Hudson Bay Consortium Planning Meeting, Ottawa, Dec 2014

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2 - Mutual benefits to communities, organizations and governments by facilitating networking, sharing of information, and a central place for coordinating and planning

3 - Consensus among participants that a key role would be facilitating communications among stakeholders, communities, government, and Canadians towards stewardship for Hudson Bay/James Bay

4 - A central place for sharing and archiving information which could include data management and online infrastructure.

5 - Coordinating monitoring, research and research protocols to address large scale cumulative impacts, to make sure research is done consistently, properly, and that the information is shared.

6 - Help coordinate regional meetings to minimize travel to multiple meetings, and facilitate interaction and communications among regional organizations - Hold larger Hudson Bay/James Bay wide conference on a periodic basis

7 - Could help develop policies as well as providing an advisory role and advocacy role

8 - Take an ecosystem approach and help integrate local and traditional knowledge with science to inform decision making at the federal level on down to other levels of government

9 - Coordinate the review and study of cumulative impacts among stakeholders, researchers, government and industry and plan priority areas for future research and monitoring

10 OUTCOMES/ACTION ITEMS - Form a planning Steering Committee - Form a planning Secretariat - Identify preliminary Funding - Organize Follow-up Meetings

11 PLANNING STEERING COMMITTEE Open to anyone to participate Barnie Aggark, Mayor, Chesterfield Inlet Ginger Arnold, Conservation & Water Stewardship, Manitoba Lucassie Arragutainaq, Sanikiluaq HTA Christine Barnard, Centre d'etudes nordiques Vern Cheechoo, Mushkegowuk Council Brian Craik, Cree Nation Government Pauline Gerrard, International Institute for Sustainable Development David Gladders, Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC) Rob Hedley, Gov. Nunavut (W.HB. Roundtable) Andrew Hamilton, retired, Senior science advisor Joel Heath, Arctic Eider Society Glen Holmes, Conservation and Water Stewardship, Manitoba Kim Juniper, Oceans Network Canada Konstantia Koutouki, U Montreal Colin Scott, McGill Misha Warbanski, Arctic Eider Society/HBC Secretariat Paul Watts, U. Montreal Susan Woodley, Gov. Nunavut Informal Observer Participants: Michael Barrett, KRG Lauren Candlish, U. Manitoba, ArcticNet Vicky Johnston, Environment Canada Jennie Knopp, Oceans North Stas Olpinski, Makivik

12 PLANNING SECRETARIAT CURRENT VOLUNTEERS - Joel Heath (Coordinator) - Lucassie Arragutainaq (Northern Liaison) - Susan Woodley (Interjurisdictional Advisor, Government of Nunavut) - Andrew Hamilton (Advisor) CURRENT STAFF - Misha Warbanski (Logistics/Administration/Planning) - To be hired (Communications Expert)

13 FUNDING TO-DATE No fee required to participate; however, requesting $20,000 from stakeholders/governments that can afford it each year towards funding the operation of the Consortium, planning meetings, etc. - Tides Canada Matching Funds $20,000/year (renewed at $25,000) - Oceans North - $20,000 - Government of Nunavut ($20,000 in progress) - Cree Nation Government ($20,000 in progress) - Department of Fisheries and Oceans ($20,000 in progress) Funding for Meetings (i.e. this meeting) - $20,000 ArcticNet - $15,000 Cree Nation of Chisasibi

14 OTHER PROGRESS - Presentations at meetings/conferences - Community-level discussions and consultation - Liaising with stakeholders/government organizations (many who are now here) - Contributing to ArcticNet IRIS (to help compile existing knowledge) - West Hudson Bay Regional Roundtable

15 HUDSON BAY CONSORTIUM Communities

16 HUDSON BAY CONSORTIUM Agenda : Day 1 1. Background 2. Introductions 3. Brief Presentations from Stakeholders 4. Coordinating knowledge and research 5. Creating the Consortium

17 HUDSON BAY CONSORTIUM Agenda : Day 2 Workshops 1. Priorities and Coordinating Research 2. Protected Areas Planning (Oceans North) 3. Synthesizing existing knowledge (ArcticNet IRIS) 4. Next Steps: Creating the Consortium