BC Park Schedules 2 Temporary Closures so First Nations Can ‘Connect With the Land’

BC Park Schedules 2 Temporary Closures so First Nations Can ‘Connect With the Land’

BC Parks plans to close Joffre Lakes Park to the public for a week this summer and for 23 days this fall to allow local First Nations the opportunity to “connect with the land.” Similar closures have been carried out over the past few years, cutting off public access to the hiking trails and lake areas at the southwestern B.C. park 35 kilometres east of Pemberton.  The park, known for its icefields and turquoise-blue lakes, will shut its gates t…