Kootenay Lake Partnership invites public to attend Kootenay Lake Shoreline Guidance Document open houses
The Kootenay Lake Partnership is hosting a series of public open houses in August.
The open houses will be an opportunity for the public to learn about the Kootenay Lake Shoreline Guidance Document, which is the result of a comprehensive Sensitive Habitat Inventory Mapping Project that involved an inventory and assessment of ecological, archaeological and Ktunaxa cultural values along the shoreline of Kootenay Lake.
The project began in 2012 as an initiative of the Kootenay Lake Partnership, a multi-agency partnership brought together to support collaborative management approaches for a productive and healthy Kootenay Lake ecosystem.
The Shoreline Guidance Document directs shoreline development activities such as docks, retaining walls, mooring buoys, or dredging activities in an effort to protect high value shoreline habitats.
The intent of the Shoreline Guidance Document is to allow common, low-risk shoreline activities to proceed with minimal regulatory oversight.
Where risks are higher, specific requirements would be needed to protect and restore important fish and wildlife habitats, and archaeological and Ktunaxa Nation cultural values.
The Shoreline Guidance Document is intended to achieve key goals; such as helping assist in the recovery of fish habitat values lost to past development impacts, and the on-going protection archaeologically significant areas.
The Kootenay Lake Partnership believes that is it possible and desirable to manage our watersheds and their natural surroundings in a sustainable manner and that sustainable management is the shared responsibility of all stakeholders; including proponents, professionals, all levels of government and community members.
The open houses will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with a presentation beginning at 7 p.m.
* Boswell Hall 12374 Boswell Rd., Boswell, B.C. Wednesday, Aug. 2 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
* North Shore Hall 675 Whitmore Rd., Nelson, BC Tuesday, Aug. 8 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
* St. Andrew’s United Church 500 Fourth Street, Kaslo, BC Tuesday, Aug. 15 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.