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Jan 2002
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Minutes of Meeting January
25 & 26, 2002 – Smithers Attending: Linda Bell, Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce Eileen
Benedict, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Area ‘E’ Mario
Feldhoff, District of Kitimat Byron
Goerz, District of Fort St. James Trafford
Hall, District of Kitimat Ken
Haun, Northwest Communities Coalition Henry Klassen, Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce Rick
Krehbiel, Lheidli T’enneh Treaty Office Jerry
Petersen, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Area ‘F’ Richard
Prokopanko, Alcan - Vancouver Ralph
Roy, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Area ‘D’ Reg
Stowell, Kitimat Chamber of Commerce Kees
Van Leeuwen, Vanderhoof Fish and Game Phil
Zacharatos, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management Joan Chess, Fraser Basin Council/Nechako Watershed Council Secretariat Sabra McLain, Administrative Services Guests: Ken Duke, Alcan - Vancouver Carmen
Karnapke, Alcan - Vancouver David
Marshall, Fraser Basin Council - Vancouver Welcome
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Brian Northup, Mayor, Town of Smithers
Henry Klassen, Chair, Nechako Watershed Council Decision:
The priorities of the NWC for 2002 are: a.
Preparation of a CWRF Work Plan b.
Allocation of Freed up Flow (Develop Optimal Flow Regime) c.
Begin implementation of CWRF Work Plan Decision:
The
NWC will design a process to determine how issues indirectly related to the NWC
mandate will be addressed by the Council Action:
NWC will write letter to ministries including: Sustainable
Resource Management Competition,
Science and Enterprise Fisheries
and Oceans Canada Western
Diversification Environment
Canada The
NWC will receive Gary Holman’s final report first and then send the letter,
asking the above ministries if the recommended evaluation method meets the
ministries’ requirements for evaluating funding requests. Joan
Chess to check with Wally Eamer if this is an acceptable question, to whom at
senior levels of government should the letter be sent, inform the Coordinating
Committee, and move forward with letter after receiving Wally's advice. Decision:
The changes to the CWRF Work Plan are adopted in principle. Actions:
Joan Chess will make changes and forward to the subcommittee by Tuesday
January 29, 2002 evening. The
changes to appendices will be reviewed by consultants Chris Wilson and Clyde
Mitchell for feasibility.
The subcommittee will review changes and finalize all other outstanding
questions and forward to Sabra McLain by Thursday night January 31, 2002.
Sabra McLain will forward to all members Friday February 1, 2002 and
request any changes be made immediately. If
no changes are made the CWRF Work Plan will be made final by Friday February 8,
2002.
The finalized CWRF Work Plan will be taken by delegation to Victoria on
date to be arranged by Phil Zacharatos.
It is anticipated that Minister Rick Thorpe will respond to the CWRF Work
Plan at the next NWC meeting March 8 & 9, 2002; also to be confirmed by Phil
Zacharatos or Mark Gillis. Action:
David Marshall will compile the responses to the two questions from today's
session; send these to Sabra McLain for distribution to all NWC members; invite
additional input to be sent to David by February 25.
David will then prepare the agenda item to continue the discussion on
strengthening the effectiveness of the NWC at the next meeting. Action:
Sabra McLain will collect comments from flip charts on the NWC response
to NEEFMC Report and forward to Rick Krehbiel. Decision:
NWC Revenue and expense statement for the 9 months ended December 31, 2002 was
accepted as presented. Decision:
NWC minutes of November 30 and December 1, 2001 meeting in Smithers were
accepted with formatting changes. Decision:
The NWC Press Release will not be sent out immediately after the meeting
as is usually done. Release will
wait until possibly February 15, 2002 to introduce Minister Thorpe’s visit
March 8, 2002. Action:
Sabra McLain will write letter to invite local MLA’s Dennis McKay, Paul
Nettleton and Roger Harris, and to Louis DeLage, Alcan to the next NWC meeting.
Decision:
The next meetings of the NWC will be:
March 8 & 9, 2002 - Location TBA
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