Bigfoot will contribute to British Columbia’s reputation as a world class recreation tourist area, and specifically enhance the tourist area and economy of the Upper Fraser Valley by offering full season recreation capability.

Bigfoot Recreation & Ski Area will serve the 3.0 million residents of the Lower Mainland of B.C., as well as domestic and international markets. This area of the Lower Mainland currently receives in excess of 2.5 million visitors per year to the Harrison Hot Springs area and Cultus Lake Park area. These tourist areas are primarily summer tourist areas with little to offer for the winter season. The whole area would benefit from year round recreation use. Current hotels, motels, restaurants, and B & B’s in the surrounding areas of Hope, Chilliwack, Rosedale, Agassiz, Bridal Falls, and Harrison Hot Springs would immediately benefit from the increased attraction to the ski area.

The proposed resort will have a significant economic impact in the region. Initial capital costs for the resort development are expected to exceed $300 million dollars with complete build-out an additional $800 million to $1.0 billion over the next 5 years. This will include resort infrastructure, development and construction of resort villages and residential and commercial real estate. Geothermal heating systems will be utilized when developing and building the resort.

It is anticipated that up to 3500 jobs will be created. These jobs will be in the ski industry, tourism, construction and maintenance, accommodation, recreation, golf course, fishing (boat and canoe rentals), restaurants, water-bottling facility, marketing, various sporting events, cultural and heritage museums, etc.

We intend to include the Cheam, Popkum, Peter’s and Shxw’ Ow Hamel First Nations as equity partners in the proposed Bigfoot Recreation & Ski Area. We will be looking to the First Nations for their valuable input during all phases of the project.

It is our intention to clean up Jones Lake and increase campground capacity. The original Jones Lake was 3.3 km long and 697 acres in surface area with a maximum depth of 45 ft. The lake was barren of fish until it was stocked between 1926 and 1938 with rainbow trout and kokanee salmon. Through the 1930's and into the 1970's, the Jones Lake sport fishery was probably the most successful and most popular lake fishery in the Lower Mainland. Kokanee fishing was the big draw, but rainbow angling was also popular.

Jones Lake was flooded in 1952 when BC Electric constructed an 18m dam on the outlet of Jones Creek. The Jones Lake Reservoir, at full pool, is 2697 acres in surface area. This is almost twice as long and one and a half times the surface area of the original lake. Maximum depth is 89 ft.

It is our intention to create a wildlife preserve within our reserve area, protecting and managing the habitat and creating a no hunting area.

Vancouver Whistler/Blackcomb has been awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics. This spotlight on winter sports will have a dramatic effect on the profile of winter sports within the British Columbia/Canadian marketplace, leaving a lasting legacy of activities. The continued enthusiasm will generate an incredible awareness of the benefits of an active lifestyle with winter sports taking a pre-eminent role as British Columbia/Canada actively promotes the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics.