Event Date:
March 22, 2016 - 8:30am to March 23, 2016 - 4:00pm
Event Type:
Skills Training for First Nations and First Nation Partners

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The Species At Risk Act (SARA) was enacted in 2002. The preamble to the Act states that: “…the traditional knowledge of the aboriginal peoples of Canada should be considered in the assessment of which species may be at risk and in developing and implementing recovery measures.”

Recognizing this, a new partnership between Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council (NmTC), Tsawwassen FN-Matcon Civil Joint Venture (TMJV) and the South Coast Conservation Program (SCCP) was created in 2015 to provide opportunities for shared knowledge, skills development and networking on species at risk conservation, invasive species management and long-term ecosystem recovery approaches for First Nations on the South Coast. Through funding from the Federal Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk a series of four workshops are being hosted at Tsawwassen First Nation (February 23-24) and Katzie First Nation (March 22-23). Please see the posters below for further details. Each group of workshops provides different perspective based on local issues. Participants are free to register for individual days, both days or both sessions.

Please note these sessions are designed to provide skills training for First Nations audiences as well as those who work for First Nations.

These sessions are free and coffee and lunch is provided. In order for us to plan properly participants need to register by contacting Nicci Bergunder at Tsawwassen FN-Matcon Civil Joint Venture (TMJV) email phone: . Please provide the workshop date and name as described below along with your name and phone number.

Click below for each session's draft agenda (or scroll down to the bottom of the page). Register early to save a seat!

March 22 Species at Risk
March 23 Invasive Species