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Southwest residents are gearing up to fight a 105-hectare development proposal east of Canada Olympic Park, saying it will destroy the environmentally-sensitive Paskapoo Slopes area.

But the developer says the Trinity Hills project — which aims to build a hotel, residential townhouses and commercial office space — is a good compromise that will still preserve much of the natural area as public land to the city.

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“This is a very exciting project, it will be a gathering place with a synergy of uses,” said Cameron Wallace, communication consultant for Trinity Development Group.

“People can work, they can shop, they can recreate and entertain all in one place. It’s a village concept.

“And there’s a very high demand for a hotel at this location because it’s so close to Canada Olympic Park.

“It’s an entrance to the city.”

But environmentalists and concerned residents with the group Save the Slopes say that’s just the reason the city shouldn’t allow development at the site, formerly owned by WinSport and just recently sold to Trinity.