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Robert_G

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Fraser River Islands for sale
« on: March 16, 2015, 05:41:25 PM »
I was recently browsing MLS and noticed that half the islands on the river are for sale. We used to explore these as kids. They were all public. Now it seems they are privatizing them. I thought the Fraser river was all crown land????
What gives? Carey Island, Herring Island, Strawberry Island, Bailey Island, Morrow Island, etc, etc, etc.

Anyone shed some light?
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2015, 06:00:00 PM »
Have to balance the budget you know.
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RalphH

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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2015, 09:28:58 PM »
I thought Herring was already private, owned by Wyerhauser or Kruger (formerly Scott). Maybe it's the corp that's dumping them not the Crown.
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Robert_G

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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2015, 04:20:52 PM »
So no real explanation?
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 11:18:04 AM »
So you thought they were public when you were a kid-what proof did you have then and what proof do you have now?
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2015, 04:46:17 PM »
The real explanation is that they have been private all along.  I couldn't imagine that there was just a land release of parcels on the Fraser Islands without much public exposure.
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2015, 05:04:16 PM »
They may have been publically owned when you were a kid in the Pleistocene Era  ;) but it appears that they are currently privately owned by Kruger Products
http://matrix.cwcanada.com/asp/filecabinet/Property/927085/Kruger.pdf

Link fixed
« Last Edit: March 18, 2015, 07:14:46 PM by clarki »
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2015, 06:44:03 PM »
the link is dead.
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2015, 07:19:33 PM »
Quote from: RalphH on March 18, 2015, 06:44:03 PM
the link is dead.
The link is to a PDF file - you may need to enable your browser to load the content (I did), but the link works just fine.
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2015, 08:09:08 PM »
Quote from: WAfishboy on March 18, 2015, 07:19:33 PM
The link is to a PDF file - you may need to enable your browser to load the content (I did), but the link works just fine.
It was not working for me too. Now it is OK.
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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2015, 09:06:48 PM »
Quote from: WAfishboy on March 18, 2015, 07:19:33 PM
The link is to a PDF file - you may need to enable your browser to load the content (I did), but the link works just fine.
Works now. I've never had a problem opening a link to a pdf. I also notice Clarki edited his post
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2015, 09:47:18 PM »
Who's going to buy a bunch of islands that erode over time. So in 10 years you'll have next to nothing...
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2015, 03:54:04 AM »
Herling island isn't going anywhere. I hope whoever buys it up opens it back up for the bikes and ATVers.
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2015, 09:11:31 AM »
Quote from: Noahs Arc on March 19, 2015, 03:54:04 AM
Herling island isn't going anywhere. I hope whoever buys it up opens it back up for the bikes and ATVers.

--If you want the Crown to buy it back then talk to your MLA...start a campaign/petition... it won't be free and I doubt that if the Crown purchases it that it will be designated as at bike/atv playground but one never knows.

--In USA lots of private bike, ATV parks maybe a BC association should look into it.
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Re: Fraser River Islands for sale
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2015, 05:54:45 PM »
Quote from: skaha on March 19, 2015, 09:11:31 AM
--If you want the Crown to buy it back then talk to your MLA...start a campaign/petition... it won't be free and I doubt that if the Crown purchases it that it will be designated as at bike/atv playground but one never knows.

--In USA lots of private bike, ATV parks maybe a BC association should look into it.
$3.75 million is a lot for a bike track. And I wouldn't want my government to pay it either. Can't build on it, I am pretty sure it is in the flood plain.
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