The B.C. Court of Appeal today (August 6) ruled that the original 2015 decision of then Minister of Environment Mary Polak, that the Jumbo Glacier…
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Radium Resort fire on government: MLA
A demolition debris fire that started burning at Radium Resort on Feb. 22 has some people feeling burned, including Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald. And…
Jumbo suing province
By Ian Cobb e-KNOW Merry Christmas B.C. – you’re getting a Jumbo lawsuit! Glacier Resort Ltd. (GRL/Jumbo) Dec. 17 filed a petition to the Supreme…
Taxpayers paid for GRL-necessary bridge
By Chris Conway A financial oversight process shows that the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality (JGMRM) expended $142,500 of B.C. taxpayer funds on construction of…
Ktunaxa Nation lauds minister’s determination
The Ktunaxa Nation welcomes a recent B.C. Government decision that determined the proposed Glacier Resorts Ltd. development in the heart of Qat’muk would no longer…
JGMRM OCP to continue while next steps considered
By Chris Conway The Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality (JGMRM) will continue with the current Official Community Plan (OCP) adoption process until notified to cease…
GRL ordered to cease work at Jumbo
By Chris Conway The Government of British Columbia has issued an order of non-compliance and ordered the cessation of all construction on the Jumbo day…
Mr. Oberti, tear down those slabs
The Purcell Pundit By Chris Conway Last October Glacier Resorts Ltd. poured two concrete slabs in the upper Jumbo Valley. A subsequent detailed avalanche risk…
Climate funds for EK communities
Communities throughout the region received funding out of a pot of more than $6.5 million in the latest round of grants through the Climate Action…
Natural resource inspection practices streamlined
The provincial government has taken steps to streamline compliance and enforcement activities within British Columbia’s natural resource sector. Effective immediately, administrative changes to the way…