Concerned Citizens for Caribou Recovery #noclosure
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All donations received will be used for:
1) to hire legal council specifically to advise the club on legal options including litigation
2) marketing/PR firm to help us get as much exposure across the province resulting in additional pressure on the provincial government to meet our demands
3) any donations which have not been used will be donated to a not for profit caribou habitat organization
the team that is managing the group - Concerned Citizens for Caribou Recovery are:
Dane Smith - Manager Trail Blazin Power Sports
Derek Clark- Manager Hyper Toys
Aaron Mathias - co owner Corlanes Sprorting Goods
Kathleen Connolly - Executive Director Dawson Creek & District Chamber of Commerce
We are doing our very best to be transparent with everything we are doing - should you have any questions - please reach out to one of us
Recently it came to the attention of residents in the area that our back country was under threat of closure, one of our residents wrote the following letter:
So about two weeks ago I was given some information. Very legitimate. I was asked to give opinion on the impact these closures would have on my livelihood and lifestyle. Also, friends and family who enjoy back country sledding, camping, river boating, hunting with horses, backpacking, fishing, ATVs, etc. So, this closure, not to be confused with the BC caribou closure, will completely close all back country recreation opportunities for everyone and is being promoted by the Federal Liberal Government.
These folks are packing a pretty big stick and are proposing a complete shutdown of the area south of Williston lake, west to Mackenzie and south to the bottom end of the Narrow Way. So, no public access to these areas for any use other than caribou mitigation. So, if you ride any of these areas, Carbon Creek, Silver Sands, Calazon, Beaver Creek, Powder King, Mackenzie, Hasler, Burnt, Sukunka, Bull Moose, Wolverine, Core Lodge, Upper Bulley, Red Deer, Narrow Way, Kakwa, these areas will all be closed. Not just high elevation, medium and low elevation winter ranges as well. There will be no hunting of any sort for any species in the closed areas. All of the hiking trails around Tumbler Ridge that are in the caribou closure will be closed and no river boats on the Murray or Wapiti rivers (portions in BC).
Closures for the operating coal mines between Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd are being discussed as well as is the closure of one sawmill in Chetwynd. Trappers, outfitters, and other back country tenures will also be heavily affected. Not sure about the status of the Powder King ski hill. So, for myself, family, and friends, this will completely change our livelihood and lifestyle. We have been enjoying the wilderness south of tumbler Ridge since the mid 1970’s for myself and my wife and ever since then with our family. Two years ago, my son and I both had limited entry mountain goat tags in m-u 7-21. We took my dad along who is in his mid seventies and my daughter and son-in-law showed up with their son. So, 4 generations were out enjoying the mountains, camping and watching the grizzlies eat blueberries.
If we are not allowed to do things like that any more, I am not sure if I will know who l am.
Mike Mulvahill
It sparked a group of local business owners to take action - we can't sit by and watch our access be shut down. The BC Government MUST share their plans for Caribou Recovery with everyone who would be impacted by massive tracts of land being closed to public and industrial use.
We also recognize that there will be massive economic impacts to such closures. This would affect all resource based industries such as mining, forestry, oil and gas and tourism. Government must disclose what those socioeconomic impacts would be to our region .
We also feel certain that government will impose additional closures through the entire Y2Y tract causing massive economic and social impacts across the province of BC
WE DEMAND that all negotiations halt immediately and the Provincial government negotiation teams and all government agencies:
!) Consult openly with ALL users, stakeholders, businesses, and local government
2) Immediately begin economic and socio- economic impact studies on the North East region
3) Provide base line data on populations and relevant science based studies to support closures and recovery plans.
The Concerned Citizens of Caribou Recovery have started a petition and a Face Book page where additional information, reports and government documents can be found
https://www.facebook.com/stoptheclosure/
https://www.change.org/p/we-demand-all-government-actions-cease-immediately-until-proper-consultation-occurs?recruiter=444851170&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&fbclid=IwAR2MLorWmOQ9LT_6WA84qRhxjrzctAKrda_Qe0WnXymFy5-oGZZ__XH8SyA
Please support this cause
THIS GENERATION AND FUTURE GENERATIONS CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE ACCESS TO THE BACK COUNTRY
1) to hire legal council specifically to advise the club on legal options including litigation
2) marketing/PR firm to help us get as much exposure across the province resulting in additional pressure on the provincial government to meet our demands
3) any donations which have not been used will be donated to a not for profit caribou habitat organization
the team that is managing the group - Concerned Citizens for Caribou Recovery are:
Dane Smith - Manager Trail Blazin Power Sports
Derek Clark- Manager Hyper Toys
Aaron Mathias - co owner Corlanes Sprorting Goods
Kathleen Connolly - Executive Director Dawson Creek & District Chamber of Commerce
We are doing our very best to be transparent with everything we are doing - should you have any questions - please reach out to one of us
Recently it came to the attention of residents in the area that our back country was under threat of closure, one of our residents wrote the following letter:
So about two weeks ago I was given some information. Very legitimate. I was asked to give opinion on the impact these closures would have on my livelihood and lifestyle. Also, friends and family who enjoy back country sledding, camping, river boating, hunting with horses, backpacking, fishing, ATVs, etc. So, this closure, not to be confused with the BC caribou closure, will completely close all back country recreation opportunities for everyone and is being promoted by the Federal Liberal Government.
These folks are packing a pretty big stick and are proposing a complete shutdown of the area south of Williston lake, west to Mackenzie and south to the bottom end of the Narrow Way. So, no public access to these areas for any use other than caribou mitigation. So, if you ride any of these areas, Carbon Creek, Silver Sands, Calazon, Beaver Creek, Powder King, Mackenzie, Hasler, Burnt, Sukunka, Bull Moose, Wolverine, Core Lodge, Upper Bulley, Red Deer, Narrow Way, Kakwa, these areas will all be closed. Not just high elevation, medium and low elevation winter ranges as well. There will be no hunting of any sort for any species in the closed areas. All of the hiking trails around Tumbler Ridge that are in the caribou closure will be closed and no river boats on the Murray or Wapiti rivers (portions in BC).
Closures for the operating coal mines between Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd are being discussed as well as is the closure of one sawmill in Chetwynd. Trappers, outfitters, and other back country tenures will also be heavily affected. Not sure about the status of the Powder King ski hill. So, for myself, family, and friends, this will completely change our livelihood and lifestyle. We have been enjoying the wilderness south of tumbler Ridge since the mid 1970’s for myself and my wife and ever since then with our family. Two years ago, my son and I both had limited entry mountain goat tags in m-u 7-21. We took my dad along who is in his mid seventies and my daughter and son-in-law showed up with their son. So, 4 generations were out enjoying the mountains, camping and watching the grizzlies eat blueberries.
If we are not allowed to do things like that any more, I am not sure if I will know who l am.
Mike Mulvahill
It sparked a group of local business owners to take action - we can't sit by and watch our access be shut down. The BC Government MUST share their plans for Caribou Recovery with everyone who would be impacted by massive tracts of land being closed to public and industrial use.
We also recognize that there will be massive economic impacts to such closures. This would affect all resource based industries such as mining, forestry, oil and gas and tourism. Government must disclose what those socioeconomic impacts would be to our region .
We also feel certain that government will impose additional closures through the entire Y2Y tract causing massive economic and social impacts across the province of BC
WE DEMAND that all negotiations halt immediately and the Provincial government negotiation teams and all government agencies:
!) Consult openly with ALL users, stakeholders, businesses, and local government
2) Immediately begin economic and socio- economic impact studies on the North East region
3) Provide base line data on populations and relevant science based studies to support closures and recovery plans.
The Concerned Citizens of Caribou Recovery have started a petition and a Face Book page where additional information, reports and government documents can be found
https://www.facebook.com/stoptheclosure/
https://www.change.org/p/we-demand-all-government-actions-cease-immediately-until-proper-consultation-occurs?recruiter=444851170&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&fbclid=IwAR2MLorWmOQ9LT_6WA84qRhxjrzctAKrda_Qe0WnXymFy5-oGZZ__XH8SyA
Please support this cause
THIS GENERATION AND FUTURE GENERATIONS CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE ACCESS TO THE BACK COUNTRY
Fundraising team: TEAM CCCR (2)
Kathleen Connolly
Organizer
Dawson Creek, BC
Dane Smith
Team member
