Have a say in the future of your coast-C&P of email rec'd today

[Dogbreath]

YOU ARE INVITED to the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) initiative advisory forums on February 28 – March 11, 2011.

This is an opportunity for local community members to learn about the initiative and have a say in the future of your coast. These are the first of a series of forums to be held over the next two years.

At these meetings, we will be discussing the following priority issues for PNCIMA:

- Economic strategies
- Marine transportation and vessel safety
- Fisheries (commercial, recreational and First Nations)
- Marine protection

We hope you can join us in one (or more) of the following locations:

* Bella Coola – February 28, Bella Coola Valley Inn, 4411 Mackenzie Street.
o *Meeting will be rescheduled to March 14 in the case of inclement weather.
* Campbell River – March 2, Maritime Heritage Centre, 621 N Island Highway.
* Port Hardy – March 3, Providence Place Inn, 7050 Rupert Street.
* Kitimat – March 7, Kitimat Valley Institute, 1352 Alexander Ave.
* Prince Rupert – March 9, Crest Hotel – Skeena Room, 222 1 Avenue West.
* Skidegate – March 10, Skidegate Community Hall, Front Street.


Meetings will take place from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.
Refreshments will be served.

Check pncima.org in the coming days for meeting agendas and materials.

Please join us. Please help spread the word.

If you can’t attend one of the meetings in person, tune in to our on-line webcast on www.pncima.org on Wednesday March 9 at 6:00 pm.

 

[Ding Dong!]

This may be related to Agenda 21, a global initiative.

 

[IronNoggin]

Oh it's related to an Agenda alright Rob
Whose that is has yet to be determined though...

Nog

 

[Derby]

Hmmm- Really could this be Rob? ;(

 

[Ding Dong!]

They do actually list everyone on the website who is involved in the steering committee, I found the info here; http://www.pncima.org/site/who/steering-committee.html

 

[h-core]

Hmmm- Really could this be Rob? ;(

Jeeze, if it is, I sure hope he has all the answers he claims to.......

 

[Derby]

Oh it's related to an Agenda alright Rob
Whose that is has yet to be determined though...

Nog

You must have scared him

 

[Lipripper]

http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/res_agenda21_00.shtml
Since he brought it up.....

I dunno the **** on Rob thing here..... brings up the odd interesting point.

And I like that I can usually pick him out within 10 post of a new name lol

Dogbreath...... Not sure I understand why there aren't any SVI meeting(s) scheduled???

 

[Ding Dong!]

http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/res_agenda21_00.shtml
Since he brought it up.....

I dunno the **** on Rob thing here..... brings up the odd interesting point.

And I like that I can usually pick him out within 10 post of a new name lol

Dogbreath...... Not sure I understand why there aren't any SVI meeting(s) scheduled???

Most of the meetings are on the upper coast due to the proximity of PNCIMA as stretches from Canada’s northern border with Alaska south to Bute Inlet on the mainland, across to Campbell River on the east side of Vancouver Island and the Brooks Peninsula on the west side of Vancouver Island. Its western boundary is the base of the shelf slope. http://www.pncima.org/site/where.html

 

[Lipripper]

Most of the meetings are on the upper coast due to the proximity of PNCIMA as stretches from Canada’s northern border with Alaska south to Bute Inlet on the mainland, across to Campbell River on the east side of Vancouver Island and the Brooks Peninsula on the west side of Vancouver Island. Its western boundary is the base of the shelf slope. http://www.pncima.org/site/where.html

Would that not be missing out on a lot of the population.... therefor a lot of the voice/following?

 

[Ding Dong!]

Would that not be missing out on a lot of the population.... therefor a lot of the voice/following?

The PNCIMA is one of several Large Ocean Management Areas created for ecosystem based management of human use in marine areas by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. This program is a directive started in 2005 by DFO to begin to gather data and information in order to create special use areas and to expand on ecosystem protection. Each area has been narrowed down in order to grab a broad scope of coastal community use in the area and to help minimize the effects the new changes will have economically, while maximizing the protection of the environment and ecosystem in a shared offset with industry, first nations, and many other user groups.

 

[Lipripper]

Why wouldn't they expand to for a broader view of the whole management area?
What is the equivalent group for the South coast?

 

[Ding Dong!]

Why wouldn't they expand to for a broader view of the whole management area?
What is the equivalent group for the South coast?

They have, PNCIMA is Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area. This has been set up for a specific area; there is much more to this in our future. Expect large areas of limited access to be expanded all throughout our coast. This will also be happening in Eastern Canada too.

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/marineareas-zonesmarines/index-eng.htm