CEPI Senior Council Meeting

November 14, 2007

EFWC Boardroom

Eskasoni, NS

10:00 a.m.

Draft Minutes

Present

Shelley Porter (CEPI), Lisa Young (UINR), Sharon Munroe (NSEL), Annie E. Johnson (UINR), Rick McCready (CBRM), Bruce Hatcher (CBU), Fred Baechler (ADI), Jim Abraham (EC), Allison McIsaac (UINR),Laurie Suitor (UINR), Mike Murphy (DFO),Joe McKinnon (INAC), Dave Harris (NSDNR), Gerard MacMaster (GP), Chief Terry Paul (Membertou), Chief Morley Googoo (Waycobah), Wayne Budge (Warden Victoria Co.), Peter Underwood (DNR), Anita Basque (Potlutek), Nancy Vanstone (NSEL), Jason Naug ( DFO), Robert Livingstone (SRWA), Vera Pierro (DFO), Tuma Young (Eskasoni), Pat Bates (BSS), Leonard Bernard (Waycobah Fisheries NR) and Duart MacAulay (Inverness Co).

Welcome and Opening Remarks – Chief Charlie Dennis

Opening Prayer

Recap of CEPI- Shelley Porter

  • Presentation of commercials.
  • Discussion regarding commercials. Positive response.
  • Brief overview of CEPI.

Management Analysis -Jason Naug

  • Discussion of the Management analysis.
  • Recommendation –better communicate, and information sharing.
  • Shoreline developments-little regulation at the Municipal level. Recommend that CEPI place more emphasis and support to increase regulation at this level.
  • Data Gap – Sewage treatment- CEPI to work with Pit’upaq committee to fill in gaps on this long standing issue.

River Denys Basin Subwatershed-Robert Livingstone, Stewards of the River Denys Watershed Assoc.

  • Improve fish habitat in the River Deny Basin Area.
  • Water shed plan
  • Review work that has been done to date. Big Brook to be completed next year.

Communications –Shelley Porter

  • Website developed
  • Feedback survey to go out this winter. Reviewed the survey
  • Public presentations are being done

State of the Environment Report Project – Dr. Bruce Hatcher, Chair in Marine Research, Bras d’Or Institute, Cape Breton University

  • Introduction given
  • Presentation followed by discussion

Development Standards Proposal Report –Rick McCready, Planner, Cape Breton Regional Municipality

  • Presentation given & discussed.
  • Best practices manual to be created.
  • Recommend standards.
  • Funding is in place and request for proposals have gone out.

Financial Report and Funding Request for 2007-2008 – Shelley Porter

  • Financial report reviewed.
  • Suggestion was made to record contributions In Kind.
  • Fisheries and Oceans commitment to $90,000 still good.
  • INAC this year’s cheque is in the mail. Next years contribution will be in end of April.

Next Steps – Sharon Munroe NS Environment and Labour

  • Next steps for CEPI were discussed.
  • Strategic planning session was held.
  • Develop draft management plan to be presented to Senior Council next November.

Closing Prayer – Pat Bates