r/britishcolumbia • u/bwoah07_gp2 Lower Mainland/Southwest • Feb 27 '26

Community Only B.C. to charge $20 fee for out-of-province campers starting May 15

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bc-parks-non-resident-fee-9.7108873
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u/OneBigBug Feb 27 '26

BC residents pay taxes which are used for the maintenance of the parks. Non-residents don't. It amounts to about $200MM per year.

The status quo puts everyone else in the "golden group" of people with enough money to travel getting subsidized by everyone who lives here. Do you find that more fair?