February 24, 1998 BC Parks debated at UNBC “This is a time of restraint but we [BC Parks] are man- aging,” said Roberts. Wayne Sawchuk went on to add that a trust fund has been set up so the public can make donations to help fund BC Parks. BC Parks is also looking at merchandising BC Parks to raise money. “However,” said Sawchuk, “We must also be aware of the spiraling effect. If we charge more for using parks, the people will be demanding a greater level of service. It may be see that BC Parks is chasing the buck. BC Parks may be should remain out of the selling and leave it to pri- vate enterprise.” Overall, the members of the audience were against corpo- rate sponsorship although user fees were not outright rejected. This idea of volun- teers in BC Parks was reject- ed. Because of the displace- ment of forest workers because of the new park, members of the audience felt that displaced workers should be reemployed by the parks. The question that drew the most applause was raised by Doug Baker who felt that the real debate was missed. Baker asked from the floor: “Is BC Parks the right vehicle to carry out the Protected Area Strategy? Does BC Parks actually know how it is going to do that?” The Muskwa-Kechika is the the new protected area in the northern rockies. Current parks in the area will remain parks with additional land surrounding added to the parks. Special management zones surround’ theses expanded parks. The special management zones will be jointly managed by several government agencies. The members of the panel said that BC Parks was the only ministry able to adminis- ter Protected Area Strategy (PAS). The debate then shift- ed. A comment from the floor asked what is a park? “BC Parks seems to want to develop areas for recreation. This seems to be a muddying of the waters. What is the dif- ference between a park and a protected area?” Another question raised the prospect that the PAS was not effective way to protect- ing ecosystems in BC. “You cannot protect ecosys- tems with the park system.” BC Parks District Manager Don Roberts said that BC Parks does not have the resources to ensure that the ecosystem of the Muskwa- Kechika will protected. “BC Parks does not have the resources to do that. We will have to rely of the Conservation Officers [there are only two for that region] and the Ministry of Environment to ensure that the ecosystem is protected.” The questions and answers Canada Is In Shock by Jeremy Fung It is 12:45 am February 20 here in the central British Columbia. | am sitting in a room with another Canadian, a Swede, and a Fin. Looking at Wayne Gretzky, the great- est hockey player ever to live, sitting alone on the bench epitomizes how everyone in Canada will feel on today. One of the greatest institu- tions in Canada has stum- bled. 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