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JaxDad
Dec 30, 2014Explorer III
almcc wrote:
.... it's disappointing that Ontario provincial parks could do much better, they are firmly back in the 1960's. I remember being in Pinery at that time with my parents, some things have improved but the parks haven't moved with the times and they aren't capitalizing on the change to camping habits, equipment and demographics.
Back in 1996 there was an important but quiet change in regards to Ontario Provincial Parks, this during Mike Harris' No Sense Revolution.
They were required to economically stand on their own.
The problem was, they were staffed by a bloated bureaucracy of civil servants who all belonged to a very powerful union. Wages or staffing couldn't be cut.
The only choice was to dramatically increase fees and cut spending.
That's what they did.
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