Who Are We?
We are a group of concerned citizens from Pass Creek, Robson and Raspberry who want to ensure our watersheds, wildlife, habitats and scenic views are protected from the negative effects of road building and logging.
Why Are We Concerned?
The Rialto Creek/Ladybird mountain area provides domestic drinking and agricultural water to approximately 2000 users along the base of the mountain. We are worried that water quality for these users is in jeopardy because of proposed cut blocks, self-regulatory logging practices and increased access of recreational vehicles. Furthermore, citizens of Robson have spent approximately $2 million dollars upgrading their water systems in order to meet government standards, and do not want their water put in jeopardy by self regulatory logging practices, a situation that residents in Laird Creek are dealing with.
We are a group of concerned citizens from Pass Creek, Robson and Raspberry who want to ensure our watersheds, wildlife, habitats and scenic views are protected from the negative effects of road building and logging.
Why Are We Concerned?
The Rialto Creek/Ladybird mountain area provides domestic drinking and agricultural water to approximately 2000 users along the base of the mountain. We are worried that water quality for these users is in jeopardy because of proposed cut blocks, self-regulatory logging practices and increased access of recreational vehicles. Furthermore, citizens of Robson have spent approximately $2 million dollars upgrading their water systems in order to meet government standards, and do not want their water put in jeopardy by self regulatory logging practices, a situation that residents in Laird Creek are dealing with.
What Are Our Rights?
As citizens of BC we have a right to the sustainable use of forests - outlined in the Forest Practice Code of BC Act:
WHEREAS British Columbians desire sustainable use of the forests they hold in trust for future generations;
AND WHEREAS sustainable use includes
(a) managing forests to meet present needs without compromising the needs of future generations,
(b) providing stewardship of forests based on an ethic of respect for the land,
(c) balancing economic, productive, spiritual, ecological and recreational values of forests to meet the economic, social and cultural needs of peoples and communities, including First Nations,
(d) conserving biological diversity, soil, water, fish, wildlife, scenic diversity and other forest resources, and
(e) restoring damaged ecologies.
What Do We Hope To Accomplish?
We understand that logging takes place in all of our valleys but we believe citizens have the right to be consulted and included in decisions that affect our watersheds and our environments.
We request the following:
As citizens of Pass Creek, Robson and Raspberry we believe we have rights and responsibilities to protect everyone's water now and for future generations. Our requests are not unreasonable and are consistent with other groups and practices across the province.
What Do We Hope To Accomplish?
We understand that logging takes place in all of our valleys but we believe citizens have the right to be consulted and included in decisions that affect our watersheds and our environments.
We request the following:
- sufficient buffer zones along creeks and property boundaries to protect water sources from blow downs,
- a gate to limit access from recreational vehicles to ensure water quality and protection of wildlife and habitats,
- accurate and approved maps,
- environmentally sound logging practices,
- limited changes to view scape, and
- on-going consultation.
As citizens of Pass Creek, Robson and Raspberry we believe we have rights and responsibilities to protect everyone's water now and for future generations. Our requests are not unreasonable and are consistent with other groups and practices across the province.
Why the petition for the courts to stop this logging? Is Kalesnikoff's saying they will not agree to the above requests, or what?
ReplyDeleteHi there, thanks for your question - the petition is a call to government demanding they stop increasing clear cut logging in areas already impacted with logging caused landslides. And no there has been no commitment from KLC to address citizen's requests, they did however try to get a gate installed but were denied as we were by the Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations. We feel we have a right to be part of decision making in our watersheds and at this point we have no say or input on what is happening and that needs to change.
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