Comox-Strathcona MOU

 

8. Signatories:
   

Alain Magnan ________________	Earl Warnock ________________	D.M. Andrews ________________
Habitat & Enhancement Branch Coastal B.C. South Division Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks	Regional District of Comox-Strathcona
March 27, 2000 ________________	March 29, 2000 ________________	March 27, 2000 ________________

 

Schedule "A"

Agree-Upon Guidelines, Standards & Criteria

Department of Fisheries & Oceans and Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks; Land Development Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Habitat, Victoria, B.C., May 1992.

Department of Fisheries & Oceans, Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs; The Stewardship Series, "Stream Stewardship: A Guide for Planners and Developers"; Vancouver, B.C., 1994.

Department of Fisheries & Oceans, et al; The Stewardship Series, "Community Greenways: Linking Communities to Country, and People to Nature"; Vancouver, B.C., 1996.

Department of Fisheries & Oceans, et al; The Stewardship Series, "Stewardship Bylaws: A Guide for Local Government"; Vancouver, B.C., 1997.

Department of Fisheries & Oceans, et al; The Stewardship Series, "Watershed Stewardship: A Guide for Agriculture"; Vancouver, B.C., 1997.

Department of Fisheries & Oceans, et al; "Access Near Aquatic Areas: A Guide to Sensitive Planning, Design and Management"; Vancouver, B.C.

Department of Fisheries & Oceans, et al; "Marina Development Guidelines for the Protection of Fish and Fish Habitat"; Vancouver, B.C.

Environment Canada, et al; Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory: East Coast Vancouver Island 1993-1997. Volume 2. Conservation Manual.

Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks – Vancouver Island Region; "Environmental Requirements and Best Management Practices for Land Development Proposals", Nanaimo, B.C. 1999.

Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, et al; "Naturescape British Columbia; Caring for Wildlife at Home."

 

Schedule "B"

Compliance and Enforcement Protocol

The purpose of this schedule to the agreement is to outline the protocol for a compliance and enforcement partnership between the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona (RDCS), the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (MELP) and the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (F&OC).

Signatories to this agreement are guided by the following principles:

• recognizing that each agency has a responsibility for compliance and enforcement activities contained within their respective legislative mandates. For the purpose of this MOU the following mandates are applicable.

RDCS - Regional District by-laws, Building and Land Use Regulations

F&OC - Federal Fisheries Act and Regulations

MELP - Wildlife, Waste, Pesticide, Water and Firearms Acts and Regulations

• that the working relationship between the parties will be marked by

• mutual trust and respect

• open, complete and timely sharing of information

• meeting commitments, and

• solving problems at the most appropriate level.

• that a continuum of compliance and enforcement activities ranging from providing information, at one end of the spectrum, through to legal proceedings are available to promote and achieve compliance. Compliance is a level of conformity with the law that can be achieved through a variety of activities including communication, education, consultation, inspection, monitoring, orders, injunctions and legal actions.

Each agency agrees, for the term of this agreement, to:

1. provide a contact list of compliance and enforcement staff with responsibility in the RDCS boundaries;

2. forward issues in a timely manner to the appropriate agency for resolution;

3. respond in a timely and effective manner, within the limits of their legislative mandate, to reports of environmental damage taking place within the RDCS;

4. provide regular updates to the reporting agency on the results of compliance issues forwarded for resolution;

5. raise issues concerning compliance trends for discussion at the quarterly review meetings for the purpose of developing an effective compliance and enforcement strategy;

6. promote a teamwork approach in those compliance and enforcement activities that have cross jurisdictional application and utilize the most effective options to achieve compliance; and

7. work to support sustained environmental values in the RDCS.

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