Local residents can learn more about a proposed widening of Cosens Bay Road through Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park.
The Friends of Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park will host a public meeting Thursday, April 16 about the process being pursued by the Ministry of Transportation.
“We’ve got two to three B.C. Parks people who will be there and we have invited Ministry of Transportation representatives to attend,” said Val Buchanan, Friends president.
“They will be answering questions.”
The transportation ministry is applying to B.C. Parks to adjust the boundary of the park to exclude a 30-metre-wide right-of-way where Cosens Bay Road crosses the park.
The ministry has stated the adjustment will ensure both park and road users will have safe and reliable access to the park and the surrounding area.
The Friends of Kal Lake Provincial Park oppose the boundary adjustment, saying it will divide the ecosystem of the park and could lead to development south of the park.
The group has collected about 3,000 signatures on a petition calling for the Ministry of Transportation to back off its plans.
“The more support we get, the better,” said Buchanan.
The public meeting, which includes the Friends of Kal Lake Provincial Park’s annual general meeting, is at 7:30 p.m. at the Coldstream Women’s Institute Hall.
Buchanan hopes residents will attend.
“It’s an open house so people can come and have their questions answered,” she said.
