A few years ago I went to an event at the Maplewood conservation area. Aa friend from high school had published a book about the squatters community that was formed there in the 70s ( among other things) and was giving a reading there. I had fished that beach a few decades before for cutthroat (never caught anything) but when I drove into the park, at the entrance, I noticed a prominent sign that said fishing was not allowed in the conservation area. I also know that some parts of the seawall in Stanley park are no fishing. In that case I know that came about because of conflicts between fishers and people using the walkway. At Ambleside you can access the beach without going through the park so that may make a difference there. We are losing fishing access. Much of the dykes on the Serpentine and Nicomekl Rivers in Surrey have been posted as no trespassing. In some cases the dykes are blocked by high chain link fences. The dykes were built and maintained by the city with public money , perhaps including funding from the Province and Federal Governments. Why should access be denied? It's getting to be a problem but what to do about it?
In North Vancouver when the city looked at the issue did they canvass the local fishing community? Were there public hearings? In many cases we've been able to scoot across private land without problem at some locations but will that continue?
During the sockeye opening late last summer CN and CP Police ticketed people crossing the tracks at uncontrolled areas. Again this was largely because some people were playing fast and loose crossing the tracks when trains were on the tracks. A lot of these trouble are often due to the bad behavior of a few idiots.
This summer at Lightning Lakes I saw a guy fishing at the swimming beach when people were in the water. He actually snagged a swimmer! Fortunately it was a member of his party and she was caught in the back of her swim suit. Still I am sure most can see the point of that story.
As i said what can we do about it? One little thing is to respect other people space and right to use the resource at the same time we do.