Why the F*#@$ is Garibaldi Park still closed?!?!?

@jbeeck - 35 Posts

Created: 5 years ago

It's June 8th.  Now bars, restaurants, parks, playgrounds, beaches, basketball courts, tennis courts, skate-parks, the airport, are ALL OPEN.

the province is going into "phase 3" reopening.  Why is Garibaldi Park closed due to Covid-19?  Are you kidding me!

The bars and restaurants in Vancouver are full, the beaches are a festival, and everyday planes arrive from China and Europe, yet we can't hike to Garibaldi Lake because of a damned virus! 

Congratulations everyone, we've reached a new level of stupidity here in Canada. 

 

@PaulK - 342 Posts

Created: 5 years ago

Agree totally. I received a communication that said Garibaldi had snow so it was going to stay closed. (Came out of a meeting between FMCBC and BC Parks.)

@Youliana - 163 Posts

Created: 5 years ago

Well, there is snow year round over there. I've noticed that since I moved here. Not to mention glaciers tend not to disappear every summer. Can they come up with a better argument??? 

@jbeeck - 35 Posts

Created: 5 years ago

BC Parks Failed Us When We Needed Them The Most:

https://www.squamishchief.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-bc-parks-failed-us-when-we-needed-them-most-1.24138731

 Shame on BC Parks director Bob Austad for his incompetency and dishonesty, and shame on us all for tolerating it.

 

 

@andypotts - 2 Posts

Created: 5 years ago

Any updates on this, anyone?  Is there hope for August?

@ScottNelson - 116 Posts

Created: 5 years ago

Day use reservations for Garibaldi parks starts July 27th:

http://bcparks.ca/reserve/day-use/

@JNOS - 79 Posts

Created: 5 years ago

6AM start is not going to do it for me some days. Honestly not sure if I should stick with my 4AM trailhead departure and then make sure to hop on the phone to grab a pass while running, or maybe just like... not get a pass.

Is the permit something you need to put on your car or carry with you? How much is the fine? Do rangers have guns?

@andypotts - 2 Posts

Created: 5 years ago

 

Any updates on this, anyone?  Is there hope for August?

 Excited.  Hoping that the site doesn't crash...

@craigs - 7 Posts

Created: 5 years ago

Rubbish policy! Speak out!

Please send complaints to George Heyman Minister of Environment and Climate Change.