Good for you 17Blonde for posting this. Too bad to forum is worldwide so signatures from far away don't mean much.
Petition
What this small group doesn't realize is that they never had a right to ATV on this land in the first place. It was Timberwest so they were trespassing even then.
The TLC and other organizations contribute about 35% to the park acquisition fund so they sure do have a say what gets done with the land.
I think that this piece of property is wonderful and I think it's disgusting that this group is trying to discredit this park at every turn. It has been logged once or twice. So what? Some of our nicest parks aren't first growth. Also TM going to the CRD to lecture them that the park is apparently "illegal" because of the zoning. Get a life. No parks agency with resources to enforce allows this use. Even Sooke Mountain Provincial Park prohibits their use. If the CVRD Parks had resources, they'd enforce their ban too and I've seen how their parks look after you guys have had at them (Kokisilah). TrailsBC says no as well since they wreck the trailbed and you people do donuts on purpose, wrecking the bed for every other use.
This place is only recovering and getting better now because there are fewer OHVs there because of the gate. I have seen at least half a dozen wrecked cars down embankments, broken glass on the road, and a trail of beer cans for miles. That is the legacy of 20+ years ago. These aren't hikers, equestrians or mountain bikers. We carry just what we need.
This group says they can "self police" themselves. No they can't, they don't have authority anyway. Either way, after a patch of moss is destroyed, it's too late anyway.
The healthiest people in the world eh? The only ones I have seen were smoking and drinking by their ATVs at a broken bridge preventing them from getting to Crabapple. Thank God that bridge is broken.
If Harbourview is in such prime condition, why is it so hard for even the feeblest of people? The road is only nice now thanks to the CRD and fewer vehicles up there.
In the end, it doesn't matter. You guys will lose. Public opinion against this use is rising every day.
ATV damage on Mount Wells. A sign of what's to come if this use is approved.
