02 - Meeting Notes - Waste & Wildlife Working Group

Date: 21 October 2024

Attendees: Melissa T, Kate R, Linus S, Charlie T, Haley E, Shane S, Rhonda E, Leela H, Zarian, Shannon R

Agenda:

• Check Guardians capacity to take on animal wellness supports - vet

• Make a poster for Fall cleanup, launch during open house

• Wildlife Camera setup under EMP – find wildlife corridors 

  -use PC501? (put an extra camera on Island Rail) 

  -Connect with Jack Fisher? Start on funding (Linus & Kate) 

Notes:

• Melissa presentation about animal control vs. wildlife protection
  • Animal Control:
    • regulated by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act --> BC SPCA
    • Animal control is enforced through city/municipal animal by-laws
    • NOTE: case law on the general application of provincial law on federal lands
  • Wildlife Protection:
• Look into best practice for domestic animal disposal on MOTI managed roads
• decolonize the language ("law" "enforcement")?? How can we educate the community to better understand the human-animal relationship
• ****Pet education in general is in area that needs to be addressed
  
• Reach out to CVRD to update MSA to make sure they don't forget about Malahat --> Shannon

Action Items:

• SR to generate the poster for community re: fall clean up
• LS to talk to Alyssa re: Wildlife Camera setup under EMP – find wildlife corridors 
• MT to start research and compile data around the decolonizing process for how to best assist the community in understanding of domestic animals - SECOND HALF OF JANUARY TO START
• LS to reach out to conservation officer to request data for wild animal sighting, also RAPP line