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After dozens of speakers and an hour of debate, CRD directors recognized the changing user base in regional parks and approved the new guidelines as a balance, with some suggesting that future parkland acquisitions should be considered with mountain biking in mind. The new guidelines were developed by the CRD’s parks committee after extensive consultations with mountain bikers and concerned park users. “This sets out terms of reference on how to integrate mountain biking in existing park systems as [the sport] expands in the region,” said parks committee chair Rebecca Mersereau. “Our parks are acquired and managed for the primary purpose of ecological protection. We can’t just flip a switch.”
The Ginns donated a significant portion of the value of the property to HAT to achieve this goal, the Trust said in a statement. “It would have been difficult for us to save the Highlands forest in perpetuity without mentoring from the capable staff at HAT. We trust our gift will inspire other people to cherish and protect nature,” the Ginns said. Jonathan Wilkinson, federal environment minister, said in a statement: “Together, and with the support of programs like the Canada Nature Fund’s Natural Heritage Conservation Program, we are making progress toward our goal of conserving a quarter of Canada’s land by 2025.”
An ecologically diverse 23-acre parcel of land bordering Thetis Lake Regional Park is now officially protected by the Habitat Acquisition Trust. It was owned by Anne and Jim Ginns for 50 years, . . .