A man has been ordered to pay $21,600 in fines and restitution for building an illegal bike jump in Yoho National Park — an extreme example of what one wilderness protection group says is a recurring problem.
“It’s not actually uncommon that we see these illegal trails or structures or people creating their own recreation infrastructure within the national parks, or even public land and provincial parks,” said Katie Morrison, executive director of the southern Alberta chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).
“That type of activity, while it seems like not maybe a major impact, can definitely have impacts
