Large rocks now occupy the site of natural hot spring pools, bottom left, allegedly filled in by the Harrison Hot Springs Resort in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. Known locally as the 'Hobo Hot Springs, the pools were nestled along a bouldered pathway beside Harrison Lake.
The steaming waters of Harrison Hot Springs, 130 kilometres east of Vancouver, could once be enjoyed for free in pools known as the Hobo Hot Springs. But last month, the springs were filled in with dirt and rocks, surprising the nation, the mayor and local users.An aerial photo shows large rocks now occupying the site known as Hobo Hot Springs, bottom left, located near the Harrison Hot Springs Resort.
There's still a public mineral pool, where water from the springs is diverted. But adult users are charged $16.A popular natural spring in Harrison Hot Springs has been destroyed after being filled in by boulders and dirt. The mayor says the village should have been consulted before any changes were made.The sources of the pools are hot springs on the shore of Harrison Lake known as Potash, with a temperature of 40 C, and Sulphur, at 65 C.
No one from Harrison Hot Springs Resort, which is owned by Aldesta Hotels & Resorts, returned requests for an interview. He said there were a lot of "overlapping interests," as the resort had a water license for the hot spring and owns a permit to have the building next to the free pools. Harrison Hot Springs resident Loretta Melanson said she was at the pools the day before they were filled in.
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