The following story is quite a "joke" as there is no one at P.E.I. National Parks as they don't want anyone there in the first place and they're doing a bang up job of that... just have a look at the "outrageous fee" you have to pay to visit the park.... I was complaining to MP Wayne Easter today about the "silliness" of the Park putting thousands of cedar posts along the sides of the perimeter highway that runs along the Park... and why... to keep people from parking on the side of the road "as they may get out and actually visit the beach"... I nearly fell over when Wayne told me the Park spent $122,000.00 installing these posts... I went over to the Covehead National Historic Lighthouse Friday to take a few pictures of the posts and the "few" people that I meet all had complaints about the "posts and the Park" and the general consensus was the Park administration is doing everything in their powers to keep the Park away from the people... so much for the Parks and People slogan maybe it should be "Parks and No People".... and we wonder why our tourism numbers are down....it's time to write you MP....
Swimmers advised to stay out of water because of surf conditions
The Guardian
July 7, 09
Swimmers are being advised to stay out of the water at beaches in the P.E.I. National Park today.
An advisory from Parks Canada says surf conditions are dangerous and entering the water is not advised.
Swimmers are asked to use caution if they enter the water.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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As a newcomer to the island it amazes me the lengths that had been reached in order to restrict tourists and residents alike from enjoying that gorgeous stretch of beach. I do understand the point of protecting the dunes as they are rather delicate ecosystems but would it not have made more sense to take that money spend on those god awful posts and perhaps spend it on controlled access to different points of the beach. People could park on the side of the road and still access more remote areas of the beach while also minimizing the environmental impact that would have been caused by trudging across the dunes.
Growing up I used to go the beach at least twice every week. But since it became a national park I can no longer afford it.
The beach was a lot better before they ever took it over, at least we could enjoy it.
I wish the provincial government would take over part of it and open it up as a FREE provincial park where families could go for a day of fun...
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