To the editor:
Friends of Lac des Roches and Birch Lake is a group of local people in opposition to the proposed development on these and other lakes.
The province of British Columbia wants to sell off crown land and through its agent, Land and Water B.C. Inc., along with the Thompson Nicola Regional District, has identified these lakes to develop an estimated 228 homes, cluster cottages, two hotels, a wilderness trail system and possibly a golf course.
This undertaking on these lakes, which are pristine and in a pristine wilderness area, would wreak devastation upon the environment and the quality of life in an area without the capacity for such a massive growth factor.
The Cariboo Regional District, which shares 60 per cent of Lac des Roches, has designated it as “highly sensitive” since 1984.
Yet the government of British Columbia and Land and Water B.C. Inc. continue to storm ahead with their plan against the will and opposition of the people.