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eight people were lost overnight in
the darkness after miscalcutating
daylight hours.

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Park staff warn of hiking perils

EIGHT PEOPLE were lost over-
night at the Lynn Headwaters
Regionai Park last fall. In every
case, the onset of darkness was a
major factor in the disorientation
of the recreational hikers.

By MICHAEL BECKER
News Reporter

With the return to Pacific
Standard Time at 2 a.m. this Sun-
day (clocks turn back one hour)
local park staff are urging park
users to plan hiking trips wisely by
taking into account diminishing
daylight hours.

Bob Charters, park supervisc: =t
Lynn Headwaters and a member
of the North Shore Rescue Team,
said each of last year’s incidents
was resolved without injury
because the lost hikers had the
good sense to stay put in the dark-

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ness. ‘‘They’d make a wrong turn
somewhere, realize their mistake
and then darkness would overtake
them. In the past we’ve run in toa
lot of problems when people move
around in the dark,’’ Charters
said.

This year alone, approximately
160,000 people visited Lynn
Headwaters. Fair-weather fall
weekends are among the most
popular periods for park use, with
hikers drawn to the area to take in
the colors and to enjoy the bug-
free environment.

But said Charters, “‘You can get
yourself into trouble pretty fast.
Even at 8 a.m. it’s still pitch black
w in the valleys.”

Lynn Headwaters and the
Seymour Demonstration Forest
present the primary areas of con-
cern for GVRD parks staff. The

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parks are wilderness. Preparing for
an extended outing in either should
be approached differently than by
park users planning for a stroll
along Ambleside.

For example, at Lynn Head-
waters it is possible to hike 14
kilometres into the Burwell Col-
iseum sub-alpine area. The area is
only accessible on foot or by
helicopter. ‘‘This time of the year,
it’s really not feasible to hike that
far, but people still do it,’’
Charters said.

Beginning today, all parks close
at 5 p.m. Before hiking at Lynn
Headwaters, call the hiking infor-
mation line at 985-1690, get a
weather report from Environment
Canada’s mountain weather
report, pick up a map, plan your
route, register at the park kiosk
and always carry a flashlight.

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and thoroughly enjoys the sport. Practices and games take up much
of his alter school time, and he also managed to see the New Zealand
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Ryan likes to play football and Nintendo games. He also likes to see
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