Deep in the heart of the Canadian Rockies are the Purcell Mountains.
The remote location is home to pristine glaciers and an abundance of wildlife, undeveloped by humans.
It’s a location backcountry skiers cherish to escape the commodity of resorts.
A plan that, since 1991, has faced over two decades of protests.
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The strongest opposition has come from Ktunaxa First Nations.
Qat’muk, the Ktunaxa name for Jumbo Valley, is the sacred home of the grizzly bear spirit.
Photo fromJumbo Wild
In early NovemberCBCannounced that the Supreme Court had come to a final ruling.
Mark Waggoner, a Sweetgrass producer forJumbo Wild,expressed his distaste in a passionateFacebook post.
Patagonia also displayed their disappointment in the ruling through social media.
The developers of Jumbo have more recently focused on creating an alternative mega-resort inValemount, near Jasper National Park.
Here, there has been little public protest.
Locals, environmentalists and the Simpcw First Nation have all support the development of Valemount Glacier Resort.
At this point, why continue the battle for Jumbo?
Grizzly Bears in Qat’muk.
If the Jumbo plans were scaled-back, then development could actually begin without an environmental certificate.
