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Eeyou Marine Region: Rediscovering the Bay and the islands Presented by: Flix Boulanger, biol. M.Env. COTA Tourism Conference Waskaganish July 13, 2017 1 What is is the Eeyou Marine Region Land Cla laims Agreement (E (EMRLCA)?

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Eeyou Marine Region: Rediscovering the Bay and the islands

Presented by: Félix Boulanger, biol. M.Env. COTA Tourism Conference Waskaganish July 13, 2017

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What is is the Eeyou Marine Region Land Cla laims Agreement (E (EMRLCA)?

  • EMRLCA is an offshore agreement between the Federal

Government and the Cree Nation

Effective: February 15, 2012

  • EMR includes James Bay and southeastern Hudson Bay
  • Canada recognized Cree ownership of the land in the
  • ffshore – 80% Cree and 20% Government
  • Owned collectively by the Cree:
  • Including subsurface rights
  • Islands are held by the Cree Nation Government

(CNG) on behalf of the Cree Nation as a whole

  • Ownership of the waters and of the tidelands and

seabed will remain with Canada under the terms of the EMRLCA

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What is the EMRLCA? Cont’d

  • In the overlap Cree/Inuit area, “joint zone,” the

land is owned jointly with the Inuit.

  • Overlap agreement signed before the EMRLCA.

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EMRLCA: In Instit itutions of f Public Government (IP (IPG)

  • Three (3) institutions of public

government created to implement the agreement:

  • EMR Impact Review Board
  • EMR Planning Commission
  • EMR Wildlife Board
  • Head Office in Waskaganish
  • Independent bodies with their own

accountability – not part of the Cree Nation Government, not part of the Federal Government

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Chairperson

Tina Petawabano

Chairperson

Roderick Pachano

Vice-Chairperson (GDO-GCC(EI))

Alan Penn

Member Government of Canada

Lorne McNeice

Member Government of Nunavut

Joannie Ikiddluak

Member (GDO-GCC(EI))

Vacant

Vice-Chairperson (GDO-GCC(EI))

Brian Craik

Member (GCC(EI))

Fred Tomatuk

Member Government of Nunavut

Lucassie Arragutainak

Member Government of Canada

Brendan O’Donnell

Vice-Chairperson

Isaac Masty

Member (GCC(EI)) Aurelie Bourbeau- Lemieux Member (GCC(EI))

Gordon Blackned

Member Government of Canada

Claude Saint-Charles

LEMR Officer Waskaganish

Sanford Diamond

EMRPC

Chairperson

Isaac Masty

LEMR Officer Eastmain

Brandon Moses

LEMR Officer Wemindji George Natawapineskum LEMR Officer Chisasibi

John Lameboy

LEMR Officer Whapmagoostui

Vacant Director Audrey Lapenna

Accounting Administrator

Laurianne Iserhoff

Administrative Assistant

Priscillia Wesley

Director Wildlife Management

Sophie Fillion

Wildlife Liaison Biologist

Félix Boulanger

EMRIRB EMRWB

CTA-EMR

Member Government of Canada

Vacant

Member Government of Nunavut

Piita Kattuk

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Eeyou Marine Region Pla lanning Commission (E (EMRPC)

Mandate: develop planning policies, priorities and objectives for the EMR (Chapter 8) Responsibilities:

  • Develop planning policies, priorities and objectives regarding

the conservation, development, management and use of Land in the EMR;

  • Document the present uses of the area;
  • Develop a land use plan to guide and direct resource use

and development in the EMR;

  • Implement the land use plan;
  • Determine if development projects conform to the land use

plan;

  • Monitor development projects to ensure their continued

conformity with the land use plan.

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LAND USE PLANNING IN THE EMR IS MANAGED THROUGH THE EEYOU MARINE REGION PLANNING COMMISSION

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Eeyou Mari rine Region Pla lanning Commission (E (EMRPC)

Priority: developing a land use plan for the EMR. What is a land use plan? It is a plan to manage the development and use of land “The primary purpose of land use planning is to protect and promote the existing and future well-being of those individuals and communities resident in or using the EMR taking into account the interests of all Canadians; special attention devoted to protecting and promoting the existing and future well-being of the Crees and Cree lands”. – EMRLCA Implementation Plan: EMRPC working with other LUP responsible authorities to ensure LUPs are harmonized. ( CAT 2 and 3) Category 1 community use, etc..

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Commission’s Land Use Planning (LUP) process

OVERVIEW OF PROPOSED PLANNING STAGES AND TIMELINES

  • Preparing the plan involves seven stages:
  • Stage 1: pre-planning (June 2014 to Sept 2017)
  • Stage 2: research and data collection (Sept 2017 to Sept 2018)
  • Stage 3: analysis of information (Sept 2018 to Sept 2020)
  • Stage 4: writing the plan (Sept 2020 to Sept 2021)
  • Stage 5: plan approval (beginning of March 2022)
  • Stage 6: implementation (2022)
  • Stage 7: evaluation, monitoring, and amendments (ongoing)

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Eeyou Marine Region Im Impact Review Board (E (EMRIRB)

Mandate: review ecosystemic and socio-economic impacts of development projects in the EMR (chapter 18) Responsibilities:

  • Screening development project proposals to

determine if impact review is required;

  • Reviewing ecosystemic and socio-economic

impacts of project proposals that are subject to review;

  • Recommending whether projects should

proceed and under what terms and conditions;

  • Monitoring projects and terms and

conditions of project certificates.

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DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE EMR ARE REVIEWED THROUGH THE EMRIRB TO DETERMINE THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS

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Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board

Mandate: a) Act as the main instrument of Wildlife management and the main regulator of access to wildlife; b) Establishes harvesting levels for species stock or population of wildlife in the EMR as required; c) Cooperates with other Wildlife management institutions in the EMR; d) Provides advice to other institutions relating to Wildlife management and conservation in the EMR; e) Manages a $5 million Wildlife Research Fund.

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EEYOU MARINE REGION WIL ILDLIFE BOARD (E (EMRWB)

 Roderick Pachano (Chairperson)  Isaac Masty - GCCEI (Vice-Chairperson)  Bert Moar – GCCEI  Aurélie Bourbeau-Lemieux–GCCEI  Vacant– Canada  Claude Saint-Charles – Canada  Piita Kattuk– Nunavut

Board members Staff

 Sophie Fillion (Wildlife Management Director)  Félix Boulanger (Wildlife Liaison Officer)  Priscillia Wesley (Administrative Assistant)  Laurianne Iserhoff (Accountant Administrator)

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EMRWB works in in partnership wit ith the Cree Trappers’ Association (CTA)

a) Acts as a consultative body to the EMRWB with respect to wildlife matters; b) Manages harvesting among the Crees in the EMR as required; c) EMRWB provides funding to support CTA offshore functions: 5 EMR-CTA Local Officers

  • Sanford Diamond (Waskaganish)
  • Brandon Moses (Eastmain)
  • George Natawapineskum (Wemindji)
  • John Lameboy (Chisasibi)
  • Vacant (Whapmagoostui)
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RESEARCH FU FUNCTIONS

  • The $5 M research fund has been invested and the

earning will be used to fund research projects.

Update 2017:

  • Ongoing process to define research priorities
  • Waskaganish (May, 2016)
  • Eastmain (Winter, 2017)
  • Wemindji (Winter, 2017)
  • Chisasibi (Winter, 2017)
  • Whapmagoostui (Autumn, 2016)
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Research Prioritization

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Symposium

(March 2014)

Stakeholders Consultation

Consultation Document (March 2015)

+ 12 Research Themes Screening Process

(November, 2015)

Cree Community Consultations

(Automn 2016 – Winter 2017)

Selection of a Short List of Priorities Develop TEK & Science Protocol

(2017-18)

Research Funding Agreement

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CREES’ INTEREST WB’S MANDATE

  • Oceanography
  • Climate Change
  • Boreal Frogs
  • Bats
  • Polar Bears
  • Beluga
  • Marine Mammals

(Seals)

  • WATERFOWL
  • EELGRASS WILDLIFE HABITATS
  • LOCAL FISHERIES
  • HYDRO PROJECTS’ IMPACTS
  • Foxes and Wolves
  • Birds of Prey

RESEARCH PRIORITIES CLASSIFICATION

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RESEARCH PRIORITY PROPOSALS

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PRIORITY #1: HYDRO DEVELOPMENT / EELGRASS / WATERFOWL Scope: Large scale study - eelgrass mapping and productivity assessment, potential beds’ restoration, relationship with waterfowl (Canada goose and Brant), in the context of cumulative impacts and climate change. PRIORITY #2: LOCAL FISHERIES Scope: Stocks assessment of the fish populations, harvesting effort evaluation and mapping, development of long-term management plan in the context of cumulative impacts and climate change . RATIONALE

  • Meets EMRWB definition of wildlife research;
  • Respects EMRWB’s mandate & responsibilities;
  • Relevance to the Eeyou Marine Region;
  • High interest for the Crees;
  • High potential for partnerships, collaborations and matching funds.
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ECOTOURISM

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  • Northern environments are vulnerable ecosystems
  • Species
  • Climate change
  • « Leave no trace »
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ECOTOURISM

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POTENTIAL WILDLIFE-RELATED ECOTOURISM:

  • Polar bear watching
  • Marine mammals
  • Bird watching (ornithology)
  • etc.
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ECOTOURISM

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CONCERN: POLAR BEAR Increase in tourism related to polar bear observation is likely in the future.

  • Polar Bear Management Plan
  • Consultations in coastal communities
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ECOTOURISM

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CONCERN: POLAR BEAR Increase in tourism related to polar bear observation is likely in the future.

  • Increases the potential for human-bear conflict, can put people’s lives at risk
  • Can also lead to bear mortality from the need to protect the people
  • Prevention: public education, requirements for trained bear monitors and

the development/availability and use of bear deterrent measures (stun guns, cracker shells, bear spray, portable electrical fences around campsites).

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ECOTOURISM

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CONCERN: POLAR BEAR Increase in tourism related to polar bear observation is likely in the future.

We know little about the long term effect of polar bear viewing in specific locations where bears are known to gather. Some people have suggested that the bears in these areas become habituated to the sight of humans and lose their fear of people. If true, this could lead to increased human-bear conflicts.

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BIR IRD SU SURVEY IN IN THE HE BAY:

  • Cab

abbage Willows

  • Char

arlton Isl Islan ands

  • Boa
  • atswain Bay
  • Now hea

eading Nor

  • rth….

Partners: CNG FaunENord Nature Canada

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BIR IRD SU SURVEY IN IN THE HE BAY:

  • Boa
  • atswain Bay, Ju

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BIR IRD SU SURVEY IN IN THE HE BAY:

  • Boa
  • atswain Bay, Ju

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BIR IRD SU SURVEY IN IN THE HE BAY:

  • Boa
  • atswain Bay, Ju

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BIR IRD SU SURVEY IN IN THE HE BAY:

  • Boa
  • atswain Bay, Ju

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BIR IRD SU SURVEY IN IN THE HE BAY:

  • Boa
  • atswain Bay, Ju

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BIR IRD SU SURVEY IN IN THE HE BAY:

  • Boa
  • atswain Bay, Ju

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Trad aditional Culture On On sh shar aring an and wel elcoming

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WASKAGANISH ADDRESS 18 Nottaway Street, Waskaganish, P.O Box 580, QC J0M 1R0 Office Phone : 819- 895-2202

EMRPC/EMRIRB Audrey Lapenna Director Phone: 613-222-6857 E-mail: audreylapenna@eeyoumarineregion.ca Sophie Fillion Wildlife Management Director Cell: 819-238-2407 E-mail: SFillion@eeyoumarineregion.ca

MEEGWETCH THANK YOU MERCI

EMRWB Félix Boulanger Wildlife Liaison Officer Cell: 819-238-1140 E-mail: FBoulanger@eeyoumarineregion.ca