Salmon Glacier, Stewart and Hyder
I have removed the mining post..it was dated 2014. Gary Haupt
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SideHill...there are so many facets to the resource based feast/famine loops. There is the truth that the north needs growth and mining is the vehicle that seems to be the go-to right now. But if it's not mining, it's oil and gas exploration and drilling and pipes. I always struggle with the good vs bad scenarios. No doubt jobs are the carrot on the stick. Big money for whomever gets hired. The goverment of the day needs the tax money generated to feed the hungry mouths that we, the taxpayers, have. The damage that resourcse extractions cause are never ending. It's not like logging..plant more trees. Damage from tailings and fracking and spills go on forever.
As far as Stewart and Hyder, the roads will become busier, gates go up, costs to live there skyrocket. Some get wealthier, some have to leave. I suppose it's the nature of things but now that I am kind of at the end of my own road, it makes me very unhappy to see what we allow, in the name of commerce. We give away the in-ground resources, including water. I fear that in the not to distant future, we shall wake-up to the news that we have expended all that was and we are left with just a shell.
It has been suggested that tourist dollars play a smmall role in Stewart. I don't think that the strength of the tourist spending should ever be downplayed. Hyder and Stewart both, benefit greatly from visitors. Stores, hotels, shops, food and ale.
If someone is reading this...and want to see the two glaciers...don't delay. They are both retreating at alarming rates.
Gary Haupt
As far as Stewart and Hyder, the roads will become busier, gates go up, costs to live there skyrocket. Some get wealthier, some have to leave. I suppose it's the nature of things but now that I am kind of at the end of my own road, it makes me very unhappy to see what we allow, in the name of commerce. We give away the in-ground resources, including water. I fear that in the not to distant future, we shall wake-up to the news that we have expended all that was and we are left with just a shell.
It has been suggested that tourist dollars play a smmall role in Stewart. I don't think that the strength of the tourist spending should ever be downplayed. Hyder and Stewart both, benefit greatly from visitors. Stores, hotels, shops, food and ale.
If someone is reading this...and want to see the two glaciers...don't delay. They are both retreating at alarming rates.
Gary Haupt
