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From Backcountry BC - Time for a little grinch-like Christmas BC Parks post.
Here is BC Parks (spin, spin go the spin doctors) thanking those of us who have purchased BC Parks license plates and how they are using that money in a manner, in their own words no less, that rejects the founding (and current) dual mandate of recreation and conservation.
Notice that recreation, trails and facilities are never mentioned with regards to how they are spending your money; only the singular priority of conservation and a growing obsession with political correctness at the expense of basic park infrastructure.
How nice that BC Parks is weaponizing the license plate money to continue to deny, limit and fight non-motorized backcountry recreation in the parks. Of course, commercial operators receive far more favourable and preferential treatment.
After all, our parklands are the personal plaything and regulatory personal property of administratively top-heavy BC Parks, and not the collective property of the BC citizenry.
The money is supposed to go to the dual mandate of recreation and conservation (not community relations and indigenous relations). Mr. Joe Public purchased these plates believing it would go to trails, infrastructure, upkeep, etc.
But it didn't. Can he now get a refund please due to false advertising?
Merry Christmas BC Parks. I hope you got coal in your stockings from Santa.
PS - I posted this on BC Parks's Facebook Page as well. A Backcountry BC Merry Christmas to all and to all a good hike.