BC Residents only
BC is making it very clear that it is BC residents only in the provincial campgrounds. If a camper were to have non-BC plates, they could/will be refused. https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/300622/Ca...
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noteven wrote:
Section 6 of the Charter might interfere with Provinces or Territories discriminating against people based on residency. You can’t blockade borders inside Canada unless you apply the emergency reason to everyone.
But it makes good divisive news and invokes an appearance of taking action against “those people” from the other place.
They would do better to speak to people as adults and say in the interest of controlling spread, you people camp in your back yard and we’ll stay home in ours this summer.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are all saying essentially the same thing: opening for their provincial residents only, with a few exceptions. BC campgrounds are normally overbooked so this is a solution to manage campground capacity and social distancing. I'm disappointed at not being able to camp in my usual favorite sites but understand completely under the circumstances. It will give each province the opportunity for their residents to explore their own back yard. Not a bad thing.
Howie
