Comment
I am NOT IN FAVOUR of having the Far North Act repealed. You could retain the Far North Act and have timelines associated with the advanced stage community-based land use planning of Dec. 2020, and outline timelines for planning with other Far North FN communities.
The Far North Act is significant towards balancing socio-economic interests and environmental protections. Section 5 of the Far North Act includes Objectives for land use planning:
5 The following are objectives for land use planning in the Far North:
1. A significant role for First Nations in the planning.
2. The protection of areas of cultural value in the Far North and the protection of ecological systems in the Far North by including at least 225,000 square kilometres of the Far North in an interconnected network of protected areas designated in community based land use plans.
3. The maintenance of biological diversity, ecological processes and ecological functions, including the storage and sequestration of carbon in the Far North.
4. Enabling sustainable economic development that benefits the First Nations. 2010, c. 18, s. 5.
Submitted February 25, 2019 12:05 PM
Comment on
Proposal in support of the province’s review of the Far North Act
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013-4734
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21994
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