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Mount Sentinel school has joined the #WeAreReady campaign and are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ‘take the leap for our Earth and our future.’ Submitted photo
Mount Sentinel joins #WeAreReady campaign BY WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star
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ount Sentinel students were inspired to take environmental matters into their own hands after their first annual Sustainability Day, and they’re hoping schools across
the country will join in the #WeAreReady campaign. “Canada’s rank on the environmental performance index is 24th out of 178, falling below Greece. This is a considerable feat considering Greece’s recent economic troubles,” Grade 12 stu-
dent Petra Hartley told the Star. “Our first goal is to get [Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau’s attention on both us and focused on the environment. Secondly we would want to see action, whether that means protecting more of Canada’s wild-
life and wildlife habitats or stricter regulations around Canada’s carbon footprint.” Their correspondence to Trudeau includes 15 demands, including that the shift to renewable energy “begin now” with a goal of having a 100 per Continued on A9
The Ministry of Forests has denied Kootenay Heli-Ski Inc.’s tenure application to operate a daily heli-ski operation on 14,666 acres of crown land bordering portions of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. The ministry’s explanation of why the application was disallowed listed a number of factors. “The strong public opposition received in response to the proposal, impact to the skitouring and snowmobiling tourism industry in the area and impact on environmental values are the factors taken into consideration for the disallowance of the application,” wrote Sharon Daily, section head for Kootenay Boundary region land authorizations, in a letter posted on the ministry website. The letter also contained some recommendations if Kootenay Heli-Ski wants to reapply. “Should the proponent wish to pursue a
guided adventure tourism activity in this area at a future date, they should engage with local communities and recreational clubs in the area by holding public meetings to understand the concerns and address the issues prior to making an application. Further mitigation measures on environmental values will also be required in a future application.” The ministry urged the proponent to hold a public meeting, but there wasn’t one. “A public meeting was suggested to the proponent by ministry staff,” the ministry told the Star. “Without a meeting, public concerns went unaddressed. The result was that this application was not supported by the local community and recreationalists, which was one factor in the decision.” According to ministry staff, the challenge with this proposal was determining the actual impact of the proposed application. Referrals
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