Every summer, Thetis Lake attracts daredevils who dive or jump off the cliffs, and sometimes injuries come in rapid succession. In the summer of 2017, four serious incidents happened within a week.. . .
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VICTORIA As the warm, dry weather of summer approaches, firefighters up and down Vancouver Island are preparing for the start of wildfire season. Though the current fire danger rating in Greater Victoria is low to moderate, fire services in the region want people to know that as forest floors dry out, it only takes seconds for a spark to become a blaze. It will dry out quite quickly so the chances of a wildfire go up dramatically, said Langford Fire Department assistant chief of fire protection, Lance Caven. With COVID people want to be outside, they want to be out in nature and we just need them to be really diligent, he said.
After dozens of speakers and an hour of debate, CRD directors recognized the changing user base in regional parks and approved the new guidelines as a balance, with some suggesting that future parkland acquisitions should be considered with mountain biking in mind. The new guidelines were developed by the CRD’s parks committee after extensive consultations with mountain bikers and concerned park users. “This sets out terms of reference on how to integrate mountain biking in existing park systems as [the sport] expands in the region,” said parks committee chair Rebecca Mersereau. “Our parks are acquired and managed for the primary purpose of ecological protection. We can’t just flip a switch.”