Calgary Blocks Marina Access Amid Legal Battle | Calgary News

Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 1, 2026 · 2m

Calgary’s city council has fenced off Haskayne Legacy Park to block vehicle access to Bearspaw Marina, a kayak and paddleboat rental business operating for three summers without permits. Tensions flare as the marina owner claims federal law allows his docked operations, while the city cites safety, water contamination, and emergency response concerns — even though the reservoir sits just outside Calgary limits. A trilateral task force is working on a recreation plan, but the marina owner sees the fencing as a targeted shutdown, arguing decades of safe boating prove public access should be…