Should there be a Flathead Park Feasibility Study?

[mikes]

East Kootenay Residents Land Use Coalition says no to park, B.C. Wildlife Foundation says no to park, Provincial government says no to park.. What do you think>?

[slacklocal]

it seems to me that the reasonable way forward on this long standing issue is to move forward with the parks canada feasibility study. Then a discussion can take place instead of this stupid YES NO fight that has no way of ever resolving itself.

The Regional District of the East Kootenay, The City of Fernie and the Ktunaxa have all agreed to move forward with the feasibility study. They were clear that this was not supporting the creation of the park when they supported the feasibility study. They were just being reasonable and saying that, hey, we should have a discussion about this. Unlike the Keast Kootenay Residents Land Use Coalition, BC Wildlife Hunting Federation and Bill Bennett who are being very childish and saying "no, we don’t even want to take about it"

[mikes]

Bill Bennett has never said "no we don’t want to talk about it." At the All canidates Forum in Fernie. Bill Bennett even said that if 51% of residents wanted the park, then he’d support the park. He told Wildsight and the NDP to hold a referendum about the Flathead park. Guess what… They didn’t respond.. What it happening though is that Wildsight has endless amounts of foreign money to spend on media and advertisment. How are we suppose to compete with Wildsight getting our message around the world. We don’t have a multi-million dollar budget to work with like Wildsight. Maybe if we sold fear we would.

[slacklocal]

well, i will flip that right back at you mikes. I’m sure wildsight has asked bill to "talk about it" and move forward with the parks canada feasibility study. And he hasn’t responded… or I think he did at one of the candidates forums. he said no, i don’t support a feasibility study. therefore not even wanting to talk about it. Why? he must be scared. if bill wants to hold a referendum, why doesn’t he hold a referendum? is he scared of the result?

anyhow, it wouldn’t make sense to hold a referendum on the park without first doing a feasibility study. maybe a park isn’t feasible… we won’t know until we do the study.

[mikes]

You confusing two ideas. Theres not wanting to talk about managing the Flathead. And then theres not wanting to talk about a Feasibility Study. Bill had always wanted to talk about managing the Flathead, and has had a part in managing the Flathead, the way he feels his constituents want it to be managed. Provincially, and not handing the keys over to Ontario. If the majority of people wanted to go ahead with the Feasibility Study, don’t you think NDP’s Troy Sebatian would of won the election? Or at least gave him a run for his money?

[slacklocal]

I hope that people based their vote on something more than just the flathead issue. I know I voted for the Liberals on their record on the economy and supporting business.

[mikes]

Good Point… for me the Flathead Issue was about 25% or more of my considuration of the canidates. I voted Liberal oviously.

[mikes]

National Park Feasibility Study—the first step towards creation of a new National Park or expansion of an existing park.

or so the sierraclub thinks…

http://www.sierraclub.bc.ca/flathead-ri … -that-work

[emjay]

i say no to flathead park and mines!!! both ideas are rediculous. dont waste the money.

[gadzuk]

Parks Canada is an expansionist organization of bureacrats who believe in parks; it’s what they do. Asking them to conduct a park feasibility study will lead to a predictable finding, like painting something red and wondering what color it might be.

As others have said above I want neither a park with yellow gates and no-entry signs, nor mining or CBM. I like it as it is, as it has been.

The residents of the Elk Valley care deeply about this place and we can be trusted to keep caring. Our actions in protecting this spectactular place speak louder than the placcard waving activists funded by foreign foundations.

In May of 2009 the residents of the East Kootenay had the opportunity to choose an MLA. The park question was pretty clear, I’m pretty sure Troy Sebastian got the message.

The stupid YES NO fight is over. Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way and expecting a different outcome.
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