Coast of Bays Coastal Planning Committee
 Holds Meeting in Belleoram


Bret Pilgrim, Coastal Planning Coordinator,
delivers presentation in Belleoram

On January 19, Bret Pilgrim, Coordinator for the Coastal Planning process in the Coast of Bays , and Conrad Collier, Chair of the Coastal Planning Committee, were in Belleoram to talk about the coastal planning process in the Coast of Bays and the recently completed Marine Infrastructure Plan.

With twenty five people in attendance representing municipal councils, harbour authorities, fishers committees, businesses, the whole Fortune Bay North Shore area from Pool's Cove to Wreck Cove was well represented. 

Bret began the meeting with a detailed presentation on the role of the Coastal Planning Committee and the various stakeholder representatives on the committee. There was a discussion on how the committee could be of benefit to the communities in the region.

Conrad then reviewed the priorities for the Fortune Bay North Shore as put forward in the Coast of Bays Marine Infrastructure Report followed by a discussion of various aspects of the report that were of interest to the audience.

The following is a list of attendees at the meeting.

Steward May Mayor, Town of Belleoram
Janet Fiander Mayor, Town of Pool's Cove
Lori Cox Town of St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
Cyril Brown Town of St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
Kev Lawrence Boxey Harbour Authority
Steve Sheppard Boxey Harbour Authority
Freeman Evans Evans Group of Companies
Courtney Williams Town of Pool's Cove
Clarence Drake Belleoram Hr. Authority
Joseph Savoury Town of Belleoram
Onslow Dominix Town of St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
Onslow Leights Belleoram Harbour Authority
Warren Keeping English Harbour West
Henry Leights Town of Belleoram
Gordon Drake Belleoram
Harry keeping English Harbour West
Dwight Williams English Harbour West
Joseph Cox Wreck Cove
Jonathon Cox  Wreck Cove Harbour Authority
Walt Strowbridge Wreck Cove
Conrad Williams English Harbour West Lions Club
Allan Bambury Pool's Cove Harbour Authority
Lloyd Spurrell Pool's Cove Harbour Authority
Linwood Hunt EHW Boat Launch Inc.
Roxanne Evans St. Jacques Structure Committee
Bill Matthews MP, Random-Burin-St. George's

Anyone wishing further information about this process may contact the Coast of Bays Corporation office at 709-538-3552, 1-800-205-0799 or by e-mail at czm@coastofbays.nl.ca.


Last revised on January 20, 2006