Engagement Summary The BC Athletic Commissioner (BCAC) invited input from October 24 until November 28, 2014 on proposed new rules for amateur combat sports in British Columbia. BCAC developed proposed rules based on industry best practices, input received from stakeholders, and experience with amateur events in the province since the inception of the Office …
Engagement Summary Motorized recreation in the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District has continued to grow, and so has the need to mitigate its impact on the environment, and to protect ecologically sensitive areas. The area extends from Ashcroft and Logan Lake in the south to Wells Gray Park and Blue River in the north, including …
Engagement Summary The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invited the public to provide feedback about proposed boundary changes to Nahatlatch Provincial Park and Protected Area in the Fraser Canyon. The Ministry is applying to BC Parks to adjust the boundary of the park as part of a land exchange with the Boston Bar First Nation. The proposed area …
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) …
