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B.C.’s ‘locals first’ camping season will depend on the honour system
B.C. residents to get priority as provincial camping reservations open March 8 But Environment Minister George Heyman acknowledged the province was counting on honesty from would-be campers to keep it locals-first.“We’re requiring people to go to a landing page that attests and confirms they’re a resident of British Columbia, and then they go through to the reservation page and begin to make their plans and their reservations,” he said.Heyman said spot checks of campgrounds last season found a small number of out-of-province visitors, and that the overwhelming majority of people were cooperative and honest.BC Liberal MLA Ellis Ross argued the system was open to abuse.