First Nations Fisheries

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In this webinar, Rosie Simms (POLIS), Zita Botelho (Watersheds BC), and Tim Morris (BC Freshwater Legacy Initiative) will provide an overview of sustainable funding as a crucial building block for any watershed governance initiative. Grounded in the current, unprecedented time of COVID-19, the speakers will explore the continued priority of a Watershed Security Fund and possible direction for government stimulus spending. They will also offer a sneak peek at emerging work identifying Opportunities for Watershed Stimulus in British Columbia

May 27, 2020 from 10-11 AM PT: Effective Practices for Land Use Planning by First Nations in BC (for First Nations only)

To register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/626545013303421198

In this webinar, Gwen Bridge, Chief Executive Officer with Gwen Bridge Consulting, will present the updated second version of the New Relationship Trust (NRT) report Updated Effective Practices Guide – Land Use Planning by First Nations in BC. Gwen was hired by NRT to update the report with Gregory Kehm, Principal with Gregory Kehm Associates, and Krista Robertson, a Mandell Pinder associate.

For more information about the First Nations Summit, please visit their website at www.fns.bc.ca.

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July 8, 2020 from 10-11 AM PT: BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and Expectations for Water Sustainability Act Reform (for First Nations only)

To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdumrrTIqGdY-dpqtfYFwYiBaSVHFpJYR

In this webinar, Rosie Simms, Water for Fish Interim Manager, will present and ask for feedback on a draft discussion paper that identifies reforms required to begin the process of bringing the Water Sustainability Act (WSA) into conformity with the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). FNFC has been working on this paper since December 2019 with Mandell Pinder and a small group of water law experts.

The FNFC Water for Fish Initiative, in collaboration with B.C.’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, is convening First Nations and provincial government staff and executive in Phase II of the “Working Together on Water Initiative” to continue to explore and implement a new Water Sustainability Act engagement framework in summer 2020. Two half-day online meetings that will build on one another will take place on July 16th and 23rd (for First Nations only).

To register: contact Genevieve Layton-Cartier at Genevieve@fnfisheriescouncil.ca

The FNFC Water for Fish Initiative, in collaboration with B.C.’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, is convening First Nations and provincial government staff and executive in Phase II of the “Working Together on Water Initiative” to continue to explore and implement a new Water Sustainability Act engagement framework in summer 2020. Two half-day online meetings that will build on one another will take place on July 16th and 23rd (for First Nations only).

To register: contact Genevieve Layton-Cartier at Genevieve@fnfisheriescouncil.ca

For more information, please visit www.imawg.ca.

For more information please visit https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/upcoming_events

For more information, please visit www.imawg.ca.