FRIDAY June 9, 2013
1400 DFO Updated on new Fisheries Act and regulations (SEHAB members only)
SEHAB members received an update on regulatory developments arising from the new Fisheries Act, presented by Alain Magnan, Team Leader Fisheries Protection, Client Liaison, Partnerships, Standards and Guidelines, with Bonnie Antcliffe, Regional Director Ecosystem Management Branch, and Alice Chung, Regional Manager, Community Involvement and Resource Restoration Unit, also present. The material presented was for discussion only, and it was requested that it not be circulated.
1900 SEHAB Social and Facilitated Discussion with local groups
SATURDAY June 10, 2013
Attending:
- Jim Shinkewski, ZoAnn Morten, Eric Carlisle, Jim Armstrong, Gord Wadley, Wayne Salewski, Dianne Sanford, Paul Cipywnyk, Ian Bruce, Elizabeth Hardy, Brian Smith, George Farrel
Regrets:
- Greig Houlden, Leandre Vignault, Lee Hesketh, Jan Lemon, Charmaine Carr-Harris
Invited Guests:
- Alice Cheung, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Regional Manager Community Involvement and Resource Restoration Unit
- Dave Davies, Community Advisor, Central Portion Vancouver Island and adjacent Mainland Inlets
Regrets: Stacey Larson, Community Advisor, Campbell River Area
0900 Opening Remarks – SEHAB Chair Jack Minard briefly mentioned the importance of not sharing the slides and documents we received from DFO on Friday but he encouraged all to digest the info and paraphrase in our own words.
0910 Guest Speaker: Dave Davies, the local CA, presented on local groups, activities and issues
SEHAB Workplan Committee Reports
WSP Committee
Waiting on Ottawa response to Cohen recommendations. Turn WSP committee into Southern Chinook and WSP committee.
Aquaculture Committee
BMP handbook needs clarification
Counsel for community advised for DFO or CA to hold licenses
Capacity and Core Funding
Written Report attached (Jim, please send in your report)
Updates
ZoAnn PSKF
- Streamkeepers Data Entry Tool Update
- Chinook Initiative Update
- Workshop 2013 Report
Roundtables(reporting out community successes/concerns by geographical representatives – to be posted to website)
DFO Report – Alice Cheung
Response to some board questions:
Cohen –– waiting for response from Ottawa
Community concerns re language and length of new 16-page PIP contracts: 2 deep rule, IDing of volunteers, ministerial approval for any publicity related to PIP projects. –– Worked hard to keep this as simple, and as minimally intrusive, as possible.
Amalgamated Roundtable Topics and Prioritized for RHQ meeting
SUNDAY February 3, 2013
Standing Committee Reports (to be posted)
- Chair Jack
- SEP Education Update Jim S
- Finance ZoAnn
- Membership Greig
- WSP > Southern Chinook new chair Jim Armstrong
- Governance No Report
- Communications Paul
Review of Action Items from Previous Meeting
(Roll ongoing ones into new list from this meeting)
ITEM |
DETAILS |
SPONSOR |
ACTION/DUE |
WSP, send copy or excerpts to Prime Minister, DPM and Minister |
How do changes and policy dovetail |
WSP Committee |
Delayed to include Cohen |
PAR, pursue face to face with national PAR staff on license holders, |
PAR committee to work with Graham on arranging meeting |
PAR committee |
To be brought up at next PAR meeting |
Explore opportunity to uncouple bc acts or regs from joint review to have stronger provincial acts(if after the dust settles they are indeed stronger) |
Explore but bring community voice to upcoming public consultations, get copy of trigger wording |
Jack |
Delayed to include Cohen |
What level of consultation process is SEHAB, if our minutes are to be posted to the consultation secretariat website |
5 levels of consultation, which are we? |
Jack |
RHQ, Monday Feb 2013 |
ZoAnn Morten and Dianne Ramage are the designated signatories to close the HSBC SEHAB account
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Lorraine Harvey and Janice Jarvis no longer signatories to bank account and cannot be located, Greig Houlden moved Jim Shinkewski second |
Finance Committee |
Status update Exec sign at June mtg
ZA/Dianne to go to bank |
Change BoM bank account address to Linda Dore |
Finance Committee to change |
Finance Committee |
Status update DONE |
Communications report on how we gather the voice of community, how we are recruited to the board by the CAs and community, difficulty in recruiting and maintaining board members on SEHAB board, volunteerism of board members reflected in bios |
Communications Committee |
Paul |
Ongoing |
Develop meeting ex summary to be sported to our website and shared with our groups and MPs, MLAs |
Chair |
Jack |
Closing the Loop Document |
Cohen WSP Friday Forum |
Team |
Jack |
Pending |
ITEM |
DETAILS |
SPONSOR |
ACTION/DUE |
Letter to Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries regarding Cohen and WSP |
Get letter signed by all |
Jack |
Pending |
Info to groups about funding through MERX (is this not CA job) |
Core Capacity Working Group |
Jack, CC Committee, Leandre |
DONE |
Epic Fail, Al Wood and Ron MacLeod Oct 2012 distributed to all, available electronically |
Read and develop suggestions to inform letter to Minister/Prime Minster above |
Paul, WSP Committee |
Done letter circulated – Status?
DONE |
Monday meeting, high level make recommendations on and identify where and how we can work together on issues |
Alice: Boil it down, keep it under the Workplan groups and high level, SEHAB Caution: do not lump too many things together
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Greig, Governance Chair |
“Closing the Loop” Ongoing following RHQ meetings DONE |
Seek funding for PAR meeting Feb 2013 |
Continue moving workshop refinement forward |
PAR Committee, ZoAnn |
Ongoing
$$ Sources Gone |
Communicate with MLAs and Prov ministers regarding SEHAB and community issues |
SEHAB reps to communicate with their MLAs |
ALL |
Ongoing |
SEHAB Accountability |
Meeting prep: email cc Paul, SEP outreach to groups during meeting prep |
Paul, Chair of Communications |
Every meeting DONE |
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June 2013 Items |
DETAILS |
SPONSOR |
ACTION/DUE |
Set up private Google group |
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Paul |
ASAP |
Set up FB page |
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Paul |
ASAP |
PAR, pursue face to face with national PAR staff on license holders, |
PAR committee to work with Graham on arranging meeting |
PAR committee |
To be brought up at next PAR mtg |
Explore opportunity to uncouple bc acts or regs from joint review to have stronger provincial acts(if after the dust settles they are indeed stronger) |
Jim: EA downloaded to province. Review what’s going on between feds and province in terms of EA |
Jim |
Contact folks at both levels
Report for October Mtg |
What levels of consultation are there? How do we post our minutes to Secretariat website |
Paul to post when finds out how |
Paul |
When current minutes are ready to post |
ZoAnn Morten and Dianne Ramage are the designated signatories to close the HSBC SEHAB account
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Finance Committee |
Status update Exec sign minutes at June mtg
ZA/Dianne to go to bank |
Communication with community |
Get minutes out to groups One-pager on SEHAB |
Paul |
Ongoing |
Closing the Loop Doc |
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Jack |
End of July |
FA Friday Forum |
Need details on regulations |
Jim/Paul |
Pending developments |
Letter to Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries regarding Cohen and WSP |
Review current letter and update Get letter vetted by all |
Jack/Paul |
End of July |
Letter to Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries regarding Cohen and WSP FROM ALL GROUPS |
When letter ready, circulate to constituent groups |
ALL |
Mid August |
Communicate with MLAs and Prov ministers regarding SEHAB and community issues |
SEHAB reps to communicate with their MLAs |
ALL |
Ongoing |
Association of Applied Professional Bios |
To keep informed of concerns Explore how best to inform Talk to Pam Z |
Ian/Jim |
End of June |
PSKF data entry tool |
Spread the word to our groups to upload data |
ALL |
Ongoing |
Get copy of briefing notes to minister re FA |
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Paul |
ASAP |
Members’ Issues and Proposed Solutions/Action
Developed RHQ Agenda, Reviewed RHQ Meeting notes and action items (Closing the Loop)
RHQ Attendees: ZA, Brian, Jim
Planning
A. Minutes from this meeting to be ratified by June 30, 2013
B. Date next meeting: October 18, 19, 20, 2013 or backup date October 25, 26, 27,
C. Invitation to build agenda by – Sept. 16, 2013
D. Draft agenda due on – Oct. 2, 2013
E. Participants in Monday meeting at RHQ – TBD
Adjourn, Process Claims
Tour of local stewardship activities