Overflowing Island Provincial Park Porta-Potties 'Unacceptable', Say Campaigners
The ministry added two portable units after visitors reported overflowing toilets at the park’s day-use area.
- BC Parks added two additional portable toilets to Goldstream Provincial Park after visitors reported the original two units were overflowing on Tuesday, August 4.
- The ministry closed the park's flush toilets after electrical infrastructure at the Nature House was vandalized in mid-July, leaving the area without running water.
- Christine Willes and members of the Goldstream Protectors reported "poorly maintained" facilities to BC Parks and Island Health, with WSANEC elder Carl Olsen raising concerns about conditions.
- BC Parks is working closely with the park operator to ensure regular servicing, with the ministry noting that additional units or increased frequency will be implemented if required.
- For Carl Olsen, the portable toilet issue exemplifies a broader lack of stewardship at Goldstream Provincial Park, where he and the Goldstream Protectors continue advocating every Tuesday.
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Peninsula News ReviewOverflowing Goldstream Park porta-potties are 'unacceptable', say campaigners
Concern has been raised about the upkeep of portable toilets at Goldstream Provincial Park. For the hundreds of visitors who pass through the park’s day-use area each day, porta-potties have been available since mid-July while the washroom building remains temporarily closed. Until recently, just two portable toilets were available, and regular weekly visitors say they have often been found in an unsatisfactory state. “This Tuesday (Aug. 4), tho…
Overflowing Island provincial park porta-potties 'unacceptable', say campaigners
Concern has been raised about the upkeep of portable toilets at Goldstream Provincial Park. For the hundreds of visitors who pass through the park’s day-use area each day, porta-potties have been available since mid-July while the washroom building remains temporarily closed. Until recently, just two portable toilets were available, and regular weekly visitors say they have often been found in an unsatisfactory state. “This Tuesday (Aug. 4), tho…
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