***UPDATE*** July 20th, 2020

The owners of the land of which Kingzett Lake is on have reached out to me and expressed great interest and support for this petition. Please continue to sign and share in order to spread the word and keep this top of mind.

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Let's face it, the quarry north of Shawnigan Lake, just off Thain Rd & Silver Mine Rd, is no longer a secret. Every summer it keeps getting busier and busier because of social media posts and web publications about it. 

Known locally as "The Quarry," Kingzett Lake is an abandoned limestone quarry on the Malahat. Once an active quarry, it operated most recently between 1953 and 1979 and officially closed in 1980. The closure meant that pumps no longer drained water, and within a couple of years a lake was created by an underground spring.

Its mineral-rich waters tinge the lake with extra-enticing shades of blue, making it a perfect spot to swim and take some seriously stunning photos. Once those photos starting making the rounds online, it wasn't long before people starting visiting the quarry in ever-increasing numbers.

With the increase in traffic is an increased need for facilities to keep the quarry the clean, beautiful swimming spot we love to take Instagram photos of.

Garbage cans, bathroom facilities, walking trails, proper parking, and long-term research needs to begin to ensure that the human impact on the ecosystem that calls the quarry home is kept minimal.

The quarry is private property that should be turned into a proper regional park or at least a protected area. Now I’ll be completely honest, I don’t know what the proper channels are to initiate this change. I’m hoping that by getting the word out, it will hopefully connect with the right people to get things going in the right direction. 

In conclusion, the quarry is amazing and everyone should get to enjoy it properly and safely. More and more people are going to it every year and the longer it takes, the more it’s going to negatively impact the people and the local ecosystem. 

Thank you for taking the time to read this petition and hopefully taking the time to sign and share.