From Niagara This Week:
The Niagara Parks Commission has a garbage problem.
The NPC discussed problems regarding increased garbage and litter at some of its locations after general manager John Kernahan pointed out problems with picnickers at the Botanical Gardens during his delivery of a Business Highlight Report at last week’s board meeting. Specifically, picnics are not permitted at the gardens but people have ignored the rules which has resulted in a problem with litter.
I thought the comments by OPSEU Local 217 president Bill Rudd were true:
…[he] said the NPC has closed or limited many of its picnic areas and has begun charging for parking at established picnic areas. The result, according to the president of the NPC’s employee union, is people picnicking in areas not normally used for such a purpose.
“If you can get people to go to picnic areas, there is no garbage,” he said.