{"id":69222,"date":"2019-02-26T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/?post_type=engagement&#038;p=69222"},"modified":"2023-09-26T12:08:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T19:08:35","slug":"cathedral-grove","status":"publish","type":"engagement","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/cathedral-grove\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathedral Grove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group engage-banner has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbda80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top\">Phase 1 was open November 21, 2018 to January 4, 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phase 2 was open July 19 to July 31, 2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-69227\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/2-Image-Credit-MacMillan-Provincial-Park-by-GoToVan-is-licensed-under-CC-BY-2.0-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:53% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"53% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/2-Image-Credit-MacMillan-Provincial-Park-by-GoToVan-is-licensed-under-CC-BY-2.0-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/2-Image-Credit-MacMillan-Provincial-Park-by-GoToVan-is-licensed-under-CC-BY-2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/2-Image-Credit-MacMillan-Provincial-Park-by-GoToVan-is-licensed-under-CC-BY-2.0-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/2-Image-Credit-MacMillan-Provincial-Park-by-GoToVan-is-licensed-under-CC-BY-2.0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/2-Image-Credit-MacMillan-Provincial-Park-by-GoToVan-is-licensed-under-CC-BY-2.0-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/2-Image-Credit-MacMillan-Provincial-Park-by-GoToVan-is-licensed-under-CC-BY-2.0-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/2-Image-Credit-MacMillan-Provincial-Park-by-GoToVan-is-licensed-under-CC-BY-2.0-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-container\"><div class=\"engagement-page\"><div class=\"engagement-content-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"engagement-title-banner \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/themes\/bcgov-engagement\/dist\/images\/blue-curve-bg.svg)\">Cathedral Grove<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-content\"><bcgov-breadcrumb>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\">Home<\/a>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/\">Engagement Opportunities<\/a> \n                  <span>\n        Cathedral Grove\n  <\/span>\n  <div style=\"display: flex\" slot=\"breadcrumb-extra\">\n      <\/div>\n  <\/bcgov-breadcrumb>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>On this page:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#summary\" title=\"\">Engagement summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#contribution\" title=\"\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-govtogether-engagement-header\"><div class=\"text-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who: <\/strong>The Ministry of Transportation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>A pedestrian and traffic safety study<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> MacMillan Provincial Park \/ Cathedral Grove<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> To find solutions to ongoing safety and traffic concerns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How: <\/strong>Online, in person<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-engagement_category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\"><strong>Category: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/bc-parks-recreation-and-tourism\/\" rel=\"tag\">BC Parks<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/recreation-and-tourism\/\" rel=\"tag\">Recreation and Tourism<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/transportation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Transportation<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-column\"><span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"engagement-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/5-PORT_ALBERNI_Cathedral_Grove_012_1.jpg);background-position:57.99999999999999% 61%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary\">Engagement summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MacMillan Provincial Park, also known as Cathedral Grove, is world-renowned for its giant old-growth Douglas Firs, which attract approximately 500,000 visitors annually. Most visitors arrive by vehicle, park along Highway 4 and cross the highway to visit both sides of the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cathedral Grove Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Study is working collectively with park visitors, Indigenous communities, law enforcement and governing partners to find solutions to ongoing safety and traffic concerns surrounding parking and pedestrian movements along Highway 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phase 1<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has completed the first phase of public consultation through open houses and an online questionnaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phase 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of the phase two engagement process was to learn more about how to address safety and parking concerns at Cathedral Grove, while protecting environmental, social and cultural values of the park.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"results\">Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phase 1<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1,584 visits to the engagement site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>447 questionnaires completed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30 attendees at Parksville Open House<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>45 attendees at Port Alberni Open House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/Engagement-Summary-Report-2019.02.25.pdf\">engagement summary report<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/Engagement-Responses-2019.02.25.pdf\">complete record of engagement responses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phase 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>992 questionnaires completed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>83 participants at public events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2,916 visits to the project website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/CG-Engagement-Summary-Report-Phase-2-2019.09.10-No-Appendices.pdf\">Phase 2 engagement summary report<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/09\/CG-Engagement-Responses-Phase-2-2019.09.10.pdf\">complete record of engagement responses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry is moving forward with detailed engineering on solutions to improve safety and capacity for visitors at Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Provincial Park, while protecting the environmental, social, and cultural values associated with the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The options the ministry is exploring originated through feedback received during phases one and two of online and face-to-face consultations. The ministry will now take the feedback, as well as input from Indigenous communities and local governments, onto the next phase. This includes engineering design work to refine the scope and costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related engagements<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"related-engagements\">\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Mount Seymour Provincial Park Recreation Facility Plan. Categories: BC Parks. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/mount-seymour-provincial-park-recreation-facility-plan\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Mount Seymour Provincial Park Recreation Facility Plan                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">BC Parks<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/mount-seymour-provincial-park-recreation-facility-plan\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/03\/MtSeymour-Rec-Plan4.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Golden Ears Provincial Park Recreation Facility Plan. Categories: BC Parks. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/golden-ears-recreation-facility-plan\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Golden Ears Provincial Park Recreation Facility Plan                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">BC Parks<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/golden-ears-recreation-facility-plan\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/05\/Golden-Ears-BC-Parks-banner.png\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Cultus Lake Provincial Park Recreation Facility Plan. Categories: BC Parks. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/cultus-lake-recreation-facility-plan\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Cultus Lake Provincial Park Recreation Facility Plan                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">BC Parks<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/cultus-lake-recreation-facility-plan\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/05\/Cultus-Lake1.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Atlin\/\u00c1a Tlein T\u00e9ix&#039;i Park and Willison Creek \u2013 Nelson Lake\/ S\u00edt\u2019 H\u00e9eni Conservancy. Categories: BC Parks, Wildlife and Habitat Protection. Status: Closed.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed\">\n                                            Closed                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/atlin-engagement\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Atlin\/\u00c1a Tlein T\u00e9ix&#039;i Park and Willison Creek \u2013 Nelson Lake\/ S\u00edt\u2019 H\u00e9eni Conservancy                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">BC Parks<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Wildlife and Habitat Protection<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/atlin-engagement\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/02\/Atlin-Conservancy-banner.png\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Tahsish-Kwois Park and Tahsish River Ecological Reserve. Categories: BC Parks, Wildlife and Habitat Protection. Status: Closed.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed\">\n                                            Closed                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/tahsish-reserve\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Tahsish-Kwois Park and Tahsish River Ecological Reserve                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">BC Parks<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Wildlife and Habitat Protection<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/tahsish-reserve\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/02\/Tahsis-banner.png\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Ross Lake Water Level. 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Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/ross-lake-water-level\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Ross Lake Water Level                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">BC Parks<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/ross-lake-water-level\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/05\/Ross-Lake-log-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":69232,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","engagement_category":[202,197,307],"engagement_region":[327],"engagement_status":[207],"engagement_pin_group":[],"class_list":["post-69222","engagement","type-engagement","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","engagement_category-bc-parks-recreation-and-tourism","engagement_category-recreation-and-tourism","engagement_category-transportation","engagement_region-vancouver-island","engagement_status-closed-with-results"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"pinned_engagement_toggle":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement\/69222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/engagement"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement\/69222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69242,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement\/69222\/revisions\/69242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"engagement_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_category?post=69222"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_region?post=69222"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_status?post=69222"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_pin_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_pin_group?post=69222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}