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Location: Greater Vancouver, Sea-to-Sky corridor: Squamish River, Mamquam River, Cheakamus River Project Summary
The Sea-to-Sky Greenbelt will be a multi-party collaboration bridging the gap amongst jurisdictional land use plans by engaging the Squamish and Lil’wat First Nations, the Province of BC, Squamish Lillooet Regional District, and the three main municipalities in the region (Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton). The integration of urban, rural, watershed and habitat objectives will serve to advance the protection of vulnerable wildlife corridors, riparian areas, and salmon habitat through sustainable urban planning and development. We will engage all levels of government, First Nations and local NGOs through multi-stakeholder meetings, public workshops, and one-on-one discussions. In addition to directly supporting the Greenbelt initiative, the results from the mapping exercises will be shared with all interested parties to further the conservation objectives found in their individual plans and/or organizational mandates. See also: Final Results Smart Growth BC has unveiled the results of months of mapping work at a series of information sessions held throughout the corridor in October 2008. The Greenbelt will include land and water resources that are either already protected or have the potential to be protected from urban and rural development in the future. “The Sea-to-Sky Greenbelt will help to connect and protect green spaces from West Vancouver to D’Arcy. Once implemented, it will be a world-renowned example of what can be accomplished by respecting our natural resources while enhancing community livability,” says Ione Smith, Project Coordinator at Smart Growth BC. “These first maps give a visual representation of what is already protected but also serve to identify gaps in conservation connectivity to determine where critical linkages can still be made.”
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