Antipathy bests sums up residents’ attitude to a huge proposal for Lac des Roches and Birch Lake which – in theory – could max out at development of 35 per cent of shoreline.
Current lakeside development is eight per cent.
At the Aug. 25 Land and Water B.C. Inc. (LWBC) public information meeting at Interlakes Hall, the standing-room only audience relaxed a little on learning that “the earliest start would be 2006,” that the project would take 10 – 15 years, and nothing will proceed without future public hearings.
An actual written proposal is first required, followed by relevant rezoning applications. Both remain in the future.
LWBC’s Robin Levesque promised one month’s notice of public hearings to all those who had signed in at the meeting.
Resounding applause acknowledged resident Barry Reid’s declaration: “That is a beautiful lake, and you don’t have the right to destroy it.”
A residents’ ‘lakes association’ will closely monitor the situation. The association, called Friends of Lac des Roches and Birch Lake, has called a meeting for 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16 at Bridge Lake School.