The JUMBO Ski Project has been given the thumbs up for incorporation

The JUMBO Ski Project has been given the thumbs up
for incorporation as a mountain resort municipality, despite the controversy swirling around the $450-million development. Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett even appointed a mayor and two councillors to the new community in November. The project has been in the planning for 22 years. Ktunaxa First Nation has actively opposed it, as the Purcell Mountain region holds special significance to the people. Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa First Nation chairwoman, said the province is not listening to Ktunaxa’s concerns. “We have clearly and consistently indicated that if this resort is built, it will critically damage our religious rights and freedoms, as well as our Aboriginal rights, all of which are recognized by the Canadian Constitution,” she told the Vancouver Sun.