Resort Development Facts
Size
• Total development area: 104 hectares (257 acres)3
• Total bed units (pillows) – visitors: 5,502
• Total bed units (pillows) – staff: 750
Visitors
• Average daily visitors: 2,000 – 3,000 at build-out.
Phasing
• Build-out: 3 phases over a 20/30-year development period.
Road Access
• From Panorama Mountain Village over an improved mining/forestry road.
• No switchbacks, new river crossings, or mountain pass crossings required for access
road.
• Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) at build-out: 943 vehicles
Utilities
• Water: drilled wells
• Wastewater: on-site tertiary treatment plant with return to ground
ECONOMIC IMPACT
• Over $1 billion anticipated investment at build out;
• $30 – 60 million per year in construction activity for 20 years;
• Over $4 million annual direct spending in nearby communities after 3 years of operation;
• 800 full time jobs at build-out;
• Total on-going economic impact at Gross Domestic Product level after 5 years of operation:
over $32 million;
• Projected annual tax revenues: over $12 million;
• An Employment Equity Plan will ensure preferential treatment of local residents and First
Nations members.
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