OUTLAW EAGLE MANUFACTURING

[TR Blue]

I am asking for your help. I am from Tumbler Ridge and boat on the Murry River here. Their is talk going around Town about trying to band Jet Boater from running the Murry River. This is a popular river for allot of boaters from out of town as well. One of the main reasons I moved there was for the great boating on my back door. Every year there is becoming more and more rivers we can not boat on so please Voice yourself. Here the email address to the Tumbler Ridge News Paper Letter to the editor. mail@tumblerridgenews.com
Please speak up and be heard.

Thanks

[Taiga]

Won't happen, as it is a navigable river (Federal). Upper Tuchodi and the Gataga have been reopened because of this as well. Should still voice your opinion though.

[MISSBHAVEN]

Who is threatening to shut it down and why? I also have a hard time believing that they can shut it down, especially if it's not in a park.

[Bald Man]

Don't underestimate the power of them BC lobby groups that are looking out for their own interests.
I believe they have to post some type of "Intent Notice" in the local papers. Then you will need to band together and go to the meetings in a big way. Organize a local boat club ASAP if you don't have one already. We need to protect out right to run rivers. BC is *ucked up when it comes to this sort of thing.
Good Luck

[TR Blue]

The emails that the newspaper received concerning the fate of riverboats on the Murray are a cause for concern that we, as residents and business owners cannot take lightly. The river is beautiful, the falls spectacular, and even those of us who have lived here for years still find the trip upriver to the falls an enjoyable way to spend a weekend.

Outdoor enthusiasts need not be concerned about restrictions on the Murray River and can continue to enjoy Tumbler Ridge’s wilderness. MLA Blair Lekstrom stated when asked if he knew of plans for the Murray, “that is not an initiative that has come from government, so it is nothing more than a rumor.” Our MLA commented that he is northern born and deeply appreciative of the natural resources that we have at our doorstep, and would not countenance any action to curtail access to them.

Tumbler Ridge Mayor Mike Caisley is not aware of any plans to ban jet boats on the Murray, and in a telephone interview he said, “I can assure you that we are not aware of this issue on a Council level. Prior to Council even considering such an action, it would be fully discussed and all the concerns brought forward so that we could deal with that question in a professional and thorough manner. The Murray River is a tremendous community and tourist attraction and Council will want to review any restrictions placed upon it access prior to considering any restrictions.”

Indeed our Mayor and Council will have to exercise the wisdom of Solomon as they struggle to balance economic success with the responsibility of preserving the very things that attracted so many of us here in the first place. There is room to co-exist happily with our furry and feathered friends. If man is on the top of the food chain then he must take care to share the planet with other creatures, and that responsibility is the price that humanity pays for a superior intellect.

We, as a community, welcome our tourists and the opportunity we have to share the natural wonders that we live in. The bear in our backyards, the deer family enjoying a early season salad bar of tulips, the trail of droppings in the lawn that lets the homeowner know that, although they were not seen, mom, dad and the kids have dropped by for an easy snack.

Kinuseo Falls, and that rare glimpse of a grizzly strolling along side the road, are all part of this area’s appeal. How lucky we are to live in such close proximity to the natural world.

The Editor, Tumbler Ridge News

[ALEX]

a group called wildsight is behind many bc river closures;previously known as ekes east kootenay environmental society they were behind the closures on the upper columbia and elk(fernie) rivers;on the muskwa/tuchodi there is pressure from both the enviromentalists and the commercial outfitters(especially the american owned ones) to exclude everyone but themselves....