Feds back indigenous protected, conserved area for Jumbo – E-Know.ca

August 29, 2019

There is welcome news in the long plight of the Jumbo Valley.

The Ktunaxa Nation Council has received approval from Environment and Climate Change Canada for funding to develop an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, up to 211,045 hectares, in the Qat’muk area of the central Purcell Mountain range.

“After nearly 30 years of determined efforts to keep Jumbo wild by the Ktunaxa Nation and people from across the Kootenays—and around the world—we can celebrate this major step toward legal recognition of Qat’muk,” shared Wildsight’s Conservation Director, John Bergenske.

Read More: https://www.e-know.ca/regions/columbia-valley/feds-back-indigenous-protected-conserved-area-for-jumbo/