Stop the cuts!
 

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The Ontario government has slashed staffing levels in our provincial parks for the summer of 2006.

The cuts are equal to 226 full-time summer jobs for seasonal workers and regular students. This is a reduction of 19 per cent compared to the summer of 2005.

Educational and park interpretive staff are being cut back. Park wardens are being cut back. Park stores are closing or having their hours of operation reduced. Some parks will shut their gates earlier at the end of the summer.

These cuts compromise ecological integrity, nature education, park safety, recreational opportunities, and convenience for all park users. And park users who expect clean bathrooms, frequent garbage pick-up, well-maintained trails, and easy access to information may be disappointed this summer.

These cuts are unnecessary, unwise, and unacceptable. The tiny investment it takes to keep our parks running is repaid several times over through the many social, economic, educational and environmental benefits our parks provide.

This web site is a meeting place for everyone who believes our Ontario parks are worth taking care of.

To sign our online petition, click here.  To find out about cuts to the parks you visit, click here.  To read what the Minister of Natural Resources said, click here.