The Friends of McIntyre Creek is an advocacy group dedicated to the protection of the proposed Park for the benefit of all. The objectives of the Friends include education and awareness-raising activities and wildlife and fish habitat enhancement and improvement projects, The Friends will provide the community with an opportunity to exchange ideas and to become involved in the management of McIntyre Creek Urban Natural Park.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Public Meeting - April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009 Friends of McIntyre Creek held a public meeting in the Mount McIntyre Recreation Center, to show the value of protecting this area from development. Various Clubs and Organizations, as well as private citizens, spoke about their use of the McIntyre Creek area, and their desire to see it preserved as a nature park. Dorothy Bradley, Director, appears in this photo, with a map of the proposed park area showing in the back. Representatives of the Klondike Snowmobile Club, Yukon Bird Club, Rock Climbing Club, Dog Mushers, Icy Waters Fish Hatchery, Fish & Game Association, Porter Creek Association, Members of Ta'an and Kwanlin Dunn First Nations, the Yukon College, Yukon Conservation Society, Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club are some of the groups who shared their visions for the proposed park.
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