the resorts to winter operations and limited their ability to make facility upgrade

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