Lillooet Land and Resource Management Plan
The Lillooet Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) is a strategic Land Resource Management Plan being prepared for a 1.1 million heactare are in the south-western interior of B.C.. The LRMP is a part of B.C.'s Land Use Strategy. Once approved, the plan will provice management direction for the use of all Crown land and resources in the area. A draft of the plan was releases in July 2004 (see Downloads page). It is now the focus of ongoing government-to-government discussions with First Nations.
The LRMP 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. It is sparsely populated: About half its 6,500 inhabitants are descended from aboriginal people of the St'a'imc, Nlaka'pamux, Secwepemc and Tsilhqot'in nations.
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.
The LRMP coincides with the Lillooet Timber Supply Area within the Cascades Forest District. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District covers most of the LRMP area. It includes the communities of Lillooet, Gold Bridge, Bralorne and Seton Portage/Shalaith. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District covers the south-eastern corner and includes the communities of Lytton and Spences Bridge.
