[LookOutSugarLake] Shuswap Lake meeting tomorrow

[handr at telus.net]

As mentioned a while ago, the Shuswap Environmental Action Society  
will be presenting their requests to their Regional District tomorrow  
for getting an extension of the current moratorium on Shuswap Lake,  
as it is due to expire on November 2007. They have decided to request  
the establishment of a Shuswap Basin Board and are asking that people  
who support that bring a sign saying so. The presentation is planned  
for 11:30 - 11:45. on Marine Drive in Salmon Arm (across the tracks).

As you know, what we have done here instead is put the responsibility  
for approving or refusing projects onto our regional district rather  
than on another level of government (such as a water basin board).  
Some of us feel that a water board may be useful for long term  
projects affecting the whole watershed but it remains to be decided  
whether we would join a Shuswap Water Board or the Fraser Basin Council.

Russ and I plan on going tomorrow as bodies will help their cause and  
we fully support an extension of a moratorium. We have 2 extra seats  
available if some of you would like to meet and drive with us.

We'll send you an update later on this week,

Huguette