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Lillooet Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP)

The Lillooet Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) area covers 1.1 million hectares in the south-western interior of BC. The LRMP provides management direction for the use of Crown land and resources in the area.

The area straddles the boundary between wet coastal mountains and dry interior plateaux. It has remarkable cultural, geographic and ecological diversity, abundant natural resources, and breathtaking beauty. About half its 6,500 inhabitants are descended from aboriginal people of the St'at'imc, Nlaka'pamux, Secwepemc and Tsilhqot'in nations. Communities in the area include Lillooet, Gold Bridge, Bralorne and Seton Portage/Shalaith.

Logging, tourism, agriculture, services and the public sector are the mainstays of the local economy. The area is a major source of hydroelectric power for the Lower Mainland. Mining played an important role in developing the area and exploration for new mines continues.

A draft Lillooet LRMP was released in July 2004 and formed the basis for subsequent consultations with First Nations.

Key Outcomes:

The Lillooet LRMP recommended protection of 56,796 hectares as a new Class A park called the South Chilcotin Mountains Park. The provincial legislature established this park in 2010, along with five other new parks and two park additions recommended by the LRMP and totalling 21,801 hectares.

The LRMP also recommended three areas covering about 14,550 hectares for designation as “mining and tourism areas.” Government established these areas in 2010 using authority under the Environment and Land Use Act. This designation allows for mineral exploration and mining as well as tourism use and development; however, no commercial logging is permitted in these areas.

With these actions in 2010, the Lillooet land and resource management planning process is now completed. Other aspects of the draft plan have been provided to statutory decision makers as operational guidance for the management of Crown land and resources, subject as appropriate, to further First Nations consultation.

Lillooet Land and Resource Management Plan (2004 Draft) [pdf]

Lillooet LRMP Map [pdf]

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