Specific topics from last meeting or between meetings requiring comment

Comments

Possible change to SEHAB contract/role as described by Adam and Tina at last meeting.  Please describe how you see SEHAB now and where would you like to it go in the future.

SEHAB’s role is to be the voice of the community that each member represents, and it should remain so.

Letter to Minister LeBlanc re: Fisheries Act Review.  Please provide specific examples of failure of the new Act or things you would like to see changed. 

Habitat destruction in riparian areas occurs frequently with no reporting.         The “self assessment” format of reporting possible destruction of fish or fish habitat  does not work.

CA Staffing. Please provide input as to relative importance of CAs to community groups in your area, their priority in terms of SEP funding constraints, and whether your area has/is well served by your CA.

WE HAVE NO CA!                                                                                                                          A presence of Fisheries and Oceans Canada is crucial to our communities. Without a CA, there is no human face to DFO, and no-one to call when there are questions or concerns.                                                                                                                                       A CA is essential to support community groups and guide them in their endeavours in preserving and restoring our streams and salmon.  A help line cannot provide advice to a group on how to approach a project, or where there may be others who have done similar things.

Issue

Where should SEHAB direct this concern?

Actions already taken by Community or DFO?

Possible solutions?

SEHAB opportunity and Work Plan fit?

Issue 1:

Areas in the province that have no CA’s need to have them.

The Minister

Many requests to DFO and

Hire CA’s for these areas.

Issue 2:

Trudeau needs to keep his promises

Issue 3:Enforcement cannot carry on in the “self reporting” method.

Issue 4:

Issue 5: