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Jan 2000
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Minutes of Meeting January
21, 22, 23 2000 – Grassy Plains/Burns Lake Attending:
Eileen Benedict, RD of Bulkley-Nechako
Area ‘E’ Dan
Bouillon, Alcan (Vanderhoof) Dean
Box, District of Vanderhoof
Wally
Eamer, Province of BC (MELP) Mario
Feldhoff, District of Kitimat
Gary
Gurnsey, Treasurer, Nechako Watershed Council
Ken
Haun, Northwest Communities Coalition Kathy
Hoesing, Tweedsmuir Recreation Commission Leslie
King, University of Northern British Columbia Henry
Klassen, Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce Rick
Krehbiel, Lheidli T’enneh Treaty Office
Gabi
Matscha, Southside Economic Development Association Jerry
Petersen, RD of Bulkley-Nechako Area ‘F’ Richard
Prokopanko, Alcan (Vancouver) Ralph
Roy, RD of Bulkley Nechako Area’D’ Reg
Stowell, Kitimat Chamber of Commerce Dave
Wiebe, Community Futures Development Corporation of Stuart Nechako Jason
Hwang, Liaison, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Sabra McLain: Administrative Services Guests:
Carmen
Karnapke, Alcan Sandy
Carpenter, Lawson Lundell D. M.
Timlick, Alcan –Kitimat/Kemano Glen
Davidson, Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks Daryl
McDonagh, Alcan BC Patricia Gerhardi, Alcan Vanderhoof Eleanor
Skin, Skin Tyee Band Frank
Morris, Nee Tahi Buhn, BC Kory
Peters, Natural Resources Cheslatta Carrier Nation Mike
Robertson, Cheslatta Carrier Nation Bill
Troy, Cheslatta Carrier Nation Ray
Morris, Nee Tahi Buhn Reuben
Skin, Skin Tyee Band Eric
Sykes, Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund Management Committee David
Marshall, Fraser Basin Council Colin
Harivel, Facilitator Chris
Wilson, Klohn-Crippen Michelle
Poirier, Ministry of Energy and Mines Clyde
Mitchell, Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. Byron
Nutton, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Friday January 21,
2000 Welcome-Chief
Marvin Charlie, Cheslatta Nation
-Chief Ray Morris, Nee Tahi Buhn
-Henry Klassen, Chair Nechako Watershed Council
-Eileen Benedict, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Area'E’ Presentation
of framed print to the Cheslatta people by Henry Klassen accepted by Chief
Marvin Charlie. Decision:
The NWC will accept the November 26, 1999 meeting minutes as presented. Decision:
Dean Box will continue to represent the District of Vanderhoof as a member of
the Nechako Watershed Council. Decision:
Gary Gurnsey will not represent the Vanderhoof Rotary Club because of a conflict
with their bylaws that does not allow them to be a member of another
organization. He will continue as a
volunteer treasurer with the ability to contribute in discussion but with no
decision making power. Decision:
The
Nechako Watershed Council Interim Statement of Revenue and Expenses and the
Nechako Watershed Council Budget Discussion Proposal are accepted as presented. Decision:
Issues Records have been received with any further questions or comments to be
forwarded to Joan Chess Decision:
NWC realized there is a need to continue reviewing issues on the Nechako
Reservoir at a later meeting. Book
presentation by Henry Klassen to
Michelle Poirier from the Nechako Watershed Council. Sunday January 23, 2000 Action:
Richard Prokopanko to contact Chris Wilson and Clyde Mitchell to write a letter
report on their workshop Saturday January 22, 2000.
It will be shared with the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund
Management Committee and should include information on process, common threads
& components, and questions that need to be answered.
Action:
Richard Prokopanko, Reg Stowell and Wally Eamer will put together a public
awareness strategy plan to be distributed at the next Nechako Watershed Council
meeting in March. Decision:
Effective April 1, 2000 our new fiscal year the NWC will reduce meeting times to
1.5 days. Meetings will start
Friday afternoon and conclude Saturday afternoon. Action:
Gary Gurnsey and Coordinating Committee will prepare a budget for the period of
April1, 2000 to March 31, 2001 with an action plan to support it and funding
sources identified. Action:
Rick Krehbiel will prepare a design for a report in preparation for the next
Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund Workshop, which will include some kind of
recommendation on a Water Release Facility (type of facility to be decided at
March meeting). The coordinating
committee will approve the outline. Action:
Henry Klassen invited to NEEF planning meeting Friday January 28, 2000.
These are some suggestions to discuss there:
Action:
Richard Prokopanko to draft a letter to Regional Director of DFO and to Minister
Anderson to make them aware of our dissatisfaction with their participation on
the NEEF/NWC process.
-Indicate to Jason Hwang this process is happening. Action:
Henry Klassen to send the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund Management
Committee a letter of thanks for attending our meeting.
Also write thank you to Cheslatta People, Eileen Benedict, Kathy Hoesing
and Nathan Nicolas. Action:
Joan Chess and Rick Krehbiel to finish the Matrix and distribute. Action:
Rick Krehbiel and Trafford Hall to clean up CWRF subcommittee report and
redistribute as a final document.
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