Locals in Harrison Hot Springs claim their beloved natural spring has been completely destroyed by boulders, allegedly at the hands of a luxury resort. Nicknamed “Hobo Hot Springs,” the natural pool is located along an esplanade that leads directly to the source of the hot springs, where stones have been built up by the public around the lower hot pools. The natural hot springs often attract travellers and residents to the area, especially when folks don’t feel like spending money to use the hot-spring-fed mineral pools at the .
Resident David Nortey said he was completely shocked to see the regular spot covered this week. “It’s really sad that they’ve been destroyed,” he told Daily Hive. Northey shared photos taken Wednesday of the area, which have been spread widely online.
Talk about the incident eventually got the attention of Mayor Fred Talen, who told Daily Hive that the Village had not been aware of the incident until posts spread online. “There are couple things concerning this, these hot springs..
. as I understand it is controlled by the Harrison Hot Springs Resort [and] staff working for the resort placed these boulders in the hot spring pools..
. to mitigate the resort’s risk and liability associated with public use of these hot springs pools,” the mayor explained. Talen said he is not aware of the risk and liability the resort was alluding to, but he has set up a meeting with the resort to discuss its decision further.
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