[George Prevost]

I received an e-mail today from the Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C. inviting comments about an application from Majestic West Coast Wilderness Adventures Ltd. for a license of occupation in the Deer Group.  If you’re interested in learning more and perhaps commenting on the application, here’s the email in its entirely:

Public Comment Period – Commercial Recreation (near Bamfield)

Outdoor Recreation Council of BC <info@orcbc.ca>
9:32 AM (5 hours ago)

Hello ORC Members,

Here’s an opportunity to provide comments on a commercial recreation application that has been received by FrontCounter BC. You are welcome to share this email with others.

Public Comment Period Notification

The public is invited to comment on the following commercial general use application by May 19th, 2021.

Proponent: Majestic West Coast Wilderness Adventures Ltd.

Crown Land File: 1415107

Location: Deer Group Islands near Bamfield

Tenure Type: License of occupation

Intended Land Use/Background Context: Guided kayaking and camping trips to the Broken Group Islands and the Deer Group Islands

Legal Description: Those parts of District Lots 653 and 654; together with unsurveyed Crown land or foreshore covered in water being part of the bed of Trevor channel, all within Barclay District, shown outlined on sketch below as Sites 1-6, containing 0.06 hectares, more or less.

Size (Area) ha (approx): 0.06

Schedule/Term of Proposal: 3-5 years

For additional information, please review the submitted Management Plan which further outlines the location and land use of the operation.

To submit comments, please send your comments directly to Jeff Hallworth, Land Officer, FrontCounter BC, (250) 731-3022, Jeff.Hallworth@gov.bc.ca. Please mention that this is related to Crown Land File: 1415107

ORC’s emailing protocols: Members are requested to direct any questions about the procedure for viewing the file to the ORC office and only contact FrontCounter BC if they have legitimate comments after they have reviewed the file. Although we have been authorized to receive these referrals on behalf of our many member organizations we have been requested not to overload the FrontCounter BC staff with questions that can be answered by the ORC office.

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Thank you,
Erin Normandeau

Digital Communications Officer | Outdoor Recreation Council of BC

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[Maureen Benzon]

It does not sound as though they are setting up permanent campsites, but there are not many sites available in the group.

Their website does not say how many people they take out at a time.

How do you think this will affect availability of campsites for other kayakers?

[Author]

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