BC Parks jacks prices
Parking and camping fees are going up in many B.C. parks including popular sea kayak destinations Plumper Cove, Porteau Cove, Smuggler Cove, Newcastle Island, Pirate’s Cove and Wallace Island. The fee change is part of the province’s new user-pay system recommended by the Recreation Stewardship Panel, an independent body of recreation experts who reviewed B.C.’s park system. Fees will be collected by a caretaker onsite and used by the park operators to offset operating and maintenance costs within the park where they are collected, said John Furney of the province’s parks and protected areas office. Parks that were free last year are still free, Furney said. There are no plans to charge for overnight use in any other parks in the near future. A full list of B.C. provincial park fees can be found at
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/ —Ryan Stuart
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Complete Folding Kayaker, Second Edition, by Ralph Diaz
The definitive guide for “folding kayakers” has been updated for 2003. The sequel includes new boat reviews and tips gleaned from Diaz’s expe- rience editing his newsletter, Folding Kayak, since the book’s 1994 first
edition. The compendium is indeed “complete,” a self-contained desert-island pick for the folding boat devotee or wannabe. It covers new and used buying tips, assembly instructions, paddling tech- nique, rescues, packing, repair, sailing, an array of boat modification ideas for the tinkerer and much more. 28.95 Cdn; $17.95 US from Ragged Mountain Press.
Canoeing and Hiking Wild Muskoka: An Eco-Adventure Guide, by Hap Wilson
Hap Wilson applies his seasoned writing and artistic talents to reclaim Ontario’s cottage heart- land for the wild
wanderer. “Much of natural Muskoka was intact,” Wilson explains, “but
its charm was faltering in the wake of powerboats and jet-skis and the proliferation of golf courses and condo devel- opments.” Beautiful illustrations detail canoe, hik- ing and ski trails, plus kayak tours on the Georgian Bay coast and four large Muskoka lakes. For the soft-core pilgrim, Wilson has marked B&Bs. $19.95 Cdn from Boston Mills Press.
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