Grave Prairie Motor Vehicle Prohibition

The public is invited to comment on the proposed hunting regulation described below.

Status: Proposed

Region: 4

Management unit (MU): 4-23

Regulation type: Motor Vehicle Prohibition

Species: All

Closing date: 16:30, March 22, 2024

Decision statement: Pending

Current regulation

Motor Vehicle Prohibition Regulation

Schedule 1 - Motor Vehicle Closed Areas

Grave Prairie

26  Effective year round, in that portion of M.U. 4-23 (except those roads designated as open year round and shown highlighted in green, or those roads designated as open May 15 to September 30 and shown as dashed, or private property shown as unshaded on the attached Map No. 1-26/04) contained within the following described boundaries:

Commencing at the northeast corner of D.L. 2316, K.D.; thence more or less east along an easterly prolongation of the northerly boundary of D.L. 2316, to the point of intersection with the westerly edge of the Grave Lake Cottage Access Road; thence southerly following the westerly edge of said road and the Harmer Creek Access Road to the point of intersection with the northerly bank of Grave Creek; thence southwesterly following an imaginary line to the point of intersection with the northerly edge of the Black Creek logging road; thence westerly and southerly following the northerly and westerly edge of said road to its point of intersection with the easterly edge of the Valley Road; thence due West to the easterly bank of the Elk River; thence northerly following said bank to its intersection with the easterly projection of the southerly boundary of D.L. 2242, K.D.; thence westerly following said projection and the southerly boundary of D.L. 2242 to the southeast corner of Lot 1 of D.L. 2242, Plan 15777; thence northerly, westerly, and southerly following the easterly, northerly and westerly boundaries of Lot 1 to the southerly boundary of D.L. 2242; thence westerly following the southerly boundary of D.L. 2242 to the point of intersection with the easterly boundary of Lower Elk Valley Road; thence northerly and westerly following the easterly and northerly boundary of Lower Elk Valley Road to the easterly boundary of Highway 43; thence northerly following the easterly boundary of Highway 43 to the northerly boundary of D.L. 7988 K.D.; thence easterly following the northerly boundary of D.L. 4988 to the southwest corner of D.L. 7989 K.D.; thence northerly following the westerly boundary of D.L. 7989 to the point of intersection with the easterly boundary of Highway 43; thence in a northerly direction to the point of intersection with the southerly edge of the main Line Creek Mine Access Road; thence easterly and northerly following the southerly and easterly edge of said road to its point of intersection with the westerly edge of the Elk River; thence southerly following the westerly bank of the Elk River to the point of commencement.

Maps of Motor Vehicle Prohibitions in the Kootenay Region can be found at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/motor-vehicle-prohibitions/region-4.

Proposed regulation

Modify the seasonally open road designation of the Grave Lake Road to a year-round open road from its commencement off the Valley Road FSR at [49.862124°, -114.858656°] to the location of the CP tracks and access gate at [49.857047°, -114.857025°] approximately 600 m while maintaining the remainder of the Grave Lake Road seasonally open designation May 15- September 30.

Rationale

The proposed regulation changes are intended to,

(1) move road closure point to manage compliance

(2) provide year-round and seasonal road access for public and industrial users to a defined and understandable location with access controls.

Detailed on site assessments were conducted to determine the need to modify the seasonally open road to the location of the tracks with an access gate that will function to control use beyond the newly designated year-round open road. This, combined with feedback from Conservation Officers requesting the need for the modification because of historic perceived user understanding and enforcement efforts allowing use to this location and industrial users needs.

Additional information