Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 25 No. 27 July 4, 2014
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Chiefs comment on historic decision. Plus Canada Day A3 South Shuswap A8,10
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Community celebrates nation’s 147th. Plus What’s On A22 Timber tussle A23
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n Hundreds of people gathered at the Beach Park in Sicamous to watch the Canada Day fireworks, which are launched off a barge in Shuswap Lake.
Shuswap Watershed Council officials are looking for public input this month. Seven open houses will be held throughout the Shuswap in a follow-up to an online survey that was held in February and March. Survey respondents were invited to read a Shuswap Watershed Council program outline and respond to a number of questions about the program’s proposed objectives and strategies. The online survey received 226 responses, with 76 per cent of respondents supporting a program focused on water quality and safe water‐based recreation. Another 19 per cent support the notion but don’t believe water quality and safe water‐based recreation merit a focused program. Support was also measured through a workshop focus group in which 60 people representing stewardship groups and resource/technical staff from First Nations and government agencies participated. The questions were more technical than those in the online survey, and sought specific feedback on the Shuswap Watershed Water Quality Program’s strategies. Participants supported using science and citizen science in decision-making. They also supported continued education and public engagement. “I think the results of this survey show that there is a high level of public support for the proposed programs for 2014,” says Columbia Shuswap Regional District Area C director Paul Demenok and chair for the Shuswap Watershed Council. “I’m encouraged by these results as they provide a clear indication that we are headed in the right direction by focusing our efforts on water quality within the See Open on page 2
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