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A meeting was held at the Whistler Library on July 26, 2018 between the backcountry community, government, and business to discuss a better approach to Singing Pass. The meeting can at best be described as a complete failure and reversal of progress that had been made and memorialized in the 2014 Garibaldi Park Management Plan Amendment. Page 8 of the document clearly states that BC Parks is to work with adjacent land managers to establish a new vehicle-accessible trailhead on the north side...

April 26, 2016 These are informal comments made to Garibaldi Park 2020 a week after the April 26th meeting. It is not a minutes because it only summarizes the recollections of two groups in favour of the option to park at the IPP site. AttendanceSpearhead Huts: Manrico Scremin, Jayson FaulknerFMCBC: Brian Wood, Michael FellerACC (Whistler): Rupert Mehrer, Bryce LeighWB: Doug ForsethMRB: Tori Meeks and assistantBC Parks: Katy Chambers, Chris Platz, Vikki HaberlSport Legacies: John...

April 21, 2016 Here is a link to the backgrounder document put together by Ms. Tori Meeks, Acting Senior Manager, Major Projects, Mountain Resorts Branch for the April 26th, 2016 meeting between the stakeholders and various agencies and land managers in the Fitzsimmons drainage. SingingPassTrailBackgrounder20160421.pdf

July 22, 2015 Minutes from the site visit of Federation of Mountain Clubs of B.C. to Resort Municipality of Whistler. Objective: to meet at the Sliding Center and walk through the center to the cat track that may provide walking access up to Fitzsimmons Creek and the proposed bridge location. This will give the participants the opportunity to see the site and observe the pros and cons of this access option. SingingPassSiteVisitMinutes2015Jul22.pdf

September 10, 2012 The meeting was convened to discuss issues and concerns related to improving access to the Singing Pass trail from the north side of Fitzsimmons Creek (Blackcomb side) from the upstream Innergex power generating facility. A roundtable discussion identifying each stakeholder’s concerns or issues was followed by identifying some potential options. Minutes of the meeting: 2012-09-10 meeting-notes Fitzsimmons Creek Trail Bridge Options Parking in Lot 8 on Blackcomb- lead...

February, 2011 The attached sheet was provided to the Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC by Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO Kamloops) in 2013. It is FLNRO's master tracking document that collected comments on Whistler Blackcomb's draft Master Plan. It states RSTBC would like to promote free and easy access to the Singing Pass Trail through crown land/the CRA in winter and summer.  RSTBC agrees with BC Parks's position that:  Singing pass...

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