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40 acres of oceanfront property donated to Comox Valley Regional District to create a park

The Comox Valley Regional District has received a donation of 40 acres (16 hectares) of oceanfront property in the Merville area for use as a park.
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The Comox Valley Regional District has received a donation of 40 acres (16 hectares) of oceanfront property in the Merville area for use as a park.

On May 13, the CVRD board authorized staff to work with the donor to receive this donation through the federal governmentB次元官网网址檚 Ecological Gifts Program. The program provides a way for owners of ecologically sensitive land to protect nature and leave a legacy for future generations. The donation was finalized on Sept. 29, 2022.

The property, identified as Maris Estates, was donated by Christopher Investments, Ltd.

B次元官网网址淭his is an incredibly kind donation that will benefit so many Comox Valley residents and visitors for years to come,B次元官网网址 said Electoral Area C Director Edwin Grieve. B次元官网网址淭he CVRD would like to thank Christopher Investments Ltd. for this very generous gift.B次元官网网址

The land itself is just off Eagle Drive. There are no structures on the property, and at this time, no access to the oceanfront from area roads.

B次元官网网址淏asically, the property is all mature, second-growth forest, with some old growth in there,B次元官网网址 explained Mark Harrison, manager of parks for the CVRD. B次元官网网址淭here are no trails, there is no driveway access or anything like that. ItB次元官网网址檚 basically just wilderness.

B次元官网网址淎t this stage, we do not want people to go in there - we do not want to promote public use. We just got the land. We still want to do inventory in there, do an assessment and come up with some kind of management plan on what we are going to do with that park.B次元官网网址

The Ecological Gifts Program is based on conservation, so any kind of infrastructure design (i.e. pathways, etc.) must be approved through the program.

B次元官网网址淚 see in the future, we will probably build in some trails to access the oceanB次元官网网址 but there are a lot of restrictions,B次元官网网址 said Harrison. B次元官网网址淪o right now there is no set plan for the site. We just want everyone to know the great news of this pretty incredible, generous donation. But in terms of next steps, all that stuff still needs to be worked on.B次元官网网址

Harrison added that there are plans for an official ribbon cutting and grand reveal sometime this spring, with representatives from the former owners on hand.

B次元官网网址淎t that stage, we should know better what the possible next steps are,B次元官网网址 he said.


terry.farrell@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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