August 21, 2019
2:30-4:00 pm

Miawpukek Mi'kamawey Mawi'omi, 50 Miawpukek Dr., Conne River NL

Miawpukek First Nation (MFN)

Chief Mi'sel Joe, Beulah Pack, Ross Hinks, Stewart Etheridge, Andrew John, Brenda Jeddore

Teleconference:

Committee Members:
Garth Bangay
Wes Foote

Regional Assessment Task Team:
Virginia Crawford

 Interested in

• Further engagement in the Regional Assessment—Opportunities to engage include seven TAG meetings in September, IK TAG meeting in October, meeting with the Committee to discuss findings in October or November
• Hiring consultants with particular expertise to participate in Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings
• Learning more about financial responsibility (security deposits), liability and compensation programs
• Extensive study on Atlantic Salmon

Concerns

• Generally with processes, information comes too late for meaningful input. First peoples should be first consulted
• Oil spills affect livelihood of MFN and the environment
• No possibility for input if environmental assessment for individual projects not required due to Regional Assessment
• Insufficient data to create GIS tool
• Communications with companies regarding spills comes much too late—need a formalized system of communications from government for notification
• Old data being used in current environmental assessment process with offshore exploration drilling—data needs to be updated on a regular basis
• Risk of spills due to tanker traffic

• Joint guideline,  "Compensation Guidelines Respecting Damages Relating to Offshore Petroleum Activity" https://www.cnlopb.ca/wp-content/uploads/guidelines/compgle.pdf   (sent August 23, 2019 )
• Participant funding—possibility of additional funding is being looked into and Virginia will advise when information becomes available (ongoing)

Virginia Crawford