Cranbrook Community Forest and the East Hill

At the Council Meeting of Monday September 13th during a discussion about the proposed Rockyview Official Community Plan for this same area to the east currently outside of city limits, Manjak said, “As we have heard many times in conversation when the community forest was created, it is an interpretive forest, one that had specific uses in the plan (Community Forest Management Plan) and as we have heard from previous councillors, the city of Cranbrook was always assured that that piece of crown land was never intended to interfere with any long term growth needs of the city”.

Councillor Wavrecan went on to comment by saying, “A lot of controversy around the community forest has resulted from people who think that just because they walk in it and this is the only purpose they use it for, this is the only purpose the park is there for.”

At the Brown Bag Lunch of Tuesday September 14th Mayor Manjak assured the audience that Council valued the Community Forest Land. He went on to say in reference to the Community Forest, “ It stands between us and the only place for us to grow over the long term. I think quite frankly it’s what Sheldon (Isaman) says, that the parties should get together and put a new plan in place, put some new understandings in place, accept it and we just move on.”

Is the integrity of the Community Forest at stake?


What value do Cranbrook residents put on the Community Forest in 2010?