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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
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Vol. 8 • Issue 9
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Public says no to heli-ski application
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TAMARA HYND Nelson Star Many concerned Nelson area citizens believe they will have to say goodbye to peace and quiet in their backcountry should a land tenure application by Kootenay Heli-Ski inc. be approved. While many people wrote in a response to a call for public submissions that they see the value of heli and cat skiing operations, they also believe there are already enough in the area. A freedom of information request by the Star for submissions to FrontCounter BC between March 28 and July 3 resulted in 383 pages containing 258 separate comments regarding the application. Of those, all but three opposed or strongly opposed the tenure being awarded. One asked for careful evaluation and two were in favour, citing economic benefits. BC Parks Kootenay Lake area supervisor Hugh Ackroyd wrote that he had been contacted by
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a number of park users concerned their backcountry ski experiences will be disrupted in the Gibson Lake area as well as by skiers who stay at the Kokanee Glacier cabin as they tour the park. Lawrence White of the Alpine Club of Canada wrote that the tenure would be “detrimental to guest experience at Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park,” adding that there are approximately 2,000 user nights between Dec. 1 and April 30 each season and 3,200 year round. The popularity has led to a lottery draw over the past 10 years to reserve a place in the facility. Kootenay Mountaineering Club president Doug Clark voiced the club’s concern that the proposed landing sites may conflict with backcountry ski areas frequented by their 350 members and other skiers, as well as with wilderness values in the park. The tenure application Continued on page 22