Mayor and Council Correspondence Summary

H.01 Mayor and Council External Correspondence Summary April 24, 2017

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E. Pickett, Program 92 Coordinator, Vancouver Meatless Monday Proclamation CLERK’S 131000 Humane Society

S. Kydd, President, Potential Track and Field Facility in the 93 PR&C 130998 Universal Athletics Club Corporation of Delta

KinVillage Osteo-Fit for Seniors Closed 94 G. J. Edwards for a Month; Winskill Osteo-Fit Classes PR&C 131019 for Seniors Cancelled

H. Schoemaker, General Manager, External Request for More Information on 2017 PR&C, 95 131011 Relations, Metro Regional Unflushables Campaign CA&E Vancouver

Request to Support the Salish Sea L. Gourlay, Interim 96 UNESCO World Heritage Site CA&E 131081 Director, Salish Sea Trust Application

R. Linzey, Director, BC Heritage Branch, Minister Japanese Canadian Historic Places 97 of Forests, Lands and CP&D 131001 Project Natural Resource Operations

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From: Emily [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 3:20 PM 92 To: Mayor & Council Subject: Meatless Monday Proclamation Attachments: Meatless Monday Backgrounder - City.docx; Draft Meatless Monday Proclamation - Delta.docx

Dear Mayor Jackson and Council,

I am writing you regarding the globally popular Meatless Monday initiative and the City of Vancouver's recent th proclamation declaring Monday, May 15 , 2017 as "Meatless Monday". It is my hope that Delta can join this effort and pass a similar proclamation, on either the same date or another that might be preferable. Such a proclamation would reflect solidarity with the City of Vancouver and the citizens, schools and organizations throughout Metro Vancouver who are actively participating in this humane, healthy and sustainable-eating initiative. Please see the attached Meatless Monday background information and the attached draft proclamation for your consideration. I welcome any questions you may have and look forward to hearing back from you regarding this request.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely, TY PE: Qej ,d ev A:Jedp., Emily Pickett DEPT: c L· d e ') Program Coordinator J\.T. #: ODD Vancouver Humane SOciety I 3l Comments: 4ff"l'l ').. : ,/1 \1 R~vla.f' www.vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca rrteef»)

On August 15, 2000, Council adopted a recommendation whish has discontinued the practice of making proclamations.

1 Meatless Monday What? Per capita, Canadians eat approx. 1OOkg's of meat per year. That is among the highest in the world. The global average is approx. 40kg's per capita. Meatless Monday is a global movement with a simple message: once a week, cut the meat. Reducing our consumption of meat is a powerful way to protect animal welfare, the environment, improve individual and public health, and save money. Why? Health: Reducing our overconsumption of meat and incorporating more plant-based proteins has health benefits: helps protect against heart disease, stroke, and cancer, reduces risk for diabetes, curbs obesity and improves the nutritional quality of a diet by reducing saturated and total fat. Environment: Raising plant crops to feed livestock is much less efficient than eating plant crops directly. Animal agriculture is identified as a major contributor to climate change, pollution, water use, land degradation, deforestation, biodiversity decline, and ocean degradation. Animal welfare: Our overconsumption of meat is responsible for the rise of factory farming - Over 700 million animals per year are raised and killed for food in Canada. Economic:

Plant-based proteins tend to be cheaper, making meatless eating ~asier on your budget. Who? Meatless Monday is active in 30+ countries. Many cities have passed proclamations in support of the initiative, including San Francisco, Washington, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and most recently, Vancouver. Locally, ten Metro Vancouver schools are participating in Meatless Monday, including Eric Hamber Secondary, Winston Churchill Secondary, David Thompson Secondary, Killarney Secondary, Sutherland Secondary, Langara, BCIT, Capilano, Simon Fraser University and UBC. Several others are also in the process of joining. How? Participating is simple and flexible! Follow the lead of the above-mentioned communities and enact a proclamation declaring Monday, May 15th, 2017 (or another date, if preferable) as "Meatless Monday". Want to go the extra mile? Share meatless recipes/tips on Monday(s) to help raise awareness and inspire others to participate.

For more information & support: Emily Pickett, Program Coordinator, Vancouver Humane Society [email protected] 604-266-9744 WHEREAS overconsumption of meat, dairy and eggs is associated with many major environmental problems, including climate change, worsened human health outcomes, and animal welfare concerns;

WHEREAS Delta is dedicated to developing food systems that are sustainable and that support community health and well-being;

WHEREAS a growing number of people are reducing their meat consumption to help address issues related to factory farming and to help prevent animal cruelty;

WHEREAS numerous schools in Metro Vancouver have implemented Meatless Mondays, including Langara College, Simon Fraser University, Capilano University, British Columbia Institute of Technology, University of British Columbia, Winston Churchill Secondary, David Thompson Secondary, Killarney Secondary, Eric Hamber Secondary and Sutherland Secondary.

WHEREAS the City of Vancouver has passed a proclamation declaring Monday, May 15th, 2017 as "Meatless Monday" and Delta has been approached to pass a similar proclamation in solidarity with the Metro Vancouver citizens, schools and organizations participating in Meatless Monday.

RESOLVED that Delta proclaims Monday, May 15th, 2017 to be Meatless Monday il). an effort to raise awareness of the links between diet and the environment, health, and animal welfare. 93 A FILE# iho^o-^dI

'• F' in ALL OFUS ~ from ALL OF US TYPE: ftppT:: fatefg " March 30, 2017 A. t #; Re: Potential Track and Field Facility in the Corporation of Delta^

3 Dear Mayor andCounsel, ^

CO Universal Athletics Club is pleased to write a letter of support for a Track And Field 35 ZiS*. facility in the Corporation of Delta. We would be very happy to be included in any o« planning stages. Currently North Delta has many other fine sports facilities, but does not have a Track and Field venue. This typeofsport arena would provide ^ training for North Delta youth and adults, as well as bring others living outside the Corporation boundaries. At this time any person living in Delta interested in Track and Field needs to leave their home area to train or to compete.

Universal Athletics Club was formed in 2000 by a core group of people, many living in Delta, who were interested in bringing this sport to the area. At that time, as there was no Delta track, the Club located its base in Surrey where there were two track facilities. (Athird track has since been built in Surrey.] As well there are track facilities in neighbouring New Westminster, Richmond, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Langley, Maple Ridge, Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Universal Athletics Clubhas prospered and continues to train at North Surrey Secondary. UAC hosts an annual provincial meet at Bear Creek Park in Surrey. Our head coach, Jessie Dosanjh and our Throws Coach Kulwant Dosanjh both are Delta residents, as are some of our members. Other residents of Delta travel to train with adjoining clubs in the area.

Athletics is a developmental sport, encompassing running, jumping, and throwing. It is the basis for many other sports, and a grounding in this area has helped athletes of many sports huild their skills. As well, we have many serious Track and Field athletes from BC who are Olympians in our sport. In fact, BC resident Mike Mason qualified for the Rio Olympics high jump at the Universal Meet in July 2016.

A competition Track and Field facility would enable the Corporation of Delta to bid for major events such as the BCSummer Games or the BC High School Championships, which would bring many people and a great deal of revenue to the area. Without an athletics venue this will not ever be a possibility. Mayor Lois Jackson and MLA Scott Hamilton have been approached by the Seaquam Secondary School track and field club about the possibility of the Corporation of Delta constructing a track and field facility, along with a multi-sport sports field. A workshop with Council is being scheduled to further present the idea. The Universal Athletic Club's letter provides support for the idea of a track and field facility. The Chairman of the Parks, Recreation & Culture Commission has asked for further clarification on track and field membership.

[email protected] www.universalathletics.ca g868 112 ST 604.763.4232 Delta BC V3W 4N8. It is mandatory that the venue be a competition track and field complex, sanctionable by BC Athletics, the provincial body regulating the sport in our province, to International Association OfAthletics Federation (lAAF) standards. BC Athletics is available to offer expert guidance for help in planning and building a facility. This help is provided free of charge.

In simplified terms, the track must be a 400 metre oval, v^itheight lanes, and professional surfacing, all-weather engineered surface such as Rekortan, Spurtan or Mondo. As well there must be appropriate power to the infield, under the track, to enable electronic timing to be used.

The field events (high jump, long/triple jumps, pole vault, shot put, javelin, discus and hammer with cage) must be built to regulation standards. The infield could be astro-turf or grass, and could then be used by sports teams such as football, soccer and rugby, or a walking venue when there was not an athletic competition or training session underway. The facility will be an excellent venue for ceremonial purposes when a large, outdoor gathering place is required.

If Delta is interested in investigating the possibility of an athletics venue, 1would suggest the expertise of BC Athletics be brought onboard in an advisory capacity. As well, UAC would be interested in being a participant in the exploratory process, and beyond.

Thank you for your consideration, and we are open to any questions you might have for our group.

Sincerely

Sue Kydd President, Universal Athletics Club

George Harvie, CAO for Delta Ken Kuntz, Director of Parks and Recreation for Delta Scott Hamilton MLA for Delta-North Vicki Huntington, MLA for Delta-South Laura Dixon Chair of Delta School Board Doug Sheppard, Superintendent of Delta School District

[email protected] www.universalathletics.ca 8868 112 ST 604.763.4232 Delta BC V3W 4N8 Mayor Council

From: Mayor Lois Jackson Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 9:02 AM To: Mayor & Council Subject: FW: Letter of Support for Athletics facility Attachments: DAG Letter of Support for Delta Track.pdf

Original Message From: Sue Kydd Sent: Fridayj March 31^ 2017 8:50 AM To: Mayor Lois Jackson Cc: Heather King; Sylvia Bishop; Ian Paton; Bruce McDonald; Robert Campbell; Jeannie Kanakos; George Harvie; Ken Kuntz; IdixoniSdeltasd. be.ca; Doug Sheppard; vicki. huntingt scott.hamiltonfSleg.be.ca; carla.qualtrough.ClAOparl.gc.ca; Jessie Dosanjh Subject: Letter of Support for Athletics facility

This message is provided in confidence and should not be forwarded to any e_ party without authorization. If you have received this message in errorj please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or by return email and delete this message along with any attachments. 94 A RLE# HlDO'^ Mayor Council

From: Greg J. Edwards Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2017 1:52 PM To: Eva Busich-Veloso; [email protected]; Mayor & Council Cc: Murphy, Ted; [email protected]; Huntington, Victoria; Qualtrough, Caria; [email protected] Subject: Kinvillage osteo-fitfor seniors closed for month; Winskill osteo-fitclasses for seniors cancelled

Mayor & Councilj Delta BC Eva Busich-Veloso, Delta seniors coordinator John Lusted, Kinvillage recreational director TJ

lIT'i Re: Delta's most senior taxpayers short-shrifted yet again.

Mayor, Busich-Veloso, Lusted: ru o As you no doubt know, our most senior taxpayers' Wednesday and Friday osteo-fit exercises done from chairs at Winskill have been cancelled. When the Friday session was axed, recently, Winskill staff told us of Kinvillage's Monday, Wednesday and Friday sessions.

Unfortunately, there has been no coordination between Winskill and Kinvillage: the Kinvillage classes are cancelled this month while the instructor takes a holiday.

Since Delta pays somebody a good salary with benefits to be its seniors' coordinator, and since Kinvillage pays somebody else a salary with benefits to be its recreational director, can you please tell me why a relief hasn't been hired for the instructor on holiday?

Also, Mayor and Council has neglected to respond to an email I sent quite a while ago about the cancellation of Winskill osteo-fit exercises done from chairs. How can Delta justify running a sparsely used bus for seniors while it axes exercises designed for our most senior taxpayers?

Yours truly,

Greg J. Edwards 5078 Walker Avenue A.T. #: Delta, BC, V4M1A7 Comments; ^/fc7

Mr. Edward's reference to Osteo-fit being cancelled is incorrect. Osteo-fit classes continue to run Wednesdays and Fridays. Staff believes Mr. Edwards is referring to a class called Fit and Functional, which was offered Mondays and Fridays, but the Friday class was dropped in December 2016 due to low attendance. The Director of Parks, Recreation & Culture reached out to Mr. Edwards who disagreed that minimum attendance numbers should be used as a measure of offering classes. or Council

From; John Lusted [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2017 4:29 PM To: Greg J. Edwards; Eva Busich-Veloso; Mayor & Council Cc: Murphy, Ted; [email protected]; Huntington, Victoria; Qualtrough, Caria; [email protected] Subject: RE: Kinvillage osteo-fit for seniors closed for month; Winskill osteo-fit classes for seniors cancelled

Greg Edwards,

Unfortunately we were not able to find a qualified replacement instructor for our Monday and Friday Modified osteofit class for part of the month of April at KinVillage. The instructor will we away from April 4th to April 18 missing 3 classes - Friday April 7, Monday April 10th and Monday April 17th. Friday April 14 and Monday April 17 are cancelled due to Good Friday and Easter Monday stats. Classes will resume on Friday April 21st. We have a different instructor on Wednesday evening Modified Osteofit classes at 6:30 pm. This class is cancelled April 12 this month but back to normal on April 19th. Normally our Modified Osteofit classes run with very few interruptions throughout the year. Please call if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks John Lusted Director of Recreation P. 604.943.7625 ext. 1 E. ilusted(Skinvillage.ore

KinVillage Association 5410 10th Avenue Delta, BC V4M 3X8 www.kinvillaee.org

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Original Message From: Greg J. Edwards Sent: April 6, 2017 1:52 PM To: EBusich-VelosoOdelta.ca: John Lusted; Mayor-Council Cc: Murphy, Ted; KSpencer(3postmedia.com; Huntington, Victoria; Qualtrough, Carla; KSpencer(Spostmedia. com Subject: Kinvillage osteo-fit for seniors closed for month; Winskill osteo-fit classes for seniors cancelled

Mayor & Council, Delta BC Eva Busich-Veloso, Delta seniors coordinator John Lusted, Kinvillage recreational director

Re: Delta's most senior taxpayers short-shrifted yet again.

Mayor, Busich-Veloso, Lusted: As you no doubt knowj our most senior taxpayers' Wednesday and Friday osteo-fit exercises done from chairs at Winskill have been cancelled. When the Friday session was axed^ recentlyj Winskill staff told us of Kinvillage's Monday, Wednesday and Friday sessions.

Unfortunately, there has been no coordination between Winskill and Kinvillage: the Kinvillage classes are cancelled this month while the instructor takes a holiday.

Yours truly,

Greg D. Edwards 5078 Walker Avenue Delta, BC, V4M1A7 From: Greg J. Edwards Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2017 8:13 AM To: John Lusted; Eva Busich-Veloso; Mayor & Council Cc: Murphy, Ted; [email protected]; Huntington, Victoria; Qualtrough, Caria Subject: Delta leans on Kinvillage: Re: Kinvillage osteo-fit forseniors closed for month; Winskill osteo- fit classes for seniors cancelled

John Lusted Recreation Director KinvillagOj Tsawwassen {wJll Mr, Lusted: t3pj .xi Your point taken. My beef is with Delta parks and recreation for leaning on Kinvillage, o«

Since Delta parks and recreation is relying on Kinvillage to fulfill its duty to our most •w« frail taxpayers, why can't it be called upon to find holiday relief for Kinvillage i^Cii instructors from its long roster of instructors? Co •^Uii

Delta parks and recreation cancelled its Wednesday osteo-fit from chairs last year and its Friday session this year, offering Kinvillage's service as an option.

Delta's surviving session on Mondays is cancelled frequently in order to accommodate maintenance and long weekends, a most confusing schedule for those who wish to participate--a good way to discourage attendance, a devious way to justify cancelling it, too.

What would Delta do without Kinvillage?

Thank you for replying,

Greg J, Edwards 5078 Walker Avenue Delta BC V4M1A7

On 2017-04-06 4:28 PM, John Lusted wrote: > Greg Edwards, > > Unfortunately we were not able to find a qualified replacement instructor for our Monday and Friday Modified osteofit class for part of the month of April at Kinvillage, The instructor will we away from April 4th to April 18 missing 3 classes - Friday April 7, Monday April 10th and Monday April 17th, Friday April 14 and Monday April 17 are cancelled due to Good Friday and Easter Monday stats. Classes will resume on Friday April 21st, We have a different instructor on Wednesday evening Modified Osteofit classes at 6:30 pm. This class is cancelled April 12 this month but back to normal on April 19th, Normally our Modified Osteofit classes run with very few interruptions throughout the year, > Please call if you have any questions or concerns, > > Thanks > John Lusted > Director of Recreation > P, 604,943,7625 ext. 1 E, jlusted^kinvillage,ore > Original Message From: Greg D. Edwards Sent: Monday^ April 10j 2017 6:13 PM To: lohn Lusted; Eva Busich-Veloso; Mayor & Council; ParkSj Recreation & Culture Cc: Murphy, Ted; KSpencer^postmedia.com; Huntington, Victoria; Qualtrough, Carla Subject: Delta parks & rec's odd statistics; Fit & Functional for seniors being axed

Mayor & Council

Mr. Kuntz [952-3537] just phoned me. I referred to osteo-fit classes in my latest emails when I should have referred to Fit and Functional classes. Winskill used to run Fit and Functional classes Monday, lAlednesday and Friday. The Wednesday class was cancelled last year. The Friday class was cancelled earlier this season. Monday, often cancelled for long weekends and maintenance, is the only Fit and Functional class left for our most frail seniors. Delta parks and recreation is expecting Kinvillage to step up for it.

Before I go any further, I ask you to see my Dec. 12 2016 email "Winskill staff putting kibosh on Seniors' exercise sessions," to which I received no response. It covers the same subject, cancellation of the Fit and Functional classes at Winskill, a class meant to serve the needs of our most frail who have a hard time standing, they can't walk far, they suffer from poor balance, arthritis, osteoporosis ....

In spite of having cancelled two of three of Winskill's Fit and Functional classes, Mr. Kuntz wants me to believe that Delta does many times more than other cities for this level of disabled senior. Nonsense.

True there are other forms of Fit and Functional called osteo-fit, but they don't serve the needs of our most frail seniors. I know of the osteo-fit programs, and I know many of the spry seniors who attend them; so, Mr. Kuntz is correct in a most misleading way when he says that our seniors have plenty of chances to exercise with their peers; however, our most frail seniors aren't fit enough, or able, to participate with our spry ones: They need Fit and Functional as it was conceived for them.

Mr. Kuntz et al count attendance. True attendance at Fit and Functional has varied wildly from one, just after cancellations and other hiatuses, to 12, not the consistent 10 or more participants a class that Mr. Kuntz et al demand, which begs a question: How can Delta parks and rec expect seniors who suffer the highest level of disability, including sight impairment, blindness, hearing impairment and deafness, to take in let alone read the posters and notices and Internet site that Mr. Kuntz cites?

What's more, when asked about openings and closures. Delta staff quite often give out wrong info.

There's another aspect to attendance that's overlooked: Fit and Functionals are brought to Winskill, usually by family members. Why aren't those who bring participants counted as attendees, too? After all, they're taking hours out their days to do so. Besides, the high frequency of cancellation for maintenance and long weekends has made the Fit and Functional scheduling discouraging, as well as confusing.

Example: after the recent closure of Winskill for maintenance, many Fit and Functionals who wanted to resume attending were confused about the re-opening, so return attendance was two. Mr. Kuntz just argued to me that this could not be true because there were posters and notices all over the place, failing to realize that these seniors have a hard time seeing and hearing, let alone standing and walking, which is why they have to exercise from chairs.

Now, Mayor and Council, how long would you put your faith in a program if it were cancelled as often as Fit and Functional has been? In my first email, I suggest Tuesday and Friday sessions in order to eliminate many of the cancellations. However, I received no reply let alone consideration of my suggestion.

Back to the most recent irritation: suspension of osteo-fit at Kinsvillage while the instructor takes a holiday. Since Delta parks and recreation is relying on Kinvillage to provide a version of Fit and Functional, why couldn't Delta's seniors' coordinator have recruited a relief instructor from Delta's roster of instructors?

Please don't reply with statistics that ignore and distort the issue.

Your truly,

Greg D. Edwards 5078 Walker Avenue Delta BC V4M1A7 genda Lj-fA -D ~4 metrovancouver FILE # 1250-~ _ ~ SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS FOR A LIVABLE REGION

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File: PE-03-01 APR 0 4 2017 Mayor Jackson and Council '" Corporation of Delta 1·",1>, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent TYPE: ~\J \Gj(: kj tAr>rf-. ""',:1 _Delta, BC V4K 3E2 DEPT: tR tv ), Ottf. VIA EMAIL: [email protected] AT #: \ 3tO 1/ Comments: I+f (1\ L'-f (\ 1 ~yJ \6t( meeh'j Dear Mayor Jackson and Council:

Re: Request for more information on 2017 Regional Unflushables Campaign

Thank you for your interest in Metro Vancouver's 2017 regional Unflushables campaign. I am pleased to provide more information about this initiative.

Metro Vancouver will be launching an eight-week Regional Unflushables Campaign on April 17. The campaign was developed in response to ongoing issues in both local and regional wastewater systems caused by the incorrect disposal of wipes and other items. This campaign builds on Metro Vancouver's 2016 "Never Flush Wipes" campaign and expands the conversation to include additional items that many residents are unaware should not be flushed.

The 2017 campaign will focus on seven priority items that should not be put down toilets - the " unflushables" - because they are especially problematic for our wastewater system (please see attached sample of campaign creative materials). Metro Vancouver will be sharing the campaign with residents across the region through a range of channels, including washroom posters in fitness centres and movie theatres, toilet paper with campaign messaging, videos on social media, and through the campaign website (Unflushables.ca, live as of April 17).

As with last year's Never Flush Wipes campaign, we are asking Members to participate in this year's Unflushables campaign by placing posters in washrooms in their municipal facilities, disseminating campaign messaging through their social media channels, and advjsing us of any local events that might be suitable venues to engage the public on this subject. I understand that the Corporation of Delta has already ordered campaign posters for its municipal facilities and would like to thank you for your support. We know from last year's campaign that posters in public washrooms were one of the most effective ways to reach residents.

I would be happy to discuss any additional ideas you may have to help the campaign reach your residents more effectively. Please do not hesitate to contact me by email at [email protected] or by phone at 604-432 ~ 6364 if you have any questions or would like to discuss the campaign further MAYOR'S OFFICE 21251588 APR - 4 2017 4330 Ki ngsway, Burnaby, Be,Canada VSH 4GB. 604-432-6200 • www.metrovancouver_org Greater Vancouve; Regional Distr ~Greater Vancouver Water District. Greater Vancouv~r Sewerage a~d Drainage D str;ct • Metro Vanc~1Ei-cliid ~f) ti on Mayor Jackson and Council, Corporation of Delta Request for more Information on 2017 Regional Unflushables Campaign ~age 2 of 2

Sincerely,

Heather Schoemaker General Manager, External Relations

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From: Salish Sea Trust [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 4:10 PM To: 100 Mile House; Abbotsford; Alert Bay; Anmore; Armstrong; Ashcroft; Barriere; Belcarra; Bowen Island; Burnaby; Burns Lake; Cache Creek; Campbell River; Canal Flats; Castlegar; Chase; Chetwynd; Chilliwack; Clinton; Coldstream; Colwood; Comox; Coquitlam; Courtenay; Cranbrook; Creston; Cumberland; Dawson Creek; Clerks; Salish Sea Trust Subject: Request to support the Salish Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site Application

Attachments: Letter to BC Local Gov'ts, Salish Sea World Heritage Site, f27'17.docx; Press Release New .

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DEPT To: BC Mayors & Councils A.T. # Comments: April 12th, 2017

RE: Request to support the Salish Sea UNESCOWorld Heritage Site Application

Dear Sirs & Madame's,

I write with World Heritage Day in mind, April 18th, and World Oceans Day as well, June 8th. We believe we have an initiative underway that benefits our local region in many ways, while addressing global goals for sustainable development, along with our shared cultural and natural heritage.

In this regard you may recall that we were previously in touch, requesting support for our application to Parks Canada, to have the Salish Sea considered for inclusion on Canada's Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, (attached, Feb. 28/17)

I am pleased to say that we expect to have 10,000 Petition signatures and support letters to submit by our final April 30th deadline. We've received letters of support from many non-profit organizations, from MLA Leonard Krog and MLA Andrew Weaver, MP Rachel Blaney, MP Randall Garrison and MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, and Canada Research Chair and Royal Roads University professor Phillip Vannini. Victoria Councilor Ben Isitts will also be presenting a Motion to the City of Victoria tomorrow night requesting such support.

Council received the previous correspondence for information. This correspondence from Sea Legacy is reiterating their request contained in the previous correspondence for a letter of support for their application to Parks Canada that requests the Federal Government to nominate the Salish Sea to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We are increasingly seeing such high-profile support, with more expected as we have just released SeaLegacy's 10- minute Salish Sea video. (httDs://vimeo.com/212160230 w/Press Release attached.)

This is an exceptional opportunity to advance health and protection, cooperation and partnership, and cultural and natural benefits for this unique marine environment on Canada's west coast - home to some 3.5M Canadians, and adjacent to ~4M Americans. And with the urgency of climate change, biodiversity and habitat destruction, and resource depletion before us all we do not believe it is in the public interest to wait another ten years to have the Salish Sea World Heritage Site application again considered.

Without elaborating at length, we are looking to encourage a conversation that might provide opportunity to advance UN process that are being addressed within UNDRIP, UNESCO and the UN'sSustainable Development 2030 agenda. And we would like to do so in partnership with the First peoples of the Salish Sea, as well as similar such efforts across the country for reconciliation and healing.

In this we see that there is a federal/provincial and First Nations Marine Area Protection Plan that respects indigenous peoples culture in place for the north coast. And last fall the Queen, federal/provincial governments, and First Nations announced a land and marine cultural landscape and protection plan for the Great Bear Rainforest in the mid-coast. However, here, where 3.5M Canadians live in the SW corner ofthe coast, in the watersheds around the Salish Sea, there are no plans to ensure that the health and biodiversity, fisheries or other protections will be in place to ensure that cultural and natural heritage is not lost.

Ourapplication caiisfor a unique type ofcuituraiand naturai Worid HeritageSite recognition that emphasizes sustainabie deveiopment, marine protections andpartnership with First Nations.

We believe that our goals reflect and support the recognition offered by the Coast Salish Gathering some two years ago, when suggesting that the naming ofthe Salish Sea was an "international message to the World. It demonstrates the importancefor ail governing bodies ofrecognizing the connectivity ofthe ecosystems and the awareness thatpoliution doesn't recognize political boundaries. The naming ofthe Salish Sea is a positive move towardfuture collaboration..." May 26-28,2015

Essentially we are, as noted in previous letters, simply wishing to put an application forward so that a Heritage Advisory Committee might undertake a study of the cultural and natural heritage ofthe Salish Sea - to determine whether the Salish Sea is a good candidate to be considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

At any time in that process, and even after a World Heritage Site is recognized, any Party can withdraw their Consent and the World Heritage Site would be de-listed. There is therefore no risk whatsoever - only benefits by having the cultural and natural protections recognized by an international body (UNESCO). The World HeritageSite recognition, in effect, provides a guarantee that is then avaiiabie to bring anyshortcomings - threats to such cuiturai and naturai protections - to the attention ofthe appropriate governments and that ofthe internationaicommunity. There is no additional level of governance conveyed by a World Heritage Site recognition.

Unfortunately we are under an April 30th deadline, and so must request your earliest consideration for support of the Sallsh Sea World Heritage Site application. And we apologize if our overture might be lacking in protocol and due appreciation of the pressures of your position.

We would however welcome the opportunity to provide additional information, or to speak further on such opportunities and the long-term benefits such recognition would bring.

Thank you for your time and consideration. best wishes.

Laurie Gourlay Interim Director

Salish Sea Trust (250 667-1776 c)

& On behalf of...

Kait Burgan

SeaLegacy Society p. 250 816 0046 e. [email protected]

Salish Sea-Trust, Box 333, Cedar, B.C., V9X IWl 250.722.3444, (www.salishseatfust.ca) SeaLegacy Society #101-200 West First Avenue Qualicum Beach, BC,V9K 2J3 www.WeAreTheSalishSea.eco

To: Local Governments, BC Mayors and Councils February, 27"^ 2017

RE: Application to designate the Saiish Sea a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Dear Mayor and Council,

Last August our Ministerof Environment invited Canadians to submit applications for places of outstanding natural and cultural value to be included on Canada's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In response, Vancouver Island resident Laurie Gourlay submitted an application nominating the Saiish Sea, on behalf of the Saiish Sea Trust.

The Saiish Sea—officially named in 2009 for the Coast Saiish peoples—extends from the north end of the Strait of Georgia and Desolation Sound to the south end of the Puget Sound and west to the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. If successful, the Saiish Sea will carry the same designation of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, the Great Wall of China, and Canada's Gros Morne National Park.

The application was formed with the help of other Saiish Sea residents and neighbours, and is "dedicated to all who call the Saiish Sea home". The move is being applauded by National Geographic photographers and Saiish Sea residents, Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen, who are working with Gourlay through their non-profit organization SeaLegacy, to support phase two.

Having submitted the application, there are two months remaining to submit letters of support beforethe April 30"^ deadline. We are reaching out to the community. First Nations, local government and non-governmental representatives, as well as tourism and heritage associations. Chambers of Commerce and Business Improvement Associations.

As a leader in the community, your support is valuable. All communities in British Columbia benefit from the iconic nature that makes this province unique, and we want you to help us celebrate the Saiish Sea. We're requesting you ask your MLA and MP for their support for the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation.

Please contact us with questions, or assistance in drafting a letterof support o your behalf. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Laurie Gourlay Kait Burgan Executive Director, Saiish Sea Trust SeaLegacy Society p. 250-722-3444 p: 250 816 0046 e. [email protected] e. [email protected] Subject: Press Release: From: Salish Sea Trust Date: 2017-04-10 3:59 PM

Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10,2017

New Documentary Highlights Community Voices in Campaign to Declare the Salish Sea a World Heritage Site

[QUALICUMBEACH - April 10th, 2017] —WithWorld Heritage Day only one week away, a new documentary hasjust beenreleased. Featuring stunning video. The SalishSea:A Legacy Moment, captures the beauty and diversity ofthe west coast's unique inner ocean, the landscapes, moimtains, peoples and wildlife that live along its shores, and below its surface.

"My father liked to fish ...and as a kid it was a really good bond, going out with him on the ocean," says Willie Mitchell, local NHL Hockey Star and Team Canada champion, who is also an avid fisherman in the Salish Sea.Mitchellopens and ends the documentary, talking ofsahnon sandwiches, the importance ofsalmonwithinthe Sea'secosystem, and the healingpower of simply fishing in the clean ocean waters and estuarine reaches ofits rivers.

"It is the richest marine habitat in the world," says Paul Nicklen in the video. Nicklen is a National Geographic Photographer and cinematographer, with a worldwide following. In the video, he jokes about being a chew-toyfor friendly Stellarsea lions who live and play in the islets and channels ofthe Salish Sea. "You cannot ever find rock because it's covered with life upon life upon life...it is truly the best diving in the world."

Commissionedby SeaLegacy,a loceil organization led by National Geographic Photojoimialists CristinaMittermeier and Paul Nicklen,the documentary packs a pimch, providinga platformfor those who live and work by the Salish Sea to tell their stories.

Tom Stenner, a Gibson resident with Dolphin Marine Services, speaks about working his life on the water, on the yarding boats, booms and tugs, and talks about some ofthe simplejoys he's experienced being raised by the ocean. "I used to come down and swim offthe dock here," he says, pointing out the window ofhis boat. "My kids have done that, and my grandkids have done that."

This powerful 10-minute production touches on the significance ofthe cultural and natural heritage which the Salish Sea embodies, and was produced by Filter Studios in Nanaimo.

"It is our medicine, it is our life ...andifwe.don'tcare for it we'renot doing ourjob," says Snuneymux'w Elder, Geraldine Manson, in reference to the indigenous peoples customs, and of the Sea as a cupboard which has supplied all their needs from time immemorial, "...whether it was the seafoods, the clams, or the different types ofsahnon. From the mountains to the rivers to the oceans, all these are connected. And eachindividual who is on earthtodayis responsible for understanding what that means."

The dociunentary givesvoiceto high-profile and community residents alike,all calling for the Salish Sea to be recognized on Canada's list ofWorld Heritage Sites.

"Only onceeverydecade do youget an opportunity to makea nomination for a World Heritage Site," says Laurie Gourlay, Salish SeaTrustDirector. "This means a newsustainable development approach forbusiness andallof us around the Salish Sea; thatanyactivity taking placecannot undermine the historical, cultural and natural significance of the area."

Theapplication to have the Salish Seaconsidered forCanada's Tentative Listas a World Heritage Site was submitted in January by Gourlay.

CristinaMittermeier, a National Geographic Photographer and SeaLegacy President,sums up the importance of protecting the SalishSea for all who live by its shores. "A WorldHeritage Site classification would be something quite extraordinary, celebratedby the entire world,by all humanity...a super, natural British Colvunbia."

With the world in mind, this local campaignon Canada'swest coast has until April 30th to gather Petitionsignatures and supportletters. Thesewill accompany the final submission to Parks Canada, to decide whether the Salish Sea will make it onto a short list to be declared a World Heritage Site.

Watch "Salish Sea - A Legacy Moment": https://vimeo.eom/212160230

For more information, or print-ready photos: https://www.wearethesalishsea.eco

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Kait Burgan SeaLegacy 250-816-0046 [email protected]

Laurie Gourlay Interim Director, Salish Sea Trust 250-722-3444 [email protected]

Join us in helpingto designatethe Salish Sea as a World Heritage SiteWe Are the Salish Sea

Salish Sea Trust, Box 333, Cedar, B.C., V9X 1W1 250.722.3444, (www.salishseatrust.ca) 97 A RLE# pADbir^S BRITISH COLUMmA

April 3, 2017 XJ TYPE;. -13 rji:.:! Mayor and Council r DEPT:. District ofDelta Aft)o U'1 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent A.T.#:. Comments: /Vril Delta, BC V4K 3E2 m |hwI|I i.x:i Dear Mayor and Council:

I am writing to inform you ofthe results ofthe Japanese Canadian Historic Places Projeet, a heritage awareness and recognition project that was undertaken by the Ministry ofForests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, and the Ministry ofIntemational Trade and Multiculturalism over the past year.

Public nominations were sought from July 7 to November 30, 2016, resulting in 264 nominations for 176 plaees to be considered for recognition under s. 18 ofthe Heritage Conservation Act (Appendix A). Following a thorough evaluation by sector and community experts, 56 historic places were chosen to receive formal provincial recognition for their significanee to the Japanese Canadian community in British Columbia (Appendix B).

Acknowledgement ofthe heritage values associated with these plaees strengthens our understanding and appreeiation ofthe diversity ofeultures that are part ofBritish Columbia's heritage. Heritage values articulated by the Japanese Canadian community relate to several themes including immigration, fighting for equality and justice, service to community, and celebrating eultural diversity. Ofpartieular importance was the profound impact ofinternment during World War II, and its lasting effects in the years following, on over 22,000 Japanese Canadians and Canadians ofJapanese aneestry.

Sites chosen for formal recognition will be included on the BC Register ofHistorie Plaees, and will be put forward for inelusion on the Canadian Register ofHistoric Places. The promotion of heritage values under this piece oflegislation is purely eommemorative, and does not eonfer any form oflegal protection nor does it register any interest in land. Property rights and title are also not affected by this formal acknowledgment ofheritage values.

The 176 nominated plaees are located in 60 local governments and regional districts throughout B.C., including in your municipality. The historic places within your jurisdietion are listed below. Provineially reeognized places are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. Protected Area* 3. Canoe Pass, Westham Island 2. Annieville Slough*

Ministryof Forests, Lands, and Heritage Branch Mailing Address: Location: 800 Johnson Street Naturai Resource Operations PC Box 9818 Stn Prov Govt www.gov.bc.ca/bcheritage Victoria BC V8W 9W3

Phone: 250 356-1432 Fax: 250 356-2842 While not all ofthe places identified by the public areprovincially significant, this project brings to light the fact that these places are important at a regional or local level. I am therefore inviting your local government to consider using the heritage conservation tools found in Part 15 ofthe Local Government Act to formally recognize or protect these places at the local level. Recognition ofthese historic places by all levels ofgovernment strengthens our collective understanding and appreciation ofthe many layers ofheritage values that make British Columbia the place it is today

Ifyour local government does not already have a Community Heritage Register or other heritage conservation tools in place, may I suggest contacting Heritage BC at vavw.heritagebc.ca. or at 604.428.7243 or 1.855.349.7243, to learn more about their resources and services for developing community heritage planning programs. Heritage BC is also the fund administrator for the Heritage Legacy Fund ofBritish Columbia, which provides opportunities to interpret or celebrate aspects ofcommunity heritage through their Heritage Awareness Program.

Ifyou would like more information on this project, or any ofthe places that were nominated or formally recognized, please contact Judith Cook, Heritage Planner, at iudith.cook@,gov.bc.ca. or at 250-356-1038. Information about each place will also be available on an online interactive map, hosted by Heritage BC.

I hope that you will join the Province ofBritish Columbia in honouring this important part ofour provincial heritage.

Yours truly.

Richard Linzey Director, BC Heritage Branch Ministry ofForests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

Heritage BC has posted an interactive map on their website (HeritageBC.ca) showing BC sites of historic significance to Japanese Canadians. In Delta, these include Canoe Pass, which was home to a number of Japanese Canadians in the 1920's and 1930's and Annieville Slough, where fishing vessels owned by many Japanese Canadian fishers were impounded during the forced relocation of 1942. Delta is a part of the third “Protected Area” which identifies the 100 mile (160 km) wide swath inland from the coast from which Japanese Canadians were forced to move. Delta's Heritage Inventories make little mention of the Japanese presence in the municipality although there is some mention in the text for Gunderson Slough, which eventually encapsulated Annieville Slough. Gunderson Slough is included on the Municipal Heritage Register but, once again, there is little said about the presence of Japanese Canadians. As the inventories are updated in the near future, additional information will be sought on the Japanese Canadian presence in these areas for inclusion in revised documents. This letter will be forwarded to the Heritage Advisory Commission for their information. Appendix A- Japanese Canadian Historic Places Project - List of nominated places

1 Protected Area 38 The Gulf Islands 78 Eraser Mills Japanese 2 Lillooet/East Lillooet Self- 39 Sunrise Sawmill and Koyama's Language School Supporting Interment Camp Fish Camp 79 Annieville Slough 3 McGlllivray Falls 40 Galiano Island Charcoal Pit Kiln 80 Canoe Pass

4 Minto Mine 41 Galiano Island Cemetery 81 New Westminster Berth for 5 Miyazaki House 42 Galiano Island North End Hall Ocean Vessels 82 Douglas Road Cemetery 6 Bridge River Internment Site 43 Mayne Island Japanese 83 New Westminster Japanese 7 Taylor Lake Garden 44 Kadonaga Bay Language School 8 Mount Manzo Nagano 84 Japanese Teahouse, North 45 Mayne Island 9 Mine at Ikeda Bay on Moresby Vancouver 46 Salt Spring Island Charcoal Pit Island 85 Seymour Valley (McKenzie Kilns 10 Ocean Falls Creek) Japanese Camp 47 Ganges 11 North Pacific Cannery National 86, Britannia Shipyards National 48 Salt Spring Island Historic Site Historic Site 12 Port Essington 49 Mikuni Point 87 Don and Lion Islands 50 Saint Christopher's Church 13 Skeena Buddhist Temple 88 G.S. Mukai Boat Works 51 Christina Lake & Japanese 14 Cow Bay 89 Garry Point Park Boatyard Language School 90 Japanese Fishermen's Hospital 15 Kazu Maru Shinto Shrine 52 Greenwood 91 Kuno Garden 16 Morimoto Boat Shop 8t 53 Kaslo Internment Site Claxton Cannery 92 Murakami House and 54 Langham Cultural Centre 17 Prince Rupert Japanese Boatworks 55 St Andrew's United Church Language School 93 Nikkei Fishermen's Statue, 18 St. Andrew's Anglican Church 56 Midway Steveston 94 Steveston Buddhist Temple 19 Calhoun Farm 57 1505 Nasookin Road, Nelson 95 Steveston Japanese Language 20 Eagle Pass/Revelstoke- 58 Rosebery Interment Camp School Sicamous Highway Road Camp 59 Kohan Reflection Garden 96 Steveston 21 Nitobe's Rock 60 New Denver and Area 97 Woodfibre Japanese Language 22 Rogers Pass Avalanche Internment Camps School 61 New Denver Church Memorial 98 Strawberry Hill, Surrey 23 Eraser Valley Buddhist Temple 62 New Denver Orchard 99 Campbell Creek Hop Farm 24 Mount Lehman Japanese 63 Nikkei Internment Memorial 100 Kamloops Japanese Canadian Language School Centre National Historic Site Association 25 Hammond Buddhist Temple 64 Yasutaro Mitsunaga grave 101 Kamloops Jodo Shinshu marker 26 Haney Japanese Kindergarten Buddhist Temple 65 Sandon Internment Camp 27 Haney Japanese Language 102 Kamloops Judo Club 66 520 Springer Street, Slocan School 103 Monte Lake 28 Haney Nokai 67 Bay Farm Internment Camp 104 North Kamloops Motors 29 Haney, Maple Ridge 68 Lemon creek Internment 105 Kelowna Buddhist Temple Camp 30 Whonnock Japanese Language 69 Popoff Internment Camp 106 Kelowna Japanese Language School School 70 Slocan Extension Internment 31 East Mission Japanese 107 Summerland Japanese Camps Language School Language School 32 Mission Japanese Language 71 Silvery Slocan Social Centre 108 Bella Vista Road & Old 72 Slocan Cemetery Monument School Kamloops Road 33 Westminster Abbey, Mission 73 Slocan City Internment Camp 109 Vernon Japanese 34 Pitt Meadows Japanese 74 Slocan Village Market Hall/Buddhist Temple Canadian Meeting Hall 75 CPR Railway disaster 110 Westwold 35 Eraser Valley 76 Nikkei National Museum & 111 Yellowhead-Blue River 36 Tashme Internment Camp Cultural Centre Highway Road Camp (Robson 37 Hope-Princeton Highway Road 77 Ocean View Burial Park Park) Camp 112 302 Alexander Street, 134 Nippon Auto Supply, 157 Saito House

Vancouver Vancouver 158 Cumberland 113 40th Marpole Boy Scout Hall & 135 Nitobe Memorial Garden, UBC 159 Nanaimo Japanese Language Marpole Japanese Language 136 Oppenheimer Park School School 137 Powell Street Historic 160 Newcastle Island & Nanaimo 114 Celtic Cannery & Japanese Japanese Canadian Shipyards Language School Neighbourhood (Paueru-gai/ 161 McLean Mill National Historic 115 Fairview Japanese Language Site School 138 Showa Japanese Language 162 Port Alberni Cemetery 116 Hastings Park School 163 Royston 117 Hastings Park - PNE Forum 139 Tairiku Building, Cordova 164 Japanese Bazaar, 1013 118 Hastings Park - Rollerland Street Government Street, Victoria 119 Hastings Park Garden 140 Tamura House/Building 165 Japanese Methodist Mission Auditorium 141 Tonari Gumi, Vancouver Church 120 Hastings Park Livestock 142 University of British Columbia 166 Osawa Hotel, Victoria — —^BuTldmg 143 Vancouver Buddhist Temple 167 Ross Bay Cemetery - 121 Hastings Park Momiji Garden Kakehashi Project and 144 Vancouver Japanese Language 122 Historic Sites and Monuments Gravesites School & Japanese Hall Board of Canada Plaque, 168 Victoria Japanese Language 145 Wong's Market, Vancouver Hastings Park School 123 HolyCross Japanese Anglican 146 Torii Gate 169 Victoria Port of Entry and Church 147 Chemainus Cemetery and William Head Quarantine Monument Station 124 Japanese Canadian real estate 148 Comox Japantown and 170 Japanese Garden, Gorge Point 125 Japanese Canadian War Japanese Language School Park Memorial 149 Deep Bay Logging Company 171 West Coast of Vancouver 126 Japanese Catholic Mission and Kyoritsu Gakko Language Island (Tofino and Ucluelet) 127 Japanese Church ofthe School 172 Clayoquot Island Ascension 150 Hillcrest Japanese Language 173 Tofino Japanese Language 128 Historic Joy Kogawa House School School 129 Kitsilano Japanese Language 151 Duncan, Paldi, Chemainus 174 Japanese Dock, Ucluelet School 152 10 Maple Street, Cumberland 175 Port Albion (Shimizu Bay), 130 Little Ginza, Vancouver 153 Coal Mine No. 5 and No. 5 Ucluelet 131 Maikawa Building and Store Japanese Town, Cumberland 176 Ucluelet 132 Mountain View Cemetery 154 Cumberland Japanese 133 Myowa Gakuen Cemetery 155 Nikkei Mountain 156 No. 1 Japanese Town site, Cumberland Appendix B: Recognized places In numerical order rnmsM C«mp 17. UcGlllvrayFallt It. Caltioun Farm, Tappan nl Camp 19. Taylor Lake Clirlatlna Lake 20. BrtdBe River IntarnmenlSHe 53. Newcactie laiand and Nanalmo snipyarda m Sita 21. MintoMlne 54. Weal Coactol Vancouver ItUnd (Toflno StocanClty/Sloc 22. Hope-Prlncelon Highway Road Camp and Ucluelet) InternmenI Camp* 23. Eagle Paaa (Revalttoke-Slcamoua) Highway 65. Victoria Port oi Entry and William Head Bay Farm Inletnmant Camp Road Camp Popoff Internmeal Camp 24.1 56, Vancouver Buddnitt Temple Lemon Creak inlernmeni Camp (RoPton Park) la Road/Old Kamloopa Road. Vamon Japaneee Language School and 3. Seymour Valley (McKenzia Creek) Japaneaa Camp Kalienal HIetorle Site, New Denver larpole Boy Scout Hall • Marpole Japaneaa 11. Kohan Reflection Garden. New Denver In View Cemelary Language School S. Hattlnga Perk 13. New Denver Crtureti S. Powell Street Hlitoric Japaneaa Canadian 14. RoeetMryiitternmentCamp Neighbourhood(Pauen>-ga(//^X/Ltt) 15. Sandon Inlernmeni Camp 30. TneGulllaianda 7. Sunley Park Japaneaa Canadian War idamerlal el SeH

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