November 19, 2017

The FOI package TRA-2016-65250 is the source of a lot of the information presented in the road clearing contract (the RCC) timeline.

September 13, 1984 Original road clearing contract.

November 5, 1986 First modification to road clearing contract. Cypress Road Clearing Contract (1986)

August 26, 1991 Cypress Bowl Road is transferred from Ministry of Lands and Parks to Ministry of Transportation and Highways. Memorandum of Understanding between MLP and MoTH (1991)

February 27, 1998 The second modification to the road clearing agreement. The RCC is amended to replace sections 14.01, 14.03 and 14.06. Basically, it appears to be new formulae for calculating amounts payable.

January 23, 1992 Cypress Bowl Road is classified as "Arterial Highway" by Order in Council no. 116. An arterial highway is defined by the Ministry of Transportation as a provincial road within a municipality. According to the Highway Act, section 30(1) The control of the construction and maintenance of every arterial highway is vested in the ministry. Order in Council No. 116 (1992)

March 15, 2004 The third modification to the road clearing agreement. The RCC is amended to replace the formulae for calculating amounts payable with a fixed rate of $510,000 adjusted annually for the CPI. Memorandum of Understanding CBRL road clearing (2004)

October 5, 2011 Letter confirming Cypress Bowl Road continues to be classified as "Arterial Highway". Letter confirming arterial status for Cypress Bowl Road (2011)

March 25, 2014 Letter speculating about an abandoned gate house. The Superintendant, Roads of West Vancouver states that it should have been permitted by Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.  Abandoned gate house (2014)

February, 2017 Cypress Mountain Resort moves its gate house on Cypress Bowl Road from the West Vancouver Municipal Works Yard to the intersection with Chippendale Road. Permit for sign, erection or obstruction on Cypress Bowl Road by Cypress Mountain Resort According to the Highway Act, section 32(1)(c) a person must not place a sign, erection or obstruction on an arterial highway, except with the consent of the minister and after having obtained from the minister a permit in writing...