Climbers Access Society Of BC

Hunting Ban Proposal - Gimli

for Valhalla Provincial Park

written by Peter Winter

Currently hunting is allowed around Gimli Peak in Valhalla Provincial Park. This has created some conflicts between climbers and hunters. One case that reportedly involved a shooting of a mountain goat close to some climbers.
However, there is a proposal to ban hunting in the Mulvey Basin/Gimli Area but the deadline for comments on this proposal is on Friday Dec 9. The following URL provides a chance to make comments on-line. The process is not simple but please take the time to create and receive an account and then fill in the comment form.
http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/ahte/hunting/create-no-huntingno-shooting-area-mulvey-watershed-valhalla-park

Annual General Meeting

written by Peter Winter

Our AGM will be held on Sunday, December 11th at 7pm. Location: Sea to Sky Hotel in Squamish.

Agenda: Election of Directors, Squamish Gondola, Bolt Fund, First Nations land purchase plus more.

Will Stanhope slideshow about his recent ascent of The Prophet in Yosemite.

Lots of prizes and some snacks and drink.

Conroy FSR Repairs

for Chek

written by Peter Winter

Finally the Chek access road is going to have some permanent repairs which should greatly improve the ability to drive the road. This coming Wednesday October 26 is the date the work on the Conroy FSR will commence, it is estimated to take 2 full days of work. The road will not be passable while the work is taking place, it would be best to not have any interruptions to the work (vehicles driving through) so it can be completed before the weekend.

Resource Road Act Project

written by Peter Winter

From the Outdoor Recreation Council:
Do you use B.C.’s resource roads for work, recreation, or do you live in or visit rural communities that use resource roads? If so, help the Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations serve you better by contributing to the Natural Resource Road Act Project (NRRA) to improve resource road laws and regulation for the benefit of all users. Comments are invited on a DISCUSSION PAPER that will help build the foundation for the NRRA. The principles and proposed policy framework presented in this discussion paper are the starting point for a single, streamlined law that applies to the construction, maintenance, use and deactivation of all resource roads in B.C. For further information about this opportunity to help shape how we manage resource roads in BC, please visit the project website at http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/mof/nrra/index.htm And for a News Release concerning this announcement follow this link: http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2011/10/simplified-resource-road-rules-benefit-industry-users.html We have been advised that MFLNRO may seek input from stakeholder working groups once the initial comment period is complete.

Gimli Beach Food Locker

for Kootenays

written by Doug Brown

Anyone who has spent a night at Gimli "Beach" bivi site knows that the local snafflehound population will stop at nothing to get your food - and there are even reports of them carrying off small children left unattended.

Last summer the Access Society contacted BC Parks to request a secure food storage locker at the Beach, and this September, a snafflehound-proof food locker was installed about 60 m south of the "beach" and about 45 m south of the "biffy" - it is bolted to a large boulder.

No more fighting with those blasted rodents!