Those who enjoyed last year’s extended camping season will be able to enjoy it for another year.  

In a letter responding to Mayor Dennis Fenske, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Tom Nevakshonoff writes that the extended fall camping will continue in the 2016 camping season. Last summer the park was open for an extended fall season as part of a pilot project.

There are however no plans to increase the level of seasonal camping. Nevakshonoff writes that Paint Lake currently offers 100 seasonal campsites, representing 57% of the total sites available at the campground. He says this is well in excess of the provincial average which is 25%.

The letter also says that the possibility of additional cottage lots inside and outside the park was explored, but most of the area available is covered by Vale mining claims. The City plans to set up a meeting with the province and Vale to see if cottage development can be considered.