Clothing-optional protest against police stance on public nudity planned for Prince’s Island Park (via calgaryherald.com)

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**Clothing-optional protest against police stance on public nudity planned for Prince’s Island Park**
Group says members fearful of reporting issues and crimes at nude beaches for fear of being charged despite legally exercising right to be unclothed
By Scott Strasser, Aug 15, 2026
A group that advocates for clothing-optional public recreation in Calgary is preparing to protest how police have treated public nudity over the years — though the founder of the club says law enforcement’s response to his request for a sit-down meeting will determine whether the demonstration proceeds.
If the clothing-optional protest goes ahead, it would be held Aug. 30 in Prince’s Island Park.
Jeff, who only provided Postmedia his first name, is the founder and president of Calgary Nude Recreation, a naturist club he launched in 2017 to advocate for the legitimacy of clothing-optional beaches and activities in Calgary.
His group made national headlines in 2018 after organizing a nude, after-hours swimming event at Southland Leisure Centre. The city cancelled the event before it occurred after receiving backlash, and some members of the club received threats of violence, according to Jeff.
He said the protest was planned because local naturists have become fearful of reaching out to Calgary Police Service if they experience an altercation or a crime, such as voyeurism, while bathing at Calgary’s two clothing-optional beaches. One of those is in Weaselhead Flats, while the other is in a secluded spot in Fish Creek Provincial Park.
Nudists are afraid the attending officer will cite them for public nudity, Jeff said.
“People see calling the police as a gamble,” he said. “What happens is, troublemakers figure out that they can cause a ruckus in a clothing-optional area…

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