The applicant has applied to amend their existing Land Act tenure to add an additional Intensive Use Site hunt camp to their tenure area. The public is invited to comment. Responses are due by June 24, 2018. If no response is received by the deadline, the application and adjudication process will move ahead.

Proponent: Elk Valley Bighorn Outfitters Inc. (previous company name was Fontana Bighorn Outfitters Inc.)

Reference Number: 300677

Tenure Type: Licence of Occupation – Amendment

Intended Land Use/background context:  The applicant operates a guided hunting business in the Elk Valley and has applied to amend their existing Land Act tenure to add an additional Intensive Use Site hunt camp to their tenure area. The proposed hunt camp would consist of a cabin, pit toilet, tack/horse feed shed, and a corral for horses.

Location: Aldridge Creek drainage

Legal Description: That part of District Lot 6384, Kootenay District, in the vicinity of Aldridge Creek

BCGS Mapsheet: 82J.036

Sizes (Area) in ha. (approx.): 0.25 (ha)

Term of Proposal: No change to current tenure term (30 years beginning in 2012)

For additional information visit the Applications & Reasons for Decisions website at https://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/viewpost.jsp?PostID=55215.

Responses should be directed to Authorizations Specialist Nicole McKechnie by email at [email protected] or phone at (250) 426-1764. 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 Coordinator
Outdoor Recreation Council
1101 – 207 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC  V6B 1H7
604-873-5546
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