Liberals Anticipate Environment Minister's Plan for McIntyre Creek
12-Mar-2010
Whitehorse - Eric Fairclough, Liberal Caucus Critic for Environment, and Don Inverarity, MLA for Porter Creek South, are asking the Minister of the Environment how he intends to carry out commitments he made to protect McIntyre Creek from development.
“Before he returned to the Yukon Party, Mr. Edzerza was vocal in his support for protecting the McIntyre Creek corridor,” says Fairclough. “Now that he is Environment Minister, he is in the position to do just that.”
The McIntyre Creek corridor is an area of unparalleled wilderness value within Whitehorse. Students, from elementary school to Yukon College, use the area for educational excursions. The area is also popular with birders, hikers, skiers and other recreational users.
While sitting with the NDP Caucus, Edzerza spoke in favour of McIntyre Creek’s permanent protection. On August 11, 2008, he wrote to Kwanlin Dun Chief and Council regarding the Friends of McIntyre Creek hopes for the area, stating “I am in full support of this group’s efforts to seek permanent protection for the McIntyre Creek corridor running through the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation.” He also submitted letters to the editors of the Whitehorse Star and the Yukon News on August 25, 2008, declaring that “while we easily attach a dollar value to development, we have a much harder time appreciating the value of wilderness” and urging the area’s protection.
“There should be no development in the McIntyre Creek area,” says Inverarity. “The Liberal Caucus supports the work of the Friends of McIntyre Creek and the Porter Creek Community Association in protecting this area. Mr. Edzerza has said the same, and we look forward to his concrete plans to protect McIntyre Creek.”
“Now that he has the power to do so, we are confident Mr. Edzerza will live up to his commitments,” Fairclough adds. “We have written him asking for his intentions, work plans, and timelines for preserving McIntyre Creek and look forward to his prompt reply.”
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