From front Tourism wi campground with a short trail to the falls is being closed down by B.C. Parks lo save money. And the forest service road from Tumbler Ridge to the campground faces an un- certain future due to forest recreation cuts. “We've spent two years and more than $] million in marketing this image and now they're talking about closing the park site,” Stefanson = said. “Now we're stuck,” He said a new market- ing plan will have to be developed because it’s un- reasonable to promote the north using an image of a place visitors can’t reason- ably reach. The Kinuseo Falls site is one of 32 low-use pro- vincial parks the province is closing or scaling down lo save about $400,000. Others slated to close near Terrace include Ex- chamsiks Pravincial Park’s campground. The Diana Lake picnic site near Prince Rupert and Ross Lake picnic site near Ha- zelton were also on the list but will naw be main- tained by local towns. B.C. Parks will also sell firewood this year and eli- minate inter- A12 - the Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 29, 2002 cause of reduced services in northern B.C. may send visitors on to Alaska and the Yukon. He says it won't take them long to form opinions if they arrive at a park or -rec site- where toilels have been removed, there's no firewood and the province has attempted to cut off access. “They're going to go where the service and the experience is the best,” he said, adding it could take years to undo damage to the province’s reputation. -'Backcountry tourism operators who need forest service roads to transport their clients to go hiking or rafting are also concerned about road access, Stefan- son suid. Maintenance budgets for numerous forest service roads are to be slashed, the ministry has indicated, and many good roads could end up being down- graded to four-wheel-drive only status. “Tt eliminates access to the backcountry,” Stefan- son said, “The government needs to know that these roads are now an infra- structure that has been ca- pitalized upon by tax-pay- ing busines- pretive pro- grams to save a further $1.5 “We’ve spent ses in B.C.” “Forest ser- vice roads on ll be casualty of park, rec cuts, group fears THE DOCK at Bishop Bay Hotsprings h deemed unsafe and there isn’t money available to fix it. Jim STEELE PHOTO “4 A" 6 a ; : —_ . as been eliminated because it’s been “We're going to start seeing people hurt or killed because the roads aren't going to be well maintained but people ure damage environmentally sensitive areas by driving 4xds, all-terrain vehicles or snowmobiles where they shouldn't, he said, still on them,” Stefanson said. People who try to reach areas where access has been barred may also 4635 Greig Ave., Terrace, B.C. V8G IN2 The purpose of this meeting is to make amendments Terrace Crimestoppers will be holding a GENERAL MEETING of Society Members Thursday, June 13, 2002 at 7:00 pm at Keenleyside Insurance Ltd. lo the Terrace Crimestoppers Constitution. For further information, please call 638-1508 two years and million. - Which no pro- “A number More than $1 mil- duct is mov. of these parks lion in marketing ing still have are very, very fhAis image and economic popular with pow they're talking value to tourists.” spout closing the ®“ Stefanson ne Elimination said. park site. of recreation He says sites and de- it’s easy to terioration of CRIME il! STOPPERS nfennial cut spending on paper, but the province is failing to adequately consider the access roads will punish local anglers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts even hristian The Terrace Standard will be publishing CMTE Ei a recipe contest with your favorite barbecue recipes. Please submit your recipes to The Terrace Standard, 3210 Clinton Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 5R2 or fax to 638-8432. Entry deadline has been extended. All entries will be entered in the contest for a | “Grand Prize”. Some recipes will be randomly § more,than tourists, he pre- dicted. So He doubted people will stop using roads and rec sites even if they deterior- ate and the government tries to close them. That raises safety wor- ries, he adds, Tevenue. tourism. brings: to the north and the potential impact of cuts. An estimated 1.5 mil- lion tourists a year visit northern B.C., spending $89 million while they're here. A bad experience be- CHOOL prosens 7 “The Hobbit “ by JR.R. 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