Environmentalists, First Nation aim to stop BC ski resort in owl habitat
The Cheam First Nation and the Wilderness Committee are calling on the province to enforce protections for an endangered owl as a ski resort is proposed near Chilliwack. According to the Wilderness Committee, the construction of the proposed Bridal Veil Mountain Resort would cut through the middle of a wildlife habitat area and harm the spotted owl population. “This species is right on the edge of being extinct in Canada,” said Joe Foy, the protected area campaigner for the wilderness committee. “We have this massive ski resort being proposed right smack dab in the middle of one of the most important habitat areas we’ve got.” The Wilderness Committee and Cheam First Nation are calling on the B.C. government to declare that the Bridal Veil Mountain Resort will never be allowed to go ahead in the spotted owl Wildlife Habitat Area.