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Wildland Recreation
Two

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TABLE CE COSFTENTS

Page

i

Table o f Contents

ii

L i s t o f Biiaps

iii

Introduction

1

Be'rir and F i s h Lakes

5

Box Lake

10

Cayuse Creek

15

Cottonwood Lake •

20

Erie

25

Title

C

Page i i

Creek

Howser

30

Eid

P i l o t Bay

35
40

Summit Lake

45

S y r i n g a Creek

50

Whatshan Lake

55

Pass Creek R e g i o n a l P a r k

60

Conclusion

69

Appendix A ( R e g i o n a l Parks A c t )

70

Appendix B ( B i b l i o g r a p h y )

75

Creek

L I S T OP MAPS

Page

C.K.H.D. P r o v i n c i a l L o c a t i o n

3

C.K.R.C. Proposed P a r k S i t e s

4

Bear and P i s h Lakes

6

Box Lake

11

Cayuse Creek

16

Cottonwood Lake

21

Erie

26

Creek

Howser

31

K i d Creek

36

P i l o t 3ay

41

Summit Lake

46

S y r i n g a Creek

51

WhatShan Lake

56

Pass Creek P a r k

6I

iii

ISTSODUCTIGK

The

purpose

o f t h i s t e c h n i c a l r e p o r t i s t o spark i n

t h e E e g i o n a l D i s t r i c t o f C e n t r a l K o o t e n a y , an i n t e r e s t i n
t h e e s t a b l i s h i r , e n t o f a H e g i o n a l P a r k s System.

A Hegional

P a r k s System x-fould p r o v i d e day use r e c r e a - t i o n

opportunities

i n a n a t u r a l e n v i r o n m e n t , f o r t h e C e n t r a l Kootenay H e g i o n a l
Population.
An i n i t i a l

step i s t o d e f i n e a Regional Park.

A

Regiona,l P a r k i s a s m a l l t o l a r g e a r e a t h a t " p r o v i d e s
r e s i d e n t s o f a natur-sJ r e g i o n w i t h m.ajor n a t u r a l

areas

and a c t i v i t y a r e a s w i t h i n a c o n v e n i e n t d i s t a n c e f o r day
use

on a s p e c i r - l t r i p o r i n c i d e n t a l s t o p basis",''"

I n the

n a t u r a l a r e a o f a H e g i o n a l Park a m.inimura o f development
i s allo'wed t o au,graent n a t u r a l topo>gra;.:hic f e a t u r e s .

In

a c t i v i t y a r e a s o n l y as much developmiont r e q u i r e d t o r e a l i s e
the r e c r e a t i o n a l p o t e n t i a l i s a l l o w e d .

The Park s h o u l d be

l a r g e enough t o m i n i m i z e d i s t u r . j a n c e f r o m a c t i v i t i e s o u t s i d e the Park.

The average

acreage

recomimended i n t h i s

r e p o r t i s 15O t o 2 0 0 a c r e s .
The

s i t e s i n t h i s r e p o r t were s e l e c t e d on t h e b a s i s o f
(1)
(2)

Geographic d L o c a t i o n
Present Recreation

Geographica,! L o c a t i o n means t h a t each p a r k must be
w i t h i n an hour d r i v e o r 70 km. r a d i u s o f a p o p u l a t i o n
center.

1.

A REGIONAL PARKS PLAN POH THE LOiffiR MAINLAND REGION,
(New

Jestminster, I966)

Table I

p. I 7 .

Page 2

niTRODUCTIOW GCN'T

P r e s e n t R e c r e a t i o n i s e x i s t i n g use on tlie s i t e

without

more d e v e l o p m e n t .
Potential Recreation
s i t e w i t h m,oderate

t h e use t h a t can o c c u r on t h e

development.

Land Ownership r e f e r s t o w h e t h e r t h e s i t e i s p r i v a t e
o r crown l a n d .
allows.

P r i v a t e l a n d can be p u r c h a s e d as budget

One way t o a c q u i r e p a r k l a n d i s t o s t a r t w i t h a

s m a l l a r e a and buy up su:/;rounding l a n d as i t becomes
available.

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KOOTENAY

REGION

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Page 5

BEAH AMD FISH LAKES

Geographic

Location

Bear and F i s h Lakes a r e two l a k e s s i d e by s i d e , IJ
k i l o m e t r e s e a s t o f Uew Denver and 25 k i l o m e t r e s west o f
K a s l o a t t h e summit o f Highway 31A. Most o f Bear l a k e i s
contained

w i t h i n minereJ. c l a i m l o t 4 5 ^ and p a r t o f F i s h

l a k e i s i n l o t s 1 0 4 7 2 and 1 0 4 7 3 .
Topographic D e s c r i p t i o n
The s i t e i s i n a s t e e p v a l l e y w i t h peaks o v e r 2 , 5 0 0
m e t r e s on e i t h e r s i d e .

The l a k e s a r e l o c a t e d i n t h e

S l o c a n range o f t h e S e l k i r k mounta,ins.

The b e d r o c c

ogj' o f t h e s i t e i s a mix o f s l a t e , a r g i l l i t e ,
q u a r t z i t e and t u f f a c e o u s

sediments.

geol-

limestone,

The a r e a i s w i t h i n

the o l d m i n i n g area o f t h e Slocan v a l l e y .

There a r e t'wo

g h o s t towns n e a r b y , H e t a l l i a c k and E i n c t o n .

The p r i m a r y

o r e s p r o d u c e d here were l e a d , a i n c , s i l v e r and g o l d .

View o f Bear Lake l o o k i n g west

BEAR MD

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FISH LAEES CON'T

Vegetation
The
1,300

e l e v a t i o n o f t h e s i t e i s between 1 , 0 0 0

metres.

The

site

b i o g e o c l i m a t i c zone.

The

m e t r e s as one

and

/ f e s t e r n Hemlock

Stands o f T r e m b l i n g Aspen

t r e m u l o i d e s ) are growing
the l a k e s .

i s i n the I n t e r i o r

metres

(Populus

on a l l u v i a l m a t e r i a l s u r r o u n d i n g

e l e v a t i o n changes from 1 , 0 0 0

p r o c e e d s from: v a l l e y bottom^

metres t o 2,500

t o miountain t o p .

T h i s r e s u l t s i n t h r e e d i s t i n c t b i o g e o c l i m a t i c zones, b e i n g
traversed; I n t e r i o r

..'estern Hemlock, Engelm.ann Spruce -

Sub

A l p i n e F i r , and

at higher e l e v a t i o n s A l p i n e .

_

I
The

marsh between Bear and F i s h Lakes

Waterfront Description
As t h e l a k e s -ire deep t h e r e a r e few p l a c e s w i t h s h a l l o w
water

f o r swimming,

e a s t end

l l o n a t u r a l beaches a r e p r e s e n t .

The

o f F i s h Lake i s p r e s e n t l y d e v e l o p e d by t h e d e p a r t -

ment o f h i g h w a y s , as a p i c n i c s i t e .

F i s h l a k e has

the

best

Page 8

BEAS AKD PISE lAIuIiS CO!?'T

p o t e n t i a l f o r n o n - m o t o r i z e d b o a t i n g as Sear l a k e i s c l u t tered with logging debris.

A marsh a r e a west o f P i s h l a k e ,

about two a c r e s i n s i z e , c o n t a i n s ; Aspen ( P o p u l u s
A l d e r ( A l n u s ten:,:,if o l i a ) , White B i r c h
and a f e w N o r t h e r n B l a c k Cottonwood

tremuloidi

(Betula

papyrifera),

(Populus

tricocarpa).

C u r r e n t .Development
d a y use s i t e o n P i s h l a k e has a s m a l l 5 - 8 c a r

The

parking l o t , five
developed

p i c n i c t a b l e s and two p i t t o i l e t s .

The

s i t e i s p r e s e n t l y used as a s t o p o v e r by summer

travellers.
P o t e n t i a l D e ve1opme n t
The s i t e
is

i s e x c e l l e n t f o r a n a t u r a l Regional Park. I t

i n a v e r y s c e n i c s e t t i n g e x h i b i t i n g a wide v i r i e t y o f

flora.

I t i s proposed

t h a t e x p a n s i o n o f t h e day use s i t e

and p a r k i n g l o t may be r e q u i r e d t o accomodate t h e i n c r e a s e
in

r e g i o n a l use. Also a nine k i l o m e t r e h i k i n g t r a i l

from

Bear l a k e t o W h i t e w a t e r m o u n t a i n i s recommended t o a l l o w
the

v i s i t o r t o see t h e v i e w and s t u d y t h e f l o r s .

The t r a i l

w o u l d pass t h r o u g h t h e v a r i o u s p l a n t c o m m u n i t i e s

o f Marsh,

Interior

Western Hemlock, Engelmann S p r u c e - Sub A l p i n e P i r ,

and A l p i n e .

I t would i n c l u d e a steep t h r e e k i l o m e t r e

sec-

t i o n a l o n g Whatson Creek, t h e n a s i x k i l o m e t r e h i k e a l o n g
the. r i d g e
metres.

t o W h i t e w a t e r m o u n t a i n a t an e l e v a t i o n o f 2 , 7 5 6
T h i s peak g i v e s an e x c e l l e n t p a n o r a m i c

surrounding area.

As t h e s i t e

view o f t h e

i s i n an o l d m i n i n g a r e a a

t o u r t h r o u g h t h e Z i n c t o n mine west o f Bear la'ce would i n crease t h e v i s i t o r o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n t h e a r e a ,
Im rj 1 em. e n t a t i o n
Development can be s t a r t e d i n Crown Land t h a t b o r d e r s
the

Lakes, b u t t o achieve the f u l l

of

the s i t e

t h e purchase

10473 m.ay be r e q u i r e d .

recreational

potential

o f m i n e r a l c l a i m s 4 5 6 , 10472.and
S t u d i e s s h o u l d be underta'-.en t o

d e t e r m i n e t h e o w n e r s h i p o f t h e l a n d and t o d e t e r m i n e

BEAR AUB

FISH LAKES COH'T

w h e t h e r i t has

Page 9

been p u r c h a s e d o r n o t .

The

t r a i l s and

facil-

i t i e s needed t o augment the n a t u r a l f e a t u r e s

o f the s i t e

be b u i l t b,y s t u a e n t s s p o n s o r e d by government

g-rants.

can

Conclusion
T h i s s i t e has
It

e x c e l l e n t p o t e n t i a l as a R e g i o n a l Far::.

i s w i t h i n a days d r i v e o f New

Denver and

Kaslo.

I t has

a v a r i e t y o f r e c r e a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s , f o r example, f i s h i n ,
swimming, b o a t i n g

and

nature study.

a s c e n i c v a l l e y t h a t has

opportunity

The

site

f o r the

i s located

in

appreciation

of mining h i s t o r y .
The
a c r e s.

recommended acreage f o r t h i s R e g i o n a l Park i s

150

BOX

Page

LAKE

Geographic L o c a t i o n
l a k e i s l o c a t e d 5 k i l o m e t r e s s o u t h e a s t o f Kakusp

Box

on Highway 6 .

There i s a, 3 k i l o m e t r e d i r t r o a d from t h e

highway t o t h e s i t e .
the

The

proposed

s i t e boundaries include

eastc-rn 2 a c r e s o f Land L o t 11413

o f Box

and t h e e a s t e r n end

lace.

7 i e w o f Box
Topographic
The

lake looking

south-east

Description

a r e a has b^-en g l a c i a t e d and Nakusp c r e e k

c a r v e d o u t banks o f 25% s l o p e s a l o n g the c r e e k .
a r e no f l a t
lakusp

has
There

areas e x c e p t f o r the marsh a t t h e miouth o f

creek.

Vegetation
The

e l e v a t i o n o f t h e s i t e ie between 500 m e t r e s

600 m e t r e s .

The

site

b i o g e o c l i m a t i c zone.

i s i n the I n t e r i o r

and

v-Jestorn Hemlock

There i s a c l i m a x s t r n d o f Cedar

10

BOX

Page

LAKE CO¥'T

( T h u j a p l i c a t a ) and W e s t e r n Hemlock (Tsuga h e t e r o p h y l l i a )
i n t h e m.arsh a r e a .
l i c h e n s and

The

understory

devils club.

f o r e s t i s l e s e dense.
tion.

On

c o n t a i n s mosses, f e r n s ,

the d r y e r s l o p e s

I t a l s o has

the Hemlock

lens understory

vegeta-

O t h e r t r e e s p e c i e s i n the m^arsh i n c l u d e B i r c h

( B e t u l a p a p y r i f e r a ) and

Aspen ( P o p u l u s t r e m u l o i d e s ) .

The

g r o u n d i n the marsh a r e a i s s a t u r a t e d .
Waterfront
The

Bescription

c u r r e n t l y d e v e l o p e d day

beach a t a s l o p e o f l O - i .
British

Columbia F o r e s t

The

use

site

Service

site

i n c l u d e s a sandy

i s (feveloped by

the

as a r e c r e a t i o n s i t e .

The

s o i l excavated from

the p a r k i n g a r e a and

p i c n i c area

has

been used t o p r o v i d e

a shallow

The

marsh i s u n s u i t a b l e f o r beach development becaiise o f

a r e a f o r the

swimmers.

t h e h i g h c o s t o f h a u l i n g i n g r a v e l t o form: the beach.
The

shore l i n e

i s provided

around the lake i s s t a b l e .

by a S:mall stream f l o w i n g t h r o u g h

p r e s e n t l y developed Forest
Current

Service,

the

site.

DeYelopm.ent

The

B i t e i s a p i c n i c and

residents.

camping a r e a f o r t h e

local

There i s a p a r k i n g a r e a f o r t e n c a r s ,

three

s i t e s f o r cam.ping, t h r e e t a b l e s and
Forest

D r i n k i n g water

Service

a safety line

two p i t t o i l e t s .

have a l s o b u i l t a b o a t iramp and
f o r the

The

provided

swimimers.

P r o p o s e d D e v e l o pm e n t
The

present

p a r k i n g a r e a i s u n s u i t a b l e f o r heavy

use

t h e r e f o r e i t i s recomcended t h a t a n o t h e r p a r k i n g a r e a be
b u i l t about 2 k i l o m e t r e s i n from

the h i g h w a y t h e n heve a

hiking t r a i l

Keeping cars out o f

day use

t o the p i c n i c a r e a .

a r e a w i l l p r o v i d e more p i c n i c and

the

beach a r e a .

C h a n g i n g t h e camping s i t e s t o p i c n i c s i t e s would

provide

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EOX LAXS COl'T

more room f o r t h e p i c n i c e r s .
A short walking t r a i l

t h r o u g h t h e marsh and a l o n g t h e

f o r e s t e d s l o p e s i s recomunended t o e n a b l e
experience
mountain

the n a t u r a l environment.

and t o Summiit l a k e would

the v i s i t o r t o

F u t u r e t r - a i l s t o Box

increase the regional

h i k i n g p o t e n t i a l i n the area.

View o f t h e camiping

area

I m p 1 effie n t a t i o n
The B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a F o r e s t S e r v i c e k i l l
contacted i n d e t a i l

have t o be

t o see i f t h e l a r g e Cedars and Hemlocks

i n the marsh a r e a a r e t o be l o g g e d i n the f u t u r e as i t would
c o n f l i c t w i t h t h e use o f t h e s i t e as a H e g i o n a l
park.

District

The a c q u i s i t i o n o f t h e p r e s e n t F o r e s t S e r v i c e

i n l a n d l o t 11413 i s n e c e s s a r y
developed

site

as i t c o n t a i n s t h e p r e s e n t

s i t e and t h e b e s t l a n d f o r a beach on t h e l a k e .

The h i r i n g o f s t u d e n t s t n r o u g h government work g r a n t s j.s

BOX LAKE CON'T

Page

the most e c o n o n i c a l way o f b u i l d i n g t h e v a r i o u s
i'ihen b u i l d i n g t r a i l s

trails,

t h r o u g h t h e marsh g r e a t c a r e m.ust

be t a k e n t o p r o t e c t t h e e n v i r o n m e n t .
Conclusion
As t h i s
it

s i t e i s w i t h i n an h o u r s d r i v e o f l a k u s p and

has a v a r i e t y o f r e c r e a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s

swimming, f i s h i n g ,

such as

b o a t i n g , h i k i n g and n a t u r e s t u d y , i t

has e x c e l l e n t f e a t u r e s , f o r a R e g i o n a l
The recommended

Park.

acreage f o r t h i s R e g i o n a l Park i s

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CAYUSE CREEK

Goographic

Locatlon

Ca;/use Cree'c i s l o c a t e d 28 k i l o m e t r e s '-rest o f
Castleg:j,r on t h e n o r t h shore o f t h e Lower Arrow Lake.
The

access i s hy 19 k i l o m e t r e s o f paved xoa.d and 9

k i l o m e t r e s o f good g r a v e l r o a d .

The s i t e i s l o c a t e d

i n Tree Farm L i c e n s e 23? w h i c h i s o o e r a t e d by Canadian
Cellulose.

"

Topographic D e s c r i p t i o n
The

site

c o n t a i n s many f l a t

a glacier lake.
of very

ste.p

t e r r a c e s f o r m e d by

The t e r r a c e s a r e .joined by a s e r i s

side h i l l s

a t a slope

o f 70 - 8 0 %,

Cayuse c r e e k has c u t o u t a deep canyon w i t h manyfalls

and p o o l s .

Beach a r e a a t Cayuse c r e e k

CAYUSE CREE?: CON'T

Vegetation

Page

Description

Tile e l e v a t i o n o f t h e s i t e i s oet.veen 4-00 m e t r e s and
500

metres.

The s i t e

i s i n t h e Ponderosa P i n e Bunch-

g r a s s B i o g e o c l i m a t i c zone, -.fith Fonderosa F i n e
ponderosa) being the major t r e e .

Kost o f the sparse

u n d e r s t o r y c o n s i s t s o f Redstemiraed Ceanothus.
Elk

(Pinus

Deer and

use t h e l o w e r t e r r a c e s as a w i n t e r i n g g r o u n d .

Wa-terfront D e s c r i p t i o n
The beach v a r i e s g r e s t l y w i t h t h e f l i i c t u a t i o n s
caused by t h e Hugh K e e n l y s i d e Dam.
s l o p i n g vrixh

no s h a r p d r o p o f f s .

The beach i s g e n t l y

There i s a l a r g e

delta

d e v e l o p i n g where Cayuse Creek e n t e r s the Lake.

Cayuse c r e e k f a l l s
Curx^ent Developm.ent
The a c c e t s f r o m t h e g r a v e l r o a d t o the beach a r e a
i s awkward f o r c a r s p u l l i n g t r a i l e r s .

T h e r e has been

CAYUSE CREEK CON'T

Page

no r e c r e a t i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t on the be'^ch.
camping s i t e ,
and

There i s a

c o n s i s t i n g o f t h r e e s i t e s w i t h two t a b l e s

one p i t t o i l e t .

I t i s l o c ' i t e d b e s i d e one o f t h e

l a r g e r w a t e r f a l l s on t h e cree'c.
about h a l f a k i l o m e t r e f r o m

T h i s cainping s i t e i s

the l a k e s h o r e . I t has been

d e v e l o p e d by Canadian C e l l u l o s e w i t h v o l u n t e e r h e l p

from

the l o c " - l Boy .;coutE,
Proposed B'evelopraent
The

site

i n c l u d e s two m.ain t e r r a c e s .

One n e a r t h e

l a k e s h o r e , w h i c h can be d e v e l o p e d f o r w a t e r o r r i e n t e d
activities

such as b o a t i n g , p i c n i c k i n g and swimming, t h e

o t h e r t e r r a c e can be an a c t i v i t y
activities

area.

Seme o f these

c o u l d i n c l u d e a l a r g e open f i e l d f o r b a s e b a l l

s o c c e r and o t h e r g r o u p s p o r t i n g a c t i v i t i e s .
trail

should

be b u i l t a l o n g

( ^ e n i c and i n t e r p r e t i v e

A hiking

the canyon because o f i t s

values.

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CAYDSE CREEK COI'T

Im pleme n t a t i on
F o r t h e s i t e t o be a f e a s i b l e R e g i o n a l P a r k , t h e
access f r o m C a s t l e g a r must be i m p r o v e d as many p e o p l e
do n o t l i k e
if

t o t r a v e l on g r a v e l r o a d s .

I'his m.ay happen

t h e d e p a r t m e n t o f highways b u i l d s a highway f r o m Deer

Park t o F a u q u i e r .
development

Care must be t a k e n when p l a n n i n g t h e

t h a t t h e changes do n o t d r a s t i c a l l y a f f e c t

t h e w i n t e r i n g ha-bits o f t h e d e e r and e l k .

A l l o f the

s t r u c t u r e s and f a c i l i t i e s needed can be f u n d e d t h r o u g h
Governmient work

programs.

Conclusion
The

s i t e has a l l o f t h e c h s . r a c t s r i s t i c s n e c e s s a r y

f o r a Regional Park.

I t i s l o c a t e d w i t h i n an h o u r d r i v e

f r o m C a s t l e g a r , i t has good a r e a s f o r a c t i v e i n v o l v e m e n t
by t h e v i s i t o r as w e l l as p r o v i d i n g a r e a s o f n a t u r a l b e a u t y
f o r the v i s i t o r

t o enjoy.

The recommended acreage f o r t h i s R e g i o n a l P a r k i s
200 a c r e s .

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COTTOFrfOOB LAKS^

geographic Location
Cottomrood l a k e i s l o c a t e d 8 k i l o m e t r e s s ,uth o f
N e l s o n and 32 ' c i l o m e t r e s n o r t h o f Salm.o on Highway 6 .
Most o f xhe p r o p o s e d p a r k s i t e i s c o n t a i n e d i n L o t 8 2 2 1
Tfest o f t h e r a i l w a y r i g h t
the

o f way and i n c l u d i n g more o f

marsh t o t h e S o u t h e a s t end o f t h e la.ze.

a half a kilometre d i r t

There i s

r o a d f r o m t h e highway t o t h e

lake.

Cottonwood

lake looking

south

To p o g r a p h i c D . s c r i p t i o n
Cottonwood

l a k e was f o n s e d by a g l a c i e r as i n d i c a t e d

by t h e U shaped v a l l e y and t h e r o u n d e d h i l l s .
a r e a comiposed o f r o l l i n g h i l l s
flat

areas p r e s e n t .

With the

there are few n a t u r a l l y

The sidee; o f t h e l a e e a r e v e r y s t e e p

w i t h a s l i d e p a t h p r e s e n t on t h e west

shore.

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Page

Vegetation
The

a r e a a r o u n d Cottonwood l a k e

i s a climax

stand o f

Hemlock (Tsuga h e t e r o p h y l l i a ) and Cedar ( T h u j a p l i c a t a )
i n the I n t e r i o r Western Kemlook b i o g e o c l i m a t i c

zone.

The

s i t e i s l o c a t e d i n a W o r t h -west t o S o u t h e a s t s e c t i o n o f
the v a l l e y and as a r e s u l t r e c e i v e s
i n the b o t t o m o f t h e v a l l e y .
abundant water, c r e a t e s
arid Hemloc r, f o r e s t .

sunshine

The l a c k o f s u n s h i n e and

lake.

V i e w o f the n o r t h end

o f the

lake

Description

^
»

The

•

an e x c e l l e n t c o n d i t i o n f o r a Cedar

There i s a m a r s h o f a b o u t 1 0 a c r e s

t o t h e s o u t h exnd o f t h e

Waterfront

very l i t t l e

beach d r o p s r a p i d l y f r o m t h e s h o r e .

There

no n a t u r a l beaches p r e s e n t on the l a k e .

The l a k e i s

c o v e r e d by a g r e a t amount o f n a t u r a l and

logging

are

debris.

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COTTOS¥OOD LAICE CGN'T

Current

Development

At p r e s e n t

t h e r e i s an 8 a c r e P r o v i n c i a l C l a s s C

P a r k a t t h e N o r t h end o f t h e l a k e .

The P a r k s B r a n c h

have d e v e l o p e d t h e s i t e f o r p i c n i c k i n g , swimming, n o n motorized

b o a t i n g , h i k i n g and a c h i l d r e n s p l a y

area.

P r e s e n t beach d e v e l o c m e n t
They have p r o v i d e d

several

p i c n i c t a b l e s , two s e t s o f

s w i n g s , two p i t t o i l e t s , ana two p a r k i n g a r e e s f o r a
t o t a l o f 20 c a r s .

They have a l s o b u i l t

a boat la_;nching

ramip and a r a f t used f o r f i s h i n g and swimiming.

They

have b r u s h e d o u t a l a r g e a r e a f o r c h i l d r e n t o use b u t
it

i s l o c a t e d on a moderate 15 ~ 20 'p s i d e h i l l .

Par'cs B r a n c h has a l s o b u i l t a t r a i l
end

o f the l a : e a l o n g

The

down t o t h e s o u t h

t h e west s h o r e .

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COTTONWOOD LAKE CGN'T

Proposed
The

Development
s i t e has almiost been d e v e l o p e d t o i t s f u l l e s t

p o t e n t i a l as t h e r e i s v e r y l i t t l e
A trail

room f o r e x p a n s i o n a t

the

present s i t e .

system baco t o l l e l s o n o r up

to

Toad M o u n t a i n w o u l d p r o v i d e more h i k i n g p o t e n t i a l i n

the

a r e a and a l l o > f t h e v i s i t o r t h e chance t o see t h e a r e a .

The

trails

would be 8 and 7 k i l o m e t r e s r e s p e c t i v e l y .

m.arsh s h o u l d be d e v e l o p e d i n t o a s e l f i n t e r p r e t i n g
ture ar-a f o r the l o c a l schools.

The

fea-

A l l a c t i v i t i e s such a s ,

swim.miing, p i c n i c k i n g , h i k i n g , f i s h i n g , and b o a t i n g i n t h e
cxosi.

summer, p l u s snowshoeing,

c o u n t r y s k i i n g and i c e

f i s h i n g i n t h e w i n t e r s h o u l d be encouraged

f o r the l o c a l

residents.
Im.plementation
As t h e s i t e i s a l m o s t f u l l y d e v e l o p e d a l l t h a t i s l e f t
to

be done i s t o c l e a r t i i e l a k e o f t h e d e b r i s , t o a l l o w t h e

use o f t h e l a k e f o r f i s h i n g and swimming.
Regional H i k i n g p o t e n t i a l
to

N e l s o n sh .uld

limits

trail

the t r a i l s

be b u i l t .

development

To i n c r e a s e t h e

t o Toad m o u n t a i n and

The s t e e p n e s s o f t h e s i d e s l o p e s

a l o n g t h e s i d e s o f t h e la,ke.

Conclusion
The
It

s i t e i s v r i t h i n an hour d r i v e o f N e l s o n and Salm.o.

s u p p o r t s day use a c t i v i t i e s such as swimming, h i k i n g ,

f i s h i n g and n a t u r e s t u d y .
the

The s i t e i s c u r r e n t l y used b y

r e s i d e n t s o f N e l s o n o n a day use b a s i s .

This site

would make an e x c e l l e n t R e g i o n a l P a r k .
The

recommiended acreage f o r t h i n R e g i o n a l Far': i s

150 a c r e s .

EHIE CHEEK

Page

Geographic l o c a t i o n
The

E r i e creep s i t e i s l o c a t e d I.5 k i l o m e t r e s

o f Salm^o and 20 k i l o m e t r e s e a s t o f F r u i " o v a l e .

west

The boun-

d a r i e s i n c l u d e t h o s e o f the p r e s e n t

P r o v i n c i a l E r i e Creek

C l a s s C P a r k , c o n t a i n i n g 70 a c r e s .

There i s a l s o a h a l f

a k i l o m e t r e paved r o a d

into

the

site.

Topographic D e s c r i p t i o n
The
atively

s i t e i s l o c a t e d next
flat.

t o E r i e c r e e k and i s r e l -

I t i s s i t u a t e d a t the bottom o f a l a r g e

glaciated valley.

There are no o u t s t a n d i n g

features l o c a t e d close

t o the

topographic

park.

1
E r i e creek p i c n i c ground
Vegetation
The

s i t e i s l o c : ' t e d i n t h e I n t e r i o r Western Hemlock

"biogeo c 1 im a t i c zone.

The m a j o r t r e e s p e c i e s a l o n g

SELKIRK COLLEGE LIBRARY
CASTLEGAR, B. C

the

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Page

27

c r e e k are Cedar ( T h u j a p l i c a t a ) and i ^ e s t e r n Hemlock
(Tsuga h e t e r o p h l l i a ) .

The

marsh w i t h v e r y l i t t l e

dry land.

s i t e i s v e r y dense.

The

l a n d around

hillsides

the p a r k i s m o s t l y

The u n d e r b r u s h on the
t o the n o r t h and

c o n t a i n a d r y e r f o r e s t o f Douglas f i r (Pseudotsuga
and L o d g e p o l e p i n e ( P i n u s c o n t o r t a ) .

The

south
menzessi)

underbrush

on

these d r y e r s l o p e s i s more open t h a n t h e valJ.ey bottom..
Waterfront

Description

There i s a c r e e k f r o n t w i t h a few sand b a r s i n f r o n t
of

the p i c n i c

area.

E r i e creek w a t e r f r o a t
Cui-rent Developm.ent
The

P r o v i n c i a l Far'es B r a n c h has b u i l t

a 30

oar

par'eing l o t and has enough t a b l e s f o r each c a r and tvro
pit

toilets,

t o s e r v i c e the s i t e .

There was

no

treiil

ERIE CRSSK COH'T

development.
paved r o a d

.

They h-'.ve a l s o b u i l t

Page

a half a kilometre

i n t o the p a r k from Highway

»

3.

P r o p o s e d Developm^ent
As

the

s i t e i s c u r r e n t l y used as a p i c n i c g r o u n d f o r

t h e l o c a l r e s i d e n t o and
a' h i k i n g t r a i l

should

be b u i l t .

only major r e c r e a t i o n a l
ceeding the land's

summer t r a v e l l e r s the a d d i t i o n
This

trail

development p o s s i b l e

environmental

of

w o u l d be

the

without

ex-

ca.r;/ing c a p a c i t y .

I
E r i e creek p a r k i n g l o t
Im.pleme n t a t i on
This

s i t e i s s u r r o u n d e d by a marsh as w e l l as

p r i v a t e h o l d i n g s w h i c h combine t o l i m i t
recreational

development and

potential.

several

the s i t e s expansj,o

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ESIE CREEK COl'T

Conclusion

,

The s i t e i s w i t h i n an'hour d r i v e o f Salmo and F r u i t vale.

The s i t e i s v e r y p l e a s a n t and i s p r o v i d i n g day use

o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r the l o c a l r e s i d e n t s .
a P i c n i c a r e a and t h e o p p o r t u n i t y
recommended acreage i s 15O

acres.

The s i t e

provides

t o study n a t u r e .

The

HOWSER

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Qeograohic L o c a t i o n
Howser i s l o c a t e d on t h e Duncan La':e r e s e v o i r 32
kilometres

n o r t h o f Kaslo.

The b o u n d a r i e s

would

include

t h e p r e s e n t B r i t i s h Columbia F o r e s t S e r v i c e R e c r e a t i o n
Site.

Duncan l a k e

f r o m t h e Duncan Dam

T o p o g r a p h i c De s c r i p t i o n
The s i t e

i s i n a steep v a l l e y which c o n t a i n s the

Duncan r e s e v o i r .

The r e s e v o i r has c o v e r e d a l l t h e f l a t

l a n d neo.r t h e o l d l a k e .

The beai h s l o p e i s l^fi. '•'•'he

v a l l e y was formed by g l a c i e r s .
Vegetation
The u n d e r s t o r y v e ' e t a t i o n i s t h i c k on t h e s i t e as
a r e s u l t o f t h e l o w e l e v s - t i o n o f 600 m e t r e s and heavy
rainfa,ll.

The f o r e s t i s i n t h e I n t e r i o r i J e s t e r n Hemlock

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HOWSER COK'T

b i o g e o c l i m a t i c zone.

The m a j o r c l i m a s

tree species are

Cedar ( T h u j a p l i c a t a ) and ./estern Hemlock

(Tsuga h e t e r -

ophyllia).
Waterfront L'escription
The s i t e c o n t a i n s no s h a l l o w ar* 3B f o r non
The s l o p e o f t h e beach i s between 15 -

20 :b.

swimmers.

The

water

l e v e l s f l u c t u a t e g r e a t l y w i t h t h e o p e r a t i o n o f the Duncan
Dam.

Howser w a t e r f r o n t
Current

Development

The c u r r e n t d e v e l o p m e n t i s done by t h e B r i t i s h Colum.bia
Forest Service.

They have p r o v i d e 5 t a b l e s , 2 p i t t o i l e t s

and camping s i t e s .
beach e r e a .

There has been no d e v e l o p m e n t zo t h e

The r o a d

t o the s i t e

i s i n moderately

good

HO¥SEE CON'T

Page

condition f o r cars.
swimmers and

They have a l s o p r o v i d e d a boom f o r

a b o a t l a u n c h i n g ra;;.p.

Present

development

Proposed Development
The

s i t e w o u l d need a l o t o f s l o p e imicrovemient t o

p r o v i d e a d e q u a t e p a r k i n g and

picnic f a c i l i t i e s .

The

greatest potential

f o r t h i s s i t e i s as the head o f a

canoe o r m.otor b o a t

trip

rivers.
19

The

a l o n g one

b e s t t r i p w o u l d be up

'"ilometres.

o f the

surrounding

t h e Duncan Hever f o r

Camping s i t e s w o u l d have t o be

a l o n g the r i v e r s .

The

v;,riety of r i v e r s

the Duncan R e s e v o i r

provides a variety

boat.ing o p p o t u n i t i e s f o r the

user.

provided

feeding into

o f canoeing

and

33

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.

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.

Implement a t i o n
The most c o s t l y development w o u l d be t h e b u i l d i n g
o f an adequate p a r k i n g l o t o u t o f t h e s t e e p s i d e

slopes.

The araound o f n a t u r a l and man made d e b r i s on t h e l a c e
may oecome a h a a a r d i f b o a t i n g use i n c r e a s e s as a r e s u l t
o f m a k i n g t h e s i t e a R e g i o n a l Par;;.

The o n l y m a j o r c o s t

o f t h e canoe and b o a t t r i p s i s t h e b u i l d i n g o f c a m p s i t e s
t o be used on t h e t r i p .
Conclusion
Howser i s l o c a t e d w i t h i n a one hour d r i v e o f K a s l o ,
and p r o v i d e s o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r f i s h i n g , swimming,

hiking,

p i c n i c k i n g , camping and l o n g r a n g e w a t e r based

camping

trips.

Kootenay

Since the Hegional D i s t r i c t o f Central

has n o t d e v e l o p e d any:' canoe r o u t e s t h i s s i t e
d e v e l ped f o r t h e r e c r e a t i o n a l b e n i f i t s

s h o u l d be

t o t h e whole r e g i o n .

Recommended acreage f o r t h i s H e g i o n a l Park i s 15O

C u r r e n t w a t e r f r o n t .access

acres.

KID CHEEK
__________

^

geographic

Location

Page

K i d cree'c i s l o c a t e d 24 k i l o m e t r e s e a s t o f
and

5 kilometres east of Kitchener

The

b o u n d a r i e s are n o r t h o f the h i g h w a y between

n e x t t o Highway

access r o a d s c o v e r i n g a b o u t 200 a c r e s .
l o t 13

Creston

w h i c h i s owned by two l o c a l

3.

two

I t is in

Sub

residents.

Topographic D e s c r i p t i o n
The

iCid crcolc s i t e

i s verj^ f l a t w i t h a l o n g

gently

sloping ridge extending

N o r t h e a s t f r o m the s i t e .

The

v a , l l e y was

created

topographical

by a g l a c i e r .

f e a t u r e s on

the

There are

no

outstanding

site.

Kid creek p a r k i n g l o t
Vegetation
The

site

i s l o c a t e d i n the Ponderosa F i n e Dunchgrass

b i o g e o c l i m a t i c zone.

I t i s vei-y open w i t h spcirse u n d e r -

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KID CREEK CCa'T

storj vegetation.
Pine

The

m a j o r t r e e s p e c i e s i s Ponderosa

(pinus ponderosa).

There i s a g r a d u a l change t o

Douglas P i r ( p s e u d o t s u g a m e n z i e s i i ) on t h e n o r t h
of

side

the p a r k .

Waterfront
Kid

Description

creek i s about 2.4 metres wide.

I t divides

ar;:und an i s l a n d i n t h e m i d d l e o f the p r o p o s e d

park.

The cr&.-^k p r o v i d e s t h e d r i n k i n g w a t e r f o r t h e

site.

f

P i c n i c o a n d Day

care f a c i l i t i e s

C u r r e n t Development
The
the

current site

i s d e v e l o p e d as a p i c n i c a r e a by

department o f highways.

There

a r e 12

~ 14

picnic

t a o l e s , two p i t t o i l e t s , a s m a l l s h e l t e r and a p l a y
f o r young; r c h i l d r e n .
people u s i n g Highway

The
3.

site

pen

i s a s t o p p i n g place f o r

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CHEEK CCK'T

Proposed DevelopiBent
As t h e s i t e has v e r y f l a t

topography i t i s w e l l

f o r d e v e l o p m e n t as an a c t i v i t y o r r i e n t e d p a r k .
easily cle:jed t o build f i e l d s f o r baseball,
o t h e r .group s p o r t i n g a c t i v i t i e s .
w o u l d be e x c e l l e n t

'

'

I t oan be

s o c c e r and

Trciils f o r just

vralking

as t h e t r a i l s w o u l d e n a b l e t h e v i s i t o r

t o examine h i s s u r r o u n d i n g s w i t h g r e a t e r
t "

suited

' '

~*~ '

ease.

'

C u r r e n t development
Im.plemientation
The main p r o b l e m i s t o a r r a n g e t h e p l a y i n g

fields

and any s t r u c t u r e s

t o be b u i l t a r o u o d the Hydro Power

l i n e r i g h t o f wajr.

Labour f o r c l e a r i n g f i e l d s

can be

f u n d e d t h r o u g h Gfovcrnment wori: i n i t i a t i v e g r a n t s .

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KID CHEEK CON'T

Conclusion
The s i t e i s w i t h i n an hour d r i v e o f Creston..

Offers

e x c e l l e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r a c t i v i t i e s such as p i c n i c k i n g ,
c r e e k f i s h i n g , b a s e b a l l , s o c c e r , and o t h e r s p o r t i n c
ities

as w e l l as some n a t u r e s t u d y .

activ-

The s i t e i s a l r e a d y

i n a p a r k l i ' c e s e t t i n g and r e q u i r e s o i n i m a l e n v i r o n m e n t a l
change t o accommodate t h e p r o p o s e d d e v e l o p m e n t s .
recom.m.enaed acreage i s 200 a c r e s .

The

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GeOigraphic L o c a t i o n
Pilot
e a s t shore
of

bay i s l o c a t e d a t t h e h a l f w a y p o i n t on the
o f Kootenay l a b e .

C r e s t o n and

Highway 3A,
minutes

I t i s 66 ' k i l o m e t r e s n o r t h

30 k i l o m i e t r e s e a s t o f w c l s c n j u s t o f f o f

Those coming f r o m N e l s o n have t o spend 40

on a f e r r y

c r o s s i n g Kootenay La'ice.

There i s a

paved r o a d f o r 3 k i l o m e t r e s t h e n a 1^- k i l o m e t r e g r a v e l
r o a d t o t h e s i t e fro:r. t h e t u r n o f f n e a r the f e r r y
The

boundaries

and acreage w o u l d be

terminus.

t h e sane as t h e c u r r e n t

P r o v i n c i a l P a r k a c r e a g e on t h e p e n i n s u l a .

View s o u t h across

the lake

Topographic D e s c r i p t i o n
The

slope v a r i e s from f l a t

rock b l u f f s .

The

areas

to steep

vertical

p e n i n s u l a i s about I 6 0 a c r e s and

neck i s o n l y 4 t e n t h s o f a k i l o m e t r e wide.

the

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PILOT BAY CON'T

Vegetation
The p e n i n s u l a

i s e n t i r e l y w i t h i n the I n t e r i o r "iestern

Hemlock b i o g e o c l i m a t i c

zone, w i t h Douglas P i r ( P s e u d o t s u g a

m.enziesii) b e i n g the dominant t r e e .
ophylla)

Hemloc'C

and Cedar ( T h u j a p l i c a t a ) a r e

sheltered areas.
un>:ierbrush.
vegetation

f o u n d i n t h e more

The p i c n i c a r e a s a r e open w i t h

As one mioves away f r o m

the s h o r e l i n e

little
the

g e t s t h i c k e r as trie s i t e p r o c e e d e s t o a Cedar

and Hemlock

stand.

Pre s e n t
Waterfront

(Tsuga h e t e r —

waterfront

Description

The beach i s g r a v e l l y and s l o p e s g e n t l y t o t i i e w a t e r .
As t h e swimmiing a r e a i s i n a s h e l t e r e d bay t h e beach i s
p r o t s c t e d f r o m miost o f tiae h i g h s w e l l s
Kootena.y

Lake.

t h a t o c c u r on

Page 43

PILOT BAY CON'T

Current

Development

There i s a dock f o r h o a x e r s and a fca.f s p o t s

tha.t

have Been used by l o c a l r e s i d e n t s f o r p i c n i c s and camping
sites.

The P r o v i n c i a l P a r k s B r a n c h owns t h e l a n d b u t

would p r o b a b l y s e t up a cam,pground
on t h e o t h e r s i d e o f P i l o t

and o t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t s

bay mere

they are p r e s e n t l y

working.

Proposea p i c n i c

site.

Proposed Developmient
There are some f l a t
group a c t i v i t i e s .

a r e a s t h a t c o u l d be c l e a r e d f o r

A walking t r a i l

around t h e p e n i n s u l a

and o v e r t h e neck w o u l d p r o v i d e t h e v i s i t o r w i t h e x c e l l e n t
o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o v i e w Kootenay Lake and examine
nature of the peninsula.
•widened i n a few p l a c e s

the p h y s i c a l

The r o a a has t o be d e v e l o p e d and
t o a l l o w f o r e a s i e r two way

traffic.

Cm'T

PILOT

Page 44

Im p 1 e iri e n t a t i o n
The m a j o r c o s t s f o r t h e p r o p o s e d p a r k w o u l d be t h e
r o a d , a c t i v i t y a r e a s and t h e p r o v i s i o n
picnic site.

The w a l - i n g t r a i l

o f water f o r the

a r o u n d the edge o f t h e

p e n i n s u l a can be b u i l t by s t u d e n t s on governmient

grants.

C o - o p e r a t i o n -with the P a r k s Branch i s n e c e s s a r y so t h a t
duplication of f a c i l i t i e s

i s n o t done on t h e two s i t e s ,
(

Pilot

Bay

Conclusion
The s i t e i s w i t h i n an hour d r i v e
r i d e ) from l e l s o n .

(excluding

I tprovides excellent

f o r b o a t i n g , swimmiing, p i c n i c k i n g

the f e r r y

opportunities

and n a t u r e s t u d y .

s i t e i s b e a u t i f u l i n summer and w i n t e r .

J-'he

This i s the best

s i t e f o r a H e g i o n a l P a r k on Kootenay Lake,
acreage- f o r t h i s S e g i o n a l Park i s 1 6 0 a c r e s .

T'he recomumended

SUl-MIT LAKE

GeogTaphic

Page

45

Locetion

3umr.it l a k e i s l o c a t e d 13 k i l o m e t r e s S o u t h e a s t

of

lakusp

and

24 k i l o m . e t r e s E o r t h w e s t o f P.oseoury on

High-

way

6.

The

h o u n d a r i e s i n c l u d e Land l o x s 11340

11341*

The

l a n d i s p r i v a t e l y owned b u t i s used by the

and

Xiwanis

c l u b o f llakusr).
T o p o g r a p h i c Oe s c r i p t i o n
The

l.a-e i s s i t u a t e d nes-v t h e summit o f t h e pass

between t h e Upper Arro.f and

Slocan Lakes,

Probably

an arm; o f a m a j o r g l a c i e r l e f t

t h e A r r o w Lakes Channel

and

The

cut out

the r o u n d e d pass.

is gently r o l l i n g .
a peninsula.

The

The

l a n d a r o u n d the

main p o r t i o n o f the s i t e

site

i s on

l a n d t o the west o f Highway 6 i s

m.oderately s t e e p w i t h s l o p e s

between 15

-

20

Veget i t i o n
The

s i t e i s i n the I n t e r i o r

m.atic zone.

The

o f d e c i d u o u s ana
are, Northern

Western Hemlock b i o g e o c i i -

v e g e t a t i o n on t h e p e n i n s u l a
conifeous

trees.

is a

mixture

SomiC o f the miain S23ecies

B l a c k Cottonwood ( P o p u l u s t r i c o c a r p a ) ,

Tre.m.bling .ispen ( P o p u l u s t r e m . u l o i d e s ) , Engelm.ann Spruce
(Picea. e n g e l m a n n i i ) ,
and

Western Hemlock (Tsuga h e t e r o p h y l l a )

Cedar ( T h u j a p l i c a t a ) .

c l e a r e d on

the p e n i n s u l a

surrounding

hillsides.

Waterfront

Description

Because o f t h e way

The

u n d e r b r u s h has

b u t i s v e r y dense on

t h e v a l l e y was

The

the

f o r m e d the beach

i s g e n t l y s l o p i n g u n d e r 5':* i i ^ most p l a c e s .
l a r g e a r e a s f o r t h e nonswimm.er a-nd

been m o s t l y

This

provides

those b e g i n n i n g

to swiri.

l a k e i s c l e a r o f h a z a r d s e x c e p t f o r so.me submerged n a t -

u r a l and

l o g g i n g d e b r i s a t the S o u t h vrest end

o f the la.ke.

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SUM I T LAKE COU'T

Current Sevelopaent
The s i t e hao been d e v e l o p e d by t h e K i w a n i s c l u b o f
Naicusp.

^hey have p r o v i d e d a c a m p s i t e as w e l l as a day-

use - p i c n i c e a r e a .

They have b u i l t a r a f t f o r swimmers

and f o u r p i t t o i l e t s , two f o r t h e p i c n i c e r s and two f o r
the

campers.

They have a 20 - 30 c a r p a r k i n g a r e a and a

conceesie>n b o o t h f o r s p e c i a l e v e n t s .

There i s a l s o a

p l a y pen p r o v i d e d f o r s m a l l e r c h i l d r e n i n t h e p i c n i c a r e a .

Summit Lake
Proposed Developmient
I t e p a i r i n g o f t h e c o n c e s s i o n s t a n d and t h e n m e r o u s
t a b l e s on t h e s i t e s h o u l d be done f i r s t .

Then f i e l d s f o r

g r o u p a c t i v i t i e s such as s o c c e r , b a s e b a l l e t c . s h o u l d be
c l e a r e d bet-wcen t h e picniceeend camping a r e a .

To h e l p

Page 4 8

SUMMIT LAKE CON'T

develop r e g i o n a l ^ t r a i l s

several long h i k i n g t r a i l s

be

s t a r t e d f r o m Sumedt l a k e .

Box

lake

Three s u g g e s t i o n s

(9 k i l o m e t r e s ) , ;filson lake

to V i n g o l f lakes

could

are t o

( 1 2 k i l o m i C t r e s ) and

( 1 8 - 2 0 k i l o m e t r e s ) t o t h e South west.

• B3?esent

facilities

Implemientation
Bevelopm.ent o f c l e s r c d s,reas and r e s t o r a t i o n o f a l l
s t r u c t u r e s can be done by s t u d e n t s u n d e r government
grants.

On l o n g e r t r a i l s

t h e a c t u a l developm.ent and

building of primitive

c a m p s i t e s w o u l d be t h e h a r d e s t

problem encountered.

I f t h e r e i s t o be l o g g i n g on t h e

hills
to

a r o u n d t h e la'ce t h e com.panies m i g h t be e n c o i i r a g e d

provide

t r a i l s f o r the p u b l i c use.

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STOIMIT LAICE CON'T

Conclusion
The s i t e i s w i t h i n an h o u r d r i v e o f Baousp and
Eosebury.

I t provides excellent opportunities f o r

swimming, h i k i n g , f i s h i n g ,

b o a t i n g , and p i c n i c k i n g

i n t h e summer w i t h i c e f i s h i n g ,

s k a t i n g and snow-

m o b i l i n g t a k i n g place during the w i n t e r .

The recom-

mended acreage f o r t h i s r e g i o n a l p e r k i s 200 a c r e s .

Page 50

SYRIHGA CREEK

Geographic L o c a t i o n
S y r i n g a Greek i s l o c a t e d 19 k i l o m e t r e s w e s t o f
C a s t l e g a r on t h e n o r t h shore o f t h e Lower A r r o w Lake
on a s e c o n d a r y paved r o a d .
the

The b o u n d a r i e s

w o u l d be

same as l o t 7669 w h i c h i s now owned by t h e B r i t i s h

Columbia P a r k s B r a n c h .

The t o t a l acreage i s I 6 0 a c r e s .

Topograchic B e s c r i p t i o n
The s l o p e s are g e n t l e t o t h e s o u t h o f t h e r o a d on t h e
peninsula.

The h i l l s i d e s

t o t h e n o r t h o f t h e r o a d a r e mucho.

s t e e p e r between 20 ~- 25 * s l o p e .
as s t e e p as t h e s u r r o x m d i n g

The creek v a l l e y i s n o t

h i l l s i d e s bu.t p r o c e e d e s i n t o

a s t e e p canyon j u s t o u t s i d e o f t h e par'-: b o u n d a r y .

SYRINGA C R E E K
LEGEND
Scole

I: 10,500

Contour

Interval

LOWER
10 0*

Contour
Creek

—>—

Provincial PQrl< c£=='Lake

CT?

Highwoy
Railway

:
-»—^-

L o t Boundary
Proposed Park

CZ^

Developed A r e o

<3

ARROW

Page 52

SYRIIGA GREEK CON'T

Vegetation
The s i t e i s i n t h e Ponderosa P i n e Bunchgrass
c l i m a t i c zone.
etation.
areas.

There i s m o d e r a t e l y

biogeo-

dense u n d e r s t o r y v e g -

The d r y c l i m a t e makes i t easy t o m a i n t a i n c l e a r e d
As y o u p r o c e e d

n o r t h from the c i t e t h e v e g e t a t i o n

g e t s d e n s e r on t h e h i g h e r s l o p e s .

The m a j o r

tree

specis

changes f r o m Ponderosa F i n e

(Pinus ponuerosa) a t lake l e v e l

to Douglas P i r (pseudotsuga

menziesii) a t higher elevations.

The v e g e t a t i o n i s t h e t h i c k e s t a l o n g t h e c r e e k .

Syringa creek w a t e r f r o n t
l-Jaterfro : t D e s c r i p t i o n
The w a t e r f r o n t and t h e be-ch a r e a s a r e e x c e l l e n t b u t
t h e Hugh K e e n l y s i d e

Dam causes l a r g e f l u c t u a t i o n s o f t h e

water l e v e l s d u r i n g the year,
18.3

An e l e v a t i o n d i f f e r e n c e o f

m e t r e s i n w a t e r l e v e l can c r e e t e a d i f f e r e n c e o f o v e r

t

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SYRIHGA GREEK COl'T

a t h i r d of a kilometre
a r e a and t h e wa.ter.
sharp d r o p o f f s

i n t h e w a l k between t h e c h a n g i n g

f h e beach i s g e n t l y s l o p i n g w i t h no

or underwater o b s t a c l e s .

D u r i n g some p a r t s

o f t h e y e a r t h e beach becomes q u i t e t h i c - : w i t h d r i f t

wood

and l o g s f r o m t h e d e b r i s on t h e l a k e .

Present Parks ijranch p a r k i n g l o t
C u r r e n t Development
Dhe s i t e

i s p r e s e n t l y d e v e l o p e d by the l i r i t i s h

Columbia P a r k s b r a n c h and i s c a t e r i n g t o t h e day u s e r .
They have p r o v i d e d
pit

t o i l e t s and a l a r g e pO c a r p a r k i n g

provided

lot.

"^hey have

a boom o f l o g s f o r t h e swimmers w h i c h i s n o t

even c l o s e

t o t h e w a t e r when t h e w a t e r l e v e l i s l o w .

The b o a t l a u n c h i n g
at

26 - 20 t a b l e s , a change house, f o u r

ramps are paved and hrtve l a r g e

the t o p f o r t u r n i n g a r o u n d .

of shrub b e g e t a t i o n

J^hey h ve l e f t

sireas

a line

between t h e p i c n i c a r e a and t h e beach

SYRINGA CREEK CON'T

Page

t o keep be i c h a c t i v i t i e s f r o m i n t f : r f e r i n g w i t h

the

picnicer.
Proposed Development
The

development would

p i c n i c area t o correspond
lot.

c o n s i s t of expanding

w i t h the s i z e o f the p a r k i n g

A l a r g e open s h e l t e r c o u l d be

The beach are

the

b u i l t f o r barbecues.

provides e x c e l l e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r group

sporting a c t i v i t i e s .

A w a i t i n g t r a i l along Syringa

creek

l i o u l d a l l o w t h e u s e r t o examine h i s s u r r o u n d i n g s .
Imiplementation
The

m.ajor c o s t i s t h e e x p a n s i o n

and b u i l d i n g o f t h e w a l k i n g t r a i l .
would

o f the p i c n i c

site

A high ye-.rly cost

be r e p a i r s needed because o f va.ndals.

Conclusion
The

site

i s w i t h i n an h o u r d r i v e o f C a s t l e g a r

p r o v i d e s f o r p i c n i c k i n g , sv;immiing, b o a t i n g , grriup
i t i e s and n a t u r e s t u d y .
the

roll

day use

The

site

and
activ-

i s presently f u l f i l l i n g

o f a R e g i o n a l Park as i t i s p r o v i d i n g e x c e l l e n t
f a c i l i t i e s f o r the d i s t r i c t .

acreage f o r t h i s R e g i o n a l P a r t i s 160

The

recommended

acres.

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WHATSHAI LAICE'

Geographic

Location

.fhatshan l a k e i s l o c a t e d 6 . 5
Monashee Highway.
west o f

The t u r n o f f

k i l o m e t r e s n o r t h of the

i s located 2 kilometres

t h e f e r r y between F a u q u i e r and N e e d l e s ,

t o t a . 1 d i s t a n c e o f 56 k i l o m e t r e s fromi Nakusp,

I tis a

The c u r r e n t

s i t e i s l o c a t e d on Land l o t 654-3 i n t h e Vernon Land
District,

Present w a t e r f r o n t
Topographic D o s c r i c t i o n
The a r e a has been g l a c i a t e d and i s i n a v e r y r o u n d e d
v a l l e y w i t h no s t e e p s l o p e s .

There i s a s m a l l i-idge between

t h e la'eeshore and a sm^all cre^ k f l o w - i n g t h r o u g h

the s i t e .

Vegetation '
The s i t e i s i n t h e I n t e r i o r i f e s t e r n Hem.locb
c l i m a t i c zone.

biogeo-

There i s a g r e a t p e r c e n t a g e o f d e c i d u o u s

~ 90

-

WHATSHAN
LEGEND

LAKE

Scole

I: 10,500

Contour

Infervol

100*

Contour
Creek
Intermittent C r e e k
Lake
Highway
Dirt Road
L o t Boundary
proposed Pork
Developed A r e a

—>-

WHATSHM LAZE

Page 57

Cm'T

t r e e s n i x e d w i t h a few evergreens.
on

The main t r e e

species

t h e s i t e were B i r c h (Bet-ala p a p y r i f e r a ) , N o r t h e r n B l a c k

Cottonwood ( P o p u l u s t r i c o c a r p a ) . T r e m b l i n g Aspen ( P o p u l u s
t r e m u l o i d e s ) , Lodgepole Pine (Pinus

c o n t o r t a ) and D o u g l a s

Fir

(Pseudotsuga m e n z i e s i i ) .

Bed

O s i e r Dogwood, T h i m b l e b e r r y , s p i r e a e t c .

slopes the understory

The u n d e r b r u s h c o n s i s t s o f
higher

v e g e t a t i o n i s l e s s dense.

A r e a o f stumps l e f t b e h i n d a f t e r
'•J" a t e r f r o n t

On

logging

Description

The s i t e has a g e n t l y s l o p i n g beach f o r a b o u t 10
metres then

t h e beach d r o p s s t e e p l y i n t o r u b b i s h

f r o m t h e c l e a r i n g o f t h e Whatshan R e s e v o i r .
to

left

The bay

t h e s o u t h o f t h e s i t e has b." en l o g g e d ond t h e stumps

l e f t behind.

^here i s a s m a l l

water, f l o w i n g through

creek p r o v i d i n g d r i n k i n g

the s i t e .

Page 58

WHATSHM LAICE CCW'T

C u r r e n t Sevelopment
The s i t e has been d e v e l o p e d
Weodles Re^ r e a t i o n Commission.

by t h e F a u q u i e r and
They have f o u r

picnic

t a b l e s a t t h e beach as w e l l as a r a f t and swio^mer s a f e t y
line.

They have a l s o p l a c e d two p i c n i c t a b l e s n e a r t h e

b o a t l a u n c h i n g ramp.

They h i v e p r o v dea 3, p l a y g r o u n d

f o r t h e c h i l d r e n w i t h swings and an o l d s t o v e .

area

'-^'hey have

a:, c o n c e s s i o n b o o t h , tw^o change houses and two p i t t o i l e t s .

Playground

area

P r o p o s e d Levelopmient
As t h e s i t e i s d e v e l o p e d

f o r aay usage by t h e l o c a l

r e s i d e n t s t h e o n l y d e v s l : pment n e c e s o a r y
o f wal'::ing and h i k i n g t r a i l s .
built

i s the p r o v i s i o n

-^he w a l k i n g t r a i l

c o u l d be

a l o n g t h e cree': a c c r o s c t h e r i d g e and baco a l o n g t h e

lake shore.

H i k i n g t r a i l s c o u l d be b u i l t

t o Snowshoe l a k e

or Ionashee

p o r k 4 and 10 k i l o m e t r e s r e s p e c t i v e l y .

Page 59

WHATSHM LAKE COl'T

ImpleEsntation
The d e b r i s and stumps l e f t i n t h e r e s e v o i r s h o u l d be
removed.

The r e s e v o i r mjast r u a i n t a i n a h i g h w a t e r l e v e l

d u r i n g t h e summer f o r t h e s a f e t y o f swi'-mers and o o a t e r s .
on t h e l a k e .

-^he h i g h f l u c t u a t i o n s between summer and

w i n t e r c o u l d r e f l e c t t h e seasonaj.. demands on t h e V.'hatshan
power s t a t i o n .

The s t r u c t u r e s on t h e s i t e hove t o be f i x e d

and t h e t r a i l s

t o be b u i l t would be t h e m a j o r c o s t i n t h e

aevelcpm.ent o f t h e s i t e .
students

on summer work

The work can be s u b s i d i z e d

by

grants.

Conclusion
The

s i t e i s w i t h i n an h o u r d r i v e o f AJa'eusp, B e a t o n ,

F a u q u i e r and H e e d l e s .

I t provides

o p p o r t u n i t j / f o r swim^-

m i n g , p i c n i c k i n g , f i s h i n g , b o a t i n g and n a t u r e

study.

i s c u r r e n t l y used on a day use b a e i s by t h e l o c a l

I t

residents.

The s i t e has e x c e l l e n t c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s f o r a R e g i o n a l P a r k ,
The recommended acreage f o r t h i s R e g i o n a l P a r k i s 139
acres.

PASS G5EEK HEGIOKAL PiHIC

Page

Introduction
Pass Creek P a r k i s c u r r e n t l y t h e o n l y E e g i o n a l
i n t h e R e g i o n a l D i s t r i c t o f C e n t r a l Kootenay.

park

I t is

managed by R e c r e a t i o n Coranission # 1 o f C a s t l e g a r , A l l
development has been made p o s s i b l e t h r o u g h g r a n t s , v o l u n t e r e d l a b o u r and r e n t i . n g t h e p a r k f o r s p e c i a l

events.

The p a r k i s l a r g e t l y u s e d by C a s t l e g a r and a r e a

residents.

Pass c r e e k
Geographic L o c a t i o n
The p a r k i s l o c a t e d 1.5
t h a t crosees

k i l o m e t r e s east o f the f e r r y

t h e C o l u m b i a R i v e r between C a s t l e g a r and

Robson,

I t i sapproximately 6 kilometres east o f the

turnoff

a t the n o r t h end o f the b r i d g e c r o s s i n g t h e

Kootenay r i v e r .

The c u r r e n t a c r e a g e i s 90 a c r e s .

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PASS CHEEK HEGIONAL F,iHK CON'T

Topographic

Description

The m a i n body o f t h e par": i s l o c a t e d on a l e v e l
t h r o u g h w h i c h Horns (Paos) C r e e l f l o w s .

plain

I t includes a

s m a l l t e r r a c e t o the N o r t h eaet o f the par r i n g l o t ,

then

c o n t i n u e s up t h e s i d e o f D e n t i n a l K o u n t a i n .

The m o u n t a i n

s i d e i s m o d e r a t e l y s t e e p a t a 20 ; l s l o p e .

The s h o r t s i d e

hill

Coining the t e r r a c e t o the l e v e l p l a i n i s v e r y steep

a r o u n d 30 J^.

T y c i c a l landscape

around

t h e oai'k

Vegetation
The

p a r k i s i n t h e I n t e r i o r W e s t e r n Homlock b i o g e o c l i -

m a t i c zone.

The l o w e r s e c t i o n s o f t h e p a r k a l o n g the c r e e k

i s an a l l u v i a l out..-ash pl.ain c o v e r e d w i t h v.orio-as d e c i d u o u s
and c o n i f e r o u s t r e e s .

J>ome o f t h e main t r e e s p e c i e s a r e

N o r t h e r n B l a c k Cottonwood ( P o p u l u s t r i c o c a r p a ) ,

Trembling

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PASS CREEK REGIONAL PARK CON'T

Aspen ( F o p u l i j s t r e m u l o i d e s ) , Grand F i r ( A b i e s g r a n d e s ) ,
Ponderosa P i n e ( p i n u s p o n d e r o s a )
contorta).

and Lodgepole P i n e ( P i n u s

The v e g e t a t i o n on t h e h i l l s i d e s i s more dense

than the l e v e l p l a i n s .

There i s a t h i c k and t a n g l e d

barrier

between t h e cr-e.b and t h e p i c n i c a r e a formed by v a r i o u s
d e c i d u o u s s h r u b s such as c e a n o t h u s , snow b e r r y ,

alder,

•willow e t c .

View o f t h e t h r e e p o o l s
Wat c r f r on t D e s c r i p t i o n
There i s -a d i v e r s i o n c h a n n e l f r o m Norns ( p a s s ) c r e e k
t h a t f e e d s i n t o t h e t h r e e p o o l s (Kap p g . 6 l ) .
t h e l a r g e s t and c o l d e s t o f t h p o o l s .
f o r t h e swiiiimers t o u s e .

I tcontains a r a f t

P o o l ;f2 i s s h a l l o w e e w i t h

shallo'W arffiS f o r d i v e r s i t y .
o f shore l i n e

Pool j l i s

There i s a l a r g e

several

proportion

t o pool area than i n the other pools.

Pool

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CON'T

Page 65

,

# 3 i s u s e d m a i n l y by t h e c h i l d r e n o f t h e a r a a as i t i s t h e
warmest.

I t i s a l s o the l a s t

dirtiest

and c l o u d i e s t o f the p o o l s .

ha,E a r a f t

f o r t h e swim.mers.

p o o l i n the l i n e

and i s t h e

The t h i r d

SoffiC people

pool also

do swimi i n t h e

c r e e k b u t i t i s n o t recomimended.

Present p a r k i n g l o t
C u r r e n t I)evelopm.ent
The
ming.

a r e a has been d e v e l o p e d

f o r p i c n i c k i n g and swim-

They have a b a s e b a l l diamond on t h e t e r a c e t o t h e

N o r t h e a s t o f t h e p a r k i n g l o t , b u t i t r e c e i v e s l i t t l e use
oesides

t h o s e groups o r g a n i z e d b y t h e r e c r e a t i o n

They h'-ve
fields

commission.

a t a r k i n g l o t f o r 30 - 40 c a r s and s e v e r a l f l a t

t h a t a r e s u i t a b l e f o r open g r o u p a c t i v i t i e s .

are 12 p i c n i c t a b l e s and an a r e a f o r b a r b e c u e s .
pit toilets

There

The two

a r e l o c a t e d a good d i s t a n c e f r o m t h e swimming

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a r e a t o p r e v e n t any e f f l u e n t f r o r . r e a c h i n g t h e p o o l s .
toilets

The

a r e i n r e o d e r a t l y good c o n d i t i o n .

Proposed

Development

Due t o t h e l i m i t e d f u n d s

a v a i l a b l e through

government

g r a n s e t c . , development has c r o c e e d e d a t t h e same speed
as t h e f u n d s
sible.
occur

were p r o v i d e d and u s e d up as q u i c b l y as p o s -

Therefore

a l l p r o p o s e d developm.ent w i l l

probahl;^'

o v e r a l o n g p e r i o d o f t i m e a n d o n l y i n s t a r t s and

jumps as t h e money becomas a v a i l a b l e .

Possible

s i t e f o r a n a t u r e v/aHc

The two a r e a s n o t b e i n g used a t p r e s e n t

a r e the f l a t s

on t h e w e s t s i d e o f t h e c r e e k and t h e s e c t i o n o f t h e p a r k
on t h e s i d e o f S e n t i n a l m o u n t a i n .
land f i l l
of

project to f i l l

the creek

There i s a c u r r e n t

i n t h e marsh on t h e west s i d e

t o c r e a t e more d r y l a n d .

k soccer

field.

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PASS CREEK REGION,AL PARK CCS'T

gj/mkana o r f l o w e r g a r d e n h ve been sorae o f the
put f o r t h

f o r t h e use o f t h i s a r e a .

A hiking t r a i l

P a r k l a n d on t h e west s i d e o f t h e
in

suggestions
steerting

creek

t h e p e r k t h e n p r o c e e d i n g t o t h e sue^rnit o f S e n t i n a l

mountaein,

t h r o u g h t h e s e c t i o n o f t h e peirk on t h e

s i d e would

i n c r e a s e the h i k i n g p o t e n t i a l i n the l o c a l

and i n c r e a e e t h e use i n t h i s

s e c t o r o f t h e p.'.rk.

w a l k c o u l d be b u i l t t h r o u g h the a l l u v i a l
the

summit t r a i l

ity

t o view nature•

mountain
area

A nature

com.plex t h e n

join

and p r o v i d e t h e v i s i t o r w i t h an o p p o r t u n A foot t r a i l

a l o n g R o r n s (Pass)

creek

up t o t h e f a l l s would be and e x c e l l e n t a d d i t i o n t o t h e
park.
Im.plementation
The m a j o r

c o n s t r a . i n t t o t h e i.mplemientation o f a l l

proposed development i s the i n a b i l i t y o f tiie Recreettion

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commission t o s e t s u b s t a n c i a l " i o n i e s a s i d e on a r e g u l a r
basis f o r Park development.

The two c u r r e n t m a j o r o u t

l a y s o f money each ye^'r i s t h e l a n d f i l l

p r o j e c t and t h e

r e p a i r i n g o f damage caused b y v a n d a l s .

Some l a b o u r

could

co ; l d be h i r e d t h r o u g h

Govern

be v o l u n t e e r e d and s t u d e n t s
ment g r a n t s t o b u i l d

the t r a i l s

and t h e f a c i l i t i e s

needed

i n the park.
Conclusion
V f i t h some d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e p-erk t h e s i t e
u s e d b y more p e o p l e and a t t r a c t
of

the Regional

trails

District.

other parts

The d e v e l o p m e n t o f a syctem o f

and a c t i v i t y .areas W')uld c r e a t e a good b a l a n c e

between t h e n a t u r a l and a c t i v i t y
Park.

people from

c o u l d be

areas i n t h i s

Regional

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CONCLUSION

T h i s r e p o r t shows t h a t t h e r e a r e 11

potential

sites

i n t h e R e g i o n a l D i s t r i c t o f Centr-al Kootenay t h a t a r e
s u i t a b l e f o r d e s i g n a t i o n as H e g i o n a l Par'cs, a l o n g w i t h
one

c u r r e n t Hegional Park.

The R e g i o n a l Par'cs

woudl meet t h e need o f t h e r e g i o n ' s

r e s i d e n t s f o r day-use

outdoor r e c r e a t i o n i n a n a t u r a l s e t t i n g .
Parks

system

Large P r o v i n c i a l

i n t h e region;'such as Kokanee G l a c i e r and

Champion

Lakes meet t h e r e q u i r e m i e n t f o r I ' i r g e n a t u r a l -

wilderness

ar-^as.

The

smaller

travelling public.

campground p o r k s meet t h e need o f t h e
At another l e v e l the M u n i c i p a l

parks

meet t h e need f o r a c t i v i t y areas w i t h i n the u r b a n
A l l o f t h e s e come:lete

t h e t o t a l system

C e n t r a l Kootenay R e g i o n a l
It

o f Parks

centres.

i n the

District.

i s hoped t h a t t h i s r e p o r t w i l l

stimulate

interest

i n R e g i o n a l p'-^pks by t h e C e n t r a l Kootenay R e g i o n a l
and t o form.ulate

a r a t i o n a l approach

district

t o develop the r e c -

r e a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n t h i s Regional

District.

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.APPENDIX A

aEGlON,AL P/;HKS ACT

MnMK 4 3 .

1965
w ^ i \ .

^ ^

CHAPTER 43

3U.EGE

R e g i o n a l P a r k s ' " A c 9 '^o^
[Consolidated for
Title.
(nierpretadon.

convertienc€-(mJryr-lune-l,196^.']\

1. This Act may be cited as ih&-Re^fial-£arks-J,cL-AM>5h c. 43, s. 1.
2 . In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
"Minister" means the Minister of Recreation and Conservation;
" municipality " means either any area incorporated as a city, district, township, town, or village under any A c t or the corpora-,
tion into which the residents of an area have been incoiporated
as a manicipality, including the City of Vancouver, and mcludes
an improvement district Incorporated under the Water Act or
the Municipal Act;
" Regional Parks Board " means either a Regiona] Parks Board
established under this Act or a Regiosal Board established
under the Municipal Act and authorized to exercise powers
under this Act;
" regional park district" means either a regional park district incorporated under this Act or a regional district, incorporated under
the Municipal Act and which has, as one of its functions, the
acqiusition, development, operatio,-a, and maintenance of
regional parks;
"regional park" means any area of land set aside ard dedicated
as a park under this A c t or a municipal park transferred under
sectian 8. 1965, c, 43, s. 2.

Regional
park districts.

3 . ( 1 ) Upon the receipt of a petition from the Councils or Trustees,
or both, of two or more municipalities, the Lieutenant-Governor jn
Council may, upon the recommendation of the Minister, by Letters
Patent, incorporate the area of land within the boundaries of the municipalities and the residents therein into a regional park district, and, except
for sections 766 and 786, the provisions of Division ( 2 ) of Part X X I V
of the Municipal Act apply mutatis mutandis, and
(a) wherever there is a reference therein to a regional district, the
reference shall be deemed to be to a reponal park district; and
{b) wherever there is a reference therein to a Regional Board, the
reference shall be deemed to be to a Regional Parks Board.
(2) Upon the receipt of a petition from the Council or Trustees of a
municipality and frorr? a Regional Parks Boardj the Lieutenant-Governor
in Council may, upon the recommendation of the Minister, by supplementary Letters Patent, extend the regional park distiict to include that
municipality. 1965, c. 43, s. 3.

Regional ^

4 . Upon the recommendation of the Minister, the Lieutenant-Gover-

districts under

*^

'

Municipal Act, JJQJ. jji Couucil may
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REGIONAI, PARKS

1344 ELK. 2

(a) include at the time of mcorporation of a regional district undei
the Municipal Act the power to acquire, develop, operate, and
maintain regional parks under this Act; or^
(Z>) by supplementary Letters Patent, add to the powers, duties,
and obUgations of a regional district incorporated under the
Municipal Act the powers, duties, and obligations under this
: Act;
and in the event that a regional park district incorporated pursuant lo
section 3 is contained within the boundaries of a regional district, the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council may dissolve the regional park district
and transfer any or aM of the assets, rights, claims, obligations, and
liabilities of the regional park district to the regional district, and the
provisions of section 7 6 6 of the Municipal Act apply, mutatis mutandis,
to this section. 1 9 6 5 s c. 4 3 , s, 4 .

i

dStrict °^

' • V ^'

-i

:

,-

'

tease?^"
asreements.

5 . A regional park district may,
(a) with the approval of the Minister^ acqclre. lands withiii or
outside of the regional park district for use as a regionaJ park,
and the Regional Parks Board shall cause those lands to be
dedicated for public use and enjoyment as a regional park;
(b) by by-law, make rules and regulations governing the management, maintenance, improvement, operation, control, and use
of any real or personal property in a regional park;
(c) by by-law, close to the free use by the pubHc the vAoIc or any
part of a regional park, at such times and for such periods as
may be deemed advisable, and fix and charge fees for admission
to or for the use of any of the facilities so closed;
(d) by by-law, lease or rent any real or personal property hi a
regional park to any person for the purpose of operating a
concession or other commercial enterprise deemed by the
'
Regional Parks Board to be necessary or desirable to the proper
use and enjoyment of the regional park;
(e) on or in any property acquired or held by the regional park
district, construct, maintain, operate, improve, and use buildings and other improvements and provide any accommodation
facilities or equipment requisite for the proper use and enjoyment of the regional park. 1 9 6 5 , c. 4 3 , s. 5 ; 1 9 6 6 , c. 4 1 , s. 2 .

°^
Icasc Under section 5 shall not exceed twenty
years, and no leasc shall be entered into by a Regional Parks Board with a
term in excess of five years without the approval of the Minister.
( 2 ) A Regional Parks Board shall not enter into any agreement for
the acquisition of land whereunder payment by the Regioaal Parks Board
or regional park district is to be made during a period in excess of five
years. 1 9 6 5 , c. 4 3 , s. 6.

7 f h e Dowers Contained in this Act are deemed to be an extension to

Extension o f
M micipalAct.

^

and not m conflict with the general powers of a regional district under
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1965

CHAV.43

the Municipal Act, except where specifically restricted by this Act in
regard to the acquisition, development, operation, and mamtenance of a
regional park. 1 9 6 5 , c. 43, s. 7.
Transfers by
municipalities.

S . Notwithstanding any provision of the Municipal Act, subject to the
approval of the Minister, a municipality forming part of a regional park
district may transfer any municipal park or portioa thereof to the jurisdiction of the Re^onal Parks Board for the purpose of development,
operation, and maintenance as a regional park under such terms and
conditions as have been mutually agreed upon. 1965, c, 4 3 , s. 8.

Maximum
payments.

9 . Payments in any year to any member muoicipahty under section
5, 6, or 8 shall not exceed in the aggregate fifty per centum of the requisition made upon that municipality in that year for purposes of this Act.
1965, c. 4 3 , s, 9.

Maximum
requisitions.

1 0 . Except with the approval of the .Minister, the maximum aimual
requisition as provided for under the Municipal Act upon any member
municipality, for the purpose of acquiring, developing, operating, and
maintaining regional parks, shall not exceed an amount equal to the
product obtained by multiplying one mill by the value of taxable- land
and seventy-five per centum of the value of taxable improvements for
the purpose of levying school rates in the immediately precedmg year,
excluding all the property of the British Columbia Hydro and Power
Autliority. 1 9 6 5 , c. 4 3 , s. 1 0 ,

Restrictioii
on borrowing.

1 1 . Notwithstandmg the Municipal Act, a Regional Parks Board
shall not borrow money for capital purposes in connection with the
acquisition or development of a regional park- 1965, c. 43, s. 11; 1 9 6 6 ,
c.41,s.

3.

Expeoditures
f o r parks.

1 2 . In each of the first five years after a Regional Parks Board is
authorized to exercise the pov/ers under this Act, at least sbcty per
centum of the annual revenue of the regional park district shall be
expended or set aside for the purpose of the acquisition of real property
for regional parks. 1965, c. 4 3 , s. 1 2 .

Grants.

1 3 . The Minister may make grants for the purpose of acquiring or
developmg regional parks, or both, but no grant in any year shall exceed
one-third of the total expenditures of the regional park district m that
year for such purposes. 1965, c. 4 3 , s. 1 3 .

A p p r o v a l of
by-laws.

1 4 . No by-law shall be adopted under this Act without the approval
of the Minister. 1 9 6 5 , c. 4 3 , s. 14.

Reducuon

1 5 . Upon the recommendation of the Minister, the LieutenantGovernor in Council may, by supplementary Letters Patent, reduce the
area of a regional park district incorporated under section 3 by the
removal of a municipality if the municipality

distrirt"

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R E G I O N A L PARKS

13-14 B u z . 2

(a)

has given at least five years' notice in writmg of its desire lo
withdraw to the Minister and to each roember municipality;
and
( 6 ) confirms that desire by a further notice in writing to the Mmister and to each member municipality within thirty days prior
to the date of withdrawal;
and thereupon from and after the date of the supplementary Letters
Patent the municipality ceases to be a member of the regional pajk
district, and any indebtedness of the municipality to the regional park
district remams and shall be fully discharged by the municipality as if
the withdraw^a! had not taken place, and the municipality has no claim
against or in respect of any property or other asset of the regional park
district. 1965, c. 43, s. 15.
1 6 . For the puipose of canying into efi;ect the provisions of this Act
according to their tnre intent and of supplying auy deJiciency therein, the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make such regulations as are
considered necessary or advisable, and such reg\ilations shall have the
same force and effect as if enacted by this Act and shall be published
in the Gazette. 1965, c. 43, s. 16,

P r i n t e d by A . S i m o N , Printer to tlie Queen's M o s t Excellent Majesty
i n right o f the Province of British C o l u m b i a .
1968

500-268-1477

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APPENDIX B

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Page 76

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