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Garibaldi Management Plan Amendment
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Garibaldi Management Plan Amendment

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Garibaldi Management Plan Amendment

BC Parks is currently working on a management plan amendment for Garibaldi Provincial Park, specifically for the Spearhead/Fitzsimmons area. This process was at least partially initiated due to the Spearhead Hut proposal. In March, 2012 the FMCBC submitted comments during the initial stakeholder phase. Once the draft management plan amendment was released in November, 2012 the FMCBC submitted further comments and also submitted a letter specifically addressing the [...]

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Garibaldi At Squamish Resort Proposal
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Garibaldi At Squamish Resort Proposal

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Garibaldi At Squamish Resort Proposal

The proposed resort at Brohm Ridge in Squamish encompasses 25 ski lifts, two golf courses and 5,739 housing units. The GAS project has been brought forward by the proponent again and the FMCBC submitted comments in January 2014 and again in June 2015. History: The FMCBC met with the project proponent in 2008 and sent comments on recreation impacts to the Environmental Assessment Office during the public comment [...]

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Esté-tiwilh/Sigurd Creek Conservancy
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Esté-tiwilh/Sigurd Creek Conservancy

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Esté-tiwilh/Sigurd Creek Conservancy

The Ministry of Environment (BC Parks) invited public comment on the draft. The Esté-tiwilh/Sigurd Creek Conservancy is approximately 1,112 hectares in size and is adjacent to the northern boundary of Tantalus Provincial Park, near Squamish. The management vision for the conservancy is to provide a sanctuary for social, ceremonial and cultural use by the Squamish Nation, as well as for low impact backcountry recreational use and enjoyment of [...]

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Coquihalla Pass Resort Proposal

The proposed resort would be an all-season resort located halfway between Hope and Merritt by the Coquihalla Highway. The resort would consist of a base village, golf course, ski lifts and alpine trails. It would be located next to Zoa Peak and near other popular backcountry skiing, hiking and climbing destinations. The resort application by Westscapes Development Inc. is currently in the Environmental Assessment process. The Environmental Assessment [...]

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Chance Creek FSR Parking

Many skiers and snowshoers experienced difficulty parking on the Chance Creek FSR during winter 2007/2008. There was a lot of competition for parking spaces with the road also being heavily used by snowmobilers. Apparently the area right on the highway is to be used only for emergencies and chaining up (no parking) and the area just across the bridge and railway tracks is no-parking as well because it [...]

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