Manitoba’s premier is expected to announce funding for provincial parks Thursday.
Brian Pallister has scheduled a press conference at Beaudry Provincial Park for 11 a.m. Global News will stream the event live in this story.
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‘It’s intense’: Manitobans gear up for online campsite booking
The province’s online booking system for campsites, cabins, yurts, and group-use areas has recently come under fire from users reporting long-waits and glitches.
Bookings took place in three phases, starting in early April, and each time many looking to reserve took to social media to complain about the process.
A provincial spokesperson told Global News that Manitoba’s online reservation system saw “a large volume of people” logging in and trying to book a spot when they opened, with 27,337 reservations being made by that afternoon — more than double the 13,316 reservations that were made by the same time last year.
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Manitoba provincial campground frustrations a boon for privatized parks
According to provincial data, there are 4,051 campsites available for reservations at 46 campgrounds across Manitoba, and additional sites can also be booked in person at campgrounds that are not part of the province’s online booking service.
There are also 75 yurts in 10 campgrounds, 34 cabins in two campgrounds, and 91 group-use sites in Manitoba, according to the province.
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