I was hoping for more people as well.
But be positive it's better than not doing it
I think a big part of this is that the closure doesn't affect anything really remotely in the Edmonton area right now, and people are too complacent to have the foresight to see that it is likely to continue to move across the province. I was disappointed in the turn out as well, however as I discussed with my dad yesterday, at least we didn't just sit back and say "Mrs Notley & Mrs Phillips, please walk all over me" we who attended, wrote letters, filled out surveys, petitions etc have all done our part to try to combat this closure, and other closures to come.
I wish you were right TG, but I think you're giving OV users too much credit, ATV/UTV riders in particular. For the most part, I think they didn't show because they didn't feel like it.
I am afraid that yes, this is likely the case. Which is truly unfortunate.