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Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Trails Project PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSION Sunday November 2, 2014 2:00pm-6:00pm St. Peter's Anglican Church, 3 Dakin Dr, Halifax More info at: www.bmbcltrails.com and @bmbcltrails on Twitter The Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area (BMBCL) is a spectacular near-urban wilderness located on the doorstep of Halifax. The site is comprised of public land totalling approximately 1,300 Hectares located to the west of Halifax-Bedford urban areas and Highway 102. The area is roughly bounded by Fraser’s Lake and Timberlea subdivision to the west, Kingswood subdivision to the north, Kearney Lake to the east and Bayer’s Lake Business Park to the south. Our vision is to create trails within the BMBCL Wilderness Area and the adjacent crown lands located at Maskwa Aquatic Club with a focus on trails originating from the northeast region of the Wilderness Area. The trails will provide the public with access to one of the largest wilderness areas in Nova Scotia while reducing the impact on the environment caused by recent unauthorized trail building and usage within the area. We have hired a trails consultant to develop a concept plan for this project and are currently seeking input from the public to feed into the concept plan. Please drop in to our community engagement session on November 2 to discuss the project and share your ideas with us. If you would like to get involved but cannot attend the session, please fill out the survey posted on our website. Map of BMBCL Wilderness Area. Used with permission from Province of Nova Scotia. BAYERS LAKE BUSINESS PARK S t i l l w a t e r R u n B lack D uck Bk . Schmidt Lake Governor Lake e R i v er F i sh e r B k. Ash Lake Long Lake Long Lake Birch Cove Lakes Maple Lake Fraser Lake Ragged Lake Second Lake Kearney Lake Frederick Lake Cranberry Lake Tiny Hole Promised RAINES HILL BLUE Barrens HILL Land INDIAN HILL The MOUNTAIN Proposed Hi g h w a y 11 3 HALIFAX WEDGEWOOD PRINCES LODGE FERNLEIGH TIMBERLEA PARKDALE KEARNEY LAKE HARMONY PARK GREENWOOD HEIGHTS UPLANDS PARK SHELDRAKE LAKE SHERWOOD HEIGHTS GLEN MOIR Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area 3 102 102 BMBCL Trails Group is a coalition between: Thank you to our Government of Nova Scotia partner.

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Blue Mountain Birch Cove LakesTrails Project

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSION Sunday November 2, 2014 2:00pm-6:00pmSt. Peter's Anglican Church, 3 Dakin Dr, Halifax

More info at: www.bmbcltrails.com and @bmbcltrails on Twitter

The Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area (BMBCL) is a spectacular near-urban wilderness located on the doorstep of Halifax. The site is comprised of public land totalling approximately 1,300 Hectares located to the west of Halifax-Bedford urban areas and Highway 102. The area is roughly bounded by Fraser’s Lake and Timberlea subdivision to the west, Kingswood subdivision to the north, Kearney Lake to the east and Bayer’s Lake Business Park to the south.

Our vision is to create trails within the BMBCL Wilderness Area and the adjacent crown lands located at Maskwa Aquatic Club with a focus on trails originating from the northeast region of the Wilderness Area. The trails will provide the public with access to one of the largest wilderness areas in Nova Scotia while reducing the impact on the environment caused by recent unauthorized trail building and usage within the area.

We have hired a trails consultant to develop a concept plan for this project and are currently seeking input from the public to feed into the concept plan. Please drop in to our community engagement session on November 2 to discuss the project and share your ideas with us. If you would like to get involved but cannot attend the session, please fill out the survey posted on our website.

Map of BMBCL Wilderness Area.!Used with permission from Province of Nova Scotia.

POSTAL ADDRESS!P.O. Box 25210!Clayton Park RPO !Halifax, N.S. !B3M 4H4!

PHONE!902-443-0178!

[email protected]!

WEB!www.maskwa.ca

January 8, 2014!!Mr. Peter Bush!Regional Protected Area Coordinator!Protected Areas and Ecosystems Branch!Nova Scotia Environment!Barrington Place, Suite 2085!1903 Barrington St., Halifax NS!!Dear Mr. Bush,!!Maskwa Aquatic Club is in full support of careful and well-planned development of any trail systems on its leased lands with the Department of Natural Resources. Maskwa is also supportive of any careful and well-planned development of trail systems on or about the lands designated as the Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area.! !Maskwa is also in support of the development of a trail loop or loops on the Maskwa leased land portion and possibly beyond the boundaries of this, which may extend onto Nova Scotia Environment property designated as Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area.! !We are happy to work with and be part of any designated group that would be dedicated to the careful and well-planned development of the Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area and Maskwa trail systems.!!Sincerely yours,!!!!Ian Scott!Commodore

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Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area Map produced by the Protected Areas Branch ofNS Envronment, March, 2009.

The information shown here was obtainedcoutesy of the NS Geomatics Centre (SNSMR)and the NS Department of Natural Resources.

© Crown Copyright, Province of Nova Scotia,2009. All rights reserved.

This map is a geographic representation only.NS Environment accepts no responsibility forany errors or omissions contained herein.

Route of proposed Highway 113

Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area

Designated Provincial Parks and Protected Areas

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Halifax

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BMBCL Trails Group is a coalition between:

Thank you to our Government of Nova Scotia partner.