Sparkles
I do not know who slashed our tires and I never found out. When I called the RCMP he noted that the other four vehicles present, all which had BC plates were left untouched. I never found out who did it and the criminal was never charged.
My point is prejudice – and it’s disapponting. Like I said in my post I’ve been coming here for over twenty years. When Snow Valley was truly that, before FAR, before all the condo’s, before the developments and as I recall before the Elk was open for fishing. For me, Fernie still has that charm and I will keep coming. I am teaching my family about this special little spot on the planet. What bothers me is this growing intolerance. Perhaps it is preciptated by money loaded tourists, perhaps by absent land holders, perhaps by the run up of real estate prices – I don’t know. Usually its a result of ignorance.
When I read things like “rape and pilage albertans” or “albertains that complain about having to pay pst when they don’t live here” I’ll call it out. I could retort with equal examples but what good would that do ? It’s prejucicial and unhelpful. It also doesn’t reflect the welcoming attitude and great friendships I’ve cultivated here over the years. It simply promotes prejudice, hate, and for a mindless few somehow allows them to justify doing stupid things ( like maybe slashing albertan tires ) – I’d love to catch ’em and have them prosecuted.
