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Premier Ridge Motor Vehicle Prohibition

Last updated on March 25, 2024

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

Status: Proposed

Region: 4

Management unit (MU): 4-21

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

Premier Ridge

1  Effective year round, in those portions of M.U. 4-21 outlined in red on the attached Map No. 1-1/20, except that motor vehicles are permitted

(a)at all times on private property,

(b)at all times on roads used in order to access private property,

(c)at all times on roads shown highlighted in green on that map, and

(d)during the period May 1 to December 31 inclusive, on roads shown highlighted in yellow on that map.

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

  • Amend the closure boundary to include portions of the Premier Lake Provincial Park.
    • The boundary would commence at the north end of the Park at [49.932995°, -115.662376°] making this section of road green year-round open and carry the boundary south to [49.914108°, -115.650787°] at the intersection of Premier Lake FSR
    • At which point make the boundary the Premier Lake FSR and making this section of road yellow seasonally open to [49.888435°, -115.649623°] where it intersects the current SE boundary and again at [49.884551°, -115.651960°] to [49.880831°, -115.653055°]

Rationale

The proposed regulation change is intended to,

(1) eliminate vehicle impacts to wildlife and habitat values within the park during sensitive winter months,

(2) to help with public understanding and compliance both within the park and within the Premier Ridge MVCA as the roads span both jurisdictions, and

(3) help with public understanding by including portion of Park in MVCA to what has been historically understood as legislated under the MVPR.

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