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Submitted comment
Comment from Wendy Grater, owner and director of Black Feather Wilderness Adventure Company, Perry Sound, Ontario.
Submitted comment
Comments on the proposed Peel Watershed Plan and other plans of this nature: Riverman, Medicine Hat, Alberta.
Comment submitted by Dr. Richard Hunter
Man's intrusion into the Peel Watershed can only have negative impact on the wildlife and environment. As Canadians we should make every effort to protect our wilderness. Industry should be encouraged to expand in regions that would not have a major environmental impact. Hold on to what is precious to all Canadians.
Richard Hunter
Comment submitted by Rob McClure of Whitehorse, Yukon
Submission urges the government of Yukon to accept the recommendations and ensure there is at least 80% protection in the Peel Watershed. Reasons are stated, including very high conservation values, a premise of precautionary planning and environmental and financial risk avoidance.
The paper examines the question as to what, economically speaking, the Yukon would give up should the entire Peel watershed be protected from industrial development.
Response to L. Carlyle
Response by Amanda Taylor of Dawson City, Yukon to L. Carlyle's comment regarding First Nation Youth being uninterested in cultural revitalization.
Peel Watershed
Comments submitted by Val Bussieres and Stephan Poirier of Whitehorse, Yukon.
Comment from Judy Forrest and Bruce Barret, Whitehorse Yukon
We feel that 100% of the Peel River Watershed needs to be protected. Please honour that vast wilderness and preserve it for future generations.
The Yukon is one of the last undisturbed wildernesses in the world! You can’t compare the value lost for some short term mining profits compared with the eternal value of the world’s natural heritage!
Judy Forrest and Bruce Barrett
Whitehorse Yukon
Comment submitted by M. Dehn, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (Yukon)
In the summer of 2009 the Yukon polling company Datapath Systems was commissioned to survey Yukoner's attitudes toward the Peel watershed. The attached report shows that three-quarters of Yukoners want to see large-scale protection in the Peel watershed, and this includes a large majority of those involved in extractive industries. Please see the report for full details.
This work was jointly sponsored by the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon, the Yukon Conservation Society, and CPAWS-Yukon, and the research was conducted independently by Datapath Systems.
This report adds a significant component to the Peel consultation work now being conducted by the parties because it is a recent, statistically representative, large-sample survey of Yukoners conducted by an independent & respected company, which vouches for the quality of the work. The questions asked in the poll were designed to be fair and representative, and are contained in the report for all to see.
Paddle Canada: Comments on the Peel Watershed Planning Commission Report
Paddle Canada is the national voice of recreational paddlers with over 850 instructor members and teaching over 50,000 people every year. We have reviewed the report and it is clear the commission has done a thorough job of consulting all stakholders. We support the recommendation of the 80% SMA designation. We also further support the local First Nations in their recommendations of 100% protection. This is a watershed to be valued by all of us nationally and internationally.
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada submission on Recommended Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan
The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) encourages the highest technical, environmental, social and safety standards within the exploration sector in Canada and abroad. The PDAC believes that land access and land use planning should be conducted within the context of sustainable development. That is, planning should adopt a systematic approach to the protection and conservation of ecosystems in conjunction with the regulation of mineral exploration and development activities. This approach should take into account the scope and nature of the proposed activity, any potential impact on the environment, the biota and habitats that could be at risk, and the tools available to mitigate any adverse consequences. These principles are particularly important at the early stages of mineral exploration where, if properly managed, activities in the field should have little, if any, unfavourable impact on the environment or local communities.
In our respectful view, the draft Peel Watershed plan designates a disproportionate amount of the planning region as “off-limits” to mineral exploration. Moreover, it fails to gives proper recognition to the well-established statutory and regulatory regimes that are designed to minimize any potential adverse impact resulting from mineral exploration initiatives. In doing so, the draft plan fails to achieve a reasonable and balanced reconciliation of environmental, social and economic objectives.
Comment submitted by kruskee, Yukon
I am surprised that there is any controversy over this. Protecting the Peel will protect a large area of wilderness that will contribute to Yukon's principle asset - wilderness. Wilderness is disappearing at an every increasing rate throughout the world. In fact, there's very little of it left. Yukon's unique appeal is to those who seek undisturbed wilderness to explore. Anyone can find large tracts of land to exploit for minerals throughout the world. Wilderness is becoming rare. Extremely rare. Yukon must do what is best for our economy and our future - preserve the wildness (and wilderness) that we are reknowned for. There is still plenty of land left over for miners to work. Let's make Yukon the destination for wilderness lovers throughout the world.
K. Delau
Submission from K. Delau of Whitehorse, Yukon
M. Fraughton
Submission from M. Fraughton of Dawson City, Yukon
Postcard
Postcard expressing support for protection of Peel Watershed
Postcards (7)
Seven postcards opposing Recommended Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan
Postcards (2)
Two postcards opposing Recommended Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan
Postcards (2)
Two postcards opposing Recommended Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan
Postcards (2)
Two postcards opposing Recommended Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan
Postcards (2)
Two postcards opposing Recommended Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan
Postcards (2)
Two postcards opposing Recommended Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan
Petition_pt. 1
Petition supporting First Nations' efforts to protect Peel Watershed.
Petition_pt. 2
Petition supporting First Nations' efforts to protect Peel Watershed.
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Comment submitted by Cynthia Hunt of Dawson City, Yukon
