Environment Minister Mary Polak has determined that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project has not been substantially started. As a result, the environmental assessment certificate has…
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Omitted CAA guideline pivotal and critical
The Purcell Pundit By Chris Conway A glaring omission in the Jumbo Glacier Resort (GRL) avalanche report could be the final nail in proposed resort’s…
Local decision-making critical for the land base
MLA Report By Norm Macdonald Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA I have always said that local people should have control over decisions made on their land base….
GRL ordered to cease work at Jumbo
By Chris Conway The Government of British Columbia has issued an order of non-compliance and ordered the cessation of all construction on the Jumbo day…
Costello tweet disputes avalanche report
By Chris Conway Grant Costello, Senior Vice-President of Glacier Resorts Ltd., used social media last week to seemingly contradict the findings of the company’s avalanche…
Groups say Jumbo cannot legally proceed
Jumbo Creek Conservation Society (JCCS) and Wildsight, with the assistance of Ecojustice, last week made submissions to the Environmental Assessment Office that will help determine…
Chasing Rabbits and JCCS AGM
Photos by Brad Wrobleski After completing an audit of Glacier Resort’s compliance to its Environmental Certificate commitments, the Environmental Assessment Office found Glacier Resorts to be…
No election for a ‘town’ with no residents
By Gerry Taft When most of us think of a small town, we think of friendly neighbours and quiet streets – the type of place where…
EAO green light for Jumbo laughable: Wildsight
The East Kootenay’s largest environmental watchdog agency is outraged over the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) giving the green light for Jumbo Glacier Resort (JGR) to…
Teck moving toward mine expansions
Teck Coal Ltd. wants to expand two of its Elk Valley mines. Lucy Eykamp, Teck’s social, environmental and regulatory approvals manager, outlined details of Teck’s…