The mentality of those using our backcountry sometimes needs to be questioned.
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KAMLOOPS — I grew up in the northern part of B.C. I spent time on the Islands off the coast of Prince Rupert. I spent time up the Nass River Valley, Babine Lake, and many more of the most scenic areas I have ever been in.
I have spent time travelling through many other parts of the province, seeing the splendor that we have been blessed with. Many others share the awe of that scenery. But there are others who are uncaring about the future of this land. They are those who would dump garbage in the back country, somehow thinking they’re getting away with something. Or chewing up the grasslands because of some great desire to find virgin territory to destroy.
These people are not fit to be in those areas. Frank Ritcey, one of the real stewards of the land, works with WildSafe B.C.. He does great work. He recently posted a couple of pictures to his Facebook page, showing some of the garbage that has been dumped in the back range, and some tire tracks going through the wetlands. I don’t understand the mentality of people who do that. There is no way you’re saving money or anything else dumping garbage in the back country. Some, I guess, feel it’s cheaper than paying at the dump to discard it in the landfill. And some big items do cost more to discard. But is the cost of taking it to the dump more than the cost of repairing the land, which ultimately will cost all taxpayers.
There are plenty of areas to take snowmobiles, 4-wheel drives and other all-terrain vehicles that won’t destroy pristine and important grassland areas, but many people are too lazy to try and find them. They seem to think it’s okay to plough up the first clean area they come across, no matter what’s being devastated by their actions. These are the same people who don’t understand the importance of stewardship of our resources. They are the same people who have no regard of the rights of others, who tell the “bleeding hearts” to take their whining somewhere else.
