It only takes a few to spoil it for everyone.
People who insist on partying at the lake until all inhibition is lost and any sense of reason is drowned have put a damper on the weekend for those who like to enjoy the first long weekend of warm weather camping with a cold drink and good company. They are still welcome to bring the good company, but this weekend they will have to leave the booze at home.
The May long weekend has often led to alcohol-fueled destruction in provincial parks. So who can blame officials for doing whatever they can to put a stop to it? If revellers are going to choose to wreck everything in sight, then let them do it in their own backyards.
So, basically, this weekend is for families. Plenty of parents will welcome the idea of a weekend of camping with the kids and not worrying about a party at the next campsight and whether their kids will have to step around broken glass the next morning.
No doubt there will still be some alcohol in the park. Some people refuse to follow any rules. Some will get caught, but some will manage to sneak it in. And some of those who sneak it in will drink quietly and responsibly and there won't be problems with them.
But those who planned to party hard this weekend at the provincial park — any provincal park in the province — should think again. In fact, they should take a minute to think why this ban is in place to begin with. If these people could drink and party responsibly, there would be no need for such a ban. But when people have no regard for other people's comfort or property, then their "partying" should be curtailed.
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