TASK GROUP MEETINGSPREPARATION WORKSHEET

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Options: (to be shared)

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Best Alternative To a Collaborative Agreement: (for personal information)

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TASK GROUP MEETINGSPREPARATION WORKSHEET

TOPIC:

i Givens: (to be shared)i 1. See attached sheet entitled "Givens"\. Any additional

Issues: (to be snared)

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4.Standards and Criteria (to be shared)

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Options: (to be shared)

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Best Alternative To a Collaborative Agreement: (for personal information)

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR TASK GROUP WORKSHEETS

Section One - Topic

Topic is simply the broad subject matter we are discussing. It should be fairly broad, like"snowmobiling," or "vegetation management." Each Task Group may have a handful of thesetopics to discuss.

iSection Two - Givens

!The "givens" are things that are not on the table for discussion. For example the Park Act andPark Act Regulations, Protected Areas Strategy direction, Land Use Plan direction etc. I haveprovided some of these givens on a separate sheet called Givens. We will go into more detailabout these at the Task Group meetings.

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Section Three - Issues

Issues are the specific subjects to be discussed. They can be subjects that concern you, thingsyou need more information about or even'rumours that you heard or problems that you feel needmanaging. Examples of this may be items like "fishing on Bowron Lake," "floatplane access onBowron Lake," "carrying capacity of the canoe circuit," or "managing beetles in the parks."You note that the wording of each issue is neutral and does not suggest a solution. Issues formthe heart of our agenda and what we talk about in the Task Groups.

Section Four - Interestsi

A great deal has been written about the difference between "positions" and "interests." The shiftfrom taking positions to talking about interests is where joint problem solving and collaborationoccurs.

Positions are the things you say you want - the dollars and cents, the terms and conditions, thattrail there, a six-foot high fence, or any other answer because it works for you regardless of howit affects another perspective. Interests, on the other hand, are the motivations that lead you totake that position - needs, fears, desires, goals, concerns and aspirations.

The key to defining your interests is to ask yourself "why do I want that?" or "what problem amI trying to solve?" Interests are things like a desire get from point A to point B, a need for quiet,wanting to build a successful business, or to have healthy, productive salmon stocks. Interestscan be described by identifying the qualities we are looking for in an outcome.

The key is to identify and communicate to others why you want what you want.

Once you have identified your interests, it is important to rank which is most important so youdon't trade off what is most important to you for something that is less important to you.

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Section Five — Standards and Criteria

How do you select an option when interests appear opposed? Usually, this is determined on acontest of wills, with each person insisting on their position and trying to get the other to give in.The person or perspective that gives is usually not happy and does not feel the process has beenfair or equitable. The key is to turn the contest of wills into a selection process for a fair andmutually satisfactory solution.

The way to get around this contest of wills is to jointly select mutually satisfactory standards andcriteria. Standards can provide a way to look outside the subjective world of the discussions inorder to come to a "fair" solution. By jointly defining what "fair" must look like; everyone canbuy into the outcome.

Standards can be things like market value, approaches undertaken in other jurisdictions,precedents, policies, third party opinion, professional assessment, scientific criteria, technicalmeasures, or the law.

Section Six - Options*

Options are the range of solutions that ideally meet the interests of all parties involved in thediscussions. These can be your initial ideas on what you want to see, but ideally you should bethinking at this point about the interests of some of the other perspectives involved in thediscussions.

Please do not spend too much time thinking about options. Most of these will be built in theTask Group meetings and after hearing other perspectives.

Section Seven - Best Alternative to a Collaborative Agreement

The last category is your "Best Alternative to a Collaborative Agreement." This represents your"walkaway" position - your best course of action for satisfying your interests without theagreement of others in the process.

Your Best Alternative to a Collaborative Agreement is about identifying your alternatives. Forexample if you are discussing a pay raise with your boss, you should think about youralternatives to not getting a raise. Your best alternative may be to take another job if you can'tlive with your present wage. If you already have another job offer, your alternatives areimproved. On the other hand, if there are few jobs available, your alternatives are poor.

Once you have thought about your Best Alternative to a Collaborative Agreement, you shoulddecide if you even want to be involved in the planning process. You may feel you canaccomplish your goals better by not participating. For example, if you have another job offer atdouble your current wage in a better location, it might not sense to negotiate with your currentboss!

You will want to keep your Best Alternative to a Collaborative Agreement to yourself and arenot expected to tell anyone else. At some point though, it may be useful to let other people knowabout your alternatives.

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"GlVENS"

Park Act

The Park Act is the primary piece of legislation that guides what activities can happen inparks and protected areas. The Park Act has undergone a number of changes since 1995in order to accommodate the commitments made in various land-use planning processesaround the province.

There are 31 sections in the Park Act, but the heart of the Act is Section 9, which isreferred to as the "recreation test." The key words in this section are:

9 (1) A natural resource, other than fish and wildlife taken, hunted or killed in accordancewith the Wildlife Act and fish, game or wildlife stalked or pursued for observationor for photographic or study purposes, in a Class A or Class C park must not begranted, sold, removed, destroyed, damaged, disturbed or exploited except asauthorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit.

9 (2) A park use permit referred to [in the sentence above] must not be issued unless, inthe opinion of the minister, it is necessary for the preservation or maintenance of therecreational values of the park.

Section 31 of the Park Act was added in 1995 in recognition of existing activities in manyof the new parks and protected areas being created in the province. This section meansthat if someone had a permit for an activity - guided hunting or fishing, trapping, }commercial recreation - the permit would be "grandfathered," meaning it would behonoured and fully transferable/sellable in the future. This section reads:

31 A park use permit issued before the coming into force of the relevant provisions ofthe Park Amendment Act, 1995, is conclusively deemed to have been validly issuedin compliance with this Act as it read on the date on which the permits was issued.

Park and Recreation Area Regulations

The Park and Recreation Area Regulations provide more of the detail regarding specificactivities. The "regs" also give park officers and rangers their powers of enforcement, setout applicable fees in each park, describe the use of aircraft, put limits on the possessionof firearms and provide direction on day to day actions in parks. Several sections arespecifically applicable to our planning process:

Sec 18. No person shall have a horse or other draught or riding animal in a park orrecreation area except

(a) in an area or on a trail as permitted by a sign or device, or(b) as authorized by a park officer.

Sec 24 (1). No person shall use or operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle or other self-propelled vehicle in a park or recreation area except

(a) on a park road(b) in an area as permitted by a sign or other device, or(c) as authorized by a park officer

(3) No person shall use or operate a snowmobile in a park or recreation areaexcept(a) in an area or on a trail as permitted by a sign or other device, or(b) as authorized by a park officer

Sec 25. No person shall ride a cycle in a park or recreation area except(d) on a park road(e) in an area or on a trail as permitted by a sign or other device, or(f) as authorized by a park officer

Sec 32 Except as authorized by a park officer, no person shall(a) damage or destroy any natural resources or property in a park or recreation

area,(b) possess any natural resource or property of a park or recreation area,(c) remove any natural resource or property from a park or recreation area

Protected Areas Strategy

The Protected Area Strategy is the key policy the guides the creation and planning ofparks and protected areas in the province. The strategy says "No mining, logging, hydrodams or oil and gas development will occur within protected areas."

Protected Areas Strategy - Resource and Recreation Use Guidelines for ProtectedAreas

While the Protected Area Strategy identifies the broad framework of how protected areasare identified, it doe not explicitly talk about the appropriateness of various recreationand tourism activities in parks. The Resource and Recreation Use Guidelines forProtected Areas were written to provide land use planning tables with some direction onallowable activities. The guidelines state that

"The management of protected areas differs markedly from that of other landsand waters. The maintenance of ecological integrity, consistent with thesupporting recreational an cultural experiences where appropriate, will be theprimary factor in management decisions while respecting government's land useplan commitments."

Protected Areas Management Principles:

"The protected areas system comprises a family of protected areas. The system,rather than individual areas, provides for the diversity of ecosystems, specialfeatures and outdoor recreation opportunities and experiences sought. As such,not all allowed uses are appropriate within every protected area."

"Use of protected areas will be encouraged, where appropriate and consistentwith the principle of maintaining ecological integrity, in order to realize thespiritual, recreational, educational, cultural, tourism, and health benefits thatprotected areas can provide. Allowable activities and uses should draw theirmeaning from association with and direct relation to the natural and culturalresources of the protected areas. All uses of protected areas must be assess inregard to their impact on the ecological systems and the key natural, cultural andrecreational values of particular areas."

"Land use activities and traditional cultural uses that have changed a landscapeand have acquired significance in their own right, may be recognized andrespected."

"Developments within protected areas should be fully compatible with theprinciples of maintaining ecological integrity and minimum intervention withnatural processes. Developments should directly complement and be integral tothe opportunities being provided and complement the purpose, objectives androle of the particular area. Wherever possible, intensive recreational andtourism developments should occur in adjacent areas outside of protected areaboundaries."

"Protected areas are not islands: they exist as part of larger ecosystems andcultural landscapes. Therefore, management decisions, both inside and outsideof protected areas, should be coordinated and integrated to the greatest extentpossible while recognizing that resource development activities outside ofprotected areas are appropriate and necessary."

"Protected area management plans will be established through and open publicplanning process."

The following is a summary of the "Compatibility of Selected Activities, Services andUse in Protected Areas" table from The Resource and Recreation Use Guidelines forProtected Areas.

Note: As you will see, most activities are to be discussed in the context of a managementplanning process.

Activity/Use /FacilityLoggingMiningHydroelectricHunting

Fishing

Trapping

Powerline transmissionlines and other rights ofway

Commercial guidingHuntingFishingNature toursRiver rafting

Tourism RelatedInfrastructure

Resorts

Lodges/CabinsGuest ranchesBackcountry hutsRoads within protectedareas

Allowed/Not AllowedNot allowedNot allowedNot allowedAllowed subject tomanagement planAllowed subject tomanagement planNot allowed/existingtenures grandfathered

Not allowed

Allowed subject tomanagement plan

Not allowed

Allowed subject tomanagement plan

Allowed subject tomanagement plan

CommentsAs approved by CabinetAs approved by CabinetAs approved by Cabinet

May be permitted forexpressed managementpurposes as defined byprotected area managementplan. Existing tenures arenormally renewable andtransferable.Allowed if there are nopractical and feasiblealternatives. If present attime f area establishment,normally allowed tocontinue.Permits from managingagency will be required.

As approved by CabinetFacilities existing at time ofestablishment allowed toremain

New road developmentsmust be identified inmanagement plans

Off-road activitiesSnowmobiling

Motorized activities(vehicles with motors)Mechanical activities(vehicles which are notmotorized e.g. mountainbikes)

Aircraft Access

Heli-hiking

Heli-skiing

Cat assisted skiing

Ecosystem and habitatrestoration

Allowed subject tomanagement planNot allowed

Allowed subject tomanagement plan

Allowed subject tomanagement plan

Allowed subject tomanagement planAllowed subject tomanagement planAllowed subject tomanagement planAllowed subject tomanagement plan

Limited to specific zonesand/or trails

Limited to designated zonesand and/or trails

For destination accesspurposed only (drop visitorsoff)

Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan

The CCLUP recommended the creation of Cariboo Mountains and Cariboo River Parks.These two areas are subject to the following conditions contained in the CCLUP 90 dayImplementation Report.

1. A protected area, regardless of subsequent designation, is land on which the dominantecological values should be protected, and that uses such as recreation, cattle grazing(except Junction Sheep Range), hunting, trapping and backcountry tourism, will beallowed

2. Mining tenures fully within the boundaries of protected area, except the placertenures on Churn Creek, will be extinguished. Fair compensation will be establishedthrough negotiation between the Provincial government and the affected tenureholders.

3. Hunting and trapping will continue to be allowed in all new protected areas,regardless of subsequent designation by the Province.

4. Many of the new Protected Areas are available, in principle and where appropriate,for commercial tourism and recreation. These development opportunities will beidentified during area-specific management planning which will recognize theprotection of the special natural values of each area and the provision for publicnon-commercial recreation. In some circumstances, development opportunities mayinclude "fixed roof facilities.

5. Existing approved levels of cattle grazing will continue. The maximum level ofanimal unit months (AUMs) will be set at the existing level of authorized AUMs as ofOctober 24, 1994.

6. No private land will be included within protected areas unless the governmentnegotiates a mutually agreed purchase. Existing landowner use, development andaccess rights will be unaffected by protected areas.

While there is no special direction for Cariboo Mountains Park, the CCLUP 90 DayImplementation Report says this about Cariboo River Park:

Some of the new protected areas, such as Stum Lake, Itcha-Ilgachuz, CaribooRiver and Junction Sheep Range feature significant wildlife populations andrequire management that is focused on the habitat and populations of theresident species.

Robson Valley Land and Resource Management Plan

The RVLRMP created the Upper Cariboo River and Betty Wendle areas, which havesince been added to Bowron Lake Provincial Park. Direction for these two areas statesthe following:

Betty Wendle

• Before resource activities are approved adjacent to protected areas, referral commentsfrom BC Parks will be consideredHonour existing heliski licenseFor heliskiing, minimize the number of logged helipads by using natural openingswhere possible and where necessary allow minimal tree falling for safe helicopterlandingsHonour existing guiding and trapping tenuresWhere resource development is planned close to protected area boundaries, theresource tenure holder(s) are responsible, through appropriate survey methods, toensure development is outside protected area boundariesWatershed restoration project is approved and can proceed in this protected area.

[Upper] Cariboo RiverSame as above, but add

Review no staking reserve once proposed protected area is approved

Prince George Land and Resource Management Plan

The Prince George LRMP created the Wolverine River addition to Bowron Lake Park.The PGLRMP document includes the following specific recommendations on activitiesin this area:

Activity Allowed/Not AllowedHunting Deferred to BC Parks planning processFishing AllowedFish Stocking/Enhancement Not allowed

Trapping j AllowedHorse Use and Pack Animals v | Deferred to BC Parks planning processCattle Grazing 1 Not allowedCommercial Guiding (hunting) | Limited to current tenure use or to

I designated areasLodges/Cabins I Limited to current tenure use or to

j designated areasSnowmobiling ; Deferred to BC Parks planning processMechanized activities | Deferred to BC Parks planning processWater-based motorized activities Deferred to BC Parks planning processAircraft Access | Limited to current tenure use or to

I designated areasHeli-skiing | Not allowedHell-hiking | Not allowedCommercial guiding (non-hunting) . | Allowed

In relation to a road corridor, the LRMP says

A road has been proposed through this area which would connect Highway 16(near McBride) with Highway 26 (near Wells). The road is not feasible at thistime, however, and therefore, a corridor has not been delineated. In the eventthat it becomes feasible in the future, the corridor location and the impacts onthe protected area will be considered and addressed at that time.