The Fisheries Sensitive Watershed Order took seven years to be put in place and seven years after, we are not seeing any special measures being practiced to protect the hydrology of our watershed. This puts our domestic and agricultural water supply at risk, raises the likelihood or landslide and floods and is derogatory to our Outdoor Adventure and Tourism economy.

I support Nature Rights for the Horsefly River so it will have a voice that can speak loud enough to halt the hydological decline and biodiversity loss that I see happening in the forest and on the River. Horsefly is known world wide for its fresh water outdoor recreation experiences. Tourism is and will continue to be the lifeblood of Horsefly, and its economic survival depends on the fresh clean water that comes from a Healthy Watershed.

Long overdue. Entire watershed is at the tipping point hydrologically. If logging is allowed to continue at the current level the limited spawning habitat that remains will be lost. Projected logging in the McLuskey and Big Slide areas is particularly concerning. I salute the Horsefly Roundtable for this initiative and their ongoing attempts to salvage what remains of this special watershed. If we can bring timber harvesting down to a sustainable level Mother Nature will help us repair the damage of the past. Existing primary forest should be protected at all costs.