Engagement Summary Ksgaxl/Stephens Island Group Conservancy is on the northwest coast of British Columbia, approximately 30 km west of Prince Rupert, and is within the traditional territories of the Coast Tsimshian (collectively the Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla First Nations). The conservancy contains Stephens Island, and other adjacent islands including Prescott Island, Philip Island, Arthur Island, …
What was this engagement about? BC Parks and the Katzie First Nation are in the process of developing a management plan for Pinecone Burke Park. Pinecone Burke Park is about 38,000 hectares, extending from the southwest corner of Garibaldi Provincial Park to west of Pitt Lake and Pitt River. Pinecone Burke Park is home to a …
What was this engagement about? CertainTeed Gypsum Canada Inc. (Proponent) is proposing to develop Kootenay West Mine (proposed Project). The proposed Project is a gypsum mine to be located 12 kilometres northeast of the Village of Canal Flats. The proposed Project would mine the gypsum deposit at a rate of 400,000 tonnes/year and the expected …
What is this engagement about? The Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) of British Columbia invited public input from September 29, 2014 to November 3, 2014 on the Peace Valley OSB Project. Louisiana-Pacific OSB Limited Partnership is proposing to change the oriented strand board (OSB) manufacturing process at their mill on the southeast side of Fort St. …
What was this engagement about? BC Parks is in the process for developing a management plan for Hənʎəmdᶻi Məkola/Yorke Island Conservancy. Located on off the most westerly point of Hardwicke Island at the divide between Johnstone Strait and Sunderland Channel, this 39 hectare conservancy protects a significant historic site as Yorke Island has been designated …
What was this engagement about? Pretium Resources Inc. (Proponent) is proposing to develop the Brucejack Gold Mine Project, approximately 65 km northwest of Stewart, B.C. The proposed Project would be an underground gold and silver mine with a production capacity of 2,700 tonnes per day. The proposed project is subject to review under British Columbia’s …
What was this engagement about? BC Parks is in the process for developing a management plan for Mount Geoffrey Escarpment Park. BC Parks and the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) invited public feedback until September 15, 2014 on management planning for for the provincial and regional parks protecting Mount Geoffrey and the adjacent Crown land …
What was this engagement about? BC Parks and the Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation are in the process of developing a management plan for Kitasoo Spirit Bear Conservancy. The 102,875 hectare Kitasoo Spirit Bear Conservancy is located on the central coast of British Columbia approximately 120 kilometres northwest of Bella Coola. In what recently has become known …
What was this engagement about? Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd. (Proponent), a wholly owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLines Limited, is proposing the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project (proposed Project), an approximately 900 km natural gas pipeline from near the District of Hudson’s Hope to the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG liquefied natural gas export facility on …
What was this engagement about? The Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’Xais, Wuikinuxv and Nuxalk Nations and the Province of British Columbia invited feedback on the Central Coast draft Marine Plan during the public review period, which ran from June 6 – July 11, 2014. The draft plan is part of the Marine Planning Partnership (MaPP) initiative. MaPP …
