[originalhypa]

Remember before the Vancouver 2010 Olympics when you could pay extra to get special commemorative license plates for your car, and the money went towards the games? Today the Province and ICBC launched something even better: you can now buy BC license plates with images from our provincial parks on them, and the money you pay for them goes to the Parks Enhancement Fund. It’s all part of a thing called the BC Parks Future Strategy where the government is investing $22.9 million to build a couple thousand new campsites as well as starting something called the BC Parks Foundation with a $5 million endowment.

Pictured below are the 3 designs. The first features Porteau Cove on the Sea to Sky, the second a spirit bear and the third is of the Purcell mountains in Southeastern BC. Show your pride in British Columbia’s natural beauty with a park-themed licence plate and support our provincial parks and protected areas.

Starting January 29, 2017, three new BC Parks-themed licence plates will be available for purchase from your local Autoplan broker. All net proceeds from the sale and renewals of BC Parks plates will be re-invested back into provincial parks through the Parks Enhancement Fund.


Three unique designs
Each plate depicts a scene from one of B.C.'s parks and recreation areas.

http://www.icbc.com/vehicle-registration/licence-plates/PublishingImages/BC-parks-licence-plate-porteau-cove-LARGE.png
Porteau Cove.

http://www.icbc.com/vehicle-registration/licence-plates/PublishingImages/BC-parks-licence-plate-purcell-mountains-LARGE.png
Purcell mountains

http://www.icbc.com/vehicle-registration/licence-plates/PublishingImages/BC-parks-licence-plate-kermode-bear-LARGE.png
Spirit Bear

I want a Mountain scene!

[pastarocket]

That plate with the Purcells mountains design is sick! :thumbsup:

That third plate design with the bear looks a bit funny. Is the bear photoshopped so that the animal looks like it is smiling? LUL

[6o4__boi]

FYI these are the costs

The three B.C. Parks plates will cost $50 to buy, and an additional $40 a year to renew. The funds raised from their sale will be invested into B.C. Parks to improve programs and services above the core levels funded by government. They are set to go on sale on Jan. 29, 2017 at Autoplan brokers.

[white rocket]

Awesome designs. I'd rock any one of the them but the mountains and Kemode Bear are dope.

[FerrariEnzo]

BEAR!

[nns]

Finally! Our generic plates are so hideously ugly. The personalized plates with the zig zag for Northshore mountain are a complete joke.

[originalhypa]

FYI these are the costs

My Olympic plates cost me $125, and IIRC they didn't cost me anything to renew on a yearly basis.

Let's face it, the BC gov't knows that we are willing to pay the price to be unique like everyone else. What better way to show your friends at the country club that you're a pedestrian workaday grunt then to show up in your beemer with a regular person plate.

Hell, I'd be willing to pay the price.

SeemsGood

[nns]

^it wouldn't matter that you rolled in on your brand new Individualized M4 with Akrapovic exhaust and BBS rims on fresh rubber. You'd still be a peasant in their eyes with a regular plate.

[originalhypa]

^
LMAO!

pfffft, look at this peasant.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5143/5648930578_61fb7d521a_b.jpg

:lol





The personalized plates with the zig zag for Northshore mountain are a complete joke.

When you mentioned the zig zag you got me thinking about a new BC plate for 2018, commemorating the legalization of pot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/hypasteve/zig-zag-rolling-papers-kutcorners-pack_120copy_zps97ajknkw.jpg

[pastarocket]

That peasant driving the Aventador didn't even get an "8" or a A in his/her plate number either. :lawl:
Amateurs. :troll:

^
LMAO!

pfffft, look at this peasant.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5143/5648930578_61fb7d521a_b.jpg

:lol






When you mentioned the zig zag you got me thinking about a new BC plate for 2018, commemorating the legalization of pot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/hypasteve/zig-zag-rolling-papers-kutcorners-pack_120copy_zps97ajknkw.jpg

[604STIG]

pfffft, look at this peasant.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5143/5648930578_61fb7d521a_b.jpg



Pfft, this guy doesn't even have an "N", what a loser!

[underscore]

They look cool, but they look like they'd be a bit tricky to read (especially at night or on camera). Not as bad as those Olympic plates though.

[Tr1ll]

Plates look good, but I wish it was just a one time fee instead.

[MrPhreak]

FYI these are the costs

40$ a year renewal?

Do you get a park pass with that :confused:

[trollguy]

damn totally getting the bear!!

[racerman88]

nice designs

[rJZx]

40$ a year renewal?

Do you get a park pass with that :confused:

Welcome to Parks Canada Passes and Permits (http://www.commandesparcs-parksorders.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/parksb2c)

[77civic1200]

So how does it work? do they re-make your current plate but with the background you choose? or do you have to get a new number

[DragonChi]

^?

That site says nothing about the new plates or if it comes with a parks pass.

[Akord]

can u just purchase the plates for one year and then let the insurance expire, then keep as memorabilia?

[Gucci Mane]

That peasant driving the Aventador didn't even get an "8" or a A in his/her plate number either. :lawl:
Amateurs. :troll:

uh, i know you're joking but you sir are the only amateur here. that is no aventador, its a reventon.

[Oshiguru]

Now the hunt for triple # license plates begins

[3.2 vtec]

hmm, I still have an olympic plate, but these do look nice.
Does one just have to call around to find a good set of #'s?

[twitchyzero]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5143/5648930578_61fb7d521a_b.jpg


nah, this owner is just way ahead of ya

he'll be rolling in a Reventon as a Thursday ride half a lifetime from now with a #tbt plate

Finally! Our generic plates are so hideously ugly.

i like the vanilla plates...they're clean.

they look like they'd be a bit tricky to read (especially at night or on camera).

you say that like it's a bad thing :D

[k3mps]

Perfect, I have a Diamond ticket I'd love to get around :lawl:

But seriously, these plates are awesome, I'm getting me a bear one!!

[mb_]

Oh man I really want the Purcell Mountain one but I don't wanna give up my triple letter plate. Insurance expires in December :(

[Tr1ll]

So does anyone if you need to pay the license plate change fee along with the $50? Or do you keep the same number as you have now.

[westopher]

damn totally getting the bear!!
You are a bear.

[trollguy]

You are a bear.

i'm not sure how to interpret that but i will say thank you lol

[Soundy]

...be unique like everyone else.

:derp:

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[Lancerion]

So does anyone if you need to pay the license plate change fee along with the $50? Or do you keep the same number as you have now.

The one-time $50 fee for the Park Plate and $18 to change the plate. You won't be able to transfer your current number/letter combination onto the Park Plate, you would have to choose a new combination beginning with "P" as seen in the samples.

[flagella]

My Olympic plates cost me $125, and IIRC they didn't cost me anything to renew on a yearly basis.

Let's face it, the BC gov't knows that we are willing to pay the price to be unique like everyone else. What better way to show your friends at the country club that you're a pedestrian workaday grunt then to show up in your beemer with a regular person plate.

Hell, I'd be willing to pay the price.

SeemsGood

If you are unique like everyone else, are you still unique?

[originalhypa]

If you are unique like everyone else, are you still unique?

And therein lies the joke.
I want to be an individual, a unique snowflake, just like everyone else.

:awwyeah:

[ZN6]

I rather have smaller plates. The space on the plate is so god damn wasteful. You can chop off the bottom, space out the plate number better and still convey the same fucking message with the proper decals for dates and still have Beautiful British columbia at the top.

You can literally make an extra plate if you chopped off the bottoms of every three plates. Or just make them like the german plates

http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/Germany/germanyrheinlandweltpair.jpg

Is canada that boring that we gotta jazz up our license plates? GOSH!

https://media.tenor.co/images/98d5851b7fe8704e5155dac22905d5ed/raw

I'm fucking salty as shit today.

[Mr.C]

The only thing I want is those designs on the custom plates.

[AzNightmare]

lol... I'm perfectly happy with my plain white plate. It blends in better with my white car.

[Araaadi]

From what I can see
Porteau Cove starts with PW , Bear starts with PA and Purcel Mountains start with PK, it follows the two letters , three numbers, one letter format.

[pintoBC_3sgte]

From what I can see
Porteau Cove starts with PW , Bear starts with PA and Purcel Mountains start with PK, it follows the two letters , three numbers, one letter format.

Also trucks can run these. Just saw the plates today at my wife's office and one will be going on it . Can't decide if I want one for my car as well and give up my 666 plate haha

[jtrinh]

My friend and I with the new plates

http://i.imgur.com/eY7ewFO.jpg

[320icar]

Picked up my porteau cove plate this morning

[Harvey Specter]

Whoa, those look pretty good.

[XplicitLuder]

they remind me of USA plates lol " oh youre from ohio ? " no im from vancouver " LOL

[Skittlez160]

I got my Kermode Bear one, looks awesome lol

[coneZONE]

So regular pickup trucks get the same numbering series as private passenger vehicles too.. interesting!

[k3mps]

I got a Porteau Cove and Kermode Bear plate for both my cars, and yes PA is for bear, PW for porteau, and PK for purcell mountain.

My Mazda plate reads PW000D. Love it :D

[E60_M5]

I got a Porteau Cove and Kermode Bear plate for both my cars, and yes PA is for bear, PW for porteau, and PK for purcell mountain.

My Mazda plate reads PW000D. Love it :D

Did they still have the 000 Purcell mountain plates? Where was this?

[matrixfwd]

we inquired a few places in Richmond, seems like each place only carries a box of 10 for each character. so you better call quick before the good #'s run out. We found a nice lucky Bear number an London Drugs.

Also can someone chime in on license plate covers? I bought a set of clear ones to protect these new plates. It's not the tinted kind, just clear plastic. There seems to be debate whether one will get a ticket or not if the plate covers is considered obstructing its view.

[westopher]

Rolled into the dealership to order parts and laughed at all the peasants in their new M4s and M-sports with their poor people license plates.
Could have got the 332 if I was lucky but they won't let you pick numbers. They have to give them out in sequence. I was the first to inquire about one they said. Would have been good with the running joke of NA spec e36s being 332is M sport cars. Had to go with Porteau since its my favourite destination for a quick cruise.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/736/32618459725_269c9de33a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RGo8ED)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/RGo8ED) by Chris West (https://www.flickr.com/photos/westophervan/), on Flickr

[trollguy]

pasty white, 330 burns

btw- wife said no to me getting bear plate. she insisted i keep the chinese 888 plate lol

[6o4__boi]

This new icbc system is really making a noob out of agents.

Went to a couple after work to see if i could renew and get new plates as my policy is set to expire in mid Feb. Iirc, u can renew up to 60 days early.
The agents mumbled something about the new system and how itd have to be two transactions. They said if i wanted new plates itd be better if i come in on the day my insurance expires so that it can be in one go.

I havent changed plates in a while but ive done it enough to know it shouldnt be a hassle. I could tell both agents were kinda clueless and i had to get home so didnt bother to press the issue.

Will try again tmr...hopefully with better results.
:derp:

[smoothie.]

this may help you guys, called around looking for triple number plates - nearly impossible without a hookup.

basically most autoplans got the same plate numbers range for all 3 plates, but the PA, PK, and PW are what makes them unique. my sheet is super messy and locations all over the place, but here you go:

TSN Marine 710-719
InsureBC Granville 710-719
Sussex 104 Ave 380-389
Sussex Ambleside 580-589
C&N Insurance 020-029, 44
Allied 6th 080-089, have 088
Tony Lau Granville 600-609
Garrison Rumble 210-219
Cooperators Rumble 380-389 have 388
Pelling & Ass. Granville 200-209
Mapleleaf Fraser 950-959
Westland 255 6th 160-169
Landmark Kingsway 230-239
Wong's Insurance Main - jerks, "come see in person"
Tony Lay Main St 991-998, 999 gone
Sussex poco 360-369
Park Georgia Aberdeen 870-879
Park Gerogia No3 861-869
Sussex W3rd 570-579, have 577
Sussex Grandview 950-969
Sussex 1st Ave 390-399
Sussex Pitt Meadows 822-829
Park Ins Highgate 590-599
Sussex Marine 738-749?
Westland 6th 430-439
Collingwood Ins Centre 990-998
Rand and Fowler 49th Oak 810-819
Kastelein Stout 320-329
Sussex Westwood 120-129, have 123
Westland 5213 ladner trunk 950-959
Sussex Kingsgate 220-229, have 222
perpetual insurance metro tnt 500-509, have 500

Westland was the most helpful, as they searched all their branches in lower mainland for me to find the triple plate I was looking for - she also searched for whatever pattern I was looking for too.

good luck!

[6o4__boi]

i settled for 909 bear
finally had someone deal with who knew what they were doing...pretty cute agent too

haha the agents are hunting for the triple digits as well

[SpeedStars]

Somehow got my bear plate for $28 :fullofwin:

Ironwood insurance on Cambie has 010-020
Hub insurance at rmd automall has 240-260
Can't find any triple digits either.

[DJ Milk]

Schill Austin 210-219
Schill North Road 520-529

I didn't bother calling anymore places since they are only getting 10 in at a time and finding the numbers you want will be very hard without a hookup

[twitchyzero]

Wong's Insurance Main - jerks, "come see in person"


sounds like they knew you were just shopping around lol

[jshen]

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/923/qLpRkz.jpg

I want to say thank you to smoothie, got the last 222 from kingsgate. I will post a list of richmond brokers i called a little later.

Ironwood Insurance @ Ironwood mall 880-889 (no 888)
Central Agency @ No5 & Steveston 501-509
Central Agency @ Blundell and Gardencity 540-549
Fox Insurance @ No.3 920-929
Sussex @ Richmond Superstore 340-349
Mardon Insurance @ Steveston Village 210-219
Tony Lau @ Lansdown 650-659
Meridian Insurance @ No.3 930-939
Dobie Insurance @ No.2 900-909
Harris Insurance @ No.1 981-989
Leagear Insurance @ Westminister Hwy 170-190
HUB insurance @ Richmond Automall 236-254

444 @ Westland Insurance 48 Avenue, Langley

Please call in advance to double check and reserve before driving there!

[nns]

Are day stickers mandatory? I.E. the sticker that indicates what calendar day the insurance expires. Reason i ask is i don't have one and haven't had one for a couple years. I still have the month/year sticker.

[Special K]

Need 555

[3.2 vtec]

hmm. I still have the old Olympic plates..
should I change to a new park plate?

http://assets.vancouverisawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/18101034/bc-parks-license-plates.jpg
or
http://www.bcpl8s.ca/images/Olympics/2007-866MAB(XL).jpg

[bcuzracecarz]

Olympic ones are legit. I thought they didn't let you keep those anymore, guess I'm wrong!

[320icar]

Am I the only one who didn't give a shit what number I got...

[underscore]

I really want PK421x but I think the odds of being able to find it (let alone it being in Kelowna) are slim.

[320icar]

Deserves a million thanks ^^^^^

[RRxtar]

Ill be honest. I think BC has about the best plate in north america. Its pretty clean and nice colours. I don't like these plates with images at all but they are better that some of the plates down south. Man they have ugly plates.

[alex.w *//]

I still have Olympic plates I kept as souvenier when I changed back to regular plates. Can I still re activate them?

[kkthind]

Looking for a 666 porteau cove plate.

[smoothie.]

I still have Olympic plates I kept as souvenier when I changed back to regular plates. Can I still re activate them?

they're done once youve put on regular plates.

[originalhypa]

http://www.bcpl8s.ca/images/Olympics/2007-866MAB(XL).jpg

You and me both.
I like the Olympic plates. Also, we drive old vehicles now.

:awwyeah:

[underscore]

Deserves a million thanks ^^^^^

If you understood the reference I was trying to make to TK-421 I'm amazed :lol

[320icar]

Duh. I wasn't born yesterday dude. I knew right away. Hopefully not the only one

[3.2 vtec]

Olympic ones are legit. I thought they didn't let you keep those anymore, guess I'm wrong!

You can transfer the plates to a new car, I've done it a few times now to keep the plates. Its starting to peel now and kinda fading, thus thinking of changing. Just looking for a good #.

[MikeyStyle]

Somehow got my bear plate for $28 :fullofwin:

Ironwood insurance on Cambie has 010-020
Hub insurance at rmd automall has 240-260
Can't find any triple digits either.
for some reason, the system would only charge me $18 compared to the original $50. they told me to come back the next day since they wouldn't give it to me at that price

come back the day after and this new person gave it to me for $31 instead

[Klobbersaurus]

i got mine for $15, they pro-rate the cost of the plate, my insurance expires in may

[6o4__boi]

i don't know what trickery or wizardry the cute agent at my autoplan did but after poring over the paperwork...i paid $12 for mine

i did see the $40 annual fee tho
i wonder how long the $40 fee will be applied...is this a lifetime thing? or is it like the olympic plates where it was waived after X years

[StylinRed]

anyone got a pic of the bear one on their car?

[coneZONE]

I saw the bear one once so far and it's super green in real life! (more green than the image)

[6o4__boi]

anyone got a pic of the bear one on their car?

it is pretty green
i like it

[Timpo]

Do you guys really think those Parks & Recreation plates make your cars look better?

To me, it makes the car look dirty almost...like it needs to be washed or something.

I'd rather stick to simple plates, but maybe it's just me.

[6o4__boi]

i don't know about making it look better but it's a nice break from the common plate
lol my car does need to be washed though

waiting for the end of snowmageddon...last time i washed it, it snowed a few days later

[Gh0stRider]

The Co operators on saba has pk889d pk881d pk882d pk883d as per their sign

[320icar]

No offense to anybody who bought the bear plate. I chose the porteau cove, and my fiancé now is very happy I did.

"I saw one of those bear plates.... Look like someone jizzed on a bush or tree" she said. Many lols were had

[TouringTeg]

These plates look great in person.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/Touring240/Mobile%20Uploads/2017-02-14%2013.31.30_zpsv6p23f57.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Touring240/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2017-02-14%2013.31.30_zpsv6p23f57.png.html)

[Gh0st]

Those look great! I can't decide between the Porteau Cove and the Purcell Mountain..

[snails]

got mine this week

i based it on the colour of my vehicles.
i plan to get the mountains for the Integra as its blue and so are the mountains, if my vehicle was white,grey or black i would have went with the bear but being that the xterra is red the cove was my only option and i am happy with it


http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x478/c-scales/Mobile%20Uploads/LRM_EXPORT_20170213_124028.jpg (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/c-scales/media/Mobile%20Uploads/LRM_EXPORT_20170213_124028.jpg.html)

[Soundy]

These have been hella popular on the various 4WD groups I'm in.

[alex.w *//]

it seems like if a broker gets the first batch of plates, it will be the same number batch for all 3 types.

[Mr.C]

All I want are these designs on the custom plates. Is it too much to ask?

[Timpo]

All I want are these designs on the custom plates. Is it too much to ask?
I don't know.
If you're serious about it, call them and ask. If you're willing to pay more $, they might let you make your custom plates on one of those designs.

Personalized licence plates (http://www.icbc.com/vehicle-registration/licence-plates/pages/personalized-licence-plates.aspx)

More information about personalized plates
604-661-2800 (B.C. Lower Mainland)
1-800-663-3051 (elsewhere, toll-free

[k3mps]

From what my agent told me when I got mine, a Canucks one is "in the works"

[!Aznboi128]

That'll be interesting

[SpeedStars]

https://i.imgur.com/gT1SsdQ.jpg
I'm creative like that :concentrate:

[Gh0st]

Just picked up the Porteau Cove "123" at Westwood Sussex. There is another 123 in the Bear design.

[Oshiguru]

Frick that bear with the googly eyes is hilarious

Civic owners. I called a few places in Vancouver trying to find a 555 park plate for my brother, almost all of them said they just got EG#-## plates in

[mb_]

http://i.imgur.com/ugKqdbt.jpg

:fuckyea:

[tiger_handheld]

$50 to buy and $10 to renew would make it affordable to all BC's.


Why doesn't government get the Ken's Kitchen concept?? volume selling?!? Why do they try to forecast everything based $3/person x 100 people. why not $0.30 x 1000? ??

[320icar]

If you love hiking and camping and doing what BC does best, the $40 doesn't matter. Though I get your point.

The whole reason I love camping so much is because my family was somewhat poor growing up, it was the only vacations we could afford every year

[H.Specter]

If only we knew what % of our funds are actually used for conservation... my paranoia of it being a negligible amount is keeping me from getting one of these plates...

[bluejays]

If only we knew what % of our funds are actually used for conservation... my paranoia of it being a negligible amount is keeping me from getting one of these plates...

It says that $33 of every new license go toward park funds

[coneZONE]

Just wondering, for you guys who've exchanged your plates more recently, are you still getting the park plates based on a prorated price? Because the guy at our local Autoplan was adamant that it would be straight up $50 even if you return your current plates, but he did say that very few people were purchasing them, so who knows if he actually knows.

[JACKED]

Only started noticing these plates a couple days ago. So far I've only see the one with the mountains and sunset. Looks really nice in person.

Is this supposed to be a limited time thing?

[thumper]

Outdoor enthusiast cries foul over B.C. Parks licence plates

Outdoor enthusiast cries foul over B.C. Parks licence plates - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/outdoor-enthusiast-cries-foul-over-b-c-parks-licence-plates-1.4040985)

A Vancouver man is calling out the province for what he says is misleading information about how much of the $50 fee for specialty B.C. Parks licence plates actually goes to enhance parks.

Blogger and outdoor enthusiast Steven Jones says he was surprised to recently discover that only $15 of that fee is put towards the province's Park Enhancement Fund.

"There's a bigger question here of transparency and the way that they're running the park system," Jones said.

The province announced the new licence plates in January, explaining that "all net proceeds from the sale and ongoing renewals of B.C. Parks licence plates will be re-invested back into provincial parks."

It described the fund as "a transparent account where revenues enhance programs or services in provincial parks."

Jones says he emailed the province shortly after the announcement to ask exactly how much of the $50 fee would go towards supporting the parks.

"I asked in a very clear direct manner to the Ministry of Environment and received an unequivocal response that ... $33 would go towards the fund," he said.

Porteau cove
Porteau Cove on the Sea to Sky Highway is featured on this special B.C. Parks licence plate. (ICBC)

CBC News obtained the email sent by the ministry's communications manager.

"Can you clarify on that $33? How much of that will go directly into the Park Enhancement Fund?" wrote Jones.

"The entire $33 will go into the park enhancement fund," the communications manager replied.

Similarly, at the time of the announcement, an ICBC spokesman told CBC, "For every new B.C. Parks plate sold, $33 of the initial purchase price will go to B.C. Parks and the provincial government."

Messages posted on the Discover B.C. Parks Facebook page used the exact same language.

BC Parks facebook
A B.C. Parks response to a post on its Facebook account explains that $33 of the initial purchase price of the B.C. Parks licence plates goes toward "B.C. Parks and the provincial government.' (Facebook)

Ministry, ICBC explain discrepancy

But when Jones crunched the most recent numbers from the province about the licence plates, he discovered only $15 of the fee is contributed to the fund — a difference of about $200,000 given how many people have bought the plates so far.

"I think that some of the 11,000 people that stepped forward and put forward this $50 with the intention of making a donation to the B.C. parks fund are going to be a little bit upset that only $15 made it into the B.C. Parks system," Jones said.

A spokesman with the ministry said the province's announcements always made it clear that it is only the net proceeds, or profits, from the licence plate sales that are contributed to the fund.

Purcell Mountains
The Purcell Mountains in B.C.'s Interior is featured on one of the special new licence plates for B.C. Parks. (ICBC)

The spokesman said he couldn't speak to the email Jones received or to the $33 figure posted to the Facebook page.

The breakdown the ministry gave for the $50 fee is as follows:

$18: new licence plate fee to provincial government.
$15: directly to B.C. Parks.
$5: ICBC for cost recovery.
$7: plate manufacturing, shipping and handling.
$5: broker commission.
An ICBC spokesman similarly explained the discrepancy by breaking down the $33 as $15 towards the park fund and $18 towards the province as its standard plate fee cost.

But Jones says those responses don't explain the initial answer he was given about how much of the fee goes towards the park.

"I think that they knew what the net proceeds would be when they launched the program, and if it was only going to be $15 of every $50 that should have been announced up front," he said.

As an avid outdoorsman who often frequents the province's parks, Jones says he wants to see more done to maintain them.

"The government spends a lot of money to attract huge amounts of people to our parks from around the world and it fuels a $16-billion tourism industry," he said.

"The trails are being degraded, the signs are falling over, facilities are falling apart.

"Even if the $200,000 is not a lot in the scheme of the system, it would certainly make a meaningful impact to a trail, to signs and to facilities in the park system."

[320icar]

I called it. Everytime people asked me about my parks plate, I had to visibly do air quotes that "icbc says the $40 will go to the parks fun.... So icbc says"

[SpeedStars]

Let's be honest here....Most people with the park plates got it cause it looks cool :badpokerface:

[underscore]

Not this crap again. The initial cost is $50, the new plate fee takes $18 of that, leaving $32 remaining. It sounds like some people screwed up by saying it was going to be $33, but considering $33 was never possible all I can do is shake my head at the people complaining. If you're so concerned about every cent possible going to the parks maybe next time check the math beforehand. Of course if ICBC did donate the full amount and just ate all the costs this guy seems like the kind of person who would complain about ICBC subsidized these plates.

The $40 for each additional year does go to the parks though, so that's good either way.