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Q. |
Will you be having any meetings
or seminars in the Kamloops area
with regard to the Recreation Trails
Strategy? |
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A. |
Meetings with local stakeholders and
communities are anticipated to occur
during the second phase of the
project once Phase 1 (background
report and strategy design) has been
completed. We hope to begin Phase 2
in April 2007, depending on the
availability of adequate funding.
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Q. |
A
successful trails strategy would
include some sort of an inventory of
trails. This would be a huge
undertaking. Is an inventory in the
works? |
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A. |
We
are currently developing a list of
trails in British Columbia with basic information
such as trail name, location,
length, and primary recreation
activities. Subsequent phases of
the strategy will involve more
detailed trail assessment at the
local/community level.
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Q. |
Is
this Trails Strategy a step towards
the eventual removal of public lands
from the public domain, or is it a
move to improve the public
recreation values of Crown land? |
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A. |
The
Recreation Trails Strategy is
designed to improve public
recreation opportunities by
coordinating the many organizations
involved in managing
British Columbia’s recreation
trails and providing strategic
direction for creating a world-class
recreation trail network that will
include trails on Crown land, in
federal and provincial protected
areas, on municipal and regional
lands, and private property. The
Strategy will provide a framework
and sustainable vision to guide
future decision-making and help
strengthen British Columbia’s recreation trail
system through clear direction
related to planning, management and
trail use.
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Q. |
How do you plan to tackle the
motorized versus non-motorized trail
use issue? |
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A. |
Motorized versus non-motorized trail
use is one of several issues to be
addressed by the Recreation Trails
Strategy. The information collected
during Phase 1 of the project will
help us put this issue into context
by identifying the significance of
the problem in British Columbia, the locations
where conflict is occurring, how
other jurisdictions have addressed
these types of conflicts, etc.
During Phase 2 of the project, we
will begin to work with local clubs
and communities to resolve these
conflicts.
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Q. |
How does an organization become
involved with phase 1 of the
Recreation Trails Strategy? |
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A. |
During Phase 1, a stakeholder
survey/questionnaire was distributed
to provincial recreation trail
organizations for input into the
development of the background
report. More than 90 responses were
received. There will be additional
opportunities for organizations to
become involved in the process
during Phase 2 of the project, which
will include meetings/consultations
with local stakeholders and
communities.
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Q. |
What groups involving the rights
of horse riders on trails are
participating in this? |
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A. |
The Horse Council of BC and the BC
Backcountry Horsemen participated in
the Trails Survey that formed a
substantial part of the Background
Report. The next phase of the
strategy process which involves
developing the Recreation Trails
Strategy for BC will ensure balanced
representation from all users
including horse riders. |
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