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Would you be willing to pay a tax on hiking boots, a mountain bike, or other outdoor equipment, to maintain B.C. trails? What about an annual fee to access the province’s paths?

The B.C. government wants to hear from people who use the province’s vast network of recreation trails as it reviews its trails strategy.

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The deadline for public input via an online survey is Friday at 4 p.m.

“We hope to get it out to as many British Columbians as possible,” said Louise Pedersen, executive director of the Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C. and co-chair of the Provincial Trails Advisory Body, the working group created to conduct the review.

“We want to hear from families with young children, seniors, hikers who are seeking solitude and people who enjoy riding horses, or dirt bikes or snowmobiles.”

The survey asks trail users a variety of questions, including why they use trails and what kinds of challenges they see facing B.C.’s trail system. It also asks about barriers that prevent access to trails, including overcrowding and loss of access.