Parks Canada says a terminated lifeguard program at Long Beach won't be reinstated, despite a petition signed by hundreds to bring it back.
Posted: Apr. 12, 2023 6:28PMPacific Rim National Park Reserve near Tofino was bathed in sunshine Wednesday, attracting beach walkers and a handful of surfers looking for a nice wave.“Yeah, it’s pretty clear on the signs and pretty clear from looking around that there’s not a lot of support here,” said Bruce Kennedy, who’s visiting from Vancouver.
In the past, Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns called for the lifeguards to be reinstated. Now, he’s raising the issue again before what is sure to be a busy summer at the beach. “For 40 years, it had been identified as a problematic area and had a successful program, and for it to be taken away, relatively overnight, was shocking to the communities,” said Surf Sister owner Krissy Montgomery.
Montgomery adds that surf companies like hers end up being the defacto lifeguards for the beach with dozens of close calls.“I had to pin them on my surfboard and paddle them in. I don’t know what would have happened if I wasn’t there,” she said.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.“One in Cape Breton, one in P.E.I. They have less visitation, and somehow they get funded,” he said.
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