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From YouTube: OCT 4 2022 Statements Adam Walker
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you.
Honorable
speaker,
the
people
of
Parksville
Qualicum
are
fortunate
to
live
in
a
community
with
an
abundance
of
natural
beauty.
In
the
rain
shadow
of
Mount
Arrow
Smith,
we
live
in
a
temperate
climate,
a
rare
Coastal
Douglas
for
ecosystem.
This
biogeoclimatic
zone
is
the
smallest
and
most
at-risk
Zone
in
British
Columbia.
It
is
home
to
our
highest
number
of
species
at
risk,
and
it
is
unique,
not
just
provincially,
but
it
is
recognized
around
the
world
as
a
special
place.
A
An
honorable
speaker,
the
secret
is
out
more
and
more
folks
are
starting
to
call
our
community
home
and
with
more
new
neighbors.
The
preservation
of
valuable
natural
space
is
more
important
than
ever.
We
have
several
times
in
this
chamber
celebrated
some
of
the
champions
in
my
community,
who
have
four
generations
fought
to
preserve
these
important
ecosystems
for
the
future,
but
what
we
have
seen
over
the
last
few
months
is
truly
worthy
of
special
recognition.
A
Today,
last
year,
nearly
to
this
day,
the
Wilson
five
Foundation,
founded
by
chip
Wilson,
made
a
six
million
dollar
donation
to
purchase
and
re-naturalize
the
mouth
of
Englishman
River.
On
April,
we
saw
over
5
million
dollars
of
Investments,
including
one
million
dollars
from
Dax
Da
Silva
and
his
non-profit
age
of
Union
Alliance
to
protect
the
unique
Estuary
and
Eagle
Predator
at
French
Creek
and
just
last
week,
the
Emma
larrison
group
Emma
Anderson
Group,
donated
nearly
30
hectares
of
land
on
Englishman
River,
valued
at
over
5
million
dollars.
A
These
Investments
are
the
result
of
the
land,
trust
in
the
BC
Parks
Foundation,
working
with
countless
local
Champions,
like
movies
and
streamkeepers,
and
save
Estuary
land
society
and
the
friends
of
French
Street
conservation
society
and
our
local
government
representative,
Leanne
Wallace,
and
so
many
others
working
together
to
do
what
is
right
for
future
generations
with
the
house.
Please
join
with
me
in
celebrating
and
recognizing
these
incredible
work
and
the
accomplishments
they've
made
in
our
community.