Problematic Woodland Caribou Recovery Strategy
RED ROCK INDIAN BAND– The Red Rock Indian Band is calling on all First Nations, municipalities, special interest groups, and local concerned citizens to discuss the implementation of the Caribou Recovery Strategy in our region on May 10, 2019 at the Nipigon Legion Branch No. 32 at 1 p.m.
The Red Rock Indian Band has reviewed the Caribou Recovery Strategy and have found the impacts of these conservation efforts to be alarming. Some major concerns are the decommissioning of forestry roads, intentional decrease in moose population, the detrimental effects to our local economy, and others. Letters have been sent to both the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, John Yakabuski and Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Rod Phillips outlining Red Rock Indian Ban concerns with Caribou conservation in Ontario. Neither letter has garnered a response.
Letters of support have come from MPP Michael Gravelle’s office, the Township of Red Rock and Anishinabek Nation Northern Superior Chiefs instructing the provincial government to halt all action on Caribou recovery and to extend the current Crown Forest Sustainability Act exemption to the Endangered Species Act until proper consultation has been completed.
At this time, we request all citizens to come together in solidarity to discuss a regional approach to the implementation of the Caribou Recovery Strategy. The Red Rock Indian Band will be providing the information that has been gathered from various ministries on this matter and will explain the impacts to the land designated for Caribou Recovery and how it will drastically alter our fragile forestry sector. If you have any information, we ask you to bring it to the meeting on May 10th at 1 p.m. at the Nipigon Legion.
I hope to see many people at this important meeting.
Chief Matthew Dupuis
Red Rock Indian Band
Contact: Alyssa Ray, Communications Officer
Red Rock Indian Band
807-887-2510 ext. 269 or alyssa.ray@rrib.ca