August 29 LLJCA Executive Meeting

Lac Le Jeune Conservation Association Executive:

President:  David Wyse
Vice President: Bob Brown
Secretary:  Sylvia Currie
Treasurer:  Corinne Shock
Area Reps:

Lower subdivision: John Krawchuk
Upper subdivision: Howie Matfeld
Lookout Road: Pam Sheridan
Little Lake: Jenny Perry
Water Street: Jaquie Bruegger
Park Drive East: John Watson

The new executive held its first meeting on August 29, 2012.

Agenda, decisions, and action items: 

• Loss of core funding to the BC Lake Stewardship Society from the Ministry of the Environment. Letter to the Minister requesting that he reconsider this decision. 

• Utilities Commission / Comptroller of Water Rights.
  Letter requesting to be kept informed regarding any decisions impacting Lac Le Jeune.

• Lakeshore Monitoring (Gus Johnson trail clean up, rehabilitation of spawning streams, invasive plant species)
  Contact M.O.E. to request their advice on how to proceed and invite Marg Sidney to attend an executive meeting.
  Explore best options for walking access across main mud hole; suggested boardwalk could work. 

• TNRD communication.
  Letter to Ronaye Elliott, our TNRD Area J Representative, informing her of the new executive and requesting that we be kept informed and involved in the processes leading to any future development. 

• Follow up correspondence from LLJCA AGM
  Letter to Logan Lake RCMP thanking them for their participation in the AGM.
  Letter to Derick thanking him for use of the lodge and for supplying refreshments. 

• Review of the Constitution
  Agreed there is a need to revise.
  As a preliminary step, the documents will be distributed to executive members for review. 

• Communication with relevant agencies
  Letters to TNRD, MOE, and Forestry Branch requesting to be informed of and involved in any decisions impacting LLJ. 

Statement from the Executive

Our executive is committed to the preservation of the quality of life that we all enjoy here. This includes fishers, skiers, ATVers, snowmobilers, hikers, and so on. We are focused on preserving the quality and sustainability of the water we live beside. We also aim to be participants in any decisions made that could potentially impact any of this.

Please use your area representatives to bring forward any issues you would like your LLJCA executive to address.

David Wyse can be contacted at 250-374-8542, or dkm_wyse@telus.net