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==Zincton Controversy==
In May 2020, New Denver resident David Harley, owner of Valhalla Pure Outfitters, proposed building a 55-acre "world-class, all-season, backcountry-oriented" resort called Zincton between New Denver and Kaslo . <ref>{{cite web |last1=Harley |first1=David |title=Zincton: Expression of Interest |url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-resource-use/all-seasons-resorts/zincton/zincton_eoi_exec_summary_may_13_2020.pdf |website=ww2.gov.bc |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> Those promoting Zincton claim the resort will create jobs and do much to remedy economic and social decline in the area.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zincton Farms |title=Op-Ed: Zincton Balances the Past with the Future |url=http://thenelsondaily.com/news/op-ed-zincton-balances-past-future |access-date=8 December 2021 |agency=The Nelson Daily |date=November 14, 2021}}</ref>
The proposed site is in a critical wildlife corridor connecting Goat Range and Kokanee Provincial Parks and is also prime grizzly bear habitat; opponents fear the resort's negative ecological impact.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blackshaw |first1=Nikki |title=Press Pause, Let’s Plan: Provincial petition launches in response to Zincton |url=https://thewildconnection.ca/press-pause-lets-plan-provincial-petition-launches-in-response-to-zincton/ |website=thewildconnection.ca |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> Of the 3000 emailed comments received by British Columbia's Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development regarding Zincton, 2300 were opposed to building the resort.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McMurray |first1=Jan |title=About 3000 comments received on Zincton proposal |url=http://www.valleyvoice.ca/_PDF_2016/ValleyVoice200730web.pdf |access-date=8 December 2021 |date=30 July 2020}}</ref>
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