Ashlu - projects |
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| Ashlu Update Oct 2006 |
| The provincial government has passed legislation that overrides the local Squamish governments decision to reject the rezoning application for the Ashlu IPP. This legislation has been very controversial, with municipalities across BC voting against it almost unanimously.
Work has begun on the construction of the project. For more information on the opposition see below, or for the proponent's point of view visit: http://www.ashlucreek.com/ |
| http://www.ashlu.info/ |
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| 2005 Ashlu River Festival, August 17-21 |
| Float trips, nature and herb walks, BBQ, canoe and kayak clinics...the Ashlu festival is not only a whitewater kayaking festival, it is for anyone that wants to keep BC's best rivers free flowing. Last years Ashlu Festival, a response to intense pressure to develop the river for micro hydro, was a huge success. This year it promises to be even better. The list of events and supporters is impressive. Check out the website link below.
You can register for an intermediate river canoeing clinic, or an introductory flatwater canoe clinic taught by RCABC instructors. If there are enough people, and water levels are good, we may do a OC1 or a C1 run on the class III(IV) Ashlu "play run". |
| http://www.whitewater.org/squish/ashlu/ashlu_festival.htm |
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| SLRD Rejects Ashlu Proposal |
| The Squamish Lillooet Regional District has denied Ledcor's application to rezone the land needed to build the Ashlu micro hydro project. While this is a big victory for those fighting to preserve the Ashlu, it is possible (maybe probable) that the Provincial Government will appeal the decision, and the battle will only intensify. The Public Hearings have been very tense, as the issue has divided the community into two camps: environmentalists, Upper Squamish Valley residents, kayakers, and fishermen on one side, and the Provincial Government, the entire IPP industry, and the Squamish First Nations peoples, who would see considerable financial gain on the other. If a Provincial IPP plan had been created, with the consultation of all interested parties, this division could have been avoided.
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| environment@bccanoe.com |
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| Ashlu Public Hearing Nov 17, 7PM |
| Squamish Council has voted no to the Ashlu power project, but the Squamish Lillooet Regional District will have the final say. Come to the meeting on Nov 17 at the Best Western in Squamish. You need not put forward any earth-shattering points, stay for the entire meeting, or endure long presentations. The format is: Come forward and be recognized, and then provide your input (counted as a vote) in opposition to the project.
See the letter below from the WKABC for more details. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Ashlu mtg Nov04 website.doc |
| environment@bccanoe.com |
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| RCABC Sends Second Ashlu Letter |
| The Squamish Council is leaning towards opposing the micro hydro development on the Ashlu. This letter encourages them to consider the positive benefits of recreation and save the Ashlu from development. Squamish claims to be the "Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada". The Ashlu River Festival in August had a larger than anticipated turn out, and was very successful despite some heavy rainfall. |
| http://www.bccanoe.com/enviroflash/Ashlu August 04.doc |
| environment@bccanoe.com |
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