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[ZGsta]

Also I gotta say there's nothing more irritating than the sanctimonious wailing of surfers who think they somehow own public land (which happens on this island). They always try to pepper their argument with environmental claims, but no, they just don't want other people around their surf spots.

[VicHockeyFan]

From what I've heard I don't think you're going to be looking at 2000 people there at once, it's spread out over a month after all.
And the news keeps quoting 1800, which is just the number of people who said 'attending' on the Facebook page. So if that's like other Facebook events in my experience (WHY DOES NOBODY COME TO MY PARTIES??) it'll mean about 180 people.

True, this.

[HB]

Lacking for a news story are they? and this is all they can come up with?

[Mike K.]

I can't see this event attracting more than a few hundred people at any one time. Moving the gathering from the Interior of the province to a remote park on Vancouver Island will ensure only those who are most able and willing to make the trek will attend. I mean the added cost of traveling to the Island will turn a lot of folks away.

Also I gotta say there's nothing more irritating than the sanctimonious wailing of surfers who think they somehow own public land (which happens on this island). They always try to pepper their argument with environmental claims, but no, they just don't want other people around their surf spots.

Speaking about surfers, some instances of people coming up on secluded and coveted surfing spots on the Island have resulted in bad sportsmanship, vandalism, even violence. The surfing culture here has come to stake ownership over certain coastal areas and they'll be damned if anyone comes along who wants to get in on the waves or make use of coastal waters.

[HB]

Why such censorship on this site.
I post some facts with an example of how hippies are being singled out and you delete my post.

Is talking about depends diapers on old people tabboo or against the rules of engagement.
I did not post anything vulgar nor was it obscene.

[Sparky]

^ I don't see any deleted posts. Am I missing something?

[ZGsta]

Speaking about surfers, some instances of people coming up on secluded and coveted surfing spots on the Island have resulted in bad sportsmanship, vandalism, even violence. The surfing culture here has come to stake ownership over certain coastal areas and they'll be damned if anyone comes along who wants to get in on the waves or make use of coastal waters.

Yeah there's been problems at Jordan River before with legit violence from surfers trying to prevent others from using "their water".

And from the TC:

Cumberland resident Neil Borecky, a Mount Cain Alpine Park Society director who surfs at Raft Cove...

Borecky, who saw the garbage left near Bamfield, hopes authorities will shut down the area. “Or a few of us might be heading up to form a blockade,” he said.

Oh so he's threatening to bring his surf buddies up to get into a physical confrontation? Not surprised.
Sounds like the typical situation where surfers are claiming environmental concerns but just want people off their turf.

[Sparky]

^ you mean "off their surf"

[Mike K.]

Why such censorship on this site.
I post some facts with an example of how hippies are being singled out and you delete my post.

Is talking about depends diapers on old people tabboo or against the rules of engagement.
I did not post anything vulgar nor was it obscene.

You had double-posted by mistake and one of these posts was deleted. It looks like you had begun editing the first of the two double posts (just above mine on the previous page) while the other was being deleted. Sometimes these sorts of things can happen but this was not intentional and I hadn't noticed this until this morning.

Oh so he's threatening to bring his surf buddies up to get into a physical confrontation? Not surprised.
Sounds like the typical situation where surfers are claiming environmental concerns but just want people off their turf.

Yup, here we go again. Like I said, the chances of a large group actually making it out to Raft Cove are slim. That's not to say it won't happen but the logistics of getting to the Island then traveling to such a remote spot will be a tough call for many who wouldn't have thought twice about attending an event in the interior.

[Sparky]

Raft Cove Provincial Park has been closed by the Parks Department as of 12:00 PM today.

http://www.newsroom....ark-closes.html

http://www.env.gov.b...kpgs/raft_cove/

[VicHockeyFan]

Bah, I can go either way. Watching some reports, I do believe some were arriving quite unprepared. I don't think you can possibly hitchhike in and expect to find enough food and water for a few weeks, unless you are a trained long-term hiker/survivalist. And even just 50 others also scavenging for food and water in the same area would only make resources harder to find.

[Mike K.]

Would most hang around for that long, though? And I would imagine that there would be regular trips to whatever inhabited areas was closest in order to re-stock up on necessities.

[ZGsta]

Well I'm SURE the surfers that were freaking out about this will respect the park closure and not break in and surf there. Haha, no wait, now they've got a private beach to themselves.