Koocanusa

Vandals Destroy Recreation Signage at Koocanusa

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Apr 02, 2021

Between March 26 and 29 vandals destroyed and removed newly-installed recreation use signs in the Koocanusa area, causing an estimated $5,000 in property damage. The signs were installed to communicate the new regulations for the Koocanusa Recreation Management Area, which limits motorized recreation to designated roads and trails, and restricts Crown land camping to designated sites.

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Koocanusa, Outdoors, community, Kootenays

Feedback Sought on Draft 2021 Koocanusa Recreation Strategy

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Mar 12, 2021

The Koocanusa Recreation Steering Committee (KRSC) is seeking public comment on its Draft 2021 Koocanusa Recreation Strategy, which strives to support and manage Crown land recreation access and use in a way that maintains the ecological integrity, cultural values, recreation experience, and economic value of the Koocanusa area for current and future users.

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Koocanusa Recreation Management Area, community, Koocanusa Recreation Steering Committee, recreation, Outdoors, Koocanusa

Communities Gather to Talk Koocanusa Recreation Use

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Dec 04, 2019

Over 100 people attended four open houses in November to offer feedback to inform an updated Koocanusa Recreation Strategy, which will be developed over the next few months with the goal of enhancing sustainable and responsible recreation on Crown lands.

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community, Koocanusa, Fernie BC

Feedback Sought on Koocanusa Recreation Use

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Nov 06, 2019

The public will have a chance to discuss recreation management in the Koocanusa area at four open houses this November in the communities of Baynes Lake, Jaffray, Grasmere and Elko.

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Koocanusa, recreation, Outdoors, Elk Valley, Fernie BC, Elko, Jaffray

I Love Lake

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May 25, 2019

Summer carries with it moods as varied as the heat of the sun. Barbecues and busy gatherings with friends, baseball games and afternoon dips, a pitched tent on a sandy shoreline, the need for complete solitude beneath cliffs of a summit. Summers in Fernie are fraught with opportunity—sometimes the hardest part is choosing where to begin.

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lakes, Koocanusa, Fernie BC, Outdoors, summer, Surveyor's Lake, Tie Lake, Sunshine Houseboats