Save Tunkwa / Logan Lake
A clear statement from local residents, ranchers, recreation users, and community members on the proposed m.ah a temEEwuh Solar Project.
The proposed m.ah a temEEwuh Solar Project is not a minor change to unused land. The proponent's own Initial Project Description describes a project area of approximately 776 hectares, developed in two 104 MW phases, with shared access roads, transmission infrastructure, fencing, and long-term operations.
This landscape is already used for cattle grazing, recreation, and existing tenure-based uses. The project materials also acknowledge that access is via Tunkwa Lake Road, that current land uses include cattle grazing, that the proposed transmission line would cross tributaries to Guichon Creek, that the area was heavily affected by the 2021 Tremont Creek wildfire, and that the project is expected to operate for approximately 40 years.
This is ranch land and recreation land, not industrial solar land.
The question is not whether solar can be built somewhere. The question is whether this place is compatible with a fenced, industrial-scale solar development.
Our answer is: not without overwhelming public justification, full transparency, and meaningful protection of land, water, access, and existing use.
Clear, enforceable protections for the community forest, public access, and Logan Lake's quality of life before any industrial development proceeds.
No security lighting, reflected glare, or night-sky impacts that degrade the character of Logan Lake, affect residents and wildlife, or diminish the dark-sky qualities of the surrounding landscape.
Any project access strategy must not impose major industrial traffic, safety impacts, noise, dust, or heavy haul disruption on Logan Lake and its surrounding community routes. Logan Lake is a small town already facing pressure from other major industrial activity in the region.
No persistent inverter noise, transformer hum, substation noise, or other industrial sound impacts affecting nearby residents, community forest users, or recreation in the surrounding area.
Existing trail access, community forest use, hiking, biking, day use, hunting access, and backcountry recreation must not be cut off, fenced out, narrowed, displaced, or made unsafe. There must be no further loss of access in an area already affected by past restrictions and closures.
This landscape exists to serve community forest values, public access, local stewardship, recreation, and working-land objectives. The same open and visible qualities that make it attractive for development are part of what makes it valuable to Logan Lake.
Ranchers and grazing users who have relied on this landscape for generations must not have their operations, access, or long-established use displaced or degraded by industrial development.
Consultation must be meaningful, transparent, and honest about support, opposition, and potential impacts on land use, access, wildlife, water, and culture.
A full reclamation and cleanup bond must be posted before construction begins, large enough to cover complete removal, disposal, land restoration, and any long-term cleanup obligations.
The public must not be left with industrial waste, damaged land, or financial liability at the end of the project's life.
Any approval must include enforceable conditions, independent monitoring, public reporting, and consequences for non-compliance.
Construction, operation, and decommissioning must not undermine quiet enjoyment, dark skies, public safety, local character, or the relationship between the town and its surrounding recreation landscape.
The Logan Lake Community Forest must be kept completely outside project boundaries, infrastructure corridors, and associated industrial disturbance. Any earlier indication that it would not be touched should be upheld clearly and unequivocally.
Guichon Creek and its tributaries must not face unacceptable risk from clearing, erosion, sediment, runoff, drainage changes, contamination, transmission crossings, or any other project-related disturbance.
This project is still in early engagement. Public input now matters most — before the layout and footprint are finalized.
Comment and meeting links direct to the official BC Environmental Assessment Office engagement page.
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