Management Planning for the Morice LRMP Protected Areas

The Ministry of Environment is developing management plans for the Morice LRMP Protected Areas.

Management Planning Schedule

• Development of the Draft Management Plan
• Draft Management Plans Released for Public Comment - Current stage (Open for public comment until December 4, 2009)
• Draft Management Plans Open House - October 29 (Smithers), November 3 (Houston)
• Draft Management Plans Revised and Final Management Plans released - Winter 2010

What are Your Views?

Draft management plans have been developed for the six parks and one protected area within the Morice LRMP. View the draft management plans:

Atna River Provincial Park
Burnie Shea Protected Area
Morice Lake Provincial Park
Nadina Mountain Provincial Park
Nanika Kidprice Provincial Park
Old Man Lake Provincial Park
Tazdli Wiyez Bin-Burnie Shea Lakes Provincial Park

At this stage in the planning process you have an opportunity to provide information, express your opinion, suggest alternatives and have your say on how the protected area will be managed. Your help is very much appreciated!

To ensure your submission is as effective as possible:

• Make it clear and concise;
• List your points according to the sections and page numbers in the plan;
• Describe briefly each subject or issue you wish to discuss;
• Say whether you agree or disagree with any or all of the aims or strategies within each subject or just those of specific interest to you- clearly state your reasons (particularly if you disagree) and provide supportive information where possible; and, suggest alternatives to deal with issues you disagree with.

It is important to indicate those strategies and ideas you agree with as well as those with which you disagree. Each submission is important, but those that give reasons for concerns give support where appropriate and offer information and constructive suggestions are most useful.

What will the Planning Team do with your Comments?

The draft management plan will be reviewed in the light of submissions, according to established criteria. The draft management plan many be amended if a submission

• Provides additional resource information of direct relevance to management;
• Provides additional information on affected user groups of direct relevance to management;
• Indicates a change in (or clarifies) Government legislation, management commitment or management policy;
• Proposes strategies that would better achieve management objectives or aims; or
• Indicates omissions, inaccuracies or a lack of clarity.

The draft management plan may not be amended if a submission:

• Clearly supports the draft proposals;
• Offers a neutral statement or no change is sought;
• Addresses issues beyond the scope of the management plan;
• Is one amongst several divergent viewpoints received on the topics and the strategy in the draft management plan is still considered the best option; or contributes options that are not possible (generally due to some aspect of existing legislation or Government policy).

For More Information contact:

Brandin Schultz, Planning Section Head
Ministry of Environment
Bag 5000, 3762 Alfred Ave, Smithers, V0J 2N0
Phone: (250) 847-7340
Fax: (250) 847-7728
Email: Brandin.Schultz@gov.bc.ca