'This project can’t go ahead at the expense of spotted owl habitat, full stop,' says Wilderness official
The Wilderness Committee is calling on the provincial government to scrap the Bridal Veil Mountain Resort proposal since the development threatens the most endangered bird species in Canada: the spotted owl.
The spotted owl is the most endangered bird species in Canada, Foy underlined, with only one wild-born and several owls born in captivity in the wild. The B.C. government runs a captive-breeding facility that houses more than 30 captive-raised spotted owls and has designated a WHA like 2-501 at Elk Creek, and these areas are crucial"for the release of captive-bred spotted owls to restore the population to healthy numbers once again."
The all-season ski resort proposed by Bridal Veil Mountain Resort Ltd., is a collaboration between Robert Wilson, Jeff Wilson, and Mike Lalonde. If approved, it would be east of the City of Chilliwack, in Area D and E of the Fraser Valley Regional District, the document shows.
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