Environmental Registry – CLUAH
Manitouwadge area forests which are enjoyed by a wide variety of Outdoor Enthusiasts and are a large part of why people become residents of the Northwestern Ontario community are at risk of becoming off limits. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
THIS PORTION (bloquoted) FROM Rejean Raymond, CAO Dubreuilville, ON-THANK YOU!
The ER posting number is PB06E2025. You can enter that number at the Environmental Registry search tool online to reach the CLUAH posting of the notice for Phase III .
The Environmental Registry website can be accessed via the following link (SEE Info from this BELOW) (*NOTE: Never received by OntarioNewsNorth.com, nor it’s collaborating media sources, as a press release or PSA from the MNR, thanks to Rejean Raymond for his considerate submission!):
http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/
You will see the search function(text box)when you reach this web page. Please enter the posting number there and it will take you to the CLUAH posting.
MORE INFO
- Read about CLUAH Public Sessions being held in Manitouwadge, Hornepayne, White River, Dubreuilville and Wawa which begin Wednesday, July 20.
- View coverage from CLUAH Protest in Wawa this spring.
To be counted as a viewer of this interview click to watch on YouTube page.
This notice was first published to the Environmental Registry November 3, 2006 at the Invitation to Participate stage for a 45 day comment period. It was republished November 19, 2008 at the Public Review of Preliminary Management Options/Draft Plan stage for a 47 day comment period. It was republished on July 14, 2011 at the Public Review of Preliminary Management Options stage for a 49 day comment period.
Description of Policy:
The planning area consists of all provincial unregulated Crown lands and waters located within the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Wawa District administrative boundary. Patented land, private land, federal lands and the district’s system of parks and protected areas will not be part of the Crown Land Use Atlas Harmonization (CLUAH) Project land use planning exercise.
The MNR has assembled the CLUAH Project Team to guide the review and to work with a committee of Aboriginal representatives, stakeholders, and government and non-government organizations. Both a Steering Committee (SC) and Working Group (WG) were developed to collaborate in an open and visible forum representing various constituency groups. The Working Group under the guidance of the Steering Committee met regularly to discuss strategic level land use planning for Crown land in Wawa District. The representatives on these committees act as links between their constituents and the MNR.
The Steering Committee, Working Group and Project Team work together to achieve a balance between social, economic, environmental, and cultural sustainability. The CLUAH Project mission is to plan for the quality, diversity and reduction in potential conflict in recreational and industrial opportunities and to enhance and preserve biodiversity in the MNR Wawa District.
The objectives of the CLUAH Project are to:
- Seek public participation and input from a broad range of stakeholders and to promote a better understanding of provincial land use policy development.
- Consolidate existing policy to provide clear and consistent district land use direction.
- Update existing policy to meet current and future stakeholder needs, including economic certainty and stability.
- Consult with affected Aboriginal communities and garner their support.
- Utilize rigorous social, economic and environmental rationale in support of planning options.
- Protect and/or enhance District values by using the best available science to determine what land uses are permissible and to develop a mosaic to address as many concerns as possible.
- Incorporate best practices from our stakeholders in land use policy development specifically related to the disposition and allocation of Crown land.
- Encourage the use of adaptive management to find solutions to land use conflict and by building on successes for current and future Crown Land Use Policy Atlas (CLUPA) exercises.
The review of unregulated Crown land use in Wawa District will assist in the building of management options, and will result in the creation of one land use management plan. An amendment or series of amendments to MNR’s Crown Land Use Policy Atlas (CLUPA) will be required in order to address any area-specific land use policy changes resulting from this land use planning exercise. Listed under the additional materials section below is a link to the CLUPA.
Purpose of Policy:
The MNR Wawa District, with participation and input from the public and a broad range of stakeholders, is reviewing existing land use direction for unregulated provincial Crown lands and waters to ensure the balance of social, economic, and ecological sustainability, and to reduce access conflicts in other district planning processes. The district’s system of parks and protected areas (e.g. provincial parks, conservation reserves, Pukaskwa National Park) is not subject to this review.
Other Information:
Located in the western portion of the MNR’s Northeast Region, Wawa District consists of an area of approximately 4,698,200 hectares (including all parks and protected areas, patent and private lands, federal lands and inland waters). The district is approximately 300 kilometres (km) wide by 400 km long at its farthest points (not including the waters of Lake Superior). The portion of Lake Superior captured within the boundary contributes approximately 8,162,000 additional hectares.
Permanent resident population of the district is approximately 15,000, with a significant seasonal increase due to activities such as hunting, fishing, camping and snowmobiling. Major permanent communities within or near the administrative boundary include Wawa, White River, Manitouwadge, Dubreuilville, Hornepayne, Pic Mobert First Nation, Michipicoten First Nation, Missanabie Cree First Nation, Hornepayne Aboriginal community, Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation and Marathon. Hamlets include Hawk Junction, Caramat, Hillsport, Lochalsh, Oba and Goudreau.
Primary resource-based industries include forestry, mining, tourism, and hydro-electric power generation. Forest industry operations occur throughout the district on six management units administered under the provision of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Mining operations and resource-based tourism operations are scattered throughout the district with a large concentration of remote outfitters located in the north-east portion.
Provincial Crown land within Wawa District consists of a series of land use classifications including: general use areas, provincial parks, conservation reserves, forest reserves, and a large portion of the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. Land use direction for the Parks and Protected Areas System (e.g. provincial parks and conservation reserves) will not be reviewed in this land use planning exercise. For more information on land use classifications follow the links below for the CLUPA and Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy (1999).
The CLUPA brings together all the area-specific land use policies for most of Ontario’s Crown lands into one source location, and allows users to view both the specific policies for any given area as well as a map of its boundaries. Any area-specific land use and policy changes for Crown lands will be undertaken as amendments to the CLUPA.
These web links provide additional information about this notice:
The following information was provided as supporting materials at Phase II – Review of Management Options/Plan that was posted on November 18, 2008:
Preliminary Management Options/Draft – Map 1
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/map1.pdf
Preliminary Management Options/Draft – Map 2
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/map2.pdf
Summary Document
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/summary.pdf
Enhanced Management Areas
EMA1 – Nagagami Hillsport Area (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/ema1.pdf
EMA2 – Lower Pic River Sturgeon Waterway Fish and Wildlife EMA (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/ema2.pdf
EMA3 – Herrick White-Obakamiga Lakes Corridor (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/ema3.pdf
EMA 4 – Central Recreational Area (see Options Map 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/ema4.pdf
EMA 5 – North of Pukaskwa River (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/ema5.pdf
EMA 6 – Tik Road Recreational EMA (see Options Map 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/ema6.pdf
EMA 7 – Tikamaganda Lake Remote Access EMA (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/ema7.pdf
General Use Areas
G1 – Urban Areas (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/g1.pdf
G2 – Multiple Resource Management Area (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/g2.pdf
G2 – CCGP (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/g2_ccgp.pdf
G3 – Dog Lake Management Area (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/g3.pdf
G7 – Lake Superior (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/g7.pdf
G9 – Lake Superior Sport Fisheries (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/g9.pdf
G11 – Manitou Mountain (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/g11.pdf
G13 – Agawa Bay Recreational Fishing (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/g13.pdf
G15 – Upper Pic River Cultural & Heritage Waterway (see Options Map 1 and 2)
http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/ebr/CLUAH/g15.pdf
Public Consultation:
This proposal has been posted for a 49 day public review and comment period starting July 14, 2011. If you have any questions, or would like to submit your comments, please do so by September 01, 2011 to the individual listed under “Contact”. Additionally, you may submit your comments on-line.
All comments received prior to September 01, 2011 will be considered as part of the decision-making process by the Ministry of Natural Resources if they are submitted in writing or electronically using the form provided in this notice and reference EBR Registry number PB06E2025.
Please Note: All comments and submissions received will become part of the public record. You will not receive a formal response to your comment, however, relevant comments received as part of the public participation process for this proposal will be considered by the decision maker for this proposal.
Other Public Consultation Opportunities:
There are four stages in this land use planning process. At stages one to four the public is encouraged to become involved and provide input. The fifth stage provides notification to the public of the approved Management Plan. The stages of consultation are as follows (dates beyond Stage 3 are tentative):
Stage 1: Invitation to Participate: November 3 – December 18, 2006
A Terms of Reference has been prepared to guide the planning process and can be obtained by request via the contact listed below. Other supporting background materials are available for viewing via the links provided below.
Stage 2: Public Review of Preliminary Management Options/Draft Plan: November 19 – January 5, 2009 (Complete)
Stage 3: Public Inspection of Updated Preliminary Management Options: July 14, 2011 – September 1, 2011
Open houses will be held during the third stage of consultation in the following communities: Wawa, White River, Manitouwadge, Dubreuilville, and Hornepayne. Community repositories of information will also be set up in these locations throughout the planning area.
The five public open houses will be held as follows:
Wednesday July 20th, 2011
Town Council Chambers – Manitouwadge
2 pm – 8 pm; presentations at 3 pm and 6 pm
Thursday July 21st , 2011
Royal Canadian Legion – Hornepayne
2 pm – 8 pm; presentations at 3 pm and 6 pm
Tuesday July 26th, 2011
Royal Canadian Legion – White River
2 pm – 8 pm; presentations at 3 pm and 6 pm
Wednesday July 27th , 2011
Township Office – Dubreuilville
2 pm – 8 pm; presentations at 3 pm and 6 pm
Thursday July 28th, 2011
Royal Canadian Legion – Wawa
2 pm – 8 pm; presentations at 3 pm and 6 pm
Following the completion of Stage 3, public comments will be summarized and a presentation with recommendations will be made to the Minister. Options on how to proceed with the CLUAH project will be discussed.
Should the Minister wish to proceed with completion of the CLUAH project, the following two steps in the EBR process remain:
Stage 4: Public Inspection of Draft Final Management Option
Stage 5: Inspection of Approved Management Plan
At each stage of consultation, public notice of this local land use planning exercise will also be initiated through the placement of paid media advertising in the Wawa Algoma News, Marathon Mercury, Manitouwadge Echo, Chapleau Express, Longlac Advertiser Plus, Sault Star, Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal, Hearst Le Nord and Gazette, and Jackfish Journal (Hornepayne). Efforts may also include paid advertising placements on local cable television networks and/or local radio stations.
Direct written notification will be provided to local, regional and provincial-level Aboriginal communities and organizations, interest groups, government and non-government agencies, local resource users, landowners, other stakeholders and the local public. Persons not included on this mailing list who wish to be involved in the process may have their names added by contacting the contact person identified in this notice.
MNR Staff will engage in additional meetings with Aboriginal communities and representatives, interest groups and stakeholders as required.
Comments and information regarding this land use planning exercise are being collected by the Ministry of Natural Resources under the authority of the Public Lands Act (1990) to assist in making decisions and determining further public consultation needs. Comments and opinions will be kept on file for use during the planning period and may be included in study documentation, which is made available for public review.
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1987) or FIPPA, personal information will remain confidential unless prior consent is obtained. However, this information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources as public input for other resource management initiatives. For further information regarding these acts, please contact Paul Gamble at (705) 856-4701.
