They don't get invited to fun things like beach parties, so they want beach fires banned. After all, fires cause smoke and pollution, and often lead to unhealthy activities like beer-drinking and hot-dog eating. Health Canada wouldn't like that.
These kind of people are very big on preserving things for the future. Who's future? Not mine - I've noticed that as soon as local busybodies get local government involved, things get "preserved" right out of the public's hands. Seal Bay park is a prime example. It used to be a nice place to walk, bike, or ride until the Regional District got hold of it. Now it is a disgusting mess of barriers, man-made structures, plastic pipe and ditches. Trails are closed or segregated, access restricted, and everywhere those Godawful signs, including one with a handy rat-line number in case you want to report someone farting in the wrong spot.
People are getting into heated confrontations over who's allowed to use which trails, and bad feelings abound. It never used to be like this - everyone just peacefully coexisted and enjoyed themselves. But hey, local government knows best, it's for the public good. Oh yes, I just LOVE to see my tax dollars spent on ensuring that I can only visit the park during certain hours or use certain trails. I'm just waiting for the paved parking and admission charge. Nature park, my ass.
And now I read in the paper that some do-gooder wants to get the pesky swimmers and campers out of Comox Lake. This person has been here A WHOLE TEN YEARS and has "noted with concern the intensive and expanding use of the Comox lake watershed". Well, I've been here forty years and you know what I've noted with concern? The increasing number of meddling ignoramuses who move here because they like it, then try to "improve" it to suit themselves. Somewhat similar to the city people who move to the country because it's "natural", then try to get bylaws passed because they don't like the smell of the dairy farm next door.
From what I understand, the water in the lake tests just fine - the only way we are going to have a problem with the water supply is if we keep allowing development which encourages people like this to move here. I think getting rid of the greedy developers would do a lot more good than getting rid of campers. What's the answer? Stop enjoying the lake, as most of us have been doing all our lives? Put a big fence around it with "No Trespassing" signs? We could just show our kids pictures of the lake while they play in their Mr. Turtle pools in the back yard.
Apparently this person is contacting the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport. What the hell is that? When the heck did we get one? Boy, they snuck that one right by me. Doesn't "living" come under the category of your own personal business? Oh, wait a minute - it must be a branch of the "Government Taking Your Money And Using It To Dictate Your Behavior" department. I forgot about them.
Well, I hope this person isn't successful in sucking the fun out of Comox Lake. I somehow think there's a better way to address the issue of water management than banning swimming and camping on a very small area of a very large lake.
But for some people, solving the problem isn't really the point. The point is to come up with more regulation and restrictions - I guess it makes them feel important. No wonder no one wants to play with them.
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ReplyDeleteI remember Mr. Turtle Pools.