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The view down a crowded Lunenburg street shown in this 2022 file photo. (Brett Ruskin\/CBC)<\/p>\nThe mayor of Lunenburg, N.S.,\u00a0is worried that an increasing number of large recreational vehicles and campers are choking the town’s streets and creating a potential safety hazard.<\/p>\n
Jamie Myra\u00a0told CBC Radio’s Information Morning Nova Scotia\u00a0the town has seen a recent rise in so-called “boondocking,” when people camp\u00a0for free on public land,\u00a0parking their vehicles and setting up\u00a0on the side of a\u00a0street or outside retailers.<\/p>\n
He said it’s\u00a0been\u00a0an issue for the last few years, but has become even more of a nuisance this summer with the vehicles clogging the South Shore town’s already narrow streets and making it harder for emergency services to do their jobs.<\/p>\n
“As it is, with regular vehicles parked on the side of the road\u00a0it becomes difficult sometimes for emergency vehicles to get through,” Myra said in an interview. “So if you add big camper vehicles or RVs \u2026\u00a0it really becomes a safety issue.”<\/p>\n
The town recently addressed the issue in a Facebook post, reminding visitors that camping in public spaces within the town is prohibited under a municipal bylaw because it can cause congestion and “impair sightlines\u00a0for motorists and emergency vehicles.”<\/p>\n
The post encouraged camper and RV owners to continue to visit the town but asked that they not take up space on the streets or in local parking lots and instead overnight at nearby campgrounds.<\/p>\n
The view down a crowded Lunenburg street shown in this 2022 file photo. (Brett Ruskin\/CBC)<\/p>\n
One factor driving the recent surge in boondocking is\u00a0apps like iOverlander, which suggest locations for boondockers. For instance, a\u00a0number of people have\u00a0been\u00a0camping outside the Lunenburg fire department, a popular spot on the app.\u00a0<\/p>\n