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     It was announced this winter that the new golf course being built 
     
     at Lakeside will be operated by the Provincial Parks Branch. The 
     
     championship-course is on the_site of the former Crowbush Cove 
     
     Provincial Park, a favorite of Islanders for it’s serenity and 
     
     it?s north shore beach. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Construction of the golf course, now named the "Links at Crowbush 
     
     Cove", has endured some controversy since it began and the.issues 
     
     surroundingj disturbance of the back dunes have- drawn the 
     
     attention of environmentalists. These concerns will be a‘ 
     
     consideratiOn for future management of the site as a part of the 
     
     Provincial Park System. Harry Simmonds, former manager of 
     
     Brudenell River and the eastern parks region, has been appointed 
     
     to the project this year to work with the construction team in 
     
    

    
     preparation for full operation in 1993. ' ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     Parks have a three-fold mandate Of preservation, recreation and 
     
     education which in itself suggests some compromise. Park systems' 
     
     across the globe face the _challenge of rationalizing 'and 
     
     icontrolling use of some of our most sensitive landscapes and the 
     
     balance which is normally achieved is always a trade-off. When 
     
     successful, that trade-off will sensitize the visitor to the 
     
     particular values of the site while still affording it adequate 
     
     protection. This is_an eduCational process which enhances a 
     
     park's appreciation both as a natural landscape and a tourist 
     
     attraction. The process, however, must be ongoing. This is the 
     
     essence of all public parks. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Links at Crowbush cove are distinct frOm other Provincial 
     
     Park operations since they are designed around a single activity. 
     
     Both other provincial golf courses support a larger complex of 
     
     facilities. Golfers enjoy the outdoors as much as anyone but'the 
     
     challenge to Provincial Parks is perhaps greater at Lakeside to 
     
     give them the extra dimension of appreciation that visitors have 
     
     more time for in other parks. 
     
    
   
   
    
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