Ghost access meeting with AB government - Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012

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Event Type: Social 
Event Location: Radisson Hotel, Calgary Airport 
Date(s) & Time:   Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 04:00 PM  
Registration Cut Off:   Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 04:00 PM  
Event Duration: 4 hours 
Difficulty Rating:   D1 - See Conversion Chart  
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Who's Invited:   Members & Guests, 18 And Older Only  
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Itinerary:
Subject: Climbers Access to Eastern Slopes of Rockies - i.e. The Ghost CASA, is notifying the climbing community that motorized access / random camping to the Ghost could be affected. This is separate from the TFA process which has delayed the work this fall. This is a long term planning initiative that has implications for the areas we climb. There is a consultation session tonight - I know it is last minute but if you can at all make it please come out. There will be a group of us that are planning to be there at 4:00. It is at the airport Radisson Hotel 2120 16 Avenue Northeast Calgary See below for the note from Al Black, Chairperson of CASA. Climbing access threatened on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains The South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP) is a government initiative to develop a management plan for the lands in all of southern Alberta (see https://www.landuse.alberta.ca/RegionalPlans/SouthSaskatch ewanRegion/Pages/default.aspx). An advisory council has provided a long list of recommendations, and the government is now seeking comments from the public on the recommendations. A series of open houses will be held throughout Alberta this month, and the public is also invited to comment via an online survey. See the end of this document for a list of the open house dates and locations. Potential Impact for Climbers The Climbers Access Society of Alberta is calling your attention to the SSRP because it profoundly threatens our climbing activities. We believe the SSRP either fundamentally misunderstands or has completely ignored the activities of climbers and other soft-tread users. The SSRP could eliminate random camping. It could reduce or eliminate our ability to access climbing areas by motorized vehicles (e.g. the Ghost). Most importantly, the SSRP could mean climbing area closures. What CASA is Doing CASA is committed to engage and work with all levels of the Alberta Government in regard to the SSRP, from its current state to its final implementation in order to ensure that our access to climbing is not affected. The SSRP is an important initiative of the government with far reaching implications. It will take a lot of effort from a number of people over a number of years to effect change in the plan. What You Can Do Attend an open house this month and speak up! Let the government know that as a climber, you want to maintain responsible vehicular access and random camping along the Eastern Slopes. Use the Ghost as an example. Fill out the survey! CASA can help to make this easy for you. The two background documents are each 70 pages long. The survey consists of 250 or so questions (!) CASA is working on summarizing the relevant parts of the background documents and will compile a list of the survey questions that are most relevant to the interests of climbers. We will post all of this information on the CASA website by early December. In the long term, we may have to go through several iterations of this kind of feedback process or ask for other kinds of help, but we need to have an impact on the SSRP process now if we are going to be able to have an effect in the future. If you have any questions or comments, please contact one of the representatives on the CASA board. Alternatively, you can contact me directly by email at chair@climbersaccess.ab.ca and I’ll be glad to answer your questions as best I can. Ahead of time, I’d like to thank everyone for his or her support for this initiative. Working together, I believe we can preserve our access to climbing in Southern Alberta. Sincerely, Al Black (Chair, Climbers Access Society of Alberta) Open House Dates and Locations The Govt. of Alberta will be accepting feedback at their open houses in: Calgary - Tuesday, November 13 (Radisson Hotel Calgary Airport)
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Registration for this event closed on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 04:00 PM.