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Volume 52, No. 7

B.C. Reg. 136/2009

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

April 7, 2009

B.C. Reg. 136/2009 , deposited March 31, 2009, pursuant to the PARK ACT [Sections 29 and 29.2]. Ministerial Order M110/2009, dated March 30, 2009.

I, Barry Penner, Minister of Environment and Minister Responsible for Climate Action, order that the attached BC Parks Recreation User Fees Regulation is made.

— B. PENNER, Minister of Environment and Minister Responsible for Climate Action.

BC PARKS RECREATION USER FEES REGULATION

Contents

Definitions

Goods and Services Tax

Fee ranges

Specific fees

Group camping fees

Fees for vessels

Annual parking fees

Daily parking fees

Exemptions for children

Exemptions for persons with disabilities

Exemptions for volunteers

Exemptions from fees during off season

Fees for seniors

Fees for second non-recreational vehicle

Definitions

1 In this regulation:

"Act" means the Park Act ;

"backcountry" means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area that is not frontcountry;

"Bus Annual Pass" means a ticket showing that a person has paid the fee under

section 7 (b);

"camp" means to occupy a campsite, to set up a tent or other shelter or to remain overnight;

"campsite" means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area developed by the ministry to accommodate persons who wish to camp;

"dock" means a structure connected to dry land and used for the purposes of mooring a vessel;

"frontcountry" means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area within one kilometre of either side of the centreline of a park road or a highway;

"group" means 15 or more persons;

"ministry" means the ministry of the minister charged with the administration of the Park Act ;

"mooring buoy" means a float, anchored in water and not connected to dry land, that is used for the purpose of mooring a vessel;

"off season" means the period from the day after Labour Day to June 14 of the following year;

"park" includes any land, trail, path or waterway comprised in an order under

section 6 (1) (

a) to (

g) of the Act;

"party" means up to 8 persons, of whom at least one, but no more than 4, are 16 years old or older, and who May have with them

(

a) one recreational vehicle,

(

b) one non-recreational vehicle, or

(

c) one non-recreational vehicle and one legally towed trailer that is not a trailer primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational or travel use;

"recreational vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle or a trailer, primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational or travel use;

"Recreation Stewardship Annual Pass" means a ticket showing that a person has paid the fee under

section 7 (a);

"senior" means a resident of the Province who is 65 years of age or older;

"summer season" means the period from June 15 to Labour Day;

"vessel" means a boat, canoe, kayak or other craft used, or capable of being used, for navigation on water;

"youth group" means a group of 12 or more persons

(

a) undertaking a camping trip or day use trip organized for the group by a school, not-for-profit society or recreational centre operated by a municipality or regional district for the benefit of the members of the group who are 18 years of age or younger, and

(

b) supervised by an adult representative of the school, not-for-profit society or recreational centre;

"youth group free parking pass" means a ticket showing that the youth group has received an exemption after completing the ministry's youth group registration form.

Goods and Services Tax

2 All fees include the Goods and Services Tax.

Fee ranges

3 The fee ranges set out in Column 2 of Table 1 for the use or service set out in Column 1 are prescribed for the purposes of

section 29.2 (1) of the Act.

Table 1

Item

Column 1

Use or service

Column 2

Fee range

frontcountry camping

$5 – $35 per party or vessel per night

backcountry camping

$5 – $10 per person per night

minimum group camping fees

$50 – $60 per night

youth group camping fees

$40 – $60 per youth group per night

sani-station

$2 – $5 per use

group picnic site rentals

$28 – $60 per group per use

cabin rentals

$4 – $42 per person per night

docking

$2 per metre per vessel per use not exceeding 24 hours

mooring buoys

$9 – $14 per vessel per night

annual vessel camping

$600 per vessel per year

Bowron Lakes canoe circuit

$30 – $60 per person

Specific fees

(1) The fee ranges prescribed in

section 3 do not apply to the parks, conservancies and recreation areas listed in Table 2, and instead the specific fees in Table 2 apply to those parks, conservancies and recreation parks.

(2) The specific fees set out in Column 3 of Table 2 are prescribed for the purposes of

section 29.2 (1) of the Act for the use or services listed in Column 2 for the corresponding park, conservancy or recreation area listed in Column 1.

Table 2

Item

Column 1

Park, conservancy

or recreation area

Column 2

Use or service

Column 3

Fee

Cinnemousun Narrows

sani-station – up to 115 litres

$15 per discharge

Cinnemousun Narrows

sani-station – 116 to 227 litres

$40 per discharge

Cinnemousun Narrows

sani-station – 228 litres or more

$90 per discharge

Khutzeymateen

backcountry camping

$15 per person per night

Liard River Hot Springs

day use area visit

$5 per person per day

Liard River Hot Springs

day use area visit

$10 per person per year

Liard River Hot Springs

day use area visit

$3 per child age 6 to 12 years old per day

Liard River Hot Springs

day use area visit

$10 per family per day

Liard River Hot Springs

day use area visit

$20 per family per year

Maquinna Marine

day use area

$3 per person per day

Mount Robson Park

parking for bus that is not used

by a youth group

$25 per bus per day

Peace Arch

group picnic building rental

$200 per group per use

Tatshenshini-Alsek

river rafting trip (Dry Bay take out)

between August 31 and July 5

$100 per person per trip

Tatshenshini-Alsek

river rafting trip (Dry Bay take out)

between July 6 and August 30

$125 per person per trip

Tatshenshini-Alsek

river rafting trip (other than Dry Bay take out)

$25 per person per day

Tweedsmuir (North)

camping

$50 per vessel or aircraft per trip

Tweedsmuir (North)

use of portage equipment

$50 per vessel for each direction of a trip

Group camping fees

5 The fee per night for group camping is calculated by multiplying the number of parties in a group and the camping fee per party established in this regulation or by directive by the minister, or the minimum group camping fee established by directive by the minister, whichever is greater.

Fees for vessels

6 The fee for the overnight use of dock and mooring buoy facilities applies to vessels that tie or anchor to another vessel using the dock or mooring buoy facilities.

Annual parking fees

7 For the purposes of

section 23 (1) (b) (iv) of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation, B.C. Reg. 180/90, the parking fee for

(

a) a vehicle other than a bus is $25 for the year, and

(

b) a bus other than a school bus used by a youth group is $250 for the year.

Daily parking fees

(1) For the purposes of

section 23 (1) (b) (iv) of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation, B.C. Reg. 180/90, the daily parking fee for parking a vehicle other than

(

a) a bus,

(

b) a school bus used by a youth group, or

(

c) a vehicle that displays

(

i) a current Recreation Stewardship Annual Pass,

(ii) a valid receipt for overnight camping in that park, conservancy or recreation area, or

(iii) a vehicle that displays a valid youth group free parking pass

in the frontcountry of a park, conservancy or recreation area listed in Table 3 is

(d) $1 for the first hour or part of that hour and $1 for the second hour or part of that hour, or

(e) $3 per day.

(2) For the purposes of

section 23 (1) (b) (iv) of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation, B.C. Reg. 180/90, the daily parking fee for a bus, other than a school bus used by a youth group or a bus that displays a valid Bus Annual Pass, is $25.

Table 3

Alice Lake Park

Bamberton Park

Bear Creek Park

Brandywine Falls Park

Coquihalla Canyon Park

Cultus Lake Park

Cypress Park

E. C. Manning Park

Ellison Park

French Beach Park

Garibaldi Park

Golden Ears Park

Goldstream Park

Gordon Bay Park

Herald Park

Juan de Fuca Park

Kalamalka Lake Park

Kekuli Bay Park

Lac Le Jeune Park

Little Qualicum Falls Park

Mabel Lake Park

MacMillan Park

Mara Park

Miracle Beach Park

Montague Harbour Marine Park

Mount Seymour Park

Murrin Park

Okanagan Lake Park

Paul Lake Park

Porpoise Bay Park

Porteau Cove Marine Park

Rathtrevor Beach Park

Rolley Lake Park

Ruckle Park

Sasquatch Park

Shannon Falls Park

Shuswap Lake Park

Sooke Potholes Park

Sproat Lake Park

Sun-Oka Beach Park

Exemptions for children

9 The fees established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister for backcountry camping or the use of backcountry cabin accommodations do not apply to children under the age of 13.

Exemptions for persons with disabilities

10 The fees established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister for the use of a frontcountry campsite or for vehicle parking in the frontcountry do not apply to a party containing one or more persons who produce BC Parks approved evidence of receiving federal or provincial income assistance for persons with disabilities.

Exemptions for volunteers

11 The fees established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister for the use of a frontcountry campsite or for vehicle parking in the frontcountry do not apply to volunteers working on a project or providing a service in a park, conservancy or recreation area that has been approved by a park officer.

Exemptions from fees during off season

12 The fees established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister for the use of a frontcountry campsite do not apply during the off season when no services and only limited, if any, facilities are available.

Fees for seniors

(1) The fee for a senior during the off season, excluding when no services and only limited, if any, facilities are available, for the use of a frontcountry campsite is calculated at one half of the summer season frontcountry camping fee established by regulation or directive of the minister for that campsite or is the off season rate, whichever is lower.

(2) The fees applicable to a senior under this regulation apply to a party if

(

a) the party includes one or more seniors, and

(

b) no person, other than the senior or the spouse of the senior, is an adult.

Fees for second non-recreational vehicle

(1) A party that is authorized by a park officer to have a second non-recreational vehicle on a campsite must pay a fee of one half the camping fee per night established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister up to a maximum of $12.

(2) A party that is authorized by a park officer to have a second non-recreational vehicle in a designated long-stay campsite is exempt from the fee for the second non-recreational vehicle.

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