Forest Management and Domestic Water Use near Princess Creek

On March 19, 2009, the Ainsworth Community Water Users (the complainants) submitted a complaint about Meadow Creek Cedar Ltd. (the licensee) and its site plans for cutting permit 281 in the Princess Creek watershed. The complainants were concerned with the licensee’s interpretation of, and approach to, managing impacts to domestic watersheds as stipulated by the Kootenay Boundary Higher Level Plan Order. The complainants do not own or use water intakes on Princess Creek.