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Tod Inlet Still Has a Host Boat Program
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ecently, Parks Canada closed its marine host program at various locations in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. The two locations now permanently closed are the marine park’s at Portland Island (formerly hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club) and the Beaumont Island site (formerly hosted by the Sidney North
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Good news: The Tod Inlet host program is still active.
Saanich Yacht Club). Roger Hind, president of the council of BC Yacht Clubs (CBCYC) informed PY readers of the closures in a letter in the April 2023 issue. Hind expressed his disappointment with Parks Canada’s decision as the host program provided excellent services at little cost to the government and the program was popular
with the volunteer hosts and visitors alike. According to Hind, the feds explained the host program was closed during the pandemic, that the staff member responsible for the program had retired and that they didn’t want to hire and train another employee. “The only tasks were to reprint a small brochure [now easily available on a
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