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B.C. Marine Planning Caucus holding community meeting here Sept. 14 Courier-Islander
Published: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Article tools
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Font: * * * * The British Columbia Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGO) Marine Planning Caucus is holding community meetings in September throughout northern Vancouver Island to inform communities of the federal government's proposed Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) planning process.
Campbell River's turn comes Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Campbell River Museum.
The meetings will feature a presentation by Maine fisherman Ted Ames entitled "Tales from the Atlantic Seaboard: How Local Knowledge and Science can Change an Industry" and a short presentation by the B.C. ENGO Marine Planning Caucus about marine use planning and the marine issues that affect each community.
"Many peoples' livelihoods are based on the waters surrounding Vancouver Island and the Central Coast," said Kate Willis, Living Oceans Society's Marine Planning and Protected Areas Campaign Manager. "The coastal economy depends on a healthy and productive ocean."
Marine planning is an opportunity to shift from the uncoordinated management of individual industries, activities and species to an integrated approach that considers the ecosystem and all that use it.
The B.C. ENGO Marine Planning Caucus consists of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, David Suzuki Foundation, Living Oceans Society, Sierra Club of Canada and WWF-Canada.
"The Caucus believes that the people who live and work on the coast have a valuable contribution to make as this proposed process progresses," Willis says. "They have experience with the issues and can offer useful perspectives and ideas. We really hope people come out to these meetings and tell us what they think."
Admission is to the meetings is free and refreshments will be provided.
Other meetings are scheduled for Bella Coola, Port Hardy, Alert Bay, Port McNeill and Sointula.
Published: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Article tools
Printer friendly
Font: * * * * The British Columbia Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGO) Marine Planning Caucus is holding community meetings in September throughout northern Vancouver Island to inform communities of the federal government's proposed Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) planning process.
Campbell River's turn comes Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Campbell River Museum.
The meetings will feature a presentation by Maine fisherman Ted Ames entitled "Tales from the Atlantic Seaboard: How Local Knowledge and Science can Change an Industry" and a short presentation by the B.C. ENGO Marine Planning Caucus about marine use planning and the marine issues that affect each community.
"Many peoples' livelihoods are based on the waters surrounding Vancouver Island and the Central Coast," said Kate Willis, Living Oceans Society's Marine Planning and Protected Areas Campaign Manager. "The coastal economy depends on a healthy and productive ocean."
Marine planning is an opportunity to shift from the uncoordinated management of individual industries, activities and species to an integrated approach that considers the ecosystem and all that use it.
The B.C. ENGO Marine Planning Caucus consists of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, David Suzuki Foundation, Living Oceans Society, Sierra Club of Canada and WWF-Canada.
"The Caucus believes that the people who live and work on the coast have a valuable contribution to make as this proposed process progresses," Willis says. "They have experience with the issues and can offer useful perspectives and ideas. We really hope people come out to these meetings and tell us what they think."
Admission is to the meetings is free and refreshments will be provided.
Other meetings are scheduled for Bella Coola, Port Hardy, Alert Bay, Port McNeill and Sointula.
