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Natural Habitat Decrease - Over used Highways

Since the opening of the (3) Three major highways, with Merritt being in the middle.

The amount of wildlife such as deer, moose, bears, and elk; has decrease in numbers. Many wildlife were unsure of new highway has disturbed their natural valley crossings and the wildlife would have to cross the highway to continue their journey. Many deer and moose have been killed along these highways.

Also these highways have given more access to other out of town hunters to use our territory to hunt our game. Their is hardly anymore deer or moose to hunt in our valley's. Too many people with big trucks use our back roads for camping, fishing, hunting, and recreational use. They travel with their families, friends and recreational groups. They take with them motorcross bikes, all terrain vehicles, quads, or ski-doo's. These people are here all year round. The weather is getting warmer and winters are shorter. They disturb the natural surroundings!

Its 2010, now I am seeing the moose come back to the swamp thats located along the highway after the Logan Lake turnoff. Since last year, forestry had the mountain pine beetle trees cut down and burned; wildlife are slowly coming back. Its taken time..

Emissions - We all are Responsible!

Fr. 1990-2004 - Emissions had a stable line even with growth of population

Emissions has been constant of per capita spending .80 kilotonnes per millions of dollars / 0.015 kilotonnes per person and millions of dollars spent per person.

Emissions per capita 0.55 kilotonnes per millions of dollars and 0.014 kilotonnes per person and millions of dollars spent per person.

This is green house gas emissions from from foreign companies due to the production of imported goods purchased by Canadian households. (Statistics Canada - Greenhouse gas emissions)

2004 - Goods and services purchases resulting in the highest indirect emissions from households. (Statistics Canada - Greenhouse gas emissions)

Motor Fuels and Lubricants - 15,137 kilotones

Contribution to total household indirect emissions - 7 %

Personal expenditure - 24,245 millions of dollars

Percent contribution to total spending - 3 %

Emission intensity - 0.624 kilotonnes per millions of dollars

This is 6 yrs ago of statistics, Kamloops 2009 of 87,017 population. The Province of B.C. hit the 4 million mark between 2001 - 2006 according to the 2006 Census which makes up of 13% of Canadas overall population.

OMG, thats a lot of facts that just makes me wonder what the heck are we doing to our environment, mother nature is slowly dying!!..no wonder why our water levels are low! our trees are dying!..We are responsible for this disaster one way or another. Its like a domanio effect, knock one thing down, hits another....

Its polluted by Us! Take, take , take, take... its time to give back. Probably way too many people take everything for granted.

Since the opening of the Coquihalla highways, 1986 - 2008


It increased the number of Traffic, even with Highway from Hope to Merritt, was toll operated.


The first few years motorcycles were free!..so of course groups of them would travel through during the summer season. Then the motorcycle's had to pay $5.00 to pass through.
Many motorist had to pay 10.00; 20.00; or 50.00 dollars to complete their journey on Coquihalla highway.


From BC Ministry of Transportation stats,


the Route 5A/97C , on July 15, 2008 4,348 travellers drove on that highway. The peak volume of travellers was at 1:00pm of 320 vehicles.
Assuming its that amount daily volume multiplying by 365 days a year. That is 1,587,020. 00 travellers a year! wow, unreal.

I found the increase of traffic through our native territory has limited our natural resources of hunting, fishing, and wild berry harvesting. Too many people have access to our territory. I live down stream from the highway, over time results have effected our land and water. Mainly from traffic pollution and garbage.

That's 22 years of Toll Booth operations, which accumulated thousands of dollars!..