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PROPOSED RESOLUTION -

Whereas the plan of the Ministry of Forests to log the portions of the
Port Moody Conservation Reserve and the Indian-Pitt Provinedal Forest

Reserve for the purposes of the Small Business Forest Enterprise Program
would endanger the Village of Anmore Water Reserve ary

Whereas the Coquitlam Area Mountain Area Study recommanded that Eagle
Mountain not be included in the Indian-Pitt Provinclal Forest and

Whereas there was no public procegs of discussion at the time Bagle
Mountain. was included in the Indian-Pitt Provincial Porest ans

Whereas the GVRD has requested that the Ministry of Forests drop plans
for logging on Eagle Mountain and the initiation of consultation and
studies to establish a comprehensive land use policy for public forest
Lands and

Whereas the City of Port Moody, the City of Coquitlam, the City of Port
Coquitiam and-the Village of Belearra have supported the request by tha
Village of Anmore that Eagle Ridge not ba logged and

Whereas the Burke Mountain Naturalists, tha Weatern Wilderness Comnitteaa
and the North Shore Hikers association have asked that Eagle Mountain
not ba loeeged and

Whexeag the John Cashore, MLA and Lan Wadell, MP have asked the Eagle
Ridge not be logged and ,

Wheraas the aren is a unigua asset to a gxowing population of high
dangsity tn the North East sactor and is in immediate proximity to the
Burnaby and the GYRD in general and

Whereas the araa is in immediate proximity to the Balearra Regional Fark
and

Whereas the area has unique recreational values which ineludes unique
features such as 1000 year First growth trees, first class hiking areas,
cEkogss-country ekiling, spectacular Viewpoints over the Lower mginland,
acenic subalpine plateaus dotted vith lakes, & relic aqueduct built in:
1920, and many other unique features and

Whereas the GVRD is. required to consider the addition of a park to thas
Parks Punetion 1£ 1¢ maets the following ceiteria: (a) That the proposal
ig supported by at least three municipalities, (b) That the proposed .
paxk ie larger than 60 hectares, (c) That the bYoposed park serves the
Regional population, (d) That the pecposed park is within one hour's
dgive from. urban Population, (6) That the Proposed park possesses
superior natural qualities or unique features of Regional Signi €leance
and (£) That the proposed park involves minimal or no acquisition costes

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