INFORMATION BULLETIN   
For Immediate Release
2008ENV0032-000418
March 26, 2008
 

Ministry of Environment

PROPOSAL FOR TRANSMISSION LINES IN PARK REJECTED

VICTORIA - Environment Minister Barry Penner has decided not to recommend to Cabinet or the Legislature that the proposal by Northwest 
Cascade Power Limited to adjust the boundaries of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park be accepted.

 
 
Penner made the decision after a briefing with BC Parks staff this morning, following the last scheduled public meeting regarding the proposed park boundary amendment. He concluded the proposal did not meet the strict environmental criteria set forth in the Provincial Park
Boundary Adjustment Policy, nor did it have sufficient support from the public, some First Nations, and local government.  

The Provincial Park Boundary Adjustment Policy has been in place since 2004 and makes it clear that a proponent must demonstrate a clear need
for a boundary adjustment. The policy is available online at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/

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