Do you disconnect from the internet on vacation?

More provincial parks across Canada are offering wireless internet connections to campers who want to stay connected.

At Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario, visitors can access wireless internet as part of a pilot program that runs until November. (Government of Ontario)Wi-Fi transmitters have been installed at some parks in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C.

In some cases, like Pinery Province Park in Ontario, the Wi-Fi hotspot is in the park's convenience store.

"We're an accommodation -- bottom line," says John Salo, southwest zone manager for Ontario Parks. "Yes, we protect significant [environmental] areas, but we're an accommodation, and when people go to motels and hotels, they expect to have wireless internet."

Would you use a wireless internet connection while camping? Do you disconnect from email and the web when you're on vacation? Let us know in the comments below.



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