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? 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? 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. (PRGT) requested an amendment to the boundaries of Anhluut’ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga’asanskwhl Nisga’a, (a.k.a. Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park). PRGT, a wholly owned subsidiary of TransCanada Pipelines Limited, requested an amendment to allow for a natural gas pipeline. The pipeline would be part of a proposed …
What was this engagement about? BC Parks invited public feedback on the management plans for six of nine protected areas in the Lillooet area. The provincial parks in the area were newly designated or enlarged. The location of each of these parks is shown on this map. Draft management plans were open for public comment …
What was this engagement about? BC Parks clarified the legislative and policy framework for research activities in parks and protected areas. Legislative amendments in Bill 4, the Park Amendment Act, 2014 were approved March 24th, 2014 and provide clarity on BC Parks’ ability to issue park use permits for research activities. The Research Policy (draft) …
What was this engagement about? BC Parks developed a management plan for Monashee Park. Located 110 kilometres northeast of Vernon, Monashee Park covers 22,722 hectares. It was established in 1962 in recognition of the high quality recreational opportunities in the Monashee range. Today, the recreational opportunities include hiking, angling, horse riding, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, wildlife …
What was this engagement about? BC Parks and the Gitga’at First Nation invited public comment on a draft management plan for K’nabiyaaxl/Ashdown Island Conservancy. K’nabiyaaxl/Ashdown Conservancy covers 727 hectares of marine and uplands ecosystem on the northwest coast of British Columbia, south of Gil Island. The conservancy is 40 kilometres south of Hartley Bay and 120 …
What was this engagement about? BC Parks developed a management plan for Kikomun Creek Park. Located in southeastern British Columbia 32 kilometres west of Fernie, B.C., Kikomun Creek Park is a holiday destination. The Lake Koocanusa shoreline forms the western park boundary, providing recreational opportunities from power boating to fishing. The park’s smaller lakes are …
