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Trail/Park Maintenance
Volunteers who have expressed interest in this category of the “Adopt-A-Park” program will be involved in maintaining existing trails in a safe and passable condition. Any need for major repairs or reconstruction should be reported to the Engineering Department of the municipality. Other situations which may be hazardous to users should likewise be reported. One of the mandates of the Parks Commission, having regard to the rural ambiance of
North Saanich , is to preserve and maintain habitat and native ground cover, plants, shrubs and trees. Accordingly, any apparent interference with habitat and/or natural growth should be reported. This will be of great assistance to the parks program.
Trail Development
Volunteers expressing interest in this phase of the “Adopt-A-Park” program will be involved with construction of new trails where designated by the Parks Commission. This will be an important contribution to the parks program of North Saanich . Trails, steps and other structures may only be constructed in accordance with previously approved designs and materials. Volunteers may greatly assist by using their own tools or equipment. Works department equipment is generally fully utilized by staff in day to day activities but may be available from time to time to meet special needs. As in the case of road and other municipal construction in North Saanich , care will be taken to keep destruction to native growth and ground cover to a minimum where parks work is being done.
Trail/Park Watch
Volunteers in this category will, during walks of their adopted area, identify any problems occurring on trail/park or public lands. Volunteers should not take any position of enforcing bylaws or directly confronting individuals who may be causing damage or violating municipal bylaws. The Volunteers should watch for things such as people they do not recognize or who look suspicious, people conducting acts of vandalism, harassing the public, causing a disturbance or under-age drinking. The Volunteers should not approach these people, but should try to get their description, address, or license number if driving, and report any incidents directly to the RCMP. Volunteers who witness situations where individuals are cutting trees in parks or on public lands, dumping garbage or compost into a park, trail or public lands should report the incident directly to the Municipal Engineering Department at 656-0781 during regular working hours or, during after-hours, directly to the Standby Municipal Dutyman at 920-9235. Any incidents of a fire (big or small), or unauthorized burning within a park or public lands should be called in to 911 immediately.
Volunteers may wish, in addition to their primary interest, to involve themselves in any of these categories and are welcome and invited to do so.
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