Ocean Opportunities for Tomorrow-Conference Program

Conference Program

[Day 1] [Day 2]

Day 1 - May 13, 1998

08:00

  • Registration

08:31

  • Official Host
  • Welcoming Remarks
  • Robert Hill, President, Tsimshian Tribal Council and President, Northwest Maritime Institute
  • James Bryant, Allied Tribes Council
  • Herb Pond, Acting Mayor of Prince Rupert
  • The Hon. David Anderson, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada - by video link
  • The Hon. Dan Miller, Minister of Northern Development, B.C. - by video link
  • The Hon. Pat Carney, Canadian Senate
  • John Madden, Chairman of the Board, the COFRI Foundation
  • Paul H. LeBlond, President, the COFRI Foundation

    09:46

    • Keynote speaker - Russell Wills, President, Cognetics International Research, Inc.
    • B.C. Ocean Products for the Next Century

    10:00

    • Break

    10:45

    • Panel 1 - Issues in Economic Development
    • Moderator - Michael Tarr, CEO Northern Savings Credit Union
    • Panelists
      • William Valentine, Deputy Minister, B.C. Ministry of Fisheries
      • Dr. Jim Reichert, President, Science Council of BC
      • Marcel Lefevre, Community Fisheries Development Centre
      • Don Howes, B.C. Land Use Coordination Office
      • John DeWoulf, CCG Consulting Group Ltd.
      • John Davis, Regional Science Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    12:20

    • Lunch

    13:00

    • Work group discussions - identify priorities

    14:00

    • Report of work groups to plenary and overview strategy

    15:00

    • Panel 2 - Evaluating Options
    • Moderator - TBA
    • Panelists
      • New fisheries - Allan. Castledine, B.C. Ministry of Fisheries
      • Aquaculture - Steven Cross, Aquametrix Ltd.
      • Tourism - Greg Meredith, Meredith & Associates, Prince Rupert
      • Fisheries development - Glenn Blackwood, Canadian Centre for
      • Fisheries Innovation, NF
      • Offshore oil and gas - Jim Dietrich, Geological Survey of Canada
      • Bary McMillan, J.S. McMillan Fisheries Ltd.

    16:15

    • Break

    16:30

    • Workgroup Sessions -- focus and apply strategies discussed earlier to specific actions

    18:30

    • Tsimshian traditional feast


    DAY 2 - May 14, 1998

    09:00

    • Report of work groups to plenary session

    10:00

    • Panel 3 - Developing Action Plans
    • Moderator - Myles McLeod
    • Panelists
      • Algal Farms - Louis Druehl, Bamfield Marine Station
      • Finfish aquaculture - Marcel Gjifssen, BC Salmon Farmers Association
      • Financing Margaret - Tebbutt, Western Economic Diversification
      • Fisheries Renewal - Joy Thorkelson, Fisheries Renewal B.C.
      • Joe Gosnell, President, Nisga'a Tribal Council

    11:00

    • Work group session - formation of sub-committees for action

    12:00

    • Lunch

    13:00

    • Reports from work groups to plenary session

    14:00

    • Summary of work group reports and action plan assignments

    15:00

    • Closing remarks

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