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Jumbo Valley is in the heart of British Columbia's Purcell Mountains.

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New scientific research proves the area is home to a critical anchor population of grizzlies.

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Glacier Resorts wants to install a gondola, two chairlifts and base infrastructure to open the high alpine to skiers.

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In Jumbo Valley, adjacent to the proposed resort site.

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Looking down into Jumbo Valley, the proposed resort site.

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A blockade to stop road construction lasted eight weeks.

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The peaks of Central Purcells, looking from Jumbo Pass.

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