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Ministry of Agriculture and Lands |
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SHUSWAP AREA FORESHORE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
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KAMLOOPS – The Province is refining the process for commercial foreshore development on Shuswap and Mara lakes after consultation with local governments.
The Province supports a sustainable approach for planning the future of Shuswap and Mara Lakes. This approach ensures the needs of competing interests are carefully balanced while protecting the environment, so that these lakes can continue to be enjoyed, both now and in the future.
A temporary delay on accepting and making final decisions on commercial applications was implemented on Aug. 9, 2007. At that time it was indicated that until further notice the Province would not accept new or amendment applications for commercial docks, commercial marinas or strata moorage on the lakes.
In order to ensure that provincial policies and procedures are consistent and fair to all, the following refinements to the process for commercial foreshore development are now being implemented:
· As stated previously, the Province will continue to work on commercial applications already within the system. Now however, final decisions will be made on these applications provided the proponent has written support from local government in the form of a council resolution, and has all the other necessary approval processes complete.
· The Province will continue to accept and process commercial applications from proponents who had been working prior to Aug. 9 with the agencies involved in the approvals process.
The Province, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Fraser Basin Council, Columbia Shuswap Regional District and Thompson-Nicola Regional District are working together to conduct the Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process (SLIPP), and their findings are expected in the spring of 2008.
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