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To ORC’s Member Organizations,

The applicant has applied for a Crown Land Application for a Licence of Occupation for a base camp and education center.

The public is invited to comment. Responses are due by December 23, 2017. If no response is received by the deadline, the application and adjudication process will move ahead.

Proponent: Andrew James Chapman-Coombs

Reference Number: 241435

Tenure Type: Adventure Tourism(AT)/Licence of Occupation (LOO)

Intended Land Use/background context: The application site is for a base camp and education center to provide outdoor education programs and activities for small groups of youth. The proposed base camp will have a main cabin for communal cooking, five 12x16ft sleeping cabins, parking areas, gazebo, washrooms (cess tank), rainwater collection system for water, and a trail to access the lake. The majority of the AT activities (canoeing/kayaking, overnight backpack trips, hiking, rock climbing , and caving will occur in surrounding areas (which would fall under Appendix 1 of the AT Policy for Incidental Use). Ecological and environmental studies are proposed on site.

Location/Legal Description: That parcel or tract of Unsurveyed Crown land lying in the vicinity of Stella Lake, Sawyard District, containing 1.185 hectares, more or less

BCGS Mapsheet: 92K.023

Sizes (Area) in ha. (approx.): 1.185

Term of Proposal: Policy states that Adventure Tourism Licence of Occupation can go up to 45 years. The Designated Decision Maker has the discretion to establish the Tenure Term. Considerations for determining tenure terms are highlighted in section 6.1.3 of the AT Policy

For additional information visit the Applications & Reasons for Decisions website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp and search by File no. 1414628.

Responses should be directed to Authorizations Specialist, Sheri Petrovcic, at [email protected] or (250) 286-9334. Long distance callers from outside the Lower Mainland can call toll-free using Enquiry BC at 1-800-663-7867. Vancouver callers can call toll-free via Enquiry BC at 604-660-2421

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Natalia Pisarek

Communications & Admin

Outdoor Recreation Council                   

1101 – 207 West Hastings Street

Vancouver BC  V6B 1H7

604-873-5546

[email protected]

“Promoting access to and responsible use of BC’s public lands and waters for public outdoor recreation”

ecreation Council                   

1101 – 207 West Hastings Street

Vancouver BC  V6B 1H7

604-873-5546

[email protected]

 

“Promoting access to and responsible use of BC’s public lands and waters for public outdoor recreation”

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