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Quartz Creek Trail Project Completed

Quartz Creek Trail Project

Quartz Creek Trail Project Completed
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BC Timber Sales transfers Quartz Creek timber ...
BC Timber Sales transfers Quartz Creek timber rights to ATCO
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BC Timber Sales Input
BC Timber Sales Input
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Non-Profit Advisor Program
Non-Profit Advisor Program

Late Summer Update

We have been busy this summer gathering support from stakeholders and educating the public.  BCTS meetings have been often, and eye-opening.  BCTS has been polite, information and unyielding.  We continue to meet with various invested parties.  

We have official support from RDCK, our MLA and the Ktanaxa nation. 

Fundraising is underway with a gofundme page (see donation button) and community dinner and party next Saturday (Aug 26th). We are also selling t-shirts and stickers. 

Emily's class's children's book "Saving Quartz Creek" is in it's final stages of publishing. 

 

Summer Update

The BCTS referral period has officially begun and we continue to write letters about our values and our concerns. 

We are beginning fundraising initiatives, primarily our community-wide dinner in August. 

Action team continues to meet with both the ministry and BCTS.  They have postponed building roads until summer of 2019. 

 

Update

So a lot has been happening these past weeks.  We have a website and active facebook group.  We've gotten media attention (CBC, Nelson Star, Juice FM).  We've designed and made t-shirts.  We organized a giant community photo with 100+ people.  We've continued our letter writing enthusiasm!  J and Alan have met with representatives from BCTS. We have gathered research regarding the history of the watershed, the limitations of the hydrology report and the ecology of the watershed. We have received a lot of support (including official support from the RDCK).

 

Next...

We will be having a booth at Tiny Lights and Kaslo Jazzfest for letter writing, education and fundraising... A petition is being created. We are waiting for the summer to arrive in the watershed in order to look for blue and red-listed species.  We have experts awaiting the melt and ready to lead identification walks. The official feedback time for BCTS begins June 15 and we hope to have 1 event per week for the 60 days.