The Community Mapping Network and the Bachelor of Natural Resource Science Program
of the University College of the Cariboo are pleased to announce the following workshop:

Date: April 23, 2004

Location: Room 130, Campus Activity Centre, University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops

Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Cost: FREE (Lunch available to registrants at nominal charge)

Please register by: April 16, 2004

Please note that registrant information will be available to all participants.

The registration is now full, thank you for your interest.

Local governments, First Nations, provincial and federal agencies, non-government organizations, and industry groups throughout British Columbia are developing map-based resource information, document libraries, and field data collection methods to facilitate land use planning and resource management decisions at both the operational and strategic scales, on both private and Crown land, and within First Nation traditional territories.  The time is right to share the excellent results of work done over the last few years and demonstrate how to access and update these Internet based systems.

Topics include:

The workshop will bring planners and decision makers together to learn what others are doing and see information services that are available through the Community Mapping Network, Natural Resources Information Network, Land Information BC, as well as from some First Nations, the consulting community, and non-government organizations.

 

Contacts: Brad Mason
Fisheries & Oceans Canada
MasonB@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
(604) 666-7015

Nadine Cornell
University College of the Cariboo
Cornell@cariboo.bc.ca
(250) 828-5467

Dave Whiting
University College of the Cariboo
dave.whiting@telus.net
(250) 372-7088
(available after March 31)

 

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00

Free registration
9:00 – 9:15
  • Welcome by Dr. Tom Dickinson, Associate Vice-President, UCC.
  • Introduction to the workshop
  • Current trends affecting land use planning and resource information in the BC Southern Interior, Dave Whiting, P.Ag. MCIP (Part time instructor, BNRS and Geography programs, UCC)
9:15 – 10:00
  • Better Decision Making through Internet-based Geography, Steven Myhill-Jones of Latitude Geographics
10: 00 – 10:45
  • The Community Mapping Network "Planning Sustainable Communities": Brad Mason DFO and Rob Knight, WLAP
10:45 – 11:00

COFFEE
   
11:00 – 11:30
  • Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping in the Central Okanagan, Brent Magnan and Todd Cashin, Regional District of Central Okanagan
11:30 – 12:00
  • The Natural Resources Information Network. Mike Ratch, FORREX
12:00 – 1:30

LUNCH
(available within Campus Activity Centre). During this extended lunch hour, participants are encouraged to get "hands on" experience with information and planning tools from the presenters as well as at exhibitor displays
   
1:30 – 2:00
  • Land Information BC Internet Portal, Steve Kachanoski, GIS analyst, Kamloops Contact Centre, MSRM
2:00 – 2:20
  • First Nations Internet Mapping - Steven Myhill-Jones, Latitude Geographics/Tim Willings, Willings Multimedia
2:20 – 2:50
  • The BC Grasslands Mapping Project, Ryan Holmes, GIS Coordinator, Grasslands Conservation Council of BC
2:50 – 3:00
  • Update on The Wetland Database Project, Nichole Rae, Ducks Unlimited Canada
3:00 - 4:00
  • Workshop Evaluation and Facilitated Focus Group Forums - Brad Mason with Facilitation support from UCC faculty
Potential Focus Group questions:What role could the University College of the Cariboo play in enabling communities to understand planning and build planning capacity?

What are the gaps in resource data and information, analysis tools, and planning tools needed to support planning for sustainable communities?

 

Map showing location of Campus Activity Centre: