City survey: get to drink on at the park!

[Brent.ff]

Only in Calgary, would 4 months after saying you can't smoke pot in public, would they then consider allowing drinking in parks. Who writes this stuff

[killramos]

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People do it all the time in that popular spot along side Pentiction, I can't really comment about Kelowna because I am not familiar with it.

On the Island Naniamo and CR both have perfect rivers for this and nobody gives you a hard time. Ditto for the lakes, as long as it isn't a bustling public tourist beach people always tend to pack a few beers along.

I never even thought this was a thing until Calgary... and the life jacket thing too. Who wears a freaking life jacket while doing a float? ffs...

I am sure that at some point somebody gets drunk and gets hurt or even dies on a rare occasion, but statistically people hurt themselves more often climbing stairs in their house and we don't ban two story homes. I don't think we should just ban everything that has the tiniest amount of danger associated with it because some dumbass does it wrong. I'd rather that enfocement butt-out on this kind of recreational stuff completely and let people have a little fun once in a while.


I definitely don't think people should be drinking and operating power boats... but there isn't much harm in lazing around in the sun on a dingy raft with a few friends and a case of beer for company

Can confirm lack of enforcement of pretty well any laws on cowichan River.

[schurchill39]

My only concern is the potential for increase in garbage however people drink anyways so maybe I am off base with that assumption. The question about "would you pay more for a picnic site that allowed this" (paraphrased) pissed me off. Why would you charge a fee for something that doesn't cost you anything to do? I get the city of Calgary is always out to get a buck and love taxing fun but fuck off with that nonsense.

[dirtsniffer]

I suspect so they can hire enforcement to make sure you don't walk to the playground or to the washroom with a beer

[Swank]

The city could offset the lost revenue from tickets for drinking in parks by selling liquor licenses to beer cart vendors that could cruise the parks. This would help with the Side Gigs thread too

[Sentry]

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My only concern is the potential for increase in garbage however people drink anyways so maybe I am off base with that assumption. The question about "would you pay more for a picnic site that allowed this" (paraphrased) pissed me off. Why would you charge a fee for something that doesn't cost you anything to do? I get the city of Calgary is always out to get a buck and love taxing fun but fuck off with that nonsense.

Same, this was what I put under "concerns":
Littering, but the same people who litter beverage containers would litter other picnic trash anyway, liquor or not.

[tonytiger55]

Im prob gona get stick for saying this. But lets talk about the elephant in the room.
Is the main reason it has not been allowed in the first place is that if you allow this, you invite a certain demographic of homeless people intoxicated in the park?

[HiTempguy1]

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I go to knox hillclimb every year and crush a 6 pack with my buddy. Never had anyone react negatively. Every year had someone offer to buy them off us or tell us they wish they'd brought some up the hill.

A 6 pack? That's cute.

I think a buddy and I brought a cooler filled with ice and 30 beers 3 years ago. Climb up was brutal though

[Sentry]

That's exactly why lol, fuckin calves are on fire just bringing up a couple beers and sandwiches, I'm no hiker.

[Swank]

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Im prob gona get stick for saying this. But lets talk about the elephant in the room.
Is the main reason it has not been allowed in the first place is that if you allow this, you invite a certain demographic of homeless people intoxicated in the park?

I don't think so, the laws around being intoxicated in a park will not change, that will remain an offense.

[ercchry]

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Im prob gona get stick for saying this. But lets talk about the elephant in the room.
Is the main reason it has not been allowed in the first place is that if you allow this, you invite a certain demographic of homeless people intoxicated in the park?

No one invites them now... but they’re still there

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Im prob gona get stick for saying this. But lets talk about the elephant in the room.
Is the main reason it has not been allowed in the first place is that if you allow this, you invite a certain demographic of homeless people intoxicated in the park?

Whoa. Dude, that's cold.

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Isn't it
Not a good idea?
Don't get me wrong.
I don't want to cause
A problem for any
Normal people who can easily handle
Some drinks in a park.

[ExtraSlow]

Current laws don't reduce the number of "urban campers" who are hammered in the parks right now.

[Banff_Dude]

The problem with Calgary is that its a low brow city and not civilized, sophisticated or mature enough for this to work. Over time this would be abused and ruined for the rest of the public just watch. You are going to have hoards of white trash, rig pig types, and dumb teens who will take this to the extreme. Oh yeah, don't forget the prairie puritans who will oppose this due to devil's juice involved.

[J-hop]

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The problem with Calgary is that its a low brow city and not civilized, sophisticated or mature enough for this to work. Over time this would be abused and ruined for the rest of the public just watch. You are going to have hoards of white trash, rig pig types, and dumb teens who will take this to the extreme. Oh yeah, don't forget the prairie puritans who will oppose this due to devil's juice involved.

That’s rich coming from a Banff local.

Sorry had to

[Banff_Dude]

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That’s rich coming from a Banff local.

Sorry had to

Thanks for adding to the conversation. Brilliant stuff.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Im prob gona get stick for saying this. But lets talk about the elephant in the room.
Is the main reason it has not been allowed in the first place is that if you allow this, you invite a certain demographic of homeless people intoxicated in the park?

Parks are already the preferred drinking places for the homeless - go to any park downtown and that is the only people using them, which is also the reason why no 'regular' people use them.

[JordanEG6]

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Only in Calgary, would 4 months after saying you can't smoke pot in public, would they then consider allowing drinking in parks. Who writes this stuff

My thoughts exactly.

If people could get to drink in parks, why can't I smoke? In before 'second hand high' nonsense.

[kertejud2]

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You are going to have hoards of white trash, rig pig types

This ain't Edmonton. We have haute-couture white trash in these parts.

and dumb teens who will take this to the extreme.

Teens drinking in a park? Now I've heard everything.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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My thoughts exactly.

If people could get to drink in parks, why can't I smoke? In before 'second hand high' nonsense.

To me anyway, drinking doesn't typically affect those around you. If it does, it's probably someone being loud or annoying rather than physically affecting you. With smoke (and I am mostly talking about cigarette smoke), it has a huge effect on everyone around you - it stinks even 50-100ft away, it makes your clothes stink, it's objectively bad for you, etc. So at least from that point of view I can see why. With weed / vaping it's more of a grey area I guess, but it still extends well beyond your personal space even if you're using responsibly, in a way that drinking typically doesn't. I can see how they're viewed differently is all I am saying, I don't necessarily know what the best approach is.