BC Parks is cutting back on the camping season in 45 provincial parks as part of provincial efforts to trim expenditures during the economic downturn.
Budget estimates for the ministry of environment’s operating expenses for 2009-2010 are $239 million, down $24.3 million from last year.
Part of the saving will come from reducing the number of weeks some provincial parks and campgrounds are open.
BC Parks operates more than 600 parks in eight regions and the reductions will affect about 7.5 per cent of these parks.
A full list of the parks with reduced openings can be found on the BC Parks website,
www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks.
Only two parks in the South Coast area will be affected — Porpoise Bay and Roberts Creek, both on the Sunshine Coast.
Normally, Porpoise Bay Provincial Park is open from April 15 to Oct. 15 but this year the park will close a month early on Sept. 15. Roberts Creek will be open from June 15 to Sept. 15 instead of May 15 to Sept. 15.
The BC Parks website apologizes for the reducing the operating season saying it was necessary “in order to meet budget targets.”
The Cariboo Region has seven parks with reduced openings, the Kootenay region nine, Skeena six, Vancouver Island 12, Okanagan three, Omineca five, and Thompson one.
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