BC Parks will get $3.6 million over the next three years to improve facilities such as washrooms, parking lots and trails
File photo of Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville, one of many getting accessibility upgrades in the B.C. Parks system.The provincial government is issuing a vision for a more inclusive B.C. Parks system and putting more money into upgrades to bring a wider array of public parks up to accessibility standards.
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