The Sea to Sky Land and Resource Management Plan was adopted in 2008 and specifies a number of non motorized zones that fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Forestry, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO). The following map specifies the detailed boundaries of these zones.
At the present time most of them have not been implemented with a Section 58 order and therefore not enforcable by the Conservation Office. Negotiations are beginning to get more Section 58s put in place on these zones.
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Issue Lead Advocate - Bill Maurer
The LRMP identifies the following non-motorized zones:
Response Letter from Robert Van der Zalm, Regional Manager, RSTBC, 2017-10-31
Response from John Hawkings (MFLNRO) to Rainbow Lake Letter
Reference: 228771
May 31, 2017
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Bryce Leigh
Access and Environment Director
Alpine Club of Canada – Whistler Section
Dear Mr. Leigh:
Thank you for your letter of May 6, 2017, to Tim Sheldan, Deputy Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, regarding your request to establish a Section 58 order to prohibit motorized recreation use of the Twenty-one Mile Creek watershed and surrounding areas.
As referenced in your letter, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations with assistance from the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC, held a joint meeting in early September 2013 with government agencies, the Resort Municipality of Whistler, snowmobile groups, and non-motorized recreationists to find common ground for cooperatively addressing this longstanding issue. All parties in attendance agreed to work together to implement a number of proposed actions to improve education and awareness of non-motorized zones and enhance voluntary compliance.
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Rainbow Lake non-Motorized Zone Letter
The Alpine Club of Canada- Whistler Section
May 6, 2017
Tim Sheldan By email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Deputy Minister
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
PO Box 9352 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC,
V8W 9M1
Re: Rainbow Lake Non-motorized zone and Twentyone Mile Creek RMOW Water Supply Area
After eight years of failed efforts to get snowmobilers to comply with the Rainbow Lake Non-motorized zone, it is now time to expand the non-motorized zone to include the entire area between the Callaghan River and the ridge between Sproatt and Gin Peak including the entire Callaghan FSR. This will be an easily enforceable boundary that will finally ensure compliance with the non-motorized zone and stop the continuous violations of the non-motorized zone by snowmobilers.
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