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Why do you love it? Send a Jumbo Valentine!

Wildsight Jumbo Feed - 10 hours 49 min ago

A decision is coming: Show the Premier that you love Jumbo—wild.

Environmental groups who have fought against a ski resort development in B.C.’s Jumbo Valley are putting out a call to drop the fighting words and come up with something different: A Valentine to a wild Jumbo Valley.

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Province, resort supporters flying to France to meet potential investors

Wildsight Jumbo Feed - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:02

By Kelsey Verboon for the Columbia Valley Pioneer

A delegation that includes provincial and local government, as well as proponents of Glacier Resorts Ltd., the company behind Jumbo Glacier Resort, is hopping on a jet plane to France to meet with companies interested in investing in B.C.’s ski industry.

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Valley 'leaders' ask Clark to approve Jumbo

Wildsight Jumbo Feed - Thu, 11/17/2011 - 18:41

By Ian Cobb,

A group of Columbia Valley “community leaders,” comprised of elected officials, formerly elected officials and business owners/managers, is urging by Premier Christy Clark to approve the Jumbo Glacier Resort project.

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New report refutes Jumbo's economic benefits

Wildsight Jumbo Feed - Tue, 11/15/2011 - 23:58

A new economic benefits study of the Jumbo Glacier Resort proposal is refuting the conclusions of the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) that the project will provide economic benefits to the Province of B.C.

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Scott Niedermayer slams plans for resortproject near boyhood home

Wildsight Jumbo Feed - Tue, 11/15/2011 - 15:13

VICTORIA - The former captain of Canada's Olympic gold medal men's hockey team is speaking out against a proposed resort development near his hometown in Cranbrook, B.C.

Scott Niedermayer says the proposed Jumbo Glacier ski resort project in the Purcell Mountains of southeastern B.C. threatens valuable grizzly bear habitat.

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Ski resort approval poses Jumbo issue for Christy Clark

Wildsight Jumbo Feed - Mon, 11/14/2011 - 09:29

Mark Hume, for the Globe and Mail

There’s an elephant in the room and it’s about to roll over. Appropriately it is called Jumbo.

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