TO: SEHAB

FROM: Rob Bell-Irving; Community Advisor; DFO/OHEB

Sea to Sky Corridor

RE: - Community Advisor Area – Outline

June 2009

October 1999 – present

Starting O&M Budget - $48K (1999) – peak (2005) $56K – Current (since 2007) - $46.5K

Technical Support – Veronica Woodruff – half-time Position - $26K annually;

Covers Whistler to Anderson Lake; Education Coordinator

Activities & Stewardship Coordination

1. West Vancouver – 3 main Groups: - West Van Streamkeepers; from which grew, North Shore Wetland Partners & West Van Shoreline Preservation Society (Oceans Stewardship Group) – PIP Hatchery at Nelson creek; North Shore Coho Festival – Education Coordinator, Bev Bowler – good Municipal Environmental Supervisor Stephen Jenkins & relationship generally. Sewells Marina, Capilano Golf Course, UBC – DFO Aquaculture Research Centre (West Van Lab), Capilano Hatchery. Groups also involved in storm drain marking, high-school education (the EPN Environmental Protection Network Student Group at West Van High) – some Watershed Planning (Cypress, Nelson); habitat restoration; challenge of baffles, ladders, concrete fumes; Munc Adopt a Baffle; Lawson creek salmon rescue; EPN students involved in stream assessments & Rivers Day/Adopt Fish Events, oceans education, kelp planting; forage fish & smelt; Wetland Keeper Workshops
2. Bowen Island – Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Stewardship Group – Hatchery in Metro Vanc Park (Terminal creek – Grafton Lake Watershed); very active – lots of Streamkeeping, training, watershed planning, education, local government liaison – innovative water recycle/flow augmentation project; lots of positive interaction with BIM & Metro Van. Lots of habitat restoration. High Bowen public profile, now expanding their work to other watershed areas on Bowen
3. Lions Bay – Britannia Beach – some Stewardship PIP Group activity several years ago, but now mainly individuals. Great steward in Furry creek – but severe habitat issues in Furry creek, & highway generally.
4. Squamish – a number of Groups – Squamish River Watershed Society (mainly manages PSF Salmon Recovery Plan, & much funding; some local government liaison) – Squamish Streamkeepers (extremely active; in fresh & saltwater, herring, counting fences, habitat restoration, habitat issues, adult salmon counts, assist Bowen & West Van with chum & coho egg-takes at Tenderfoot, etc.) – NVOS (international standard setting ecological education, hatchery, spawning channels) – Squamish Environmental Conservation Society (includes bird watchers, invasive species, political activism, diverse ecological activity, Squamish’s oldest ecological group) – Squamish – Lillooet Sports Fish Advisory Board (covers Squamish to Pemberton, includes First Nations Reps from Mt. Currie & Squamish, Whistler Guides, some habitat work, wheelchair fishing access, political activism, 2005 spill, etc.) – very little cooperation with local government; many habitat issues – Tenderfoot Hatchery – Squamish Terminals net-pens – steelhead – 2005 CN spill – 2006 Estuary oil spill – numerous highways related fish kills & sedimentation, etc. - DFO Restoration very active here on development compensation (Ashlu) & Recovery Plan funded opportunities – IPP’s – Ashlu. Some good new field education provided by myself & Salmon Recovery plan – though problems getting consistent education funding for it. PSF reluctant to fund more than once, including with Recovery Plan funding for education. No other funding entity able to pick up such activities once started.
5. Whistler – Whistler Fisheries Stewardship Group – inconsistent participation – Whistler Guides – many habitat issues – Hydrogen Wetland filling – 2010 – have had PIP funds in past, but not likely in future – discouraged public participation with previously popular activities, volunteering dropped off after that – could rejuvenate at any time; have done Rivers Day 3 years in a row
6. Pemberton – Birkenhead Hatchery shut down Spring 2004 – Stewardship Pemberton (amalgamation of some local groups) – Pemberton Wildlife Assoc (Hugh Naylor; formerly, most active group) – Mt Currie First Nations (very good fish techs, more traditional First Nations); urgently need a Pemberton Ecological Interpretive Centre (very little support from Fraser Basin funding, or anywhere else except Village of Pemberton, & one Whistler based funder) – Upper Birkenhead Watershed Stewardship Group – a good little group situated mainly at Birkenhead Lake/Tallifer creek. Mt. Currie & N’quatqua (D’Arcy/Anderson Lake) used to have PIP’s, but had to cut – they have other DFO funding sources, but still, the PIP’s represented about 6 years of positive partnership building. Some good agricultural stewardship taking place – Veronica doing an excellent job of leading & creating Stewardship in this area. This is probably most important ecological section of my area, with most to lose & most to protect. Could lose it by default – there is still time to try to plan & manage development here, rather than just duplicating other lower Fraser – lower mainland results & impacts. Same with Gates creek – Anderson Lake area.
7. D’Arcy/Anderson Lake – no established Stewardship Groups – have met with Anderson Lake Rate Payers Assoc – some small local habitat restoration work, a few habitat issues – good relationship with Gates Creek Spawning Channel – N’quat’qua First Nations (good fish techs) – certainly potential – very small local population.

Education – Bev Bowler is Education Coordinator for West Van; & assists with Squamish – D’Arcy. I am the Education Coordinator person for Squamish – Veronica Woodruff (my Tech Support) for Whistler to D’Arcy. In her area, they have to catch their own coho pair in the wild, incubate somehow to get eggs for schools in that area, greatly impaired by no Interpretive Centre or small hatchery site. Usually, this egg gathering is done courtesy of volunteers, on several occasions, a volunteer even incubated the eggs in his basement. Not very satisfactory support from DFO or MOE in this regard. NVOS education site. EPN. Salmon Recovery Plan Education & DG Blair-Whitehead in Squamish & on Bowen – my oceans & marine education project.

Habitat Restoration – excellent Team – Matt Foy & Harold Beardmore. Not having much of a budget themselves, & mainly only one Tech (former Area CA Sam Gidora) – they tend to rely heavily on availability of outside money – compensation, recovery plans, PSF funded habitat projects, etc. – so, tend to go where most of this potential might be. In recent years, mainly in Squamish – but they do get to Bowen, West Van, & Pemberton, from time to time.

Habitat Protection – 3 C&P Officers at Squamish Field Office – also have to cover Howe Sound saltwater, & freshwater, up to & including Lillooet/Birkenhead watershed. For long periods – no Habitat Technician/Biologist at all in my entire area – currently being staffed by 3 month contract Habitat person – Dave Nanson was here for a few years, a few days a week, but returned to DFO South Coast. One DFO Staff person handles all IPP’s, from Hope up to Anderson Lake (scores in Lillooet watershed alone). Good MOE CO’s, & Watershed Ecosystem Specialist, but now have one truck between all Parks, CO’s, bio’s, etc. Staff at Local Alice Lake Office (13 people), & serious budget issues. Two Annacis Is. DFO Staff tend to cover foreshore issues, from West Van – Bowen – Howe Sound – Squamish.

 

Most Common Concerns – Habitat protection & related habitat damage issues by far, nothing else even close; from West Van to Pemberton. Really extreme from north of West Van to Whistler; including salt water. Very significant in Pemberton, where there’s still lots of productive natural habitat remaining, to potentially lose. & very aggressive in West Van (Eagleridge incident etc.), but have good relationship with Munc Env Supervisor.

In Pemberton area specifically – very serious & persistent complaint of lack of MOE & DFO presence, funding, local involvement – great disappointment in Fraser Basin funding in regards to the establishment of an Interpretive Centre when Birkenhead hatchery closed down.

Consistent Application of National Habitat Management Policy – in regards to applications when necessary, of compensation, mitigation. Public perceptions of often “small” habitat issues, & relatively small fishing violations, receiving quite strong responses – but large habitat impacting developments, not being treated as aggressively. A few serious, & high public profile & witnessed & reported issues, of development being permitted, even in immediate vicinity of spawning fish. Concerns of habitat violations not being taken to court etc. The Sea to Sky corridor south of Pemberton, is a very narrow valley with limited habitat as it is – Pemberton – D’Arcy, not hat much wider.

Inadequate support to address growing public interest in marine-oceans orientated education, & habitat restoration – eel-grass, kelp, herring habitat, forage fish, etc.

Apparently – no 2010 or highway development related “Environmental Legacy Funding” – or anything like that. I’d have to say, that many of us in DFO were surprised at this too, I thought something might have been forthcoming right away as a high priority issue – but there’s been nothing at all. & so many opportunities to have built highly publicly visible spawning channels etc.; which would have been clearly evident to international

visitors.

Extreme concern about local steelhead – no steelhead enhancement to counteract declines & concern expressed about Georgia Strait Basin – Lower Fraser watershed based steelhead stocks generally. Some local sportsfishing suggestions, that being anadramous – maybe DFO SEP should take over steelhead & other anadramous trout management.

Ecological concerns are becoming more diverse – mainly concerning massive increases in ATV’s, dirt bikes, snow mobiles, sea’doos mechanised recreation & its impacts on habitat, elk, other animals. Invasive plant species is a big concern. & in Squamish for some reason, fish farming, though we have no farms here. Alexandra Morton herself, was brought by local groups to Squamish to speak. IPP’s are also a very big local concern – again, very much so in Squamish.

Challenges relating to Storm Drain marking etc., & related education projects – just due to sheer volume & demand created by massive development, & growing, huge population. Some Groups like the WVS in West Van, have included storm drain marking in their volunteer activities, with several schools very well – but a real challenge to deliver broadly. Development even in Squamish, might create 20 or 30 new applicable storm drains to potentially mark annually – or more. Where are they all? Who has time to assess all that?

Public perceived decreasing support from, & for, MOE staff, including CO’s – who are generally, highly regarded, & are very much respected locally – this is a common Squamish – Pemberton – Anderson Lake/Gates creek concern. People are very concerned about staffing levels & budgets for Prov MOE.

 

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November 7, 2009

It can be difficult to find perspective living in British Columbia, a province recognized internationally for its natural beauty and its continued assault of Nature.

As a commodity, the Pacific Salmonid is critical to the existence of core industries in the Pacific Region; as a life form, it is integral to the life and livelihood of all coastal indigenous communities; as a life form, its importance in this complex interconnectedness we call an ecosystem, is beyond measure. (A well-known salmon researcher, in this room, once declared that “Salmon aren’t a keystone species; they’re much more important than that.”)

Concurrently, government may yet grant mining concessions for trivial sums to speculators, with less history in Canada than my dog, so that they can extract resources from, and lay waste to, the sacred headwaters, Canada’s Serengeti, where, in a long day’s walk, you could drink from the headwaters of the Skeena, Nass and Stikine Rivers to quench your thirst.

Quoting Wade Davis, Canada’s current Massey lecturer: “The cost of destroying a natural asset, or its inherent worth if left intact, has no metric in the economic calculations that support the industrialization of the wild.” Stewards witness this set of values every day, in the form of a thousand tiny cuts.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada defines stewardship as “an ethic that embodies cooperative planning and management of environmental resources with organizations, communities and others to actively engage in the prevention of loss of habitat and facilitate its recovery in the interest of long-term sustainability.”

SEHAB has gained ground in its ability to represent and advocate for the parties referred to above - volunteer stewards - especially those who participate in the Department’s Community Involvement Program. This increased capacity, and with it recognition from other organizations and government, stems from the Board’s ability to effect a coherent strategy of advocacy, from information-gathering through prioritizing to bringing truth to power.

At the same time, it is a sobering thought to recently learn that at least one community involvement project is paying the bills by selling salmon eggs to other NGO’s, and that Area and Regional Managers are now directly involved in the choice of projects that Community Advisors support.

I look forward to a year of less ephemeral and more tangible progress toward the conservation and protection of wild salmon populations and habitat, and a demonstration from DFO Managers that they recognize the intrinsic value of life forms like the Pacific Salmon, especially if they plan to continue the orchestration of the Community Involvement Program.

 

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SATURDAY

I Attending

A Members attending – Don Lowen, Terry Tebb, Dianne Ramage, ZoAnn Morten, Lynne Broekhuizen, Lee Hesketh, Jan Lemon, Dave Smith, Jeff Jung , Leandre Vigneault, Jim Shinkewski, Faye Smith, Eric Carlisle, Tracy Bond

B Members not attending – Terry Tebb (Sunday), Jeff Jung (Sunday)

C Regrets - Jack Minard, Ev Person

D Guests

1 Donna Caddie, Province of BC

2 Rob Bell-Irving, Community Advisor (West Vancouver/Howe Sound)

II Reports, Presentations and Roundtables

A 0830 – 0930 Executive Reports

1 Chair’s report – Don (Attached)

2 Finance – Dave

3 Communication – Tracy

4 Membership (Claims Policy) – Lynne

5 Ad hoc Committees – Jack

(a) Steelhead - Eric, Ev, Jack

(b) WSP Committee - Jack, Don, Dianne, ZoAnn and Lynne

· Jim and Dianne will draft a letter to the Minister as to implementation of the Wild Salmon Policy

(c) Community Involvement Review Committee Update - Don

B 0930 – 1000 Departmental Report – Jeff Jung

1000 – 1015 Break

C 1015 – 1115 Presentation – Rob Bell-Irving

D 1115 – 1200 Ottawa Report – Jack, ZoAnn, Don

1200 – 1300 Lunch

E 1300 – 1400 Presentation: Living Water Smart - Donna Caddie

F 1400 – 1445 Workshop ’09 Report - Dave Smith/ZoAnn Morten

1445 – 1500 Break

III 1500 – 1600 Review Action Items of Last Meeting

ITEM	ACTION	DUE
1. Resubmit request for numbers needed to create a similar breakdown of spending in the six corporate areas of Canada	Jeff	Ongoing
2. Request breakout of SEP dollars in next year’s budget	Jeff will send to Don	July 15
3. Outline ad hoc committees, duties, status, etc.	Jack	Done
4. WSP and Peer Review report	Jack	November 2009
5. Run of River Education and Awareness Tools Development in partnership with P.S.F.	Jack/Lynn/Terry	On Business Agenda
6. Finance Committee will look into accommodations for future meetings	Finance Committee	July 15
7. Nomination and election process	Membership Ctte	November
8. Draft policy around assignment of key positions	Membership Committee	November
9. Léandre to contact Mark Saunders	Léandre	November
10. Update Rob Pettigrew’s letter on stock assessment, forward it to Brian Riddell along with reports below	Léandre	November
11. Reports of lack of enforcement examples sent to Lynne; Lynne will meet with Randy Nelson	Enforcement Committee	Done
12. Send out New Profile Templates for everyone to Use	Dianne	ASAP
13. Request copies of Living Water Smart: British Columbia’s Water Plan. ISBN 978-0-7726-5981-1	Dianne/Lynne	Presentation planned
14. Contact Donna Caddie – to present to SEHAB on Living Water Smart	Dianne/Jack	Done
15. Get Community Groups to contact the Province for copies of the Water Smart booklet for our groups, cc to Barry Penner: Lynn Kriwake/Donna Caddie	All	Done
16. Get local data on effectiveness of stock assessment and forward to Léandre	All	Ongoing
17. Refer groups to write to WSP for copies of the WSP booklet; Jim Irving	All	November
18. Distribute Auditor General’s report to all community partners, as soon as it is received	All	ASAP
19. Update Bios and give to Lynne if needed	All	ASAP
20. SEP Budget Breakdown – Request Copy and post on SEHAB	Dave	July 15
21. Coordinate Gumboot Award	Lynne	Moved to Business Agenda
22. Make sure George receives a gift	Lynne	November
23. Membership List and Packages - Update and Post	Don	ASAP
24. First Nations Fisheries Council requested to participate with SEHAB	Terry/Don	Due to budget contraints cannot add another SEHAB member at this time.
25. Coordinate a Sport Accreditation presentation workshop with Owen Bird	Eric/Léandre/Jim Don/Terry/Jan Lynne	On business agenda

SUNDAY

I 0830 - 1130 Business (Include Break)

ITEM	SPONSOR	DECISION
1. WSP primer provided to CAs	WSP Committee	November
2. That Board will plan a no-host dinner (pay for guests of honour) or Lorraine Harvey, George Farrel, Gumboot Award Saturday November 7th.	Don	Carried
3. That Board strike a hiring committee to hire a bookkeeper to provide up to15 days of bookkeeping/financial services only, @ $25/hour, to a maximum of $2.7K.	Don	Carried
4. That Board choose a number of locations/events to feature in an invitation to Minister that she meet volunteer stewards during her July 6-10 west coast visit.	Don	Carried
5. First Nations Participation in SEHAB	Don/Terry	Postponed until November
6. Friday night forums (Run of the River, RAR, Lice, Transfer of Disease, I.S.A.)	Don, Dianne, Faye, Leandre, Jim, Jan	Moved to Committee Work
7. SEHAB’s responsibility on behalf of their constituents to encourage responsible fishing and to ensure that the quality of data collected is used to better manage the fishery by ensuring that stock assessment has the most complete and accurate catch data available for all fisheries. The guide certification program currently being considered by SFI and SFAB will include training on proper species identification and reporting, catch and release methodology and catch per unit effort including angling days for the commercial recreational fishery. To this end, SEHAB should pursue a presentation from SFI regarding the proposed certification process so that board members can be kept up to date with this process, inform their constituents and encourage broader participation in the implementation in the training and reporting programs. Request to go to SFI, Owen Bird	Jack/Lynne	Carried
8. Membership claim policy	Lynne	Consensus
9. That members liaise with DFO education coordinators in their communities to organize “Stream to Sea” orientations, where the demand exists for increased knowledge of this program, teaching techniques, ways children learn, etc.	Don	Withdrawn
10. That Board - Adopt a plan for certain members to report on more than one specific area to end of 2010 fiscal year, and; - Propose an increase of no more than $7,000 over two years to SEHAB’s budget, facilitating member recruitment in eight of nine communities currently without representation.	Don	Table until November meting
11. That Board accept Steam to Sea Steering Committee’s invitation to participate in panel discussion on long-term future of Stream to Sea education program, at annual DFO education conference in Vcr RHQ, 3 PM Thursday July 23rd	Dave/Tracy	Consensus
12. Run of the River Next Steps.	Lynne/Terry	Consensus with Comments generated during discussion

II. 1130 - 1145 Identify agenda items for next meeting

ITEM	SPONSOR
1. Communications Materials – Presentation by Pat Morten	Tracy (lots of time needed)
2.
3.
4.
5.
8.

III Identify/Review action items for next meeting

ITEM	ACTION	DUE
1. Resubmit request for numbers needed to create a similar breakdown of spending in the six corporate areas of Canada	Jeff		Ongoing
2. Request breakout of SEP dollars in next year’s budget	Jeff will send to Don		July 15
3. Finance Committee will look into accommodations for future meetings	Finance Committee		July 15
4. Nomination and election process	Membership Ctte		November
5. Draft policy around assignment of key positions	Membership Committee		November
6. Leander to contact Mark Saunders	Léandre		On Business Agenda
7. Update Rob Pettigrew’s letter on stock assessment, forward it to Brian Riddell along with reports below	Léandre		On Business Agenda
8. Coordinate Gumboot Award	Lynne		November
9. Make sure George receives a gift	Lynne		November
10. Letter to be written in regards to IPP	Lynn/Jack/Terry		November
11. Draft letter to Minister re implementation of Wild Salmon Policy	Jim/Dianne		August 31
12. Send out New Profile Templates for everyone to Use	Dianne		ASAP
13. Get local data on effectiveness of stock assessment and forward to Léandre	All		On Business Agenda
14. Refer groups to write to WSP for copies of the WSP booklet; Jim Irving	All		November
15. Distribute Auditor General’s report to all community partners, as soon as it is received	All		ASAP
16. Update Bios and give to Lynne if needed	All		ASAP
17. SEP Budget Breakdown – Request Copy and post on SEHAB	Dave		July 15
18. Membership List and Packages - Update and Post	Don		ASAP
19. Don to abbreviate Job Description per discussion	Don		A.S.A.P.
20. Plan Volunteer opportunities for Ministers Visits	Don/Lynne		June 29
21. WSP and Peer Review report	Jack		November
22. Contact Owen Bird re accreditation presentation	Terry/Lynne		November
23. Confirm Attendance at Education Coordinators Conference	Dave/Tracy		July 15
24. Strike Hiring Committee for Admin Support	Dave, ZoAnn, Don, Leander, Lynne		June 19 Meet prior to June 26
25. Produce Calendar of Events to provide Minister	All		July 15

IV 1145 - 1200 Planning

A. Minutes from this meeting to be ratified by July 10, 2009

1. Date of next meeting – November 6-8, 2009

2. Invitation to build agenda on – October 9, 2009

3. Draft agenda due on – October 23, 2009

B. Participants in Monday meeting at RHQ.

V Adjourned at 1200

VI 1200 – 1230 Process claims

VI

MONDAY 0900 – 1030

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

SALMON ENHANCEMENT AND HABITAT ADVISORY BOARD

Regional Headquarters, Vancouver (Boardroom E, Second Floor)

Attending

SEHAB - Jan Lemon, Northern Interior/North Coast

Dave Smith, Lower Fraser East

Lynne Broekhuizen, North Vancouver Island

ZoAnn Morten, Pacific Streamkeepers Federation

Don Lowen, South Vancouver Island

DFO RHQ - Greg Savard (Manager) Salmonid Enhancement Program

Jeff Jung (Manager) Stewardship and Community Involvement

Joanne Day (Community Liaison Biologist) Stewardship and C.I.

DFO Minister’s Office - Dan Cody, Policy Advisor

Agenda

1. Jan Lemon, North Coast (Rob Dams, CA) – Overview of North Coast issues, focus on Lakelse Watershed Society’s efforts to enhance sockeye run and protect habitat.

2. Minister’s Visit

o SEHAB thanks to Greg, Jeff and Dan for facilitating visit to Minister

o Overview and Assessment (Don, ZoAnn, Dan)

§ Dan – presentation was organized, well received

§ Greg – no specific internal DFO feedback, but has noted the positive interest by the Minister’s office to learn more about the SEP Community Involvement Program.

o Key Points

§ ID SEHAB: for whom it speaks, reporting/consultation process

§ Situate Community Involvement Program

§ Reciprocity

§ Snapshot (High level of public involvement; skilled, committed volunteers; frustration and disappointment)

§ Perpetual issues (Communication, enforcement, assessment)

§ Recommendations

o Next Steps

§ Minister’s visit, July 6 – 10/09

· Letter of thanks/invitation to visit community involvement sites

· Dan received list of sites in Region with SEHAB contacts, agreed to contact SEHAB if Minister puts any of sites on her itinerary

· Dan accepted SEHAB’s request to be informed of Minister’s itinerary

· Dan – Minister intends to visit communities outside of Vancouver

§ Discussion re assigning staff to issue committees

· Concept well received by RHQ

· Scope/Foundation – WSP? Implementation of CIP?

· Focus on achievable goals

· Mutual objectives

· Possible time commitments

o Committee (face to face 3X/year; email; conference calls up to 3X/year; participation in February SEHAB workshop; misc. followup

· Candidates

o Communication – Joanne Day

o Enforcement – See action items

o Assessment – See action items

3. Focus on Representation

· Fiscal restraints on expansion of membership

· Nine of eighteen CA’s not represented (Four in areas of rapid urban/industrial development)

· Drafting 3 year proposal re budget increase to effect a truly Regional voice

4. Lorraine Harvey’s Resignation

· Effective April 30/09

· Re-structuring of administrative duties

o Immediate hire professional bookkeeper to support Finance Committee

o Members to coordinate venue logistics and communications/reporting

5. Discussion on increase in insurance costs

6. The Department has no plans to build a hatchery on the Cowichan River, due to less than adequate water flows.

7. SEHAB members stressed the importance of fishery/enhancement/restoration management decisions based on sound science.

Identify/Review action items

ITEM	ACTION	DUE
1. Discuss C & P liaison with Randy Nelson	Greg	June 30
2. Discuss stock assessment liaison with Mark Saunders	Greg	June 30
3. Contact Dave Peacock re North Coast SA concerns	Greg	June 30
4. Forward June/08 SEHAB letter B. Riddell to Greg	Don	June 30

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General Meeting, June 3-5, 2005