Go West, Young Flag

Apr
15
2011
The Village of Harrison Hot Springs in beautiful British Columbia took its first steps to join the Blue Flag community, becoming the program’s first North American applicant west of Lake Winnipeg.
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The Village of Harrison Hot Springs in beautiful British Columbia took its first steps to join the Blue Flag community, becoming the program’s first North American applicant west of Lake Winnipeg.

On March 14th, 2011, the Village Council passed a resolution declaring their intention to become a Blue Flag community and begin the process for determining what Harrison Hot Springs’ beach and marinas need to do to meet the award’s criteria.
 
“Harrison Hot Springs is excited about the Blue Flag Program and our application to obtain this prestigious award for our beach and marina,” says Andre Isakov, the Village’s Community and Development Officer. “As a resort municipality, the Blue Flag Program provides a great opportunity for our community to strive for and achieve highest international standards in environmental management, safety, infrastructure, and overall operations”.
Environmental Defence is excited to work with the Village of Harrison Hot Springs to achieve the Blue Flag award, particularly in light of Mayor Ken Becotte’s goal to make his village a healthy, sustainable community and their recently initiated development of an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, called Sustainable Harrison.
 
Since 1987, the international Blue Flag program has worked with communities and beach operators to promote sustainable tourism, reward responsible environmental practices and highlight sites with to superior recreational water quality. Environmental Defence brought the eco-label to Canada in 2005 and has been operating it here ever since.
 
In the summer of 2010 fifteen beaches and three marinas were awarded with the Blue Flag. The winners of the Blue Flag award for 2011 will be announced in mid-May.

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Jun
03
2011

I would sure like to speak


John Allen says:

I would sure like to speak with whoever is assessing Harrison beaches. They are a disgrace, particularly the lagoon. Many hazards exist which the Village council refuses to deal with. The beach is being systemmatically destroyed by the addition of rock, gravel, concrete etc. Very little sand area left.

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