The Columbia Shuswap Regional District board (CSRD) will continue to appeal to BC’s forests ministry for more rigorous public consultation when proposed logging is in recreational areas, after receiving a dismissal for their latest appeal.
The board wrote to Minister Steve Thomson on March 30, after it was decided that the public consultation was lacking regarding the proposed logging at the Mount Macpherson recreation area, which will affect trails at the Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club and the Revelstoke Cycling Association’s mountain bike trails.
A response was received on May 19. It doesn’t expressly dismiss the CSRD’s request but goes into detail about the current consultation process that has been carried out and finishes with encouraging the CSRD to continue to engage in its public consultation.
At a recent CSRD board meeting, they decided to send another letter.
“The board was not satisfied with the response from the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations regarding the public consultation process that takes place in regard to logging cut-blocks,” said a statement from the CSRD. “The board agreed to write a letter to the minister thanking him for his response but respectfully requesting the introduction of a more rigorous public consultation process in Revelstoke and Area B where there are a high volume of logging/harvesting/cut-block areas but also high recreation areas.”
The CSRD’s request is separate to an appeal the Revelstoke City Council has made to the Ministry, requesting a meeting with involved parties. A response letter has not yet been discussed at a Revelstoke City Council meeting.
Previous stories on the issue are located here: Mount Macpherson.
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