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Municipality of North CowichanForestry Advisory Committee

Agenda

Date: Friday, April 19, 2013Time: 8:00 amLocation: Municipal Hall - Committee Room

Pages

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Adoption of Minutes 3 - 8

4. Business

4.1 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

Election of Chair/Vice Chair as per Select Committee Bylaw, Section 4 (3).

4.2 Delegation - Cowichan Trail Stewards 9 - 36

Trail building on Maple Mountain and trail maintenance in the Municipal ForestReserve.

4.3 Delegation - Zeljko Djuric and Ron van Wachem 37 - 38

Sandstone rock extraction from the Cottonwood area.

4.4 Quarterly Report 39 - 40

Review the YTD 1st Quarter Report - January 1, 2013 - March 31, 2013

4.5 2012 Annual Report 41 - 46

Review the draft of the 2012 Report

4.6 Current Affairs

4.7 Audit Update - Wayne Coombs

4.8 Back Country Horseman Society of BC 47 - 56

They are looking for additional parking to allow the parking of their rigs at trail

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heads to the Municipal Forest Reserve.

4.9 Wildfire Response Agreement 57 - 76

Replacement with a new agreement to cover forest firefighting on MunicipalForest Reserve lands.

4.10 Stoney Hill - Municipal Forest Reserve Land Management 77 - 83

Municipal Forest vs. park.

Recommendation:That Council retain the Maple Bay/Stoney Hill municipal forest reserve

block of 306 hectares in the Municipal Forest Reserve (MFR); and That

Council adopt a policy that prevents the removal of land from the

Municipal Forest Reserve, unless it is replaced with land of equal or more

productive value, and results in no net loss to the Municipal Forest

Reserve land base.

4.11 Camping in the Municipal Forest Reserve 84 - 84

Create a policy regarding camping in the Municipal Forest Reserve.

4.12 Cowichan Secondary School Search & Rescue Fund Raiser 85 - 88

Cowichan Secondary School's Stewardship program - garbage cleanup on Mt.Prevost December 4, 2012.

4.13 Mount Prevost Public Park Proposal 89 - 93

4.14 Logging Tender

Update

5. New Business

6. Adjournment

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Municipality of North Cowichan

Forestry Advisory Committee

Minutes

Date:

Time:

Location:

Friday, October 26, 2012

8:00 a.m.

Municipal Hall - Committee Room

Members Present: Wayne Coombs, Chair

Eric Jeklin

Mark Carter

Councillor John Koury

Councillor Barb Lines

Councillor Al Siebring

Mayor Jon Lefebure (ex-officio)

Staff Present: Dave Devana, Chief Administrative Officer

Darrell Frank, Municipal Forester

Mark Ruttan, Director of Administration / Deputy CAO

1. Call to Order

Wayne Coombs called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

2. Approval of Agenda

The Committee approved the agenda as circulated.

3. Adoption of Minutes

The Committee adopted the minutes of the April 27, 2012 meeting and reviewed the list of

follow-up actions from that meeting.

4. Business

4.1 Quarterly Report

The Committee reviewed the Municipal Forester's 2012 Third Quarter Report

summarizing the Forestry Department's quarterly activities in harvesting, road work, tree

planting and protection, site preparation, fire protection, integrated resource

management, silviculture, and public relations.

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October 26, 2012 Forestry Advisory Committee Minutes

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4.2 2011 Annual Report - Final Draft

The Committee reviewed the 2011 Annual Forestry Report noting that in 2011 North

Cowichan harvested 17,775 cubic metres of timber (or 85% of its annual allowable cut),

generating $1,175,026 in log sales. The total program experienced a net loss of

$55,879, down from a loss of $159,016 in 2010. The Committee agreed to approve the

report earlier in future years in order to include highlights in the Annual Municipal Report.

Recommendation: that the Committee recommend that Council receive the 2011

Annual Municipal Forestry Report.

4.3 Current Affairs

The Committee received a verbal report from the Municipal Forester on current Forestry

Department affairs, including the current status of log prices, efforts to control invasive

species, slash burning, and public relations.

4.4 2013 Budget

The Committee reviewed highlights of the Forestry Department's draft 2013 annual

budget.

Recommendation: that the Committee recommend that Council approve, in principle,

the 2013 Forestry Department budget, based on anticipated revenues of $1,445,725

expenditures of $1,427,230 and a surplus of $18,495.

4.5 Audit/Benchmarking Report

The Committee received a brief verbal report from the Chair on the proposed audit

approach and timing.

4.6 Revenue Opportunities

Nanaimo Shipyard Group

The Committee reviewed a June 15, 2012 letter from the Nanaimo Shipyard

Group and Asturia Aquaculture Crayfish Consulting proposing a joint venture with

North Cowichan. The joint venture will explore the possibility of developing a

local sandstone manufacturing industry. The Committee directed staff to seek

more information from the proponents and report back to the Committee.

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Gravel Sales

The Committee reviewed an undated letter from Duncan Paving proposing

to extract aggregates from the Municipal Forest south of the Chemainus River.

The Committee directed staff to seek more information from Duncan Paving and

report back to the Committee.

4.7 Engineer Tendering

The Committee reviewed, for information, a June 29, 2012 memo from the Municipal

Forester to the Chief Administrative Officer reporting on bids received from 7

engineering companies interested in supplying engineering services to the Forestry

Department to do field layout and mapping to harvest 5,000 cubic metres of timber in

2012 and 20,000 cubic metres in 2013. The bids ranged from $1 to $2 per cubic metre.

The low bid was awarded to Eco-Connected Resource Consultants.

4.8 Invasive Species

The Committee discussed efforts to control invasive species on Municipal property and

directed the Forester to report back to the Committee with recommendations on what his

Department can reasonably do to control invasive species within the Forest Reserve in

future.

Erik Jeklin advised that he is on the BC Invasive Species Committee board and he will

bring further information back to the Committee on a municipal organized invasive plant

species work shop in cooperation with the BC Invasive Species Committee.

Recommendation: that the Committee ask Council to direct the Communications

Committee for its recommendations on invasive species education in North Cowichan.

4.9 Forest Legacy Fund

Value-added Woodworking Contest

The Committee received, for information, the Municipal Forester's June 1, 2012

report on the results of North Cowichan's annual value-added woodworking

contest. The Committee noted that the project for 2013 is a wall-mounted coat

rack made out of Douglas-fir.

Scholarship and Bursaries Winners

The Committee received, for information, the Municipal Forester's May 25, 2012

report regarding the 2012 scholarship and bursary recipients from North

Cowichan's Forest Legacy Fund.

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Forest Legacy Fund - Funding Request - Vancouver Island University

The Committee reviewed a May 23, 2012 letter from Vancouver Island University

asking North Cowichan for a grant to help students attend the 105th annual

conference of the Canadian Institute of Forestry in Quebec City in September.

While the Committee did not meet in time to consider this request, the Committee

discussed the possibility of providing grants in future if recipients agree to provide

some form of labour, such as help control invasive species.

Forest Legacy Fund - Funding Request - Cowichan Rugby Club

The Committee received and filed the Municipal Forester's September 26, 2012

email regarding a request for $35,000 to replace bleachers at the Cowichan

Rugby Club.

4.10 New Parks and Forestry Trails Brochure

The Committee received, for information, a new trail brochure produced by the Forestry

and Parks and Recreation departments and discussed options to put the brochures and

other trail information on the Municipal website.

4.11 Cowichan High School

The Committee received, for information, the Director of Administration's April 23, 2012

letter to Cowichan Senior Secondary School endorsing its environmental stewardship

program's efforts to clean up Mt. Prevost and erect a new war memorial sign. The

Committee also received, for information, an April 12, 2012 newspaper article from the

Cowichan News Leader Pictorial on the student's efforts.

4.12 Mount Prevost

The Committee received a verbal report from the Municipal Forester informing the

Committee that staff will soon present a report to Council regarding the Kinsmen Club's

desire to improve vehicle access and hiking trails to the summit of Mt. Prevost.

4.13 Mountain Bike Society

The Committee reviewed, for information, an August 31, 2012 email from the Cowichan

Trial Stewardship Society advising North Cowichan of the Society's plans.

4.14 ABCFP Video

The Committee received, for information, an August 29, 2012 email from the Association

of BC Forestry Professionals about a new industry recruitment video that was filmed

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partially in North Cowichan's Municipal Forest. The Committee directed staff to put a link

to the video on North Cowichan website.

4.15 Maple Bay Peninsula Local Area Road Service Petition

The Committee received, for information, a copy of the Director of Administration's

October 12, 2012 letter and accompanying petition inviting owners of property on the

Maple Bay peninsula to petition Council if they want North Cowichan to establish a local

area road service.

5. Information Items

5.1 Scholarship Thank You

The Committee received, for information, a card from Grace Peng thanking North

Cowichan for her scholarship from the North Cowichan Forestry Legacy Fund.

5.2 Hang Gliding Accident

The Committee received, for information, a copy of the Municipal Forester's May 2, 2012

email, and a copy of a May 2012 Global News article, regarding a hang gliding accident

on Mt. Prevost to which the BC Ambulance Service, Canadian Coast Guard, and

Cowichan Search and Rescue responded.

5.3 Off-Road Vehicle Management

The Committee received, for information, an April 18, 2012 letter from the Outdoor

Recreation Council of British Columbia to the BC Minister of Forests, Lands & Natural

Resource Operations regarding off-road vehicle management.

5.4 BC Community Forest Association

The Committee received, for information, the June 2012 British Columbia Community

Forest Association newsletter.

5.5 Ministry of Forests - Press Release

The Committee received, for information, a June 26, 2012 news release from the

Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations regarding regulatory changes

that provide access to logging slash and wood waste fibre needed by bioenergy

producers and manufactures of wood pellets and other bio-products.

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5.6 National Forestry Week

The Committee received, for information, a brochure from the Canadian Forestry

Association regarding National Forest Week, September 23 through 29, 2012.

5.7 Cowichan News Leader - Forestry Article

The Committee received, for information, a May 11, 2012 Cowichan News Leader

Pictorial newspaper article entitled "Forest reserve an impressive resource".

5.8 Cowichan Valley Citizen - Forestry Article

The Committee received, for information, a May 23, 2012 Cowichan Valley

Citizen newspaper article entitled "Prevost perfect for bike race series stop".

5.9 Silviculture Magazine

The Committee received, for information, a June 2012 magazine article from Silviculture

Magazine entitled "In Support of Community Forests".

5.10 United Steel Workers

The Committee received, for information, an April 17, 2012 letter from the United

Steelworkers Union regarding its campaign against raw log exports.

5.11 Vancouver Sun Article

The Committee reviewed, for information, a May 18, 2012 newspaper article from the

Vancouver Sun entitled "Charting a new course for forestry".

6. Adjournment

The meeting ended at 10:40 a.m.

_________________________ Chair

_________________________ Recording Secretary

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A view from lhesummil of Mople

Mounloin

cowtcHANTRAIL

STEWARDS

The purpose of this document is to propose o portnership between the District

of North Cowichon (DNC) ond the Cowichon Troil Stewordship Society (CTS).

The CTS seeks permission from the DNC to build new mountoin bike troils on

Mople Mountoin; os well os mointoin ond improve the sofety of existing troils

on municipol forest lond.

Prepored By: Riley Mclntosh & Jone Koiser

2/8/2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

5.ó Troil Signoge

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Geogrophic lnformotion Systems....... t5

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ............... I5Sensitive Ecosystems ......... 1 5

Wildlife...... ......................... I ó

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYA growing trend in British Columbio (BC) over the post decode is legitimizotion, outhorizotion, ondmonogement of mountoin bike troils. Mountoin bike clubs hove sprung up in communities ocross BC toodvocote for recreotionol troil occess thot is legitimote ond sofe. The primory gool is to creote well-monoged ond mointoined troil networks through colloborotion with lond monogers, volunteer groups ondother locol oreo stokeholders. The resulting trqil network con be used by hikers, noturolists, ond onyone in thelocol community thot oppreciotes the experience of wolking on o troil ond enioying noture.

Here in the Cowichon Volley, o lorge mountoin biking community exists thot will continue to grow os new

riders ore ottrocted 1o the sport ond oworeness of the troils increoses. The vost network of troÍls on Mt.Tzouholem, Mople Mountoin, ond Mount Prevost hos become o mecco for our locol mountoin bikers os well os

bikers from oll over the Pocific Northwest. At this point in time there is no orgonizotion or group thot hos

undertoken monogement of the mony existing mountoin bike troils in the Volley. We feel strongly thot thereis o need for o Club to toke on the role of coring for the troils through o close working relotionship with ourgoverning bodies.

The Cowichon Troil Stewords (CTS) is o newly formed non-profit society, registered pursuont to the Sociefy Act

of British Columbio ond olso os o mountoin bike club with the lnternotionol Mountoin Bike Associotion ofConodo (IMBA). Our mission is lo creote on outhorized ond monoged mountoin bike troil network in theCowichon Volley.

The CTS proposes the following obiectives for 20.l3:

l. Enter into o portnership wilh the DNC to ouThorize troil building ond rnoinlenctrce within themunicipol foresf reserve, for the Mople Mountoin Trcríl System

2. After cornplelion of necessory Troil rnoinlenonce on exisling Mople Mounloin lroils, begin construclionof 2 proposed trqils on Mcrple Mounlcrin

3. Build q mernbership bose in the Cowichqn Volley, fundroise monies for purchose of troil buildinglools ond sígnoge, ond host fornily friendly events to prornote mounÏcrin biking in the Vcrlley

4. Develop cr "Regionol Stondords for Troil crnd TTF conslruction" docurnent to guide ond regulote Troil

building in lhe Volley

5. Build q bcrse of locol supporters including schools, businesses, Cowichorr Tribes, locol governments,

ond other non-prof il societies.

6. Work with Tourism Cowichon to explore morketing oplíons (short films/evenls/mogozineorticles/website content/medio visils) ond creote o plcrn to expose the Cowichon Volley os on<relventrlre torlrism clestinotion lô thê mounlcrin bike worlcl

We see the submission of this monogement plon os o first step in the initiotion of o close working relotionshipbetween the CTS ond the Lond Monogers of the District of North Cowichon (DNC). Pleose see the ottochedmonogement plon for more detoils in supporl of this proposol.

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I.O INTRODUCTIONA growing trend in British Columbio is outhorizotion for mountoin bike troils. Community cycling clubs hovebeen working w¡th their lond monogers to creote lond use ogreements lhot provide the club with permission lobuild ond mointoin troils, hold events, ond enioy their fovorite recreolion resource. ln return the Lond

Monogers ore provided wirh proof of insuronce, o detoiled plon outlining monogement obiectives, ond thehope thot this legitimocy will discouroge ond curb 'outlow troil building' which con leod to liobility lowsuitsfrom iniuries sustoined on poorly or dongerously conslructed tro¡ls.

An outhorized mountoin biking troil network will provide o consideroble benef¡t to the Cowichon Volley. For

locol residents the troils will provide o venue to porticipote in on octive heolthy lifestyle ond increose theoppeol of living in the Cowichon Volley. Furthermore, the troils qre on ottroction for the residents of othercommunities ond out of town oreos which will directly increose economic octivity in the region. A number ofstudies hove been done in recent yeors thot explore mountoin biking os o tourism product. A study completedin 2008 by Tourism British Columbio titled "Mountoin Bike Tourism" mokes it cleor thot,

"Mountoin biking /S q frove/ ntolivolor ond peop/e WILL lrovel fo destinotions specifico/ly lo go

nlounloin biking" I

The CTS hos wrilten this proposol to oppeol to the DNC to work with the CTS to build ond moinroin mountoinbike troils on municipol forest lond. The CTS would like to work closely with the DNC ond other oreostokeholders to creote on outhorized multi-user troil network thqt could one doy turn the Cowichon Volley intoo mountoin bike tourism destinotion.

The CTS wos speorheoded ond formed by Riley Mclntosh, o mountoin biker ond world renowned troil builder.Riley hos been building bike troils professionolly for over l0 yeors. Post clients hove included the WhistlerBike Pork, Vollnord Bike Pork, Freeride Entertoinment, Adidos, the Nelson Cycling Club, Retollock Lodge,Selkirk Wilderness Lodge, ond Soolboch Hinterglemm Bike Pork. He is supported by ovid mountoin bikersond society members os outlined in Toble l.

Tqble l: CTS Sociely MembersSociety Members Role Occupotion

Riley Mclntosh President Corpenter

Kevin Froser Secretory Owner, K2 Construction

Bruce Muir Treosurer Owner, Elmworth Construction

Col Koiser Director Reql Estote Agent with Remox

Robin Kenyon Director Owner, Kenyon Wilson Professionol Lond Surveyors

Jone Koiser Volunteer GIS Technicion

Beverly Seip Volunteer Reg istered Acupuncturist

I Sourcer Mounloin Bike TourÌsm, Tourism BC (2008) htfp'f f www.rnË,fo.co/ossefs /pdf sf mbtguídeO8 web.pdf

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The CTS is registered os o club with the Conodion lnternotionol Mountoin Bicycling Associotion (IMBA). The

IMBA wos formed in l98B qnd is o non-profit ossociotion thot represents o worldwide network thot includes

35,000 individuol members, 750 clubs, ó00 reloiler shops, ond I ó0 corporote members (Visit

www"lMBAconodo.conr for more informorion). The CTS is currently in the process of being registered os o non-

profit society pursuont to the Society Act of British Columbio. Future plons ore for the CTS to olso become oregistered chority in occordonce with regulotions odministered with the Conodo Revenue Agency ond

occordingly, enhonce the obility of the CTS to fund-roise.

The CTS hos secured o generol liobility insuronce policy thot is offered to IMBA (lnternotionol Mountoin Bike

Associotion) Club members. The insuronce policy is through Oosis insuronce. The policy includes 5,000,000dollors of generol liobility insuronce for the troil system monoged by the Club. The CTS will monoge thepoyment of the yeorly insuronce costs internolly ond through club membership. The CTS will provide generolliobility insuronce for the Mople Mountoin Troil System pending o lond use ogreemenf.

The CTS sees the generol liobility insuronce coveroge being purchosed os the first moior step to monogingliobility. The CTS plons to creote o Regionol lrqi/ Stondords document thot outlines troil construction obiectives

to reduce risk ond increose sofety. This document will serve os o reference for oll Society octivities ond show

duty of core.

The CTS is owore thot mony people feel strong ownership for Cowichon's forests ond wooded oreos, ond o

wide ronge of users enioy these ploces. Therefore, the CTS ore dedicoted to contocting hiking groups, ond

ony other user group to outline them with plons ond ideos to receive feedbock. An "Open House" orstokeholder engqgement meeting will be held to solicit input from vorious stokeholder groups.

The CTS plons to do o membership drive for the entire South lslond (due to the lorge omount of Victoriq ridersthot visit Duncon's troils) ot bike shops, events, porking lots, ond over internet orticles on websites such os

NSMB.com, ond PinkbÍke.com. The CTS is hesitont to do q membership drive until some feedbock hos beengiven from the DNC regording the possibility of o lond use ogreement.

The CTS would like to eventuolly host regulor troil mointenonce ond troil building doys, locol roce events ondin generol promote mountoin biking in the community. ln porticulor we ore keen to get the locol youth

involved by creoting troil building opportunities, o youth mountoin bike club ond hosting fomily friendlyevents. We would be interested in portnering with other locol orgonizotions, such os the Boys ond Girls Club,

Cowíchon Tribes ond the locol schools.

2.0 COWICHAN _ A MOUNTAIN BIKING DESTINATIONThe CTS knows thot through the combinotÍon of on outhorized troil network, o colloborotion of the governing

municipolities, ond the opplicotion of sociol medio ond web bosed morketing, the Cowichon Volley will be

considered o world closs mountoin bike riding tourism destinotion.

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The CTS is certoin thot the existing troils in the Cowichon region olreody ottroct lourÍsts to the oreo. Every

weekend riders from oll over the South lslond ore drown to Mt Tzouholem ond Mt Prevost to ride lhe existingtroils. These people buy gos, food, ond visit the locol restouronts ond shops. The CTS feels thot with funding,monogement ond morketing, Cowichon's troil ossets could become o moior drow for o lorger morket of riders

looking to visit the oreo, ride the troils, stoy o few nights, ond toke odvontoge of Cowichon's growing scene

of eco-tourism (vineyords, orgonic forms, koyoking, whole wotching, Kinsol Trestle, Forest Discovery Center,hiking troils, soiling evenls, cofes, formers morkets).

ln the Seo to Sky Mountoin Biking Economic lmpoct Study (200ó) undertoken by the Western ConodoMountoin Bike Tourism Associorion (MBTA) it wos found thot:

"The lrøil sysfems of the Norfh Shore, Sguomish ond Whistler, ore eslimofed lo hove co//ective/y

generoled 10.3 million in spending from riders lhol live oulside of fhe hosf communily over lhe

period f ront .June 4 lo Seplember 17, 2006."2

A more current economic study recenrly completed by the City of Willioms Loke ond the Coriboo Mountoin

Bike Consortium. The result of this study show thot "Mounfoin Bike econo,ny hos gr-own by 1 1 .5o/o since

2010,"s Since 2010 there hos been on overoge 3070 increose in troil system usoge in the Coriboo region.

The 2012 estimotes for direct mountoin bike visitor spending ore estimoted ot $294,538 onnuolly. Totol

indirect mountoin bike visitor spending impoct is estimoled oI $427,O81 onnuolly. The 20.l2 doto indicqtes o21o/oincreose in mountoin bike visitor spending since 20'10. ln 20l2,lhe totol volue of the Coriboo Region's

mountoin bike economy is estimoted ot over $2.22 million onnuolly, which Ís 11.soh greoter then whot wos

ossessed in 2010 when the Consortium initiotive wos first implemented.

"flris econornic ossessrnenl shows lhol our porfnership is working, increosing froi/ usoge ond the

number of vjsifors lo lhe co¡nmunily," soys Moyor Kerry Cook. "Mounloin Eike lourism hos fhe

greol pofenfio/ fo offr-ocf even r¡ore visilors ond ecorrorn ic oclivity os we nlove f orword."2

A very unique ond importont ospect of Cowichqn's tourism potentiol os o mountqin bike destinotion is its trulyyEAR ROUND riding conditions. Mony ploces in BC thot con only offer mountoin bike tourism Ín the summer

months due to snowfoll, but the Cowichon Volley is o ploce where people could come ond experiencemounloin bike troils literolly every doy of lhe yeor. Mony BC mountoin biking enthusiosts regulorly trovel toyeor round riding destinotions such os Moob Utoh ond Sedono Arizono. There is no reoson why the Cowichon

Volley con't copture port of thot morket shore.

It is importont to understond thot Cowichon offers distinct riding oreos with their own unique ottributes thqtottroct different styles of riding. For exomple, Mt. Tzouholem, with proper monogement, could be togged os

one of the best 'user friendly' ond 'beginner' riding oreos in BC, offering o wide ronge of troils ovoiloble to

2 Source' Seo to Sky Economic lmpoct Srudy, MBTA (200ó) http,f f www.mbfo.cof ctssetsf pdÍs/S2S E I Study.pdf3 Source, Coriboo Mountoin Bike Consortium, hltp, f f t idefhecoriboo .cof ne*sf 1 0O-mile-house /2Ol 2- 1 O-17 f nounloin-bike-economy - grows- 1 I 5 - 20 I 0

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the overoge rider. Mople Mountoin offers o diverse riding oreo to the oll-mounloin rider seeking odventure.

Mt. Prevost offers the 'Downhill' style rider one of the most efficient, eosy to use 'Downhill Shuttle Run' oreos in

BC where the downhill style rider uses o truck to ride os mony runs down the mountoin os possible in o doy.

The presence of o well monoged ond legitimote troil network could be o venue ottroctqnt for moior roces

ond events such os the BC Bíke Roce. The BC Bike Roce (estoblished ln 20071 is o seven stoge mounto¡n

biking roce thot in 2013 will boost 500 porticiponts from over 34 countries; the event will toke ploce June

29,h - July óth. Registrotion for this event sold out November 22,2012. The seven doy supported roce

showcoses BC's West Coosl - the troils, the towns ond the lifestyle. This yeor the BC Bike Roce registronts will

be rocing on troils in Cumberlond, Compbell River, Powell River, Sechelt, Longdole, Squomish ond Whistler.

Molino Pormor, director of production for BC Bike Roce quotes:

"On qver crge, our expendifure on food is over $40,000 per doy clnd lhis is entirely wíll'¡ locctl

businesses" Mosi of lhe rocers ctnd fheir supporl leorns pur"chose exl¡cr nleo/.ç ond snocks

fhroughouf lhe dc:y, odding up fo lhousonds of exlro do/lor-s spenf c¡l loco/ businesses"

Furfl'terntore, rlunlerous porficiponls upgrode front fenting occomnrodoficlns to hofe/ rc¡c,rns ecrch

night, allowing us lo involve ¡not'e business."¿

The diversity of the troils thot the Cowichon Volley hos to offer moke it o desiroble riding deíinotion tovorious mounto¡n biking disciplines; however, os stressed in the Tourism British Columbio study,

"l/ is irnporlctnl to recslize thof before Í¡-oi/s con be pr"ornofed os four-isrn experiences fhey neecl tc:

be pr-oper'/y ctulhorized ortd ntonoged."5

It is no coincidence the Mt. Prevost is ploying host to the best downhill riders in Conodq. Due fo its excellent

rood for occess, fontostic troils, ond long seoson, Mt. Prevosl is producing the best downhill rocers Conodq

hos ever seen. lt is so well regorded thot riders from Woshington Stote qnd Voncouver regulorly come here

to 'troin' on the troils.

Mork Wolloce, o high school oge rider from Mople Boy is now the Conodion Junior Downhill Chompion ond

eosily one of the most promising Conodion downhill riders. Steve Smith, from Cossidy, who regulorly troins on

Mt. Prevost, is now ronked 4th in the ENITRE WORf.D. Steve eorned the bronze medol ot this yeor's senior

men's downhill world chompionships ond won his first world cup roce in August in Hoifell, Norwoy, moking him

orguobly fte best downhíll rider in the world on ony given doy. lf you tolk 1o Steve Smith he will soy without

hesitotion thot Mt. Prevost hos been o huge contributor to hís success.

Mountqin biking in on imoge bosed sport ond the Cowichon oreo will benefit from on ombossodor thot cqn

ottroct the most elite mountoin bikers from oround the world.

4 Source: The Compbell River Mirror Newspoper (June 7tr, 2O121 hltp,//www.cctmpbellrivetnir¡or.comf sporlsf 157926295.h|m|s Source, Mountoin Bike Tourism, Tourism BC (2008) lútp:f f www.nrblcr.co/<rssefs f pdlsf mblguídejB web.pdl

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Phofo: Wor/d's best rider froins on Ml. Prevosl - Sfeve Smith

There is o populor misconcept¡on obout mountoin biking thot it is on unsofe or extreme sport primorily corriedout by young moles. Mountoin biking is corried out by people of oll oges ond bosed on the results of the Seo

fo Sky Mounlqin Biking Economic Impocl Sfudy (200ó) the moiority of non-resident mounto¡n bikers in the Seo

to Sky corridor wos oged 30-39 yeors (41%) with qn oddit¡onol22Yo oged over 40 yeors. A totol o123o/o

of oll riders were femole.

Tqble 2: Non-Resident Riding Porty ChorqclerislicsChorocleristics Totol Norlh Shore Squomish Whistler

Avg. Porty Size 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.9o/o on o doy trip 80% 910h 79% 1Oo/o

% Stoying Overnight 2Qo/o 90 21o/o 90%Avg. Nights of Overnight 4.8 ó.3 3.ó 4.5

I I ond Under 1 1o/o 50Â 5o/o 24o/o

19-29 27o/o 29o/o 25% 22o/o

30-39 41Yo 47o/o 470Â 27%40-49 17Yo 150 180Â 18%

50-59 40h 30 4o/o 7%ó0-ó9 1o/o oo Oo/o 3%

Mole 77o/o 85o/o 7 1o/o 6s%Femole 230Â 150Á 29o/o 35o/o

Source: Seo to Sky Mountoin Bike Economic lmpoct Study

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3.0 MT. TZOUHALEM _ A CASE STUDY

On ony given weekend or evening, if you drive up lo the Mt. Tzouholem occess ot the top of the properties

Ìhere is o very good chonce you will encounter o number of troil users m¡ll¡ng oround the porking lot. These

troil users represent o cross section of our locol community os well os out of town visitors oll with the common

gool of toking odvontoge of on incredible recreotion resource.

Whot drows people to Mt. Tzouholem is the presence of o vost troil network. Without troils there would be overy smoll number of users wolking up ond down the logging roods. Visitors to Mt. Tzouholem ore rewordedwith slunning oceon views of the southern Gulf lslonds, roptors gliding ond perching on lhe southern slopes,

mogicol orbutus/douglos-fir/gorry-ook forests, woodlond wildflower meodows, interesting rock formotionsond o continuolly growing network of rroils. lt is quite impressive thot this omozing ploce hos been mode

occessible to us by yeors of countless hours of rondom volunteer troil building efforts.

There is o flip side to this picturesque londscope ond thot is the foct thot due to unouthorized troil buildingover the yeors, Mt. Tzouholem is now crisscrossed with dozens of ill-mointoined, often eroded troils. An

individuol moy build o troil ond then not tqke responsibility for the continued mointenonce of the troil. They

leove behind wooden structures thot (if not mointoined) will rot ond degrode the troil's sofety. This is the cose

on Mt. Tzouholem. There ore o number of wooden structures on Mt. Tzouholem lhot pose on immedioteproblem to troils users.

Another downside to the Mt. Tzouholem troil experience is the lock of resources for troil users (ie. mops,

signoge, woshrooms, woste disposol). The omenities currently offered to users of the Mt. Tzouholem troilnetwork include o porking lot ond o gorboge con. lt is quite normol to encounter locols ond visitors híking

oround seorchíng for "The Cross" or o porticulor troil they hove heord obout. lt is common to encounter

blowdown blocking roods ond trees for weeks during the winter months.

Pholo: A slruclure on Ml. Tzouhqlem fhof is heovily decomposed. ll is 9 feef in lhe oir ond if wo/ked on will

o/mosf certoinly col/opse.

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The CTS feels thot o number of improvemenls could be mode lo moke the troil network on Mt. Tzouholem

sqfer for users ond turn it into o premiere hiking ond mountoin biking tourism destinotion.

l. Removol of oll rolting wood ond olher unsofe trctil feotures

2. A troil sÍgnoge plon to direct users ond visilors ond 1o increose sofety.

3. A lorge troil sign ot the porking lol wíth o mqp of the troil system, sofely concerns, worning of 'Use

ot Own Risk', etc.

4, A wqshroom focility, bike wqsh stotion crnd tool post (see photo)

5. A skills pork for children qnd qduhs to proctice skills ond worm up before heoding up the mountoin.

6. A 'Kids/Begînner' specific trqil meont to introduce new riders to the sport on o very well designed

ond sofety minded troil.

It is the CTS's opinion thot the most efficient woy to deol with the rotten structures on Mt. Tzouholem is o 3 mon

crew occessing the oreos using o truck or quod ond wolking into the sites. By cutting up ond scottering the

bridge moteriol into the woods the risk of unsofe bridges will be removed ond the moteriol will become portof the forest debris. The CTS estimoles thot there ore 50f unsofe mon-mode wooden structures on Mt.Tzouholem thot pose o risk to troil users. The CTS hos mopped the locotions of lhese feotures ond couldefficiently ond cost effectively deql with this problem (see section 8.0).

Pholo: Exomple of bike wqsh ond woshroom focilily qt fhe Horf/ond Dump riding oreo (Victorio)

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4.O OBJ ECTIVES

l. Enïer into q pqrtnership with the DNC to oulhorize troil building qnd mqirrÏenonce within the

municipol forest reserve, for the Mople Mountoin Troil System

2. After completion of necessory troil mointenonce on existing Mople Mountoin lroíls, begin construction

of 2 proposed trqils on Mople Mountoin

3. Build o membership bqse in the Cowichon Volley, fundroise monies for purchose of troil buildingtools ond signoge, ond host fornily friendly events lo promote mountoin biking in the Volley

4. Develop o "Regionol Stondords for Troil ond TTF construction" document to guide ond regulote troilbuilding in the Volley

5. Build o bose of locol supporters including schools, businesses, Cowichon Tribes, locol governments,

ond other non-profil socielies.

6. Work with Tourism Cowichqn to explore morketing oprions (short fílms/events/rnogozineorticles/website contenl/medio visifs) ond creote o plon to expose the Cowichon Volley os onqdventure tourism destinqtion to the mountqin bike world

l. Explore possibility of errtering into o lond use ogreemenf for the Mt. Tzouhqlem qnd Mt. Prevost

lrqils with the DNC.

2. Conlinue to cqrry out construction of the 2 proposed troils on Mople Mounlqin.

3. Hosl events such os locol bike shop'demo doys,'kids's rides, volunteer broom pull in sensitive qreos,

youth ond odull roces, mounloin bike skÍlls comps qnd troil building clinics.

4. Fundroise for lhe design ond construction of o lorge scole mop, Skills Pork, lorger porking oreo, ond

wqshrooms or the Mt, Tzouholem qccess ot the top of the properties.

5. Conduct qnnuol inspections of oll technicol troil feolures ond remediote oll hozqrds in o limelyf oshion

6. Provide yeorly reports to DNC surnmorizing CTS qctivities ond firrqnces, legoliTies, evenls, completiorr

of proiects, etc, olong with o yeorly AGM public meetíng

7. Gqin o yeorly trqil mointenonce controct with DNC for Mople Mountoin, Ml. Tzouholern, ond Ml.Prevost.

5.0 TRAIL MANAGEMENTThe CTS intends to focus new troil building efforts on Mople Mountoin. The CTS feels thot this is o fqvouroblelocotion to creote on outhorized troil system due 1o less developmenl, less stokeholders, ond o simpler user

group thon other oreos. The CTS feels thot Mople Mountoin provides on exomple of o neorly 'empty

templote' on which 1o creote o model of good monogement ond o working relotionship between the CTS ond

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the DNC. lt is in the opinion of the CTS thot 5 yeors from now Mople Mountoin will be the most soughf oftermountoÍn bike tourism destinotion on Voncouver lslond.

The CTS hove identified 2 troils thot ore importont to build ond develop to creote Mople Mountoin into odiverse ond unique mountoin bike oreo (Appendix l, Figure l). the 2 proposed troils ore locoted on

Municipol Forest Reserve Lond. Proposed Troil #l commences ot the summit of Mople Mountoin close to the

tower, ¡t troverses down Ìhe mountoin Ín o north westerly direction, crossing the moinline ond tying into on

existing bike troil nomed "Tony's Arbutus Hill". The totol length of the proposed trqil is 2.8 kilometers. The

octuol built troil will not likely follow this exoct route; however the intention is to get from the tower to Tony's.

Proposed Troil #2 tokes off from on existing troil off of M400; this troil is intended to be o "climbing troil"for getting up the mountoin ond is 3.0kms long. Both of these troils hove been roughly sketched onto the mop,o more occurote troil route would be troversed ond flogged when troil building is opproved.

The CTS understonds thot Mople Mountoin is o working forest with o horvesting plon. The CTS is confident thottroils con exist in coniunction with the DNC's plons ond needs for the oreo. The CTS would like to work closely

with the DNC Forestry Deportment to creote o recreotion resource thot is o vitol port of o working forest.

The public occess ond porking for the Mople Mountoin bike troils is vio the yellow gote on Osborne Boy

rood. The CTS proposes thot o second public occess to the Mople Mountoin troil network could be providedthrough the Woodlond Hills Development off of Herd Rood (see mop). A Woodlond Hills public qccess wouldprovide on entronce for riders coming from the Mople Boy ond Mt. Tzouholem oreos. The developers of the

Woodlond Hills subdivision ore very supportive of this venture.

The CTS views new troil construction os the bockbone to the growth of the recreotion resources of the

Cowichon Volley. Troils will be constructed os'lntermediote All Mountoin'troils ond will be designed to offerthe rider o fun, low ongle, flowing troil thot hos been built with sofety in mind. 'All Mountoin troils' refers lotroils thot con be ridden on o wide voriety of bicycles by the overoge rider. These troils ore not solely

downhill or uphill but ore intended to provide someone new to mountoin biking with occessible troils while olso

offering odvonced riders sufficient chollenges ond options to keep them coming bock. These troils will be

built by, or under the guidonce of Riley Mclntosh. Tools used in troil building include: choinsows, puloskis,

mottocks, shovels, tooth ond fon rokes, hommers, buckets, 4" ond ó" noils, ond loppers. CTS oims to use osmoll excovotor in the future on some proposed troils to further creole especiolly enioyoble rÍdes in o more

efficient monner.

Troils will be built to lost, to shed woter, ond to require os lÍttle mointenonce os possible. They will followIMBA ond Whistler Troil Stondords, which ore the recognized industry troil building stondords used by ollclubs ond societies. A donger tree ossessment will toke ploce upon troil construction to both rid the Ímmedioteoreo of hozords ond deol with future windfoll prone trees while they ore still stonding. BCFSC ceriifiedfollers will be used for donger tree cleoring. Constructed TTFs (bridges, etc) ore not o huge priority;however, some smoll bridges to cross creeks ond cross wet oreos will be required. Often the best woy tokeep the troil's 'flow' is to bridge certoin oreos, such os very rocky sections, depressions, gullies, elc. Troilroutes will be plonned to use both the verticol drop ond terroin feotures in such o woy os to moximize user

enioyment, while minimizing environmentql impoct. Troils will be built ot o low ongle (e.9. not too steep, 2-8o/o

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grode) os possible by troversing slopes ond contouring terroin to ovoid steep troils thot ore hord on bothriders ond the ground surfoce due to excessive sliding ond skidding resulting in erosion over time.

Photo: Exomple of o 'Norfh Vctncouver Droin' used fo re-direcl woter owoy f rom lhe froi/ surfoce.

Bridges will be built over streoms ond wetlond/seepoge oreos will be ovoided. Bridges required will be

built using deodfoll cedor; however, when this is not ovoiloble CTS moy need to foll some stonding timberwith proper outhorizotion, or bring in wood from on outside source. Tree lengths ore voluoble os cribbing forsteep side hill sections of troil. Most trees felled will be non-merchontoble <12.5 cm diometer. CTS President

Riley Mclntosh hos ottended severol NSMBA (North Shore Mountoin Bike Associotion) 'Troil Doys,' os well os

conducting lroil work ot the Whistler Mountoin Bike Pork. ln oll new troil construction coses CTS will odhere toIMBA ond Whistler Troil Stondords troil building methods.

Phofo; Exomp/e of o bridge on lhe Mop/e Mounloin froil sysfenr feoluring 3 foot wide decking, o ride oround

opfion for sofely, ond mefo/ /clfhe to provide grip ond lroclion even when wef.

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Before After

Photo: Exomple of o low ongle ond properly bench-cuf troil built by on IMBA (lnternotionol Mountoin Bike

Associofion) 'froi/ Cqre' crew, wilh o view of lhe'before' ond'ofler'effecfs of the troil work.

The CTS oims to creote o 'culture' of good troil ethics by holding weekly troil building doys for oll oges. Asignificont number of volunteer mon hours will go into the upkeep ond construction of the Mople Mountoin troilnetwork. Porticipoting in o troil building doy os o community helps to educote people with informotion oboutproper troil construction, environmentol ond lond use issues while fostering o greoter oppreciotion ond respectfor noture ond the troils in generol. ln the future, the CTS hopes lo educote youth ond offer them oulhorizedoreos to build troils on, educotion on tools ond troil building methods, ond possibly hosl youth troil buildingcomps. The CTS sees this qs o woy to direct youth focus while mitigoting risk.

ln procticol terms, the best woys to reduce soil erosion is to build troils thot ore low ongle, (e.9. not verysteep, 2-8o/o grodel. Troil erosion is coused by: woler running down the troil during heovy roins, woterpooling on the troils, ond steep troils cousing riders to broke heovily.

Procticol woys the CTS plons to prevent Erosion on troils:

I TrcrÍl construction - Troils built ot o low ongle grode lroversing the slopes. This helps to preventheovy broking (e.9.'Skidding') which digs the bike tires into the eorth, creoling bodly dornogedtroils due lo ruts qnd furrows thot ollow woter to rurr down the trqil.

I Droinoge ditches ond'North Shore Droins.'North Shore drqins ore q woy of droining woter off thetroil; they ore o cedor slqt box crossing the lroil ot on ongle, droiníng woter out of q ditch besidethe troil, ocross the lroil, ond down the bonl<.

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I Troil Surfqce - ln mony qreos, if lhe loose locrmy mqteriol ond spider web of rooÌs ond orgonicmotter is dug up qnd removed, ond the troil bed is loid with rocks clnd covered over with properminerol soil, the trqil bed becomes o rock hcrrd surfoce thqi con stond up to o lol of qbuse.

I Avoidqnce of obvious woter courses ond wet oreos. With some plonning, obvious wet oreos cqn

either be ovoided or bridged 1o prevent ongoing problems.

I Roising the troil bed, creoling droinoge diÎches, ond filling in low spots wilh rocks ond soíl to ovoidpucld ling.

The CTS is dedicoted to mointoining troils to o high stondord ond upgroding ond rerouting troils on o yeorlybosis os needed. Occosionolly sections of troil need to be rerouted for o multiple number of reosons:perhops it is too steep, in o windy oreo thot olwoys gets blocked by deodfoll, or is on oreo thot holds ondretoins o lot of woter ond floods during certoin ports of the yeor.

Regulor upkeep consists primorily of removing hozords such os windfoll, protruding rocks, soft spots, wetspots, ruts or holes thot develop, ond spots thot routinely couse r¡ders to crosh or gel off their bike. Troils willbe under conslont scrutiny by the CTS crew ond oreos requiring mointenonce will be checked off on routinetroil upkeep doys. All troÍl mointenonce will be done in occordonce with the methods ond recommendotions in

the IMBA Troil Hondbook. ln the future the CTS would like to hove o website where members con reporthozords ond problems they observe while using the troils.

Troil mops ond signs ore imperotive to rider sofety. The CTS will use the troditionol signoge morkingstondords used by the Whistler Bike Pork. This consists of Block Diomond, Red, Blue, ond Green troil difficultydesignotions. Other signs commonly used ore "extreme steep section oheod", "drop off", "hord corner", ond"bridge oheod". Troil signs could be mode of o plostic moteriol ond printed, or constructed of wooddepending on budget. IMBA offers its registered clubs troil signoge templotes ond suggestions on how to use

them. The CTS hos opplied for o visit in 2013 from the IMBA 'Troil Core Crew' who come to monoged troiloreqs to moke suggestions on how to increose sofety, oddress user conflicts, etc. The CTS hopes for someguidonce regording troil signoge during this visit.

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Phofo: Exonrple of lroil signoge

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The CTS intends to use Geogrophic lnformotion System (GlS) to mop ond monitor troil monogement octivitiessuch os mointenonce schedules, logging octivites, sensitive oreos, wet oreos, steep oreos ond tempororilyrerouted/closed sections. A dynomic digitol mop of the troil network will streomline troil monogementoctivities ond provide o templote to help monoge increosingly lorger networks of troils if Mt. Tzouholem ondMt. Prevost become port of o monoged network. All troils ond troil feotures (bridges, TTFs) will be moppedin ArcGlS l0 ond con be provided to the DNC in o digilol formot for input into the DNC GlS. The CTS conprovide mopping services to creote lorge billboord troil mops for porking lots ond smoller user mops thotcould be printed online.

ó.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONSThe preservotion of the noturol londscope of our locol mountoins ond the resident wildlife is of upmostimportonce to the CTS. The CTS d¡d not choose the word 'Steword' lightly; we intend to be Stewords of thelond we love ond coll home by creoting o legocy of outhorized usoge. The wild untouched beouty of notureis whot drows us to the mountoins ond to our bicycles. We volue ond respect the environment ond the lroilswe plon ond build will reflect this stondpoint. We underslond Thot troils ore invosive to the londscope, bul weolso view them os q woy to occess noture ond increose oppreciotion of it. The following sections outline howwe intend to meet the obiective of being Stewords of the Lond.

ln the process of plonning ond building troils the CTS will strive to minimize our impoct on the surroundingnoturol environment. To meet this gool we intend to be owore of ond extro coreful oround sensitive

ecosystems such os: riporion/wetlqnd oreos. woodlond meodows (Arbutus/Gorry Ook) ond terrestriolherboceous rocky outcrops. These ecosystem lypes oll foll within the provÍnciol government definition ofenvironmentolly sensilive oreos, bosed on the sensitive ecosystem inventory (SEl).

ln generol, riporion oreos ore not conducive to mountoin biking ond will be completely ovoided except in the

cose of o streom crossing. ln the cose thol o troil infringes on on Arbutus/Gorry Ook forest or o rockyouÌcrop we will do our very best to minimize the impoct on this ecosystem. Single lrock troils will be designedot o minimum width to follow the noturol contour of the lond in qn effort to ovoid disturbonce of the inherentlythin soils ond noturol droinoge potterns. There will be obsolutely no removol of trees in ony of these

ecosystems. ln return for infringing on these sensilive qreos we intend to recompense the environment byremoving oll scotch broom within o 5 meter buffer on either side of the troil center. ln the future, if budgetollows, we would like to disploy interpretive signoge ol key locotions to increose public oworeness obout the

sensitivity ond speciol noture of these sites. The CTS would be hoppy to leorn more obout sensitive species

ond plonts thot the North Cowichon Environmentol Monogers ore trocking. The CTS is willing to trock ondrecord sightings ond submit this informotion to North CowÍchon in the form of o GIS loyer.

All troil builders ond volunteers will be instructed to stoy on existing troils ond roods os much os possible toovoid unnecessory trompling of surrounding vegetotion when hiking in, oround, ond out of the work oreo.Everything thot is pocked in (food, tools, gorboge etc.) will be pocked out. The heod CTS troil builder will beresponsible for ensuring oll of the obove gools ore met by oll troil building stoff.

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Mople Mountoin is rich in res¡dent wildlife ond iÎ is the intention of the CTS to be sensitive to wildlife hobitotond octivity ot oll rimes. The following list indicotes guidelines thot will be token to ovoid disturbing wildlifeond wildlife hobitot:

I Give troil right of woy to wíldlife Trees or snogs lhol conloin covilies for nesting bird species; os well

os whitewosh ol rhe bqse of trees thot indicote the presence of q nest

t Avoid disturbonce of coorse woody debris (CWD) which provides imporlont hobitot for insects ond

omphibions

I ln the cqse thqt wildlife is found leqve iT olone

I Be qwore of fresh crnimol scqt ond olher obvious sign such os o corcess, rnusky odors or qnirÌlol

noises thcrt indicote on onimql is close by

I Keep food items secured qnd pocked owoy when nol in use

7.0 RISK MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY

Liobility ond risk monogement ore some of the more intimidoting issues ond chollenges foced by troilmonogers todoy. Exposure to liobility connot be token lightly ond the obility to monoge risk oppropriotelycon moke or breok on operotion. Risk monogement is o systemized opprooch to incorporoting sofety into the

mounto¡n biking experienceó. ln following the risk monogement guidelÍnes os outlined by the IMBA, the CTS

will focus on three oreqs to monoge risk:

l. Design crnd build lroils oppropriotely with comprehensive signoge

2. Monoge ond moinloin them consisTently ond responsibly

3. Moinloin the protection of o sound insuronce policy througlr Oosis/IMBA lrrsuronce, crt 5 Million

dollors generol liobility, plus extro Directors' lnsuronce

The CTS will negote liobility risk through o generol liobility insuronce policy, odditionol Directors lnsuronce, o

Regionol Troil Stondords Plon, troil signoge, mops, informotion, ond o troil mointenonce plon.

ln the cose thot the DNC opproves new troil construction on Mople Mountoin we ore committed to providing

the DNC with o comprehensive Regionol Troils Stondords Plon. This plon would include:

I A troil design ond construclion policy

I The troil difficulty roting ond signoge system we intend To odopt

I Visitor trqil-user rules ond regulotions

I An qclion plon for ernergencies

I A trqil inspection crnd mointenonce policy

ó Source, Overview of Liobility for Mountoin Bìking (IMBA Website) hltp:f f www.intbo.comf resout cesf líobility

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I A record keeping syslem with q writlen moínlenonce log

I An occident reporting ond onolysis system

I Deloils regording our insurqnce policy

t Woiver ond porticipotion ogreements for hosting events qnd volunteer work

8.0 BUDGETThe CTS hopes to goin funding for this proiect both through fundroising ond outside sources such os grontopplicotions ond municipol involvement. Proiected costs include: odministrot¡on, surveys, fundroising ondmembership drives, plon ond gront opplicotion writing, troil upkeep ond construction mon hours, ond

equipment, tools ond supplies. To build the 2 proposed troíls on Mople Mounloin, the CTS estimoles thot itwould toke I 44O mon hours per troil bosed on 3 workers full time for 3 months. This would be o totol of4320 mon hours to complete the 2 proposed troils on Mople Mounloin. ln terms of Mointenonce, the CTS

eslimote it would toke 40 mon hours to upkeep the troils to the regionol plon stondord per month.

*Note equípment such os o smoll excovotor could greotly speed up the process.

The CTS estimotes thot tools ond supplies costs ore equol to $500 per month during full time building phose,

ond $200 per month during mointenonce phose. This includes choinsow upkeep, fuel, noils, tools, etc. Dodds

Lumber hos offered consÍderoble donotions including significont discounts ond 1 00lb of f ree noils per yeor.

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Tqble 3: Summory of Costs

Creoting RegionolTroil Stqndords Plon

1 r0 80 hrs

$25.00 per hour

$200.00 p/d

$2000.00

Reworking ExislingMople MounloinTroils lo RegionolTroilStqndord

20 320 hrs

$20.00/$35.00 perhour

$aa0.00 p/d

$ r zó00.00

Conslruclion of Iproposed troil

*There ore 2proposed lroilswithin the plon, onlyone hos beenbudgeted into thecost prolection ot thislime.

ó0 144O hrs

$ t 4.00/$20.00/$35.00totol cosi per hour =$ó9.00

$552.00/doy

$99 3ó0.00

+Toolsf FuelfSupplies

Budget of$1500.00

= g 1 00,8ó0

Mointoinence/ Sofetylnspeclion of MopleMountqin Bike Troils

I 4f month $35.00 per hour/8hours = 280.00/doy

$ I I 20.00/monrh

$ 1 3,440.00 peryeor

Ml. Tzouholem Risk

Mitigotion Plonlmplemenlotion(removinghozordous bridges)

25 ó00 hours totql

$¿ç.OO per hour/8hovrsf 25 doys (crew of3)

$13,800.00

Totol Proiecl Cosl $t ó1,500.00

Cowichon froi/ Sfewords - froil Monogemenl Plcsn

Note: bosed on 8 hour work doy

The CTS intends to encouroge ond orgonize volunteer troil doys. Here is on estimqte of the volue of yeorlyvolunteer lobor the CTS plons lo utilize for troil building bosed on o work crew of 10* people every Sundoyyeor round.

ó hrs work time xl0 volunteers =ó0 mon hours ot o volue of 20fhr = ,l200 per Sundoy x 52 Sundoy in o

yeor (norrow thot down to reolistic 44 Sundoys when you consider holidoys. etc) = rough estimqte of12OO/44 = $52,800 of vqlue volunleer hours on troils per yeor, oll orgonized by the CTS.

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Cowichon froil Sfewords - Iroi/ Monogemenl Plon

8.0 coNcLUsroNThe CTS views the Cowichon Volley os o powerful mountoin bike tourism destinotion. h is on extremely uniqueond yeor round destinotion. Bosed on mountoin bike tourism studies completed over the post few yeors, it hos

been found thot before troils con be promoted os tourism experiences they need to be properly outhorizedond monoged. The CTS would like to work together with the governing bodies of the Cowichon Volley, troiluser groups ond other stokeholders to creole on outhorized troil network for the benefit of the community ondour economy. ln Appendix 2 we hove ottoched 3 letters of support from Tourism Cowichon, CommunityFutures ond Experience Cycling. There ore 2 further letters ottoched thot ore o more personol reference tothe copobilities of Riley Mclntosh qs o world closs troil builder.

Mountoin biking is o postime enioyed by o diverse user group, os evidenced by Elizobeth Froser, long timetroil user:

"l slqrled mounlqin biking bqck in 1995 qnd hqve been riding ever since. lhqve one bqdknee from mqny yeors of running so I qm so very thqnkful thot I cqn still keep up myfitness/fun on lhe omozing troils we hove. lqm 54 yeors old ond plon on riding for qs

long os I om physicolly oble!"

This document wos prepored os o first step in the initiotion of o close working relotionship between the CTS

ond the Lond Monogers of the District of North Cowichon (DNC). We reolize thot fiere could be moreinformotion, detoils ond items of interest thot ore missing from this document or oreos thot moy needclorificotion. The CTS is open to improving this plon or revising it os requested by the DNC.

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APPENDIX 2LETTERS OF SUPPORT

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135 Third St, Duncan BC VgL 1R9 250-746-1099

November 28,2012

To whom it may concern,

Tourism Cowichan supports the creation of the Cowichan Trail Stewards Society, and theirproposal to build and monitor biking trails on Maple Mountain.

Currently there are a number of unofficial and unmonitored biking trails on local mountains. Wesee a group of dedicated individuals who has a clear mandate to build, maintain and overseebiking activities in these sites as a boon to both locals and visitors. By taking responsibility andbeing held accountable, this group will ensure that mountain biking can offer a sustainablerecreational activity that will minimize impact and lower the risk of accidents.

An important component of the success of this venture will be the inclusive and collaborativeefforts of the newly formed group to work with local governments, user groups and otherstakeholders,

Tourism Cowichan sees great potential in promoting the region as a destination for mountainbiking.

Typical mountain biking tourists have much in common with other types of travellers we alreadyfocus on attracting; specifically those that enjoy water activities, hiking, culture, wine &culinary, and history. Add mountain biking to the mix and a significant increase in overnightstays will occur. The purchase of biking equipment & services, incidentals and local productswill also contribute to the increase in economic activity.

lin7 Canadian mountain bikers live in Vancouver, already one of our key targetmarkets. Asignificant number of mountain bike enthusiasts also live in Washington and Oregon, a marketthat can be readily developed.

We are looking forward to working with the members of the Cowichan Trail Stewards Society todevelop the Cowichan Region as a world class mountain biking destination.

Sincerely,

Cathy MailhotMarketing CoordinatorTourism Cowichan

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February 8,20L3135 Th¡rd Slreet

Duncan, BC

VgL 1 B9

T: 250 746 1004

F: 250 746 881 [email protected]

www.cfcowichan.caTo whom it may concern,

RE: Cowichan Trail Stewards (CTS)Society

On behalf of Community Futures Cowichan, I am writing to express strong support of the Cowichan TrailStewards (CTS) Society's effort to seek permission from the District of North Cowichan to build new mountainbike trails on Maple Mountain and to maintain and improve the safety of existing trails.

We are aware of major mountain bike destinations that benefit economically from being well coordinated atthe local level, so much so that they are now major tourism attractions. The mountain biking sport is

considered to be an emerging sector within the tourism industry with huge potential, which presents a

fantastic opportunity for the Cowichan Region to promote itself as a destination with a multitude of desirabletourism products.

ln addition to visitors using the mountain bike trails there is also the use and enjoyment by local citizens. TheCTS is showing leadership in contributing to the community's "sense of place" that every citizen values. Thesetrails go hand-in-hand with the District of North Cowichan's own trails and hiking vision for the community.

Community Futures believes this initiative will provide significant benefits to the North Cowichan communityand its economy. The efforts of local citizens to actively become responsible in contributing to our communityand being the stimulus to a proven economic development initiative should be strongly supported andfavou rably considered.

Sincerely,

Cathy RobertsonGeneral Manager

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GNGE

ycling

To whom it may concern

We here in the Cowichan Valley are fortunate to be situated where we are. That is in the heart of one ofthe most beautiful and bountiful areas on Vancouver Island. An area abundant in opportunities forrecreation and sport that is one of the premier destinations for citizens of Vancouver Island. One suchsport that we are lucky to be able to indulge in is mountain biking; this sport has a long and rich historygoing back decades. It is growing at an explosive pace and is becoming a viable alternative for a vastnumber of people who wish to enjoy the outdoors and what the Cowichan Valley has to offer. Mountainbiking though has not been without its growing pains, land use issues have arisen in several areasacross Canada and it was often easier to hinder rather than help this young sport grow. An organizationlike The Cowichan Trail Stewardship seeks to ease any issues that may arise from the large trailnetwork that is evident in our Valley and facilitate a better working relationship between the growinguser base and land owners. That is why we at Experience Cycling are expressing our support for thisorganization; we feel that they offer an excellent opportunity for moving forward towards a viable andsustainable outdoor adventure that would be the envy of Vancouver Island. It is with this in mind thatwe are endorsing the Cowichan Trail Stewardships bid for recognition. It is our viewpoint that bymaintaining and nurturing the current range of trails we have available to us that it would serve tobolster the vibrant tourism industry of the Cowichan Valley and serve as an example for othermunicipalities to follow suit in the future.

Sincerely

The Experience Cycling Team

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VINNOVATIONS IN BIKE PARK DESIGN + DEVELOPMENT

WHISTLER, BC

Reference Letter for Riley Mclntosh.

January IO,2OI2

To Whom lt May Concern;

I have known Riley personally for well over ten years and can attest to his strong character. He

is an active individual proficient at many sports, including skiing and mountain biking, as well as

being one of the best trail builders in the world. I have also found Riley to be a mature and

pleasant young man.

Riley worked for two years under my management in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park and I am

very familiar with the quality of his work as well as his work ethic. Gravity Logic would nothesitate to hire Riley at any time should the opportunity ever arise.

Please feel free to contact me anytime should you have any further questions.

Sincerely,

Tom Prochazka, Gravity Logic lnc. Director

Tel. 661713-3372

Ema il tom @whistlergravitylogic.com

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Getry Molnat

November 18,2012

The Mayor and CouncilThe Municipality of North CowichanNorth Cowichan Municipal Hall7030 Trans Canada HighwayBox278Duncan, BC VgL 3X4

Re: Cowichan Trail Stewards Plan

This letter is to serve as a reference and a letter in support of Cowichan TrailsStewards, its leader Mr. R. Mclntosh and its plan to jointly develop and maintainmountain bike riding trails in North Cowichan.

It's my pleasure to say that I have known Riley Mclntosh since he was a boy.I've watched as he'd take off into the woods each day after school, sometimes inthe cold and wet, (sometimes with the swede saw from my shed) to be alone andbuild a few more feet of riding trail. Today, Mr. Mclntosh is a world recognizedmountain bike trail designer and builder.

ln my opinion, there is a great economic benefit in attending to and promoting ourextraordinary part of the world as a mountain bike destination. As the TrailStewards will point out, our area is unique; providing extraordinary terrain andyear round riding. There are concrete economic studies showing the economicbenefit. For example, this from the Mountain Bike Tourism Association,

The trail systems of the North Shore, Squamish and Whistler, are estimated to have collectivelygenerated $10.3 million in spending from riders that live outside of the host community over theperiod from June 4 to September 17,2006.

Even a person of my advanced age has friends who travel all the way to Utah orArizona just to ride their bicycles down dedicated trails. Here in North Cowichan,just notice the number of vehicles carrying mountain bikes the next time you areout driving. They are going to a trail to ride.

I heartily support the Trail Stewards and their proposal to you.

Yours truly,

Gerry Molnar

520 Maple Mountain Road,Duncan, BC VgL 5X7

Ph: (250) 748-8326 Fax: (250) 748-8320gpmolnat@shaw,ca

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COWICHAN TRAIT STEWARDSFigure l: Proposed Mounloin Bike Trqils

Existing Mountoin Bike Trqil

Proposed Mountoin Bike Troil

Gote

Poved Rood

Forestry Rood

Streoms

BC Hydro ROW

Municipol Hiking Troil

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Codostrol Lines

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Darrell Frank

From:Sent:To:Cc:Subject:

Ron van WachemWednesday, April 10, 20132:22PMDarrell Frankdjuric zeljkoRE: Forest Advisory Committee

Let me know if this works for you Darrell?

Presenting:Ron van Wachem (Nanaimo Shipyard Group)Zeljko Djuríc (Asturias Aqauculture)Sid Whittaker (K2 Stone)

Re: Sandstone Quarry in Fuller Lake area:

We intend to drill 4-6 boreholes approximately 20-30 feet deep in the area to help determine the stratification of thesandstone. This will be carried out close to the area where we have hand quarried already. ln order for the quarry to besuccessful the sandstone needs to exhibit laminar structure so larger and flatter pieces can be easily quarried and thereis not a lot of byproduct. The surface stone does not exhibit "planal stratification at this point so it is important to drillsome holes to see what lies further beneath the surface. lt is important for us to know whether the stratification in thearea is for the most part in the same plane throughout the borehole sample. That will be an indication that there wouldbe a significant amount of "flag" material. Flags are larger flat pieces of sandstone and they are more valuable thansmaller pieces of stone. As mentioned this will help determine if a quarry operation is feasible but it would not be thefinal determining criteria. lf the results are negative it will indicate that any further quarry operation would be highlyunlikely. lf the boreholes provide us with positive stratification then we would like to continue on and provide you withanother proposal for a pilot project to quarry a few hundred tons of sandstone over a one week period. That would helpus further determine the following:

1. The size of rock we can safely pull out and transport2. The marketability of the stone vis a vis size, colour, etc.3. Suitability of the equipment for the operation as well as for 1. above (at this time we do not know the

maximum size of rock we are dealing with and some of our customers may want as large a piece as we canget to them but we are in the early stages of understanding how the rocks split, cut, each of theirmarketability, etc.)

4. Establish equipment based production rates5. Allow us to better estimate the remediation costs6. Potential markets (potential customers from Vancouver and the lsland will be able to view and get their

hands on the product)7. The scalability of the operation for future commercialization8. Allow us to "play" with the product to see how well it splits and cuts9. Test many of the pieces for its suitability as an architectural (structural) product10. Allow us to better establish a "scrap" factor for unusable rock11. Allow us to give you a much more accurate business plan for the commercial operation so that both parties

have a much better picture of the future

Once this ís all determined we will know whether the quarry can be a financially viable operation and it will also show uswhat the scale of the operation could or couldn't be. All of this (including the cost of the drill holes) must be premisedon the potential of obtaining a long term lease with the District. The lease has to be of sufficient duration to providesignificantpaybackofallthecostsinvolved. lttakesmanyyearstobringastonetomarketandgainmarketshare. The

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costs of moving stone off the lsland are significant and there is not a large enough market of Vancouver lsland for thequarry to be economically viable. We believe the lease would have to be 20 years or longer.

Ron van WachemPresidentNanaimo Shipyard Group

From : Darrell Frank lmailto: FRAN K@northcowicha n.ca]Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 4:41 PM

To: djuric zeljko; Ron van WachemSubject: Forest Advisory Committee

Hi Zel and Ron

Our meeting we have been discussing with the Forest Advisory Committee is on Friday, April 19. I have you scheduled to

start at 9:30 AM to discuss your proposal on sandstone extraction in the Cotton Wood area (behind the Fuller Lake lce

arena). The meeting will take place at North Cowichan, Municipal Hall in the Large Committee room. I have allocated

for a 5 to 10 minutes presentation with questions by our committee to follow after your presentation. Would you

please let me know if you are able to attend and please forward me the package you would like the committee to see

prior to the meeting. For your information I need to get the package by the end of Wednesday of this week to be

included in what I send out to the Committee prior to the meeting .

ThanksDarrell Frank

North Cowichan

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THE CORPORATION OF THE

DISTRICT OF NORTH COWICHAN

MUNICIPAL FORESTER’S QUARTERLY REPORT

JANUARY 1, 2013 - TO MARCH 31, 2013

File No: 8930-20 MON Highlights:

Harvesting: Costs, Year-to-date - $47,288 ($20.92/m³) Budget - $609,000

A total of 2,260m³ was harvested, generating $151,556 or $67.06/m³ in log sales. Logging cut blocks included M-500 and M-650.

Page 1

Road Construction and Maintenance: Costs, Year-to-date - $33,046 Budget - $193,000

Planting and Tree Protection: Costs, Year-to-date - $12,368. Budget - $67,000.

Site Preparation: Costs, Year-to-date - $520. Budget - $15,000

Fire Protection: Costs, Year-to-date - $0 Budget - $11,000 No activity.

Integrated Resource Management: Costs, Year-to-date - $0 Budget - $3,000.

No activity.

Silviculture:

Plantation Brushing:

Mechanical: Costs, Year-to-date - $0 Budget - $21,000. Herbicide: Costs, Year-to-date - $0 Budget - $23,000.

Invasive Spp: Costs, Year-to-date - $0 Budget - $10,000.

White Pine Pruning: Costs, Year-to-date - $0 Budget - $13,200.

Site Preparation: Costs, Year-to-date - $0 Budget - $500

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l

968,700

389,300

15,300

70,025

474,625

330,530

1L,000

15,000

s,000

4,000

s003,000

4,000

3,000

7,300

L0,000

32,000

4,000

429,330

45,295

825,324

N/A(2,4O0)

868,2t9

Year to Date

lan 1to March 3L

151,556

68,L93

2,726

23,280

6,88s

520t2,369

r73,973

37,583.00

t,520938

40,04t

8L,427

2,062

5,7782,968

95,526

(ss,48s)

825,3242,t74

0

N/A

2073Budget

RevenueLog Sales

Cost of SalesLogging

Scaling

Contract Engineering

Road ConstructionRoad Maintenance

Road Deactivation

Site Preparat¡on

PlantingBrushing and Weeding

Brushing and Herbicides

Pruning

Tree Protection

Gross Margin

Other Revenue

Rentals (Cell Towers)

ExpensesAdm¡nistrationFire Protection

Security

Five year Development Plan

Watershed Analysis

Tours

lntegrated Resource Mgmt

Community Wild Fire Protection

Forestry contractor

Juvenile Spacing

Recreation Roads Ma¡ntenance

Grants in Aid

f nvasive Species Control

Vehicles

Fire Truck

Net lncome

Reserve Fund End ofyear2Ot2lnterest*Capital Expenditures++*Forest Legacy Projects

Scholarship / Bursary

Total

1,358,000

609,000

500

30,000

136,000

s0,000

4,000

15,000

s3,000

2L,000

23,000

L3,200

14,000

25%

2,880

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+ Note: Capital Expenditure*+Note : Forest legacy is to cover the cost of the Scholarhsip and Bursary

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Municipality of NORTH

COWICHAN Report

Date April 9, 2013 File 8930-20 ANN To Mayor & Council From Darrell Frank, RPF, Municipal Forester Endorsed by Subject 2012 Annual Report

Page 1

Listed below are the 2012 Forestry Program highlights: HARVESTING: The 2012 budget was 20,500m³, generating $1,340,000, with logging expenses of $605,000. The actual accomplishment was 17,027m³, generating $1,141,004 with logging costs of $523,155. A total of 48.9 ha were logged, with an average net volume of 348 m3/ha from eight cut blocks. The average cut block size was 8.9 ha.

Accomplishments:

Logging Sales $1,141,004. 17,027m³ $67.01/m³

Direct Logging Costs $523,155. 17,027m³ $30.73/m³

Firewood Permits: Revenue $1,665 Budget - $1,000 The public purchased 43 cords of wood, and Cowichan Valley Alternate School purchased 30 Cords. Salal Permits: Revenue $350 Budget $1,000 The public purchased 5 permits for salal and one permit for boughs.

PLANTING: Costs - $47,290 Budget - $55,000 Accomplishments: 57.7 hectares were planted with 54,057 seedlings at a cost of $47,290or $0.92 per seedling. Initial Planting: 52.0 hectares were planted with 52,967 seedlings.

Fill Planting: 5.7 hectares were planted with 1,090 seedlings.

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PLANTING - cont’d: Species Planted:

Seedlings Percent

Douglas-fir 40,452 75

Western white pine 4,880 9

Western red cedar 5,960 11

Grand fir 2,675 5

Totals 43,150 100

Historical Accomplishment: The Municipality has planted 1,875,804 seedlings since the start of its intensive silviculture program in 1982.

Tree Protection: Costs $15,389 Budget - $45,000 Accomplishments: Deer repellent was applied to the Douglas-fir and Western red cedar 2012 planting stock prior to planting at a cost of $0.071 per tree. Tree cages were installed on 10.9 ha of seedlings with 4,914 cages at a cost of $1.56/tree. A deer repellent, Plantskydd, was applied with a backpack to a block in Stoney Hill after the cones had been removed, which included 8.2 ha at a cost of $1,038, or $127/ha. Maintenance of cages was done on 39.2 ha, which included straightening cages pushed over by Roosevelt elk, deer, and snow; and removing cones from trees which had grown taller than the cones. Finally, cones which had been removed were recovered for reusing on new trees in the future. The deer and elk populations are having a significant impact on new seedling growth. Areas located east of the Trans Canada Highway are under increasing pressure from an expanding deer population especially close to urban areas. New conifer plantations may have 100% of the planted trees browsed by deer in their first growing season in the field. The deer browsing sets back tree growth for the first few years.

Road Construction and Maintenance: Costs $158,895. Budget - $161,000

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SITE PREPARATION: Costs $8,510 Budget - $14,000

The fall burning program consisted of 135 piles from seven harvesting blocks. Burning results were good. The burning program was focused on cured piles, with logging completed prior to July 1, 2012. Piles were built according to the best management practices of the Southern Vancouver Island Smoke Management Plan. The members of the Committee include the Ministry of Forests, Ministry of Environ-ment, and major licensees operating on Southern Vancouver Island. The group exchange results, infor-mation, and training establishing the best practices for open air burning on forested lands. Burning took place on November 9, 2012.

Burning Costs - $5.26/pile ($2,850)

Estimated cost of chipping this material would have been approximately $54,000.

Accomplishments:

Logging debris areas piled and burned 42.7 ha

Logging debris areas piled in 2011, to be burned in 2012 11.3 ha

Tarping slash piles - 2 blocks 8.0 ha

Mulching Scotch broom on Mt. Tzouahlem 1.6 ha

FIRE PROTECTION: Costs - $4,479 Budget - $12,400 The Municipal Forest Reserve gates were locked from August 9 to October 13, 2012. The year was very quiet, with no forest fires on the Municipal Forest Reserve.

SECURITY AND VANDALISM: Costs - $13,049 Budget - $15,000 The expenditures were predominantly for blocking 4x4 access to our lands, and re-enforcing gates where vandals were cutting the pins off of gates for access to the Municipal Forest Reserve.

INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Costs - $356 Budget - $4,000 All harvesting areas incorporated single and group tree retention. Old growth Douglas-fir, Western white pine, wildlife trees, and 10 dominant and co-dominant trees were retained in all cut blocks.

WATERSHED ANALYSIS - Mount Sicker: Costs - $2,388 Budget - $5,000 Ongoing annual water monitoring has been done since 2003. The sampling has been done to measure the water for turbidity and suspended sediment from creeks which drain through the mid-slopes of the north face of Mount Sicker. The sampling has given us a short term baseline before a mid slope road and harvesting take place.

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SILVICULTURE: Contract crews completed the following: Accomplishments: Plantation Brushing *Manual Treatment: are carried out as required on a spot basis. The treatments are done where

the plantations have been established with evenly distributed potential crop trees. Cutting is done where the competing vegetation will impact the growth of crop trees.

**Herbicide Treatment: is carried out where we have had problems getting a conifer plantation

established. Competing vegetation, such as broom, has grown aggressively and spread through the cut block. The herbicide treatments will allow fill planting to get these areas back to restocked and healthy young stands of conifers.

Ha Budget Costs Cost/ha

Plantation brushing - mechanical 52.3 28,000 9,873 189. ha

Plantation brushing – hand pulling 28.0 5,000 6,567 234. ha

Invasive species – Scotch broom 1.3

Invasive species – Tansy Ragwort 26.7

Deer repellant application on seedlings 1,967 .071 tree

White pine pruning 41.1 20,000 3,810 93. ha

Tree caging installations (4,914) 10.9 7,627 1.56 tree

Tree caging maintenance and cone recovery 39.2 7,761

With the addition of this year’s activities, the Municipality has completed the following activities since 1982.

Juvenile Spacing 2,206

Pruning 1,102

White Pine Pruning 853

Plantation Brushing 2,882

Harvesting 1,524

JOB CREATION PROGRAM: The Municipality was funded by the Provincial Government through ICET (Island Coastal Economic Trust) and the Municipal Reverted Properties Fund. The approximately $86,000 was spent on creating a biking trail from the CVRD’s Osborne Bay Park to the Municipal Forest Reserve, Maple Mountain Block. An estimated 1.7 km was constructed.

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COMMUNITY RELATIONS: Costs $151 Budget $800 North Cowichan hosted eight tours of the Municipal Forest Reserve. Other highlights for the year included the use of Mount Tzouhalem for the Gut Buster Running Race on July 13, 2012, and the Cowichan Challenge Triathlon on July 8, 2012, at Fuller Lake /Cottonwood area.

3 Logging truckloads of firewood $2,100

2 Bursaries @ $600 $1,200

2 Scholarship $2,400

Prizes for the Value-added Woodworking Contest through our local high schools

$1,150

Bonsall Creek Salmon Enhancement Work through the Halalt First Nations $4,200

Donations/Scholarship/Bursaries funded by the Forestry Department:

Please find attached, the following: Appendix A 2012 Harvesting Summary Appendix B 1987 to 2012 Harvesting Appendix C 2012 Direct Employment Created from the Municipal Forest Reserve Appendix D 2012 Tours Appendix E 2012 Revenue and Expenditures Darrell J. Frank, RPF Municipal Forester

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Darrell Frank

ErOm:

;ntlfo:Cc:Subject:

Darrell FrankThursday, February 07,2013 4:33 PMErnie MansuetiDave DevanaCentral lsland Back Country Horseman Society of BC

Hi Ernie

I met today with Lynn deVries ., Anne Fiddick . t and Jim Fiddick representing their newChapter of Back Country Society of BC. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce us to their group and tell themabout our resources namely the Municipal Forest Reserve and Municipal Parks. They are very active riding in the NorthCowichan area and in the CVRD. They currently ride on Maple Mt, Mt Richards, Grace Road, Mount Prevost, Mt Sickerand Chemainus Lake. They would like to have us consider in our future work to include more parking foraccommodating trucks with horse trailers. As you can imagine when they have several vehicles with trailers the parkinglots are full. Suggestions for expansion of parking include the widening of shoulders on roads, they also pointed outthere is portions of the old Osborne Bay Road which are paved but are no longer part of the driven road and thesewould accommodate more parking with only a few minor changes . I made them aware of our concerns of late nightpartying, and dumping at large parking sites. I think their purpose today was to get us thinking about how we canaccommodate them. They are making a similar pitch to the CVRD, lsland Timber and TimberWest. I did mention tothem the extension of the Cowichan Valley trail to the Cowichan Exhibition and that this site would be an excellent jumpoff point for Mt Prevost once the trails is extended to this point.OneoftheissueslidentifiedwasridinginourwatershedsnamelytheChemainusandCrofton. Bothofthesetwoareaswe are trying to keep the public out of. lf we enter any sort of agreements with this group we should look at changingour policies regarding access to these watershed areas.

, in all this was a very proactive group, aware of our lack of financial funds for new endeavo/s but wishing to getinvolved and very supportive of our forestry program. They felt they added an extra set of eyes for us to report wrongdoings in the back country. The group may have access to Provincial funding that could help pay for some of the capitalcosts of parking and or trail construction. The group also is available to do trail maintenance and have all the requiredinsurance coverage through their Society.

Darrell

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Darrell Frank

E.om:nt:

lo:Subject:

weonesday, February 20,2013 3:50 PMYbo Plante; Darrell Frank; Ernie Mansueti; Dave DevanaRe: Back Country Horsemen of BC Contacts for Parks and Trails

I would like to meet to see how we can work together in the future.

From: Ybo PlanteSent: Wednesday, February 20,20L3 B:11 AMTo: fra nk@northcowicha n.ca ; ma [email protected] ; devana@ nofthcowicha n.caCc: VickiTraversSubject: Back Country Horsemen of BC Contacts for Parks and Trails

Mr. Frank,

I believe you may know VickiTravers of the South Vancouver lsland Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of BC

(BCHBC). Vicki is BCHBC's Vice President for the South Vanc. lsland Chapter and is the Key contact for the trailsyou mention (Maple Mountain, Mt Richards, Stoney H¡ll, Mt Tzouhalem, Mt Prevost, Mt Sicker, Grace Road

and the Fuller Lake /Cottonwood area.) ln fact Vicki lives pretty well at the foot of Mt. Prevost and has

eviously met with North Cowichan to discuss access and trailheads. Vicki is also BCHBC's principal contactfor the CVRD area overall and has been instrumental in working with the CVRD to develop the trail heads atGlenora, KinsolTrestle and at Cobble Hlll.

I understand that Lynn de Vries, the new Chair of the Central lsland Chapter (Nanaimo/Ladysmith are), has

recently contacted you regarding some concerns she has about parking. I understand a meeting was suggested

and I ask that you include Vicki Travers as she has the history on these trails and BCBC's work with other usergroups in our area. Vicki can be reached at ,

The Back Country Horsemen support equine tourism and multi-user trails in the Cowichan Valley, and believethe way to effectively participate and plan is through coorperation and planning strategies at a local level withthe land managers. We look forward to a positive relationship with North Cowichan and welcome anyopportunities for input.

Ybo PlantePresident, Back Country Horsemen of BC

- Original Message ----From: Darrefl FrankTo:Gc: Ernie Mansueti ; Dave Devana

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Sent: Tuesday, January 22,2013 10:58 AMSubject: RE: Parks and Trails

Good Morning Lynn

My name is Darrell Frank and I am the Municipal Forester for North Cowichan. I am responsible for theMunicipal Forest Reserve land which include Maple Mountain, Mt Richards, Stoney Hill, Mt Tzouhalem, MtPrevost, Mt Sicker, Grace Road and the Fuller Lake /Cottonwood area. In terms of these lands as you haveidentified we do not have parking for Mt Richards, Stoney Hill, Mt Tzouhalem and the Grace Road areas. OnMount Prevost, several years ago we built a parking area at the first intersection approximately half a kilometerinside the gate. I think this site is large enough to accommodate your group needs on Mt Prevost.

For your information I will also forward your letter to the Forest Advisory Committee for their information and

fuither discussion at the Committee's next meeting to be scheduled sometime over the next few months.

In reviewing your letter one of the key short comings you have identified of North Cowichan Municipal ForestReserve Lands is parking facilities for the vehicles and trailers used to transport the animals to the ridingsites. To that end does your group have access to potential funding sources for making improvements? Foryour information the Municipal Forest Reserve is self- funded rather than from property taxes and to that endwe have very limited funding for new infrastructure . Making these types of improvements is not onlyexpensive but as well these sites becoming problem areas for garbage dumping, late night partying and sourcesof conflicts for our neighbors nearby who see and hear these problems.

In terms of meeting with either your group or representatives both myself and our Parks Director, ErnieMansueti would be pleased to meet with you to discuss both the Municipal Forest Reserve and parks lands anduse of these areas for riding. I would suggest we get together at North Cowichan sometime over the next fewweeks to discuss your letter. The information from this meeting can be passed on by North Cowichan Staff tothe Forest Advisory Committee for their next meeting. To that end if you will forward me potential dates andtimes that work for you I will co-ordinate and set up a time and place that work for all of us.

Thanks

Darrell Frank

North Cowichan

250-746-3124

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From: Ernie Mansueti

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Cc: Darrell Frank

Sent: Wednesday, January 16,2013 7:01 PM

Subject: Fwd: Parks and Trails

Hello Lynn. The areas that you highlighted are located within our municipal forestry. It is a fully functioningworking forest and has it challenges when it comes to trails. I have copied our Municipal Forester DarrellFrank on your correspondence.

We will review. Thank you

Ernie Mansueti

Director of Parks & Recreation

50-146-3110

mansueti@northcowichan. ca

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From:.I)ate: 16 January,2013 6:56:00 PM PSTTo : <mansueti@¡orthcowichan. ca>

Subject: Parks and Trails

Dear Mr. Mansueti;

Please find attached a letter from the Central Vancouver Island Chapter of the Back CountryHorsemen Society of B.C. As a trail advocacy group and equestrians, we look forward toworking with you.

Sincerely;

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Lynn deVries

Chair, Central Vancouver Island Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen Society of B.C.

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Darrell Frank

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DarrellFrankMonday, March '11,2013 8:29 AM

Ernie MaÀsuetiRE: Mt. Richards

Hi Lynn

Thanks for the photos showing the issues regarding parking. Would your organization have access to Provincial or

Federal funds that would be able to fund improvements for parking in their 20t3lL4 fiscal year?

Darrell

From:Senft Sunday, March 10,2013 8:59 PM

To: Darrell FrankSubject Mt. Richards

Hello Darrell, this may be a late response, but I wanted to thank you for meeting with Anne and myself last

month. We found it to be very informative and helpful.

I thought you might find these photos interesting - they were taken last Saturday on that lovely sunny day we

had. This is what the parking lot of Maple Mountain looks like when you get 4 horse trailers trying topark. Thank goodness we were all pointing the same direction. As you can see, we pretty well consume the

tire area.

We are still looking at any opportunity to access Mt. Prevost - although I know this may be something in the

future.

Sincerley,

Lynn deVriesChair, CentralVancouver lsland Back Country Horsemen

www.bchorsemen.org

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Bowdige, Laurence A FLNR:EX <[email protected]>Tuesday, February 12,2013 10:28AMDarrell FrankWilde, Ross FLNR:EXClient agreement summary and notesClient Agreement Meetings 2013 Jan.pdf

Good day Darrell,

As discussed, attached is a summary and presentation notes for the client agreements between the Wildfire Management Branchand our various clients. Hopefully it's useful for you.

Let me or Ross know if there are any questions.

Laurence BowdigeWildfire Management Branch I Strategic Business ServicesMinistry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource OperationsPhone: (250) 387-8771 | Cell: (778) 679-394t

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20t3-01-22

BC Wildfîre Management Branch

Contents

Background

Factors Affecting Wildfire Suppression

Paying for Wildfire Suppression

Benefits of Agreements

Current Agreement Review

Next Steps

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. Cost sharing protocols have been in place sinceL964

Expansion of program starting in 2004

Currently 39 agreements with majority located inCoastal and Southeast Fire Centres

lncludes private land, provincial utilities, and First

Nation and other Federal reserves

One suppression agreement on Treaty Lands withothers in various stages of negotiation

Evidence shows our climate is changing

lncidence and severity of wildfires has beenincreasing

lncreasing frequency of "record" fire years ('03,'09)

Average annual temperatures increasing

More precipitation falling as rain not snow, earliersnow melt in the spring

More summer droughts

Background

Factors Affectittg Wildfire Suppression

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. Warmer w¡nters have contributed to the mountainpine beetle epidemic

. This is now the single largest fuel type in theprovince

Other factors that affect suppression include:. Shifting demographics. Expansion of industrial / commercial / residential

development within the forested environment. Increasingly complex demands on the land base

Fire management agencies throughout NorthAmerica are at or near capacity

Costs have been significantly increasing over thelast 10-20 years

Treasury Board looking for assurances thatsuppression dollars are being spent in the mostefficient manner possible

Client agreements are one way to offset Provincialsuppression costs

Factors Affecting Wildfire Suppression

for Wildfire Sunnression

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Benefits of Asreements

2013-0t-22

More than just an insurance policy

A way to achieve better results on the groundthrough shared communication, resources and

expertise

Cost certainty for agreement holders and areduction in litigation and billing

Stronger relationship provides opportunities todiscuss fuel management, prevention, firemanagement planning and changes to policy and

legislation

. Objectives. Confirm principles and obligation of agreements. Address inconsistencies. Apply a consistent pricing model. Communicate changes

. Current pricing structure essentially unchangedsince 2004

. Rates were not always aligned with wildfire risk

and occurrence

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Current Agreement Review

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. Risk-based Approach. Location in the province. Size of area under agreement

. Including a minimum fee. Type of activity. Proximity to urban areas

. Previous fire history

. Client wildfire suppression resources supplied. ln addition to any legal obligations

Client-specific annual fee

Th ree-year agreement term

Annual review of incidents on the lands

Revised agreement wording. Consistent terminology. Clearer obligations and expectations

Pricing Model

Agreement Terms

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Next Steps

Continue communication

Termination of existing agreements

Development and signing of new agreements

lmplement for 2OL3 fire season

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BRITISHCoruunm

MinistryofForests, I¡nds andNatural Resource Operations

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\ryitdfire ResponseAgreement

FILE NO: 950-20/43911 I THIS AGREEMENT DATED FOR REFERENCE THE21.t. DAY OF MARCH,2013.

AGREEMENT DESCRIPTION: Fire Response Services Provided in British Columbia by the Province

BETWEEN:HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN lN RIGHT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, asrcPresented by the MINISTER OF FORESTS, LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURGEOPERATIONS

Wildfire Management BranchMinistry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

By mailto:P.O. Box 9502 Stn. Prov. Govt.Victoria, British Columbiav8w 9c1

Or by hand to:2957 Jutland Road,2nd FloorVictoria, British ColumbiaV8T5J9

Phone Number: 12501 387 -87 11Facsimile Number: (250) 387-5685Ministry Representative: Laurence BowdigeE-mailAddress:

(the "Province")

AND:

Mut¡¡ctpn¡-lty or NoRrH Gow¡cxtt¡Box2787030 Trans Ganada HighwayDuncan, British Golumbiav9L3X4

Phone Number: (2501 7 46-3124Faqsimile Number: (250) 746-3f 33Municipality Representative: Darrell FrankE-mailAddress:

(the "Municipality")

referred herein to as "the Parties".

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WHEREAS:

A. The Municipality owns or administers certain private or public lands in the Province of British Columbiaprimarily for the management, use and preservation of the forest, land and water resources throughsustai nable forest and ecological stewardsh i p activities ;

B. The Municipality has valuable assets that it wishes to protect from destruction by wildfire;

C. The Municipality has certain statutory obligations under the laws of British Columbia with respect towildfire prevention, detection, control and suppressron;

D. The Province, through the Wildfire Management Branch has significant fire management expertise andfire suppression responsibilities on Crown lands and other private lands, and has therefore developedsignificant infrastructure and response resources to prevent, detect, control and extinguish wildfires;

E. The Municipality wishes the Province to provide fire response services, in addition to those provided bylocal governments and other agencies, to protect its land and assets as well as key public environmentalvalues;

F. The Parties wish to enter into this Wildfire Response Agreement that constitutes a cost sharingagreement for the purpose of Section 28 of the Wildfire Regulation; and

G. Each Party acknowledges the contributions of the other in preventing, detecting, and fighting wildfires andwishes to work co-operatively to meet common fire prevention goals.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

ln this document, the following words have the following meanings, unless the context dictates otherwise:

a) 'Act'means lheWildfire Act (British Columbia);

b) 'Agreement" means the agreement between the Parties as set out herein;

c) "Amending Document' means a Contract Modification Agreement;

d) "Annual Preparedness Plan' means a document completed by the Municipality submitted on anannual basis to the Province prior to the fire season outlining operational and logisticalconsiderations of the Municipality such as Municipality contacts, duty rosters, planned activities onthe Lands and resources that may be available upon request of the Province;

e) 'Business Day" means a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, on whichProvincial government offices are open for normal business in British Columbia;

0 "Fire'means:

i. an unplanned fire occurring on forest or grass lands, burning forest vegetation, trees, grass,brush, heath, scrub, peat lands (wildfire); or

ii. an open fire set in accordance with Part 4 of the Wildfire Regulation which spreads beyondthe area authorized for burning (wildfire); or

iii. a fire which does not spread to forest or range lands, or beyond the area authorized forburning if set under Regulation, but is now not in compliance with the Regulation (nuisancefire);

g) "Fire Management Plan" means a plan developed by the Municipality to provide support todecision makers for integrated wildland fire response and resource management activities;

h) "Fire Prevention' means the activities directed at reducing fire occurrence; including publiceducation, law enforcement, personal contact and reduction of Fire;

i) 'Fire Response" means all activities associated with responding to a Fire with appropriateResources;

Wildfire Response Agreement March xx, 2013 Page2 ot 11 66

j) 'Fire Suppression' means all activities concerned with controlling and extinguishing a Firefollowing its detection;

k) 'Lands' means the specified private or publíc lands (on which physical structures may exist) ownedand/or managed by the Municipalíty and specifically identified to the Province as specifíed underSection 4.05 of this Agreement;

l) 'Ministry Representative' means the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operationsstaff person appointed, or such other person as the Province may substitute at any time andimmediately notify the Municipality in writing, to serve as the primary contact between the Provinceand the Municipality;

m) "Patrol" means to inspect a Fire perimeter to prevent escape of the Fire and/or to travel a givenroute to inspect, prevent, detect and suppress Fires;

n)'Regulation' means theWildfire Requlation(British Columbia);

o) "Resources" means the personnel and equipment available, or potentially available, for assignmentto incidents or Fires;

p) 'Services" means the Fire Response services provided by the Province on or related to the Landspursuant to this Agreement;

q) 'Yea/ means the twelve-month period from April 1't to March 31"t.

2. TERM

2.O1 This Agreement will take effect on the date of its execution.

2.02 The term of this Agreement shall end on March 31't, 2016 unless terminated by either Party inaccordance with Section 6.01 of this Agreement.

3. SERVICES

3.01 When a Fire is discovered by or made known to the Province and threatens or has the potential tothreaten the Lands, or is burning on the Lands, the Province will use its best efforts in accordance withSections 8 and 9 of the Acf to provide the Services to protect the Lands to the same extent and priority as

. on Crown lands or other lands within the jurisdiction of the Province, subject to the purposes of this' Agreement, standard priority proceduresänd availability of Resources within British Columbia.

3.02 When a Fire is burning on the Lands, the Province and the Municipality will cooperate to control, suppressand extinguish it, subject to statutory obligations and responsibilities, and the terms and conditions of thisAgreement.

3.03 At its own expense, the Province will recruit Resources within or outside British Columbia as deemednecessary by it to provide the Services.

3.04 During periods of highly vigorous or extreme fire behaviour, or when there is high current or forecasteddemand on provincial Resources, the Province will prioritize the allocation, positioning and dispatch ofResources in order to protect public safety and critical infrastructure.

3.05 As soon as possible following the discovery or report of a Fire, the Province will:

a) advise the Municipality of the Fire on the Lands and the action taken; and,

b) on request of the Municipality, provide supporting information regarding Fires affecting orthreatening the Lands.

3.06 Once a Fire referred to in Section 3.01 above is extinguished, the Province, in agreement with theMunicipality, will rehabilitate land damaged by fire control in accordance with Sections 15 and 17 of theRegulation. Additional rehabilitation services can be agreed to by the Parties as referred to in Section3.09 and 5.04 of this Agreement, on any of the Lands damaged by the Services provided by the Provinceunder this Agreement.

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3.07 During periods when the risk of a Fire starting and spreading is minimal (typically November to Februaryinclusive) it is understood by the Parties that the Province has limited Resources available to respond toFires.

3.08 The Province is not mandated nor does it have the skills, equipment or training to respond to non-wildfiressuch as those involving structures, vehicles, landfills, hazardous materials and coal or coal seams. TheProvince may respond at a safe distance from non-wildfires to protect the forest and range resources.

3.09 The Province may provide the Municipality with additional services at the Municipality's request.

3.10 The Province and the Municipality will meet at least once per Year to review the Year's activity.

4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITY

4.01 The Municipality will:

a) where a Fire rs discovered on the Lands, carry out fire control as per the Acl Regulation andMinistry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Policy 9.1 as amended from time totime;

b) as soon as possible, advise the Province of any actions taken on a Fire;

c) on the request of the Province and when available, provide a fire information report for the fire;

d) in addition to their statutory obligations and responsibilities and on the request of the Province,provide resources as identified in Schedule B to assist the Province in Fire Suppression andPatrol on the Fire. Such efforts on the part of the Municipality will be at no cost to the Provinceand shall not relieve the Municipality or the Province of their responsibilities as required bylegislation or as contemplated by this Agreement;

e) notify the Province if a new industrial use is initiated upon the Lands, or if it becomes aware ofany specific hazards on the Lands; and

Ð provide, at minimum on an annual basis, an Annual Preparedness Plan as described inSchedule C or a fire pre-organization plan if available.

4.02 ln consultation with the Province, the Municipality will use its best efforts to assist the Province in securingResources for use in Fire Suppression on the Lands. Compensation will be paid by the Province asoutlined in the British Columbia Forest Service Operatinq Guidelines for lndustrv to Suppress Wildfires,subject to the Acf, the Regulation, and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource OperationsPolicy 9.1. These Resources are in addition to the statutory obligations and responsibilities of theMunicipality and those Resources described in Schedule B.

4.03 The Municipality will assist and co-operate with the Province in any investigations including fire origin andcause investigations, settlements and claims related to this Agreement.

4.04 The Municipality will use all reasonable commercial efforts to encourage its officers, directors, employees,sub-contractors and agents to provide the assistance described in Section 4.03.

4.05 The Municipality will, upon execution of this Agreement, provide the Province with maps in digital form (orother such format as agreed upon by the Parties) and written descriptions of the Lands.

4.06 Before April 1"t of any subsequent Year, the Municipality will advise the Ministry Representative of anychanges to the Lands and the Province will prepare an Amending Document. The Municipality will, uponexecution of the Amending Document, provide the Province with revised maps in digital form (or othersuch format as agreed upon by the Parties) and written descriptions of the Lands.

4.07 The Municipality may develop a Fire Management Plan that identifies critical values at risk to wildland fireon the Lands and areas where wildland fire may be beneficial or detrimental on the Lands. The planshould be reviewed and revised by the Municipality on an annual basis to identify changes that may occuron the Lands. Where the Municipality has identified that this plan has been completed, a copy will beprovided to the Province upon request.

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5. ANNUAL FEE FOR PROVINCIAL WILDFIRE SERVICES

5.01 ln consideration of the Province providing the Services, the Municipality will pay to the Province an annualfee (the'Annual Fee') equal to $2,000 for the Lands as specified in Section 4.05 of this Agreement.

5.02 The Municipality will pay the Annual Fee to the Province in advance of the Services rendered as follows:

a) for the first Year of this Agreement, on execution of this Agreement or April 1't whichever is thelater; and,

b) by April 30th of each subsequent Year.

5.03 The fee under paragraph 5.01 represents the total and final amount owing from the Municipality to theProvince for the Services set out in this Agreement and provided in each Year, regardless of the number,cause or origin of Fires that occur on the Lands, provided the Municipality or its officers, directors,employees, agents or subcontractors did not wilfully cause or contribute to the start or spread of a Firethrough its own acts or omissions. ln the event that the Municipality or its officers, directors, employees,agents or subcontractors, through their acts or omissions did wilfully cause or contribute to the start orspread of a Fire, the Province shall be entitled to seek cost recovery and/or administrative penalties fromthe Municipality in accordance with Sections 25 and 27 of the AcÍ

5.04 Where any additional services are provided by the Province at the Municipality's request under Section3.09 of this Agreement, the Province and the Municipality will agree on the services and fees for theadditional works and the Municipality will compensate the Province for each individual project at thecompletion of the project.

6. TERMINATION

6.01 Either Party may terminate this Agreement for any reason, by giving written notice to the other Partybefore January 31.' in any Year, and will be effective as of March 31" of that Year.

6.02 The termination of this Agreement shall not affect any:

a) provisions of this Agreement that are implied or expressed to operate or have effect after thetermination; and

b) right or obligation of a Party arising under this Agreement before the termination of thisAgreement.

7. MISCELLANEOUS

7.01 No change to this Agreement is effective unless the change is in the form of an Amending Documentsigned by both Parties.

7.02 Each Schedule attached to this Agreement forms an integral part of this Agreement as if set out in lengthin the body of this Agreement.

7.03 The Municipality may assign its rights under thís Agreement to any subsequent owner of all or any portionof the Lands provided that such subsequent owner agrees in writing with the Province to be bound by theterms of this Agreement.

7.04 This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the Province and the Municipalityand their respective successors and assigns.

7.05 Any notice or document contemplated by this Agreement, to be effective, must be in writing and deliveredas follows:

hand delivered to the Party or the specified Party representative, in which case it will be deemed tobe received on the day of its delivery; or

by prepaid post to the Party's address specified on the first page of this Agreement, in which case ifmailed during any period when normal postal services prevail, it will be deemed to be received on thefifth Business Day after its mailing; or

(a)

(b)

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(c) delivered by courier service to the Party's address specified on the first page of this Agreement, inwhich case it will be deemed received on the fifth Business Day after collection by the courierservice; or

(d) by facsimile or electronic transmission to the specified facsimile number or email address on the firstpage of this Agreement, in which case it will be deemed to be received on the day of transmittalunless transmitted after the normal business hours of the addressee or on a day that is not aBusiness Day, in which cases it will be deemed to be received on the next following Business Day.

7.06 Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed as interfering with or fettering the exercise of discretion ofany government decision maker.

7.07 Time is of the essence in this Agreement.

7.08 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of British Columbia.

8. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY

8.01 This Agreement may be entered into by a separate copy of this Agreement being executed by, or onbehalf of, each Party and that executed copy being delivered to the other Party by a method provided forin Section 7.05 or any other method agreed to by the Parties.

The Parties have duly executed this Agreement as follows.

SIGNED AND DELIVERED on behalf of the SIProvince by an authorized representative of the of the Municipality (or by an authorized

signatory of the Municipality if a corporation.)

Brian Simpson

Director, Wildfire Management Branch

Dated this day of 2013. Datedthis _dayof

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Attachment to the Agreement with the Municipality of North Cowichan for Fire Response Services

MinistryofForcss, Lands andNatu¡al Resource Operations

Schedule A

Municipality Lands Maps

Operatinq Area Mao NumberDistrict of North Cowichan 1

Total Area of the Lands within this Agreement is 5461 hectares.Map 1: District of North Cowichan

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ln addition to their statutory obligations and responsibilities the Municipality will provide Resources, asrequested by the Province, for Fire Suppression and Patrol during periods when there is a risk of a Firestarting and spreading.

The Municipality Resources will be made available as and when required at no cost to the Province.

Resources supplied by the Municipality must meet the applicable requirements as indicated in theWorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, Policies, Guidelines and WCB Standards.

Where Municipality Lands are dispersed over a broad geographic area, Municipality Resources may beidentified applicable to specific operations or geographic areas.

Personnel

a) Site Representative(s) must be identified:A Site Representative is an individual authorized to act on behalf of and make decisions for theMunicipality with respect to Fire Response operations and activities.A Primary Site Representative will be identified by the Municipality for all Fires and will be available duringperiods when there is a risk of a Fire starting or spreading and able to respond to the site of a Fire whenrequested by the Province. Where an Annual Preparedness Plan is submitted to the Province, alternativeSite Representatives with names, applicable dates and contact information may be identified to theProvince in place of the Primary Site Representative.

Primary SiteReoresentative

24 HourTeleohone Contact

Darrell Frank (250\746-3124

b) Fire Crew(s):The Municipality will make available an equipped and qualified fire crew to respond ("wheels rolling') fromthe marshalling point to the site of a Fire within one hour of dispatch during periods when there is a risk ofa Fire starting or spreading. Fire crew resources are expected to arrive at the site of the Fire within areasonable time frame as dictated by the fire danger. The marshalling point of these resources will bedocumented in the Annual Preparedness Plan.Fire crew resources are in addition to any statutory obligations and responsibilities of the Municipality.The Site Representative will be the primary point of contact for accessing the fire crew.

Fire Crew SizeContractor Name (if

aoolicable)l0 Person Crew Company name provided in

Annual Preparedness Plan.

6. Equipment

a) The Municipality will make available the following equipment that is owned, rented or leased by theMunicipality and available for Fire Suppression. Equipment will respond ("wheels rolling") from themarshalling point to the site of a Fire within one hour of dispatch during periods when there is a risk of aFire starting or spreading. Equipment is expected to arrive at the site of the Fire within a reasonable timeframe as dictated by the fire danger. The marshalling point of these resources will be documented in theAnnual Preparedness Plan.Other equipment that may potentially be available may be documented in the Annual Preparedness Plan.

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Ministry ofForests, I¿nds andNaural Resource Operations

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Descriotion of EouiBmentWater tenders 1000 qallons+

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The Municipality will prepare an Annual Preparedness Plan that provides the Province with information aboutthe Municipality that may assist the Province in its Fire Response operations, and will be provided to theProvince prior to the fire season.

Updates to the Annual Preparedness Plan may be requested by the Province monthly or as determined bythe Province.

The following is a framework that may be used and provides suggestions regarding plan content.

Brief Description of the Area Under Agreement

o Location

o Geographic considerations such as significant physical separation of parcels of land

Personnel

. Duty rosters and standby personnel

o Availability of Site Representatives (including whether this will be 2417 during the fire season orfor specified hours)

o Fire crews and equipment, the dates of availability and the marshalling point(s)

Operational Considerations

¡ ldentification of active operating areas and when the operations will be undertaken including:o Harvesting (including the location of any high-lead operations)o Road building and / or road deactivation (including blasting operations)o Site preparationo Reforestationo Stand treatments such as brushing, weeding, pruning

Location of contractors and / or contracted equipment that may aid in fire suppressiono Estimate of when they may be operating on the Lands

lf available, operational overview maps showing the planned location of high risk activities

Location of equipment caches

Transportation Considerations

r Location of any barges, ferries or other water vessels that may aid in the ground transport of firesuppression personnel and equipment

o Estimate of when this equipment may be available

o Location of any locked gateso Availability of keyso New gates established on the Lands and availability of new keys

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BRTTISH rorests' Il,nds andColuÀ¡sIA NaruralResourceOperations

Schedule D

Digital Data Limited Use Agreement


Subject to the Freedom of lnformation and Protection of Privacy Acf, the Municipality agrees to share the digitaldata identified in Section 4.05 with the Province for the ongoing purpose of implementing the Wildfire ResponseAgreement between the Municipality and the Province.

The provision of the digital data is subject to the following conditions:

1. Supplied data not in the public domain is provided without warranty and is the sole and exclusive property ofthe Municipality. The Province and contractors operating on behalf of the Province do not acquire any right,title or interest in or to the data or any portion of it or to any intellectual property or other proprietary rightsrelated to it.

2. The Municipality data will be used only for Wildfire Management Branch projects unless the Municipalitygives permission othenrvise.

3. The Municipality's digital data will not be shared with any parties other than the Province or contractorsworking on behalf of the Province without the Municipality's consent.

4. The Province will ensure that all of the data and copies are stored in a secure place while in its possession,custody or control and that metadata identifying the limited use rights to the data is appended to the data.

5. Only generalized hard copy maps, generalized digital plotter files, generalized digital graphic files (such asTIFF, JPEG or PDF format files), or generalized data tables of any spatial analyses containing theMunicipality's version of this data may be shared with individuals and organizations not working on behalf ofthe Province.

6. The Province will ensure that individuals or contractors acting on behalf of the Province are aware of, andagree in writing to, the conditions in this agreement. The Province will maintain a central ledger of writtenagreements and provide copies of those agreements.


Report

7030 Trans Canada Highway, Box 278, Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 Ph 250-746-3100 Fax 250-746-3133 www.northcowichan.ca

Date January 30, 2013 File: 8920-20 STO

To Forestry Advisory Committee

From Darrell Frank, Municipal Forester Endorsed:

Subject Stoney Hill Municipal Forest Reserve Block

Purpose

The purpose of this report is to provide Council with potential land options for North Cowichan’s 306 ha of Municipal Forest Reserve (MFR) in the Maple Bay Peninsula/Stoney Hill reserve block.

Background

Council, at its January 16, 2013, regular meeting, passed the following resolution: that Council direct staff to explore land options for North Cowichan’s 306 ha of Municipal

Forest Reserve on the Maple Bay peninsula.

Discussion

Current Status The Stoney Hill block is managed by the Forestry program and is funded through revenues from the land base, rather than through Municipal property taxes. The Stoney Hill block represents 6% of the MFR’s total land base, and contributes 1,500m3/year to the Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) of 20,000m3/year, or 7.5% of the volume. Currently, the area is comprised of maturing second-growth stands of Douglas-fir, of which 25.3ha (8.3%) was logged over the last 12 years. The last major municipal harvest was completed approximately 40 years ago. The balance of the area has undergone various silviculture investment treatments, including juvenile spacing, pruning, and hand fertilization. Federal and provincial government job creation programs funded the majority of these treatments throughout the 1980s. The current stands are now available for harvesting. Value of the Stoney Hill Block

MFR LAND VALUES

757 acres @ $4,000/acre $3,028,000

Note: in 1999 North Cowichan purchased 26 acres at $4,378/acre,CVRD paid $14,453/acre for their new park at Stoney Hil.

COMMERCIAL TIMBER VALUE

757 acres @ 102m³/ac = (approx.) 77,275m³

77,275m³ @ $66/m³ (2011 average log sale price) $5,100,150

Total land and timber values $8,128,150 (or $10,737/acre)

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The MFR was established in 1946 and its land holdings remain generally unchanged. The lands have been managed for 67 years by the Municipality, and with this land status the MFR has remained under North Cowichan ownership and control without further subdivision or development.

Implications

Impacts of Changing the Lands from Municipal Forest Reserve to Park:

Forestry Department revenues will be reduced annually by $99,0001 and the AAC will be reduced to 18,500m³

increased costs to the taxpayers to maintain the Stoney Hill area are estimated at $50,000 to $100,000/year to manage this area as a park rather than MFR. Under the Municipal Forestry program, these areas are managed at no cost to the taxpayer.

loss to the Forestry Department of lower elevation lands for winter operations, impacting revenue flow of logging;

loss of this land is equivalent to approximately six years of harvesting for the Forestry program.

The following land comparisons illustrate the size of the Stoney Hill block:

Stanley Park 405 ha (1000 acres)

North Cowichan Maple Mountain preservation zone 390 ha (964 acres)

Stoney Hill block 306 ha (757 acres)

North Cowichan Municipal parks 141 ha (349 acres)

Council approved the Maple Mountain Preservation Zone as a protected area in 1992, based on the recommendation of the Forestry Advisory Committee. The Preservation Zone is managed as a preservation/recreational area rather than part of the working forest. Included in the protected area are 264 ha of Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone which will be retained to old growth age.

Options

Option One Council has indicated its interest to enlist the help of a post-secondary school to take a new approach to managing the lands, such as:

Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo Campus - they have an existing woodlot University of Victoria Royal Roads University

Staff or students of these educational institutions may carry out projects to identify growth studies and interpretive approaches. The most significant challenge for staff and students would be the distance from the campuses and the isolated location. It is not anticipated that working with these groups would increase our economic return on this asset.

1 (1,500m³ @ 66/m³, the average selling price for wood by the Municipality in 2011)

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Option Two The harvest of lesser vegetation is possible, such as salal, mushrooms, and evergreen boughs. Selling the rights to harvest these products from this area could provide a new revenue source, if the access through private property is acquired. In consultation with TimberWest staff, it is expected that this would result in no more than $500 to $1,000 per year.

Implications

The Forestry program has generated a number of direct and indirect benefits to its taxpayers, including:

annually generating 10 to 12 person years of work managing the MFR;

since 1993, transferring $1,317,000 in profits to general municipal revenues;

establishing $176,000 Forest Legacy Fund through profits which fund special projects in North Cowichan approved by Council;

accessing over $10,000,000 in federal and provincial job creation program funding which has resulted in job generation and various silviculture initiatives on the MFR during the 1980s;

establishing a firefighting contingency fund of $146,000 to cover potential costs of a wildfire on the MFR;

acquiring 51 acres to expand the land base of the MFR through profits; and

establishing one annual Forest Legacy scholarship of $1,200 and two $600 bursaries, funded by profits of $40,000.

Significant changes to the land base, such as the removal of the Stoney Hill block, will put this successful program at risk, or require taxpayers to fund the program through property taxes. In order to maintain the Forestry program, a new policy is recommended to protect the land base for the future—a ‘no net loss’ policy for the MFR is recommended, similar to that used by the Municiplaity to protect the Agriculture Land Reserve. In other words, if land is to be removed from the MFR, it is to be replaced with land of equal or more productive value to maintain the AAC for the MFR.

Recommendation

That Council retain the Maple Bay/Stoney Hill municipal forest reserve block of 306 hectares in the Municipal Forest Reserve (MFR); and That Council adopt a policy that prevents the removal of land from the Municipal Forest Reserve, unless it is replaced with land of equal or more productive value, and results in no net loss to the Municipal Forest Reserve land base.

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Push PAUSE!No "Blue Road" on Stoney Hill!

Dear Residents of North Cowichan,

The public is just about to lose a wonderful hikingarea with a breathtakingly beautiful look out!The Stoney Hill Cliffs, above Sansum Point Park, have regularly been visited by people forthousands of years. In the book, "Those rvVho Fell FromThe Sky - a History of the CowichanPeoples", there is a photograph of a deep slit in these cliffs and the comment that "Ceremonialsticks of initiated spirit dancers were once placed in this crevice found on the mountain facingthe waters of Sansum Narrows,"

Right now there is a need for 2150 people to sign a North Cowichan Elector Response Form(ERF) and ask council to PAUSE from giving away potential "Stoney Hill Cliffs" park land topromote development, Most North Cowichan landowners have never been to these cliff topsbecause they respect the No Trespassing Signs that have, of recent times, shut these cliffs offfrom the respectful public who follow the rules,

Before the public even gets a chance to see what they would be giving away, and without publicinput, a developer is trying to use a lawsuit to force North Cowichan to give up Stoney HillMunicipal Forest Reserve land. Without Forest Reserve land to build the "Blue Road", thisdeveloper is "owner of a development" that has neither road access nor water access, Similar tothe developer of the Cliffs Over Maple Bay, the Blue Road developer is willing to desecrate theSansum Narrows Cliffs,

The Elector Reponse Forms are an important component of the "much-maligned" AlternateApproval Process (AAP) that has recently been discussed in the press as the CVRD works toclarif,i improvements to ensure that it is a fair and democratic tool for local government.

/ More time for affected residents to digest the information, In this case, because it isChristmas Season, there is a need for an additional 60 days,

,/ Pro-active transparency so that diverse viewpoints are given equal opportunity to bepresented, Let's have a forum in the Community Theatre.

/ Easier access to electoral response forms, including having forms available for pick-upand drop-off at all Municipal facilities,

The AAP works for installing a new fire hydrant, The AAP isn't working for this importantdecision that involves such a huge cross section of environmental, cultural, and historical issues,

PAUSE the Municipality of North Cowichan's Bylaw No. 3501.Please, encourage your Council to pause and facilitate access for 2 months so law abiding NorthCowichan residents are given a chance to stand on the cliff tops and see what theywould begiving away, Let's give away Stoney Hill Forest Reserve lands only if, first and foremost, the give-away is "approved bythe assent of the electors."

Hand in a Bylaw No, 3501 Elector Response Form!Submitted by The Stoney H\II CIiffs Committee

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ParadiseNot Yet Lostlve dotr't wmt to sound negative or like almissbut æ evetrt of great magnitude that witl be of prcfound consequence now md forever in ou valley is

about to take place. A public vote, 0o be cast over the

Dext month, will dæide the fate ofThe Peninsulâ ofMaple Bay md Smsum Nmows. The electorate ofNo¡th Cowichm has until Decembq 14th to decide

whether this land remairs a wildemess wilh puklædthal could increasingly become available to the pub-lic, or whether itis developed irto yet another suburb.

The Peninsula is some of the most exùaordinâry lmdanywhere. It is considered sacred md inviolable bynrany-so sacred and rõe thal last yeã, private do-

nations and noney from The Lmd Conserumcy and

CVRD mode possible the creation of Sarsum Nm-rows Pük."We," the people, who ue paying for this Ad, me

a group of citizens comitted to ùe protection andpreseryation of The Peninsula for the publjc and thegreater good. We call ourselves The Road Less Trav-eled Committee. Residents of The Peninsula formed"Road Less" a year ago, Since then, the ad hoc com-mittee has grown and is now comprised of citizenstltroughout the valleyÌVe, as a communiry, find ourselves once again at a

pivotal moment like the one thatprcceded the sprawl-ing suburbânization ac¡oss the face of Mt. Tzou-halem. In retrospect there is no deoyiog that, æ a

commuity, we were apathetic md minfomed Thegolf cduse was not inevitable, æ we have lemt the

hrd way, the golf coune o¡ Tzouhalem was not in-ev¡table. The hidmus scu on the nout¿ins is visiblefromjust aboù! everywhere in the valley. It senc æa daily rcninderofwhat a deyelopef mightdo and the

Municipal CovemmeDt might pemit ð long as we,the public, take uot action. The comunal sense ofregret and iresponsibility endues. If we now repeat

'his story otr The Petrhsula, imagine tlÉ post-mortem

,hue md guilt.The situation ooThe Peninsula is uique.Because theonly aress at this time is a private fm road that isthe only access at this tine hæ pmtected The Pên-

insula from developers. As a conæquence, relativelyfew people know about this lmd. It's a caich-22. Tbeilonymity that hð setred s ils grffitest defense mayin the end mem its' ruitr. The only hope, if it is to be

saved, is that tbrough sincere, rigorous effort over the

next tltree wæks, enough people might comunicaæto the valley wbat is at søke. If the people of the Val-ley knew this lmd, tbey would be moved to actiotr, Ifthe læd could speak for iself. At this point perbaps

oü best bet is a mincle.Wo¡ds cm never convey the power of exfaordinarylild, such æ the great national prks, The GmdCmyon, Zion, md the res¡. The Peni¡sula is on the

level of a National Pnk. If tbe public muld sæ tbe

inexplicable rock fomations of The Peninsula ¿¡dknew whât will be oblitefated for a developer's road,the outcry would remud from the cliffs ud bluffsto the Valley.For those who know Maple Bay, Paddy's Milestoneseryes as a clue to what Ìes beyoDd. Paddy's, whichfloats out on ìts ræf al the entrmce to the bay, is the

exclamatioD mtrk that putrctuâtes The Peninsula. Tommy the placemenl of the gHt rock at the end ofthe point is miEculous. Il is bilely a hint of the won-derlmd beyond. In t]rc middle of tbe field of Bird'¡Eye Cove fm, the floating island of ræk, crownedwith trees, like a great flowerpot floating in The Bayof Fundy, is anothef taste of what many desc¡ibe as

faerie land.

Reports in the valley about the development of ThePeninsùla make it soùnd like it is fait accomplì. It'snot true, any morc than it was true of the golf comeon Tzouhalem. Wh¿t is ÞTo is that develope¡s havelpeDt a lot ofmoney ro nake it happen. Unintentional,risinfomation is rampmt.

The Map.le Bay Comunity Assæiation e-NEWSstates that "More thm 60% of læal residents...havevoted in favou of tàe public road in Stoney Hill mdthe prcject will go ahead.. .This prcjær will encoür-

age subdivisions." "Læal residents" refer to ?3 pri-

vately owoed properties on The Peninsula.

Itr tsuth, tlrc majority of The Peninsulâ dæs not be-

long to the residents herc, it is nostly public lmd,md the rcad is not a done deal. The residents ofThePeninsulâ do not bave the power to dichte the fate ofThe Peuinsula; this is up to the public. For the road to

chmge in a way that will allow for developnent ofThe Penimula, úe Municipal Covement murt takea section of thp existing rcad out of the MunicipalForest Resede to dedicate it "for highway purposes."(This, according to a 2 x 3 inch notice in læt wæk'spaper), The public cm stop this from happening. Itworfd require only 10% of North Cowichan's elec-tors,2,150 voreÄ, to halt the new road æ proposed.

Due to lack of infomation, repo¡ts about The Penin-sula ue confusing md often misleadirg. Negotiationsbetween The Stoney Hill Road Comittee on ThePeninsula ad the Municipal Govement, includitrgp€titions back and forth, have been kept from the pub-lic md the press for "legal reasons." This, despite the

fact lhal lhepublic olvns not only the forestreserye oD

The Peni¡sula but also several waterfron! plop€rties

that might serue as a string ofpaks along a bike and

pedestrian trail. Stnngely, thse gems re slated to be

sold to help pay for the new road .'Why

has the public been denied access to this infor-mat¡on about the fate of The Peninsula until the lastpossible moment? ìVe have no idea. A¡d, indeed,

wherc is all this infomation available? In a myriadof minuæs lostin amorasof oeetings?Notto blmethe Govement for not i¡foming the pæple, but to

õk why so little tine for the public to õsimilate so

much infomation? What's the big hürry? After all, ittmk a few billion yetrs !o create The Peninsula, is ittm much to æk for a couple of months, maybe even 3

or4, to debate its'demise? How about a yeil?Cleùly this is oo¡ in the interest of developets. \ryhat

if the word got out? rilhat if benefactoß a¡d higherlevels of govements took notiæ? What if this Valleywoke up to the realily that is obvious? Our swivaldepends incrmingly on toüism tbat is relimt on oürotre conmodity: the extrâordinary beauty of the lmd,This mtual Ísoùco is valuable to us only when pre-

sfled. Yet we are squmdering it. We üe wipitrg itout. Development añer development cove6 over theoriginal reæon most p€ople moved herc. We beginto spnwl. ÌVhât if we seriously began to cotrsidet a

long-¡em plm for this Valley that tmk into accoutwhy we æ berc atrd wbat we want to leave behindwhen we æ gone? What if we næd less ¡oads mdmorc hails?

One of the misleading mours that we've heard aboutthe new road, as pmposed, is that it is næessary il or-der for the public to access The Peninsula as parklmd.This isn't hre. There æ other ways for the public toenjoy this fragile wildemes without compromisingits fngile nanæ in the pruess .

What follows is some bækground iufo¡mation. It'snot nedy all you ne€d to k¡ow to make m hfomeddæision æ a voter. For moß infomatiotr yoù cu go

to: rcadlssp€ninsula.wordprus.com . Also, we are

coDfident thal contsary pointsof-view in support ofthe prcposed rcad, hydro ¿nd development will con-titrue io app€tr ù the pape$:

1. Until 5 yets ago when ¡rcople bought onto ThePeninsula the undestanding was !hat the forestsy roadwas a bonus md water âæess wæ the deål.

2."\4lahrAæss Only" wro always the intention of the

M unicipal Govemen! but it tum out it was never alegal description. Five yeus ago,residents discovered

the tuth. It's complicated. There wæ confusion in the

Govemment that went bæk yeffi.3. Those of us who have bought latrd on the Penin-sula, even ¡ecently, knew we were getting a deal. l,ye

knew we were buying "poor mm's waterftont" at a

bagain price bæause ofthe dirtroad, no seruices mdil ongoing battle with the Municipality abour fillingpotholes. We also believe there weß 2 developers

wbo sued Bird's Eye Cove Fm md the Muicipal-ity for a road that would allow tÌ¡em to develop theirlæd, Eve¡ since, it seems hudly a day goes by outhere without someone lalking aboul suitrg someotre

else about something to do with the infmous road.

In short, when we bought here, we alJ krew wha! weweÉ getting in to: A mss. (Which made the lmdeven cheaper lo buy).4Jn the begiming, the people who bought oùt on ThePeniusula weren't lmking for a new road md hydrc

that resid€nts on the wst side weÉ etrtitled to. Itrthe beginning there wæ no talk of being poor "eæFendem." Residents fett fortutrat€ to be living in s prGtæledPmdise.'5. Mmy rcsideots on Tbe Peninsula moved here be-

caw it is a rue coætal wildemess. We never imag-ined we had the right to chmge it, develop it, or getrich, It was rot ou intention.

6. To build the rcad will cost taxpayers lots of moæy,(How much noney will partially be detemhed byhow much waterftont is mld md for how much). The

mou on the street, in this hood, is tbat whetr the

rcad md hydm comes tbrougb, "We'll all get dch."As fa æ we, the membem of Road Less can tell, this

whole deal is mostly about money. We may b€ wrctrg,lt's just what we aft høing.7. There ue people of the valley wbo would like to

buy watErftotrt ot the Peninsula. We doû'! blmothem. Theæ¡rople æ all for tbe Municipality sellingthe public waterftoil for development veß[s protect-ing it æ park læd.8. Maybe no one should be able to live out here.

Maybe it's too latp, mayb€ it's not. We believe lildis being expmpriated ftom Bird's Eye Cove Fmaga¡nst the fmily's wishes, after all, even if fteyre competrsated, fo¡ a mere road, Wha! if the publicdecided, upon inyestigation, that âll The Peninsulâ

ought to be a paù? \ryhat if Èovitrcial ¿nd Federal

tundbg wro solicited? What if rhe world beyond oulittle valley fomd out about the Peninsula ad pres-

sure was brought to ber? Strmger things have hap-

pened. ÌVlen a group of wo4ren on Saltspdng stood

up against loggers a few yers ago th€ story ended

up in a New York publication. Sometines the lmdstrikes a note âtrd it resomds uound the globe.

9. Certain residents ofThe Peni¡sula would be will-ing to b€gin the præess of "self-expropriation," and

to give mming to the tcm in the process, layingtheir own lmd on dre line, beginning with Paddy's

Milestone.10. There te no! so very many buildings on The Pen-

insula to be dismiltled. The old cottage at Paddy's

hæ been rebuilt in such a way that it might sfle æ

small mælingplace).\Ye're nof saying thatthe wholePenißulâ ought to be expropriated or donated, we'reoDly saying, what if we explore the opiions for con-sruation of this exhaordinary plæe before we com-mit to developmenl. It ought to be ooted that rclativelyfew full-time rsidents uw the road. Many property-owtres have yel to build pemment homes. A few ofthe approximaæly 12 full-time rcsidents havel back

ud forth by boat.

11. If the public voæs agabst the road, it will then b€

possible to demmd a public task force be cEatfd toconceive a lotrg-t€m plu for The Peninsula, includ-ing thoughtful coDsideßtion for the preærvation ofthis most sacFd lild. If we bave lemt an¡rthing fiomthe exp€rieoce of Mt Tzoubalem md other develop-ments that bave happened in ou valley,The Peninsula

is our opponunity to make amends, ifnot to cleil oücolle¡tive omcience, lhen to do wbat is right. Hetc,again, we have m opportunity to act in such a way ùatfutur genentions night rememb€r us with gmtitudenther thm questionbg our values, ou principles, mdou hummity.

The public cm stop this road md its'resulting development ùive ftom happenhg. It would require onlyl0% of North Cowichan's elætors, 2,150 voters, to

stop the road. Elector Response Foms mlst be signed

md submitt€d to the Municipality by 2 p.m. oD De-cember 14th,2012. FomE cm be dow¡loaded off the

Municipal website www no¡thcowichm.ca . Also,foms ile available ât the Municipal Hall north oftown, (7030 T¡anscilada Highway), They will also

be available on ou blog. The only persons entitledto sign Elætor Respo¡se Foms ue Nofh Cowicha¡elætoß. If you tre not m eligible voter in this mu-nicipality, we hope you will pæs the iDfomaúon onto f¡iends who re.

If you would like to assist us in our efforts to prc-tect The Penhsula please lmk for infomation onroadlesspeninsula.wordp¡ss.con

WE HAVETHREE WEEKSIcel Jme Dobell

-- PAID ADVERTISEMENT --for by The Road Less Travelled committee.

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- Peter lL Ruslund

no oûrerto study a relatively untouched coæøl wilder-nes," she said, urging council to delay the road, andsnike a usk force ro study iß impacts.Opponents have until 2 p.m. Dèc. 14 to gattrer 2.150

North Cowichan residents'signatures (10% of themunicipality s poþulation) on official eì

forms, and hand tiie papenvork to staff

(10% oftheelectoral-response

An issue of access: Planned Sto.ney Hill road would give access to Maple Bay penin

,öula, but opponents rear loss ot úure, pñvacl, lonith; $t6-rìäñããffipðsä¡, '

ì ,i,l''lll ßushnd tee-plantíng ofvarious side roads. Police cam; fire tucls ld sta¡t near the

,eader picroritl and ambulances would benefit from a good S oney Hill..:...,............... road too buyrrg rightof_

Hill's nanre,road yean ago

- gravéiroad, reaching ß properties- -

ßushnd

Leader Piclorial

-- graver rcao, reacftng /J properhes:Bìrd's Eye Cole and SansumNanows --say

-lt'S sull not a roa4" she sald, crûng bllnd comers andqu! ¡wuJ.j4é rJ P¡vlÆrua- --:------?.

¡ Bird's Eye Cove and Sansum Nail'ows - sav tcel Dobell, a I l/2-year resident nea¡ fte Paddy's*ilt¿otóv *iruir.ltr¡irrt*äUr.¡i.rt*rü, Mile Stone_side, is gafuering signatues ^u[óuále"

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To:Subject:

Nancy TatesThursday, June 28, 201211:51 AMDarrell FrankFW: overnight camping

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----þ ""41^^*J¿,*t^, J-ril '-'il(Ð ã,(! \ ,L .^*læ----Original Message----

From: Kent GravelleSent:Thursday, June 28,2OL2 9:47 AMTo: NancyTatesSubject: Re: overnight camping

Thanks. How about the parks like Prevost listed here:

Kent

On2Ot2-06-28, at 8:39 AM, Nancy Tates wrote:

> Good morning Kent. Under the Municipality's Park Regulation Bylaw, overnight parking or camping is prohibited inmunicipal parks. Most parks that would accommodate overnight camping are likely regulated by the province and so I

ruld suggest doing an internet search on BC camping and that will likely come up with lots of options you can

,' rvestigate. Good luckl

> Nancy Tates I Executive Assistant> Municipality of North Cowichan> 5ox278,7030 Trans Canada Highway> Duncan, BC VgL 3X4> Tel: 250-746-3LL5 | Confidential Fax: 25O-746-3L39> Email: [email protected]

> ---Original Message----> From: Kent Gravelle> Sent: Wednesday, June 27 ,2012 6:08 PM

> To: lnfo> Cc: Denise Bullock> Subject: overnight camping

> H¡,

> What parks in your area allow overnight backpacking and camping?

> Thanks> Kent

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Dirrell Frank

From:nt:

rO:Gc:Subiect:

DarrellFrankFriday, November 23,201211:02 AM'Darren Hart'Ruth Hartmann; Dave DevanaRE: Thanks

HiDarrenThank you for your efforts on this successful stewardship program. I will pass on your thank you to the ForestAdvisory Committee and Council.Looking forward to working with the group one more time before the year end.ThanksDarrell Frank

North Cowichan

Frcm: Danen HaÉ _

Sent: Friday, November 23,20t210:15 AMTo: Darrell FrankSubjecü Thank

Hello again Darrell, I just wanted to thank you for the 5500 cheque from North Cowichan. I arrived a few weeks back andwas deposited into my class account. Only when i asked for an account print out was I aware of its arrival. Apologies forthe slow response with regards to this thank you email. Half of the funds have gone into the purchase of a cell phone &plan dedicated to the class and the other half will be put towards the bussing costs enabling us to cont¡nue with ourlocal stewardship activities. I thought that this might be some good info to pass on to those involved with approving and

ccating such funds. Thanks again;

Darren Hart

Social Studies Department Head & Outdoor Education lnstructorCowichan Secondary School

Flom: Darrell FrankSent: Tuesday, December 04,20L2 4:13 PM

To: Darren Hart - i Ruth Hartmann; Ruth HarÙnann

Cc: Dave DevanaSubject Garbage CleanuP Dæ,4112

HiDarrenThanks for another good day on Mt Prevost with your students. By my count we had 9 students and 2 stafffrom

Cowichan Secondary School. We cotlected approximately 225 kg of metal (4 major household appliances) and 130 kg of

household garbage. Total for the day 355 kg. The various dead deer and bear carcasses left by hunters gave the

students a definite discussion topic.theers

Attached are my pictures from the day.

Cheers- rrrell

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Report


Date January 8, 2013 File: File number

To Council - Regular

From Ernie Mansueti, Director of Parks and Recreation

Subject Mount Prevost Public Park Proposal

Purpose

To determine the capital, annual maintenance plan, and associated costs to establish Mount Prevost peak area as a public park.

Background

At the May 8, 2012, Council meeting, staff was directed to determine annual costs to establish a Municipal Park at the peak of Mount Prevost including: 1. increasing the ongoing maintenance standard of the existing road; 2. constructing upgraded trails to each peak, and from peak to peak; 3. adding park amenities and safety restraints at both peaks and trail viewing lookouts; 4. establishing a lease arrangement with the landowner where the War Memorial Cairn is located; 5. enlarging the parking area and adding washroom facilities during peak seasons; and, 6. developing an ongoing maintenance program for the trails and designated park areas.

The War Memorial Park and War Memorial Cairn are comprised of two lots (7.3 acres) at the top of the east peak and the legal property owner is listed as, “The Trustees of the Cowichan Mountain Memorial Society.” However, that company was dissolved in 1970 and the property has possibly reverted to the Crown under the Escheat Act.

Discussion

Staff has outlined the scope of work required to make Mount Prevost more accessible and provide a basis for community organizations and volunteer groups to contribute monies and/or work to develop a more accessible public park. This could be accomplished by phasing various elements of this project. Capital and annual costs have been estimated to illustrate the scope of the project if the Municipality proceeded. 1. Increasing the ongoing maintenance standard of the existing road

Grading and dust proofing would need to be increased from once to twice per year. This would facilitate safer and easier access by cyclists and vehicle traffic.

2. Constructing upgraded trails to each peak, and from peak to peak

The reconnaissance draft route of trails is completed and a map is attached. All trails are located at a 10% grade. Short sections of steeper gradient can be reduced by elevating the proposed trail or by elevating parts of the existing trail. A trail width of 1.5 meters can be attained and in some areas it would require wider trail sections on steeper slopes, and turns on switchbacks. The point of commencement for both trails is at what is referred to as the ‘second’ parking lot and is highlighted within the attached map. This is located near the hang glide launch area to the west.

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The “Connector Trail” is the least difficult to construct and poses the least hazards for hikers. The “West Trail” uses some old roads and bike trails but has several sections where rock work is required. The “Cairn Trail” uses no old roads except near the cairn. Due to rock work that would need to be done, this is the most difficult area to construct. Machine work will be required in the form of a mini-excavator, a rock breaker type head on an excavator, or drilling and blasting to deal with rock. Native material can be utilized for building the majority of trail, but it is important to ensure trail is elevated and water control structures are installed to keep the trail usable in the winter and from washing away. Some trail areas may require compacting and a ¾″ type of crush will need to be applied to cap it. This reconnaissance work will not result in the final location but rather a corridor. A more detailed survey is needed to complete a center line construction layout. Estimated costs should the trail construction be contracted is approximately $110,000. This does not include safety railings and signage. The following additional issues have not been addressed:

a) Danger Tree Assessment b) inspection for “nesting trees” c) consideration of a helipad site for emergency rescues d) rock fall hazards exist on sections that traverse under rock bluffs (the trail building plan

should include professional inspection of these areas) e) signage installations, such as warnings of lightning strikes, bear and cougar encounters,

safety, etc. f) a sensitive environmental area plan

3. Adding park amenities and safety restraints at both peaks and trail viewing lookouts

Through the Municipal memorial bench/tree program, the potential of adding benches and picnic tables at no-cost is achievable. Many hazards exist, and safety restraints and signage is key to reducing liability and to enable hikers to enjoy the scenery safely.

4. Establishing a lease arrangement with the landowner were the War Memorial Cairn is located

The land surrounding the Cairn is owned by The Trustees of the Cowichan Mountain Memorial. This Society was dissolved in 1970. Our interpretation of the laws in BC governing land upon dissolution of a corporation is that the land reverts to the government. Although not confirmed by the Crown, it appears that the Province owns seven acres around the memorial. If revived, the Society could apply to recapture the land as long as it has not been disposed of by the Province. Given the above, it is plausible to apply for tenure of the land. This can take a year or more to process through the Province and involves notification and First Nations’ consultation. If an application was successful, it is likely that the Province would require annual rent and insurance.

5. Enlarging the parking area, adding washroom facilities during peak seasons; and creating an ongoing maintenance program for the trails and designated park areas Both parking areas require improvement and enlarging. Portable washrooms would need to be installed in the heavy use months at each of the parking lots. A maintenance program would be developed that would include ongoing maintenance of the trails, signage, risk management and vandalism issues. The area is inundated with quads, and motor bikes and a plan needs to be

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developed on how to deal with this issue effectively. Motorized vehicles continue to trespass and cause harm to the sensitive areas.

6. Municipal responsibility

a) engage The Trustees of the Cowichan Mountain Memorial Society and/or Crown regarding a

long-term lease or tenure b) full First Nations’ consultation with the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group c) obtain insurance if property is secured

7. Municipal or Volunteer Group and/or Combination of Both a) Danger Tree Assessment b) inspection for “nesting trees” c) a sensitive environmental area plan d) signage e) professional inspection of potential rock fall hazard areas f) trail construction in phases (including all safety rails) g) parking lot improvements h) portable washrooms i) trail maintenance j) helipad site be constructed for emergency rescues

Implications

Projected Capital Costs without Volunteer or Community Group Involvement: 1. trail construction $110,000 2. Danger Tree Assessment $2,000 3. inspection for “nesting trees” $2,000 4. consideration of a helipad site for emergency rescues $1,000 5. professional inspection of potential rock fall hazard areas $4,000 6. signage $1,600 7. a sensitive environmental area plan $5,000 8. safety rail installation $20,000 Projected Annual Costs: 1. additional road grading and dust proofing $27,000 2. portable toilets $4,000 3. insurance $5,000 4. trail and park maintenance $12,000

Recommendation

That Council: 1. approve, in principle, the establishment of a park consistent with the capital and annual maintenance programs outlined in the Director of Parks and Recreation’s January 8, 2013, report; and 2. consult with First Nations with the intention of an application to the Crown for Tenure or a Crown grant to acquire the site; 3. consult with user groups, including discussion of cost sharing agreements. Attachments

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