B.C. provincial parks have been closed for weeks but some Okanagan residents are by-passing gates and are using them anyway.
Ericka Demoskoff, who lives just minutes away from a provincial park entrance, said she’s been trying to talk to these rule-breakers. “I’ve been told that they do not care, they are going into the park whether it’s closed or not,” said Ericka Demoskoff, a concerned resident who lives just minutes away from a provincial park entrance. “They say they don’t have to obey the law and they won’t obey the law.” Some of the provincial park users have even defaced some of the notices. “The sign that says ‘park closed’ was ripped out by someone,” said Kelsey Wickett, a nearby concerned resident.