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Province of BC Engagement on Draft Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan

Date: May 3, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM MST
Hosted By: Fort Nelson And District Chamber of Commerce
Virtual Zoom Meeting: There is no cost to attend but you must register to get meeting details. 

Event Description:
The Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship to provide a public engagement opportunity regarding the Boreal Caribou Protection & Recovery Plan.  

This is an opportunity for you to hear what the Ministry's plans look like, get answers to questions and provide your feedback!

Date: Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
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Discussion Topics:

  • How We Got Here
  • Recovery Goals and Expectations
  • Protection & Recovery Measures
  • Socio-economic Considerations
  • Next Steps

Participants will be able to ask questions, provide input and give feedback on the draft plan. This information will be provided back to participants through a "What we heard" report demonstrating how their input is incorporated into further revisions of the plan.

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See the plan details and provide feedback at the following link: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/caribou/boreal-caribou/

 More information

The Province is seeking feedback on key elements of the draft plan including the plan’s goals & objectives as well as the proposed habitat and population management actions. In addition to the online posting and feedback, opportunities for engagement for stakeholders and communities in Northeast B.C. are scheduled to share information and provide feedback throughout the process.

A draft Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan (BCPRP) has been developed to replace the existing Implementation Plan for the Ongoing Management of Boreal Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou pop.14) in British Columbia, which was been in place since 2011 and was designed to slow the rate of caribou population declines.  The draft BCPRP outlines a recovery path for four of the five boreal caribou ranges in B.C.: Calendar, Maxhamish, Snake-Sahtahneh, and Westside Fort Nelson. It defines recovery objectives, establishes a foundation upon which management decisions will be based, and outlines habitat and population management actions deemed necessary to reverse caribou population declines (to improve the likelihood of self-sustaining populations over time). The BCPRP was co-developed by the B.C. government and Fort Nelson First Nation, in collaboration with the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.

Find out more at https://engage.gov.bc.ca/caribou/boreal-caribou