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parks officer
DCHP-2 (Jun 2013)
n. & adj. — Administration, especially Yukon and Northwest Territories
a warden of a national or provincial park.
The term parks officer refers to 'an official responsible for patrolling and maintaining a national, provincial, etc. park' (see COD-2, s.v. "park warden"). Examples of duties include facility maintenance and rule enforcement (see the 2013 quotation). While the term is most prevalent in Australia and New Zealand, its use is documented in most parts of Canada (see Chart 1). Use in Canada is dominated by the Yukon and the Northwest Territories (see Chart 2). Its use is possibly motivated by combinations of proper names, e.g. Niagara Parks, and the common noun "officer", as shown in the 1960 quotation. Eventually, the compound noun parks officer developed.
See also COD-2, s.v. "parks officer", which is marked "Cdn".
See also COD-2, s.v. "parks officer", which is marked "Cdn".
Parks officer, as opposed to park officer can be considered a Yukonism and Northwest Territories-ism in the North American context.
Quotations
1960
[The vest type life jacket which Roger Woodward wore on his ride over Niagara Falls must be credited in part with saving his life, according to Niagara Parks officer Percy Baker.]
1962
Parks officers hope to lure the bear back to the area but the parks superintendent, Bert Styles, says the animal probably is far away now. A mother grizzly, with two cubs, attacked a parks officer, Noel Gardner, on Aug. 20 as he walked with his dog at the 8,500-foot level of Mount Fidelity.
1980
We discussed the idea with the parks officer who issues camping permits and he completely agrees with the idea.
2002
Holdaway, who grew up in Sarnia, decided he wanted to enter policing when he was in high school. But when he graduated, he was too young for the Ontario Police College in Aylmer, so he worked as a parks officer at Point Pelee National Park until he was 21.
2007
With just two days left until the Yukon Party government tables the first budget of its second mandate, many of the good news line items have already been announced. [...] - $395,000 to establish a permanent parks officer program in the Yukon's parks; [...]
2008
At least that way, the property owners would be forced to finance the cleanup instead of what happens now: the rest of us pay for the parks officers, the cops, the garbage pickup, and the restoration -- before the next round of nature vandals show up.
2013
At approximately 10:53 p.m., a parks officer with the Halton Regional Conservation Authority was on routine patrol and came upon the scene of a single motor vehicle collision on Milborough Town Line north of Campbellville Sideroad.
2013
As a Parks Officer, you will help protect our park and campground environments and ensure safe, enjoyable campgrounds and facilities. No workday will be the same: your activities could range from handling emergencies, dealing with enforcement issues within the park or providing friendly information to our visitors.
References
- COD-2
Images
Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 14 Jul. 2014
