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Notice of Motion to compel full and adequate response from Kinder Morgan from Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves–July 4, 2014

4JulyGarry Fletcher97, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, SARA

FER Board members Mike, Garry, liz and Louise have produced this report in response to the Kinder Morgan responses to our first Information request. Hearing Order OH-001-2014 Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (Trans Mountain) Application for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project Procedural Direction No. 3 – Process for hearing motions to compel full and adequate responses to

Risk Assessment for Marine Spills in Canadian Waters (Phase 1: Oil spills South of the 60th Parallel) 2014

4JulyGarry FletcherMarine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, ReportsOil Spill

Risk Assessment for Marine Spills in Canadian Waters Phase 1, Oil Spills South of the 60th Parallel Final Version Presented to Transport Canada Approved by :Jérôme Marty, Ph.D. from-WSP Canada Inc. JANUARY 2014 131-17593-00 Reference to be cited: WSP. 2014. Risk Assessment for Marine Spills in Canadian Water: Phase 1, Oil Spills South of the 60th Parallel. Report from WSP Canada

Endangered or threatened species in Marine Ecological reserves -Southern Vancouver Island

3JulyGarry Fletcher24, 94, 97, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Rare Species, Reports, SARA

This table includes the various levels of concern for the endangered species at risk from oil spills in four of the Marine Ecological Reserves. See other posts on this website on the Oil Spill threat to our 17 Ecological reserves in the Southern Vancouver Island area. Oak Bay Islands Ecological Reserve SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME

Notice of Motion to compel full and adequate response from Kinder Morgan from Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves.

3JulyGarry FletcherMarine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Reportsoil pipeline, Oil Spill

Hearing Order OH-01-2014 Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (Trans Mountain) Application for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project Procedural Direction No. 3 – Process for hearing motions to compel full and adequate responses to information requests The Information request filed by Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves, and the KM filing of their response to this and the Motion_by_FER_on_Inadequacy_of_IR_Responses_

Triangle Island Seabird Research and Monitoring Program

19JuneGarry Fletcher13, History, Marine Reserves, Reports

Triangle Island Seabird Research and Monitoring Program See the website: http://www.sfu.ca/biology/wildberg/bertram/triangle/trgindex.html 1. Natural history of Triangle Island 2. History of human occupation of Triangle Island 3. History of scientific investigations at Triangle Island 4. Centre for Wildlife Ecology research program at Triangle Island (a) Core program (i) Formal protection for marine habitat

Marine Birds Foraging habitat-Rhinocerous Auklet

16JuneGarry Fletcher13, Marine ReservesRhinocerous auklet

This report was accessed , June 2014 at http://bcmca.ca/datafiles/individualfiles/bcmca_eco_birds_rhinocerosaukletdensity_atlas.pdf See the one page PDF bcmca_eco_birds_rhinocerosaukletdensity_atlas from the BCMA Atlas:

Long Term Marine Ecological Monitoring

19MayGarry Fletcher300, Ecological Monitoring, Marine Reserves

Long term ecological monitoring. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/conserve/ecological-integrity-def-and-perf-indicators.pdf The following refers to a model for the Marine Monitoring technique being developed for BC Parks http://cbsurveys.ucsc.edu/siteinfo/bc/duck.html

Lepas Bay Important Bird Area (IBA)

15MayGarry Fletcher93, Federal Stewardship, Marine Reserves, Rare Species, Reportsfork-tailed storm petrel, IBA, Leach's Storm Petrel, pigeon guillemot

IBA Lepas Bay Islet Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia Site Summary BC008 Latitude Longitude 54.175° N 133.041° W Elevation Size 0 m 0.39 km² This page was accessed in may, 2014 at http://www.ibacanada.ca/site.jsp?siteID=BC008&seedet=Y Site Description This unnamed Islet lies about 150 m from shore near the head of Lepas Bay at the extreme northwest corner of

Information Request from FoER Board to NEB Hearings on Kinder Morgan-TMX

11MayGarry FletcherMarine Reserves, News, Oil Spill Threat

May 12, 2012 was the deadline for the submission of the First Written Requests from Intervenors –to the National Energy Board Hearings for the Kinder Morgan/Trans Mountain Pipeline Extension . The answers from Kinder Morgan will be provided by June 18 The next deadline for followup questions is in January Link to the reponses from

Oil Spill fate models for Southern Vancouver Island

27AprilGarry FletcherMarine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Reports

As we prepare for our Intervention in the Trans Mountain expansion/Kinder Morgan- National Energy Board hearings we are made aware of sources of the research that has been carried out for environmental assessment. One set of documents is “13-12-16 Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC – Trans Mountain Expansion Project Volume 8C Part 3 (A56026)” This is

The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves accepted as an Intervenor in the NEB hearings into the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline expansion.

3AprilGarry Fletcher132, 66, 94, 97, Marine Reserves, News, Oil Spill Threat, Reportsoil pipeline, Oil Spill

Just issued today: The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves is included as one of the 400 intervenors accepted out of the 2118 who had applied to present to the National Energy Board as an Intervenor in Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of the pipeline through Alberta and British Columbia. Our application submitted in early February

The Scott Islands: A Proposed Marine National Wildlife Area

19FebruaryGarry Fletcher11, 12, 13, 300, Federal Stewardship, Management, Maps, Marine Reserves

Draft Regulatory Strategy (in revision to publish the final version) Accessed 20/02/14 : http://www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/?lang=En&n=90605DDB-1 Introduction Why establish a National Wildlife Area around the Scott Islands? Map of the Area Conservation Goals Contact Information Introduction There are marine areas of Canada’s oceans that are globally and nationally important to the survival of many species of seabirds.

Are ERs Fulfilling Their Mandate for Research and Education?

13FebruaryGarry Fletcher97, Ecological Monitoring, Marine Reserves, Reports, Researchelephant seal

By Garry Fletcher Presentation Outline : When Ecological Reserves (ERs) were first being set up from 1971 on, some universities and colleges in British Columbia went to great lengths to involve their faculty and students in baseline research and ecological documentation. In this presentation, the following areas will be highlighted: From the LOG, The Friends

National Energy Board Hearing Application

6FebruaryGarry Fletcher97, Marine Reserves, News, Oil Spill Threat, Warden Reports

The Friends of Ecological Reserves Board is submitting an application to Participate as an Intervenor in the National Energy Board Public Hearings for Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Trans- Mountain Expansion Project. The project would expand the existing Trans Mountain pipeline system located between Edmonton AB, and Burnaby, BC, resulting in 987 km of new pipeline,

Review of Canada’s Ship-Source Oil spill Preparedness and Response Regime

4FebruaryGarry Fletcher132, 66, 94, 97, Maps, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat

This report is available only by request from the Tanker Safety Secretariat in Ottawa. But it is also included here as a PDF : transport_canada_tanker_report_accessible_eng The figure which should be of most concern for Ecological reserves in BC is the following: In this recent government-commissioned risk-analysis report on tanker traffic safety in Canada, figure 3 shows

Elephant Seal Pup born at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve January 14, 2014

14JanuaryGarry Fletcher97, Field Notes, Marine Reserves, News, Photos, Reports, Warden Reportselephant seal, Pam Birley, pigeon guillemot

Warden’s report by Garry Fletcher:  In the early morning hours of January 14, a new elephant seal pup was born at the Race Rocks Ecological reserve. This was the 5th pup born to a female called Bertha since January 2009. Ecoguardian on the island Alex Fletcher reported that it was born in the night, some

Black oystercatchers on the Front Line for Oil Spills.

17DecemberGarry Fletcher137, 151, 17, 18, 94, 97, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Warden Reportsblack oystercatcher

On December 16, I accompanied a tour to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. On board was Todd Golumbia who, while working for Environment Canada out of Sidney, Vancouver Island, was involved with research on the Black Oystercatchers of the Salish Sea. (See research papers below) Today there were 31 Oystercatchers in their favourite roosting area in

Are Ecological Reserves fulfilling their Mandate for Research and Education?

5DecemberGarry Fletcher97, Marine Reserves, News, Park use Permits, Research

BC Protected Areas Research Forum: Conservation Connections, Thompson River University, Kamloops, BC December 5, 2013 by Garry Fletcher of Friends of Ecological Reserves. Presentation Outline: •When Ecological Reserves were first being set up from 1971 on, some universities and colleges in British Columbia went to great lengths to involve their faculty and students in baseline

Kinder Morgan and Tanker Traffic in the Salish Sea

5NovemberGarry FletcherMarine Reserves, News, Oil Spill ThreatOil Spill

From The Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Georgia Strait Alliance: BACKGROUNDER Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain expansion will significantly increase oil tanker traffic through Vancouver harbour1 and the Salish Sea, from just 22 visits in 2005 to over 400 – see Table 1 below. Current plans indicate 408 tankers visits each year, increasing the Westridge

What happens to waterfowl in an oil spill?

5NovemberGarry FletcherMarine Reserves, News, Oil Spill ThreatOil Spill, Toxic substances

Board members of the Friends of Ecological Reserve have expressed concern about the risk of Oil spills with projected taker traffic past our BC Ecological reserves :https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/category/issues/oil-spill-threat/ Our major concern has been the many Ecological reserves which have been created to provide habitat and shelter for the millions on Shorebirds that nest in British Columbia.