Article content Residents in Parkland County are divided over upgrades to the Mt. Carmel Spirituality Centre. A total of 33 residents signed up to give public input during Parkland County Council on April 6, in response to the recent concerns raised over the project currently underway at the Centre. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Community divided on Mt. Carmel development Back to video The scale of the project in an environmentally sensitive area coupled with a recent water diversion application by the landowner has some residents concerned for neighbouring Chickakoo Lake. “We have concerns regarding Parkland County’s development approval process, which came to our attention with the Carmelite expansion due to their recent application for water diversion. We have a letter from Mayor Rod Shaigec saying there was not adequate consideration given to the scale of the development. That is an understatement. It was a blatant lack of responsibility and ownership by our council,” said Shelley Gordon, Parkland County Resident.