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Kootenay Regional Issues

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Located in the southeast corner of B.C., the Kootenay region is one of Canada’s leading destinations for outdoor pursuits. Tourism is a major driver of the economy, including hiking, mountain biking, skiing, fishing and river rafting. Coal production, mining and logging are important industries in this area.
It appears that the idea of a Jumbo Glacier Ski Resort has been finally relegated to the rubbish bin of history. -x- Conservation has won in the 30-year battle over the $1 billion Jumbo Glacier resort with an agreement to extinguish the developer’s tenures and turn the area into a First Nations protected area, the Ktunaxa First Nation announced Saturday. The Ktunaxa began an effort last year to buy out proposed resort owner’s tenures for Jumbo to turn the land into a conservation area that...

From the CBC:  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jumbo-s-back-developer-asks-court-to-resurrect-decades-old-ski-resort-project-1.4713016?fbclid=IwAR1AWX2ETWj3nnk0WFMnpWxteC1zgG0Q__Sk0SFTZArI4qsJvhHib4KLxsA CBC Article Below: Developers say 2015 decision to kill project was politically motivated The developers behind one of B.C.'s longest running land-use battles — the Jumbo Glacier ski resort near Invermere — are back in court on Monday trying to resurrect the failed...

The following link is a story about the developer  Oberti resort design applying to have the previous court desision overturned in order to start this project again.From the Backcountry BC Facebook Group: It never ceases to amaze me how just when you thought a ski resort proposal is truly dead like Jumbo Glacier Resort, like some ungodly crypt keeper, the proponent always seem to find a way to bring their proposal/plan back to life from the grave.   From the CBC June...

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