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‘If you want to go far, go together:’ Harmac devotes 27 acres of land to buffer west side of Cable Bay trail
NANAIMO — The campaign to save Cable Bay Trail has earned a major win.
An initially proposed 50 metre buffer of forested land west of the beloved Cable Bay Trail will instead be 100 metres, staving off development immediately next to the pathway and ensuring the future and health of the area for years to come.
Paul Sadler, CEO of Harmac Pacific, announced during a Nanaimo City Council meeting on Monday, May 16, his company heard loud and clear on the wishes of not only Council to address the issue now, but also those who have campaigned to preserve the land from development.
“It’s evidently clear to us at Harmac that Council wishes to define the Cable Bay buffer now, during the OCP process. To that end, NFPL will support the OCP policy of an average 100 metre buffer, which is estimated at 27 acres of property, will be allocated to the Cable Bay Trail adjacent to our lands.”