‘Unwanted onlookers’: Wreck Beach petition aims to have large logs returned
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Wreck Beach has long been a popular spot for beachgoers, where clothing and bathing suits are optional.
A petition is picking up steam looking to return privacy to Vancouver’s Wreck Beach.
The petition said large logs have been replaced by much smaller logs on the beach.
The old logs provided beachgoers a barrier from weather, and more importantly, people who could be interpreted as “peeping toms.”
The beach has long been a popular spot for beachgoers, where clothing and bathing suits are optional.
Metro Vancouver said it is one of the largest clothing-optional beaches in the world.
The online application, posted on the website change.org, has 929 signatures as of Friday, June 14.
“We, the undersigned, call on Metro Vancouver to cease actions that threaten Wreck Beach’s unique natural character and to preserve it as a naturalist haven,” the petition reads.
“Metro Vancouver has removed large, protective logs and replaced them with smaller, more dangerous ones, compromising privacy, safety, and comfort.
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