Texada Land Corporation began constructing a new road off Musgrave Road as an alternate route connecting to their logging operation, after controversy erupted last week over their right to use a trail on Crown land as an access road. On Tuesday, representatives of both the Ministry of Forests and B.C. Assets & Lands Corp. (ALC) visited the site to get more information.

Although Texada had applied to the Ministry of Forests for a permit to use the trail, the permit had not been granted. Earlier, community representatives had alerted the local and provincial government agencies that Texada was seeking a permit to use the trail, which is located on land designated as park reserve under the OCP. Furthermore, as Texada already had been using the trail as an access route, residents said they were in violation of the Forest Practices Code.

Nearby resident and forestry consultant Jean Brouard said, "Texada isn't a forestry company - it's a strip and flip company. Based on the information I have, it appears that they broke the law, and neither the Ministry of Forests or Assets & Lands wants to do anything about it."

Texada's local operation's manager Brent Kapler could not be reached for comment.