Backcountry trails are virtually unregulated in B.C.’s provincial parks — no fees and no bookings required.
At least one municipality would like to change that.
The Village of Pemberton has submitted a resolution to next month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, asking the province to develop a trail booking and reservation system fee structure.
“[We’re] looking to the province for putting some funding in place, or measures in place, whether it’s restricting the number of people using the trails, or whether there’s a fee to do it, just to manage the amount of people that are coming on a daily basis,” said Nikki Gilmore,
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