Project Partners

Planning Team

Table 1:

Lower Nicola River watershed WCRP planning team members. Planning team members contributed to the development of this plan by participating in a series of workshops and document and data review. The plan was generated based on the input and feedback of the local groups and organizations list in this table.

Name	Organization
Mac Jedrzejczyk	Lower Nicola Indian Band
Alex Laforce	Lower Nicola Indian Band
Richard Bailey	Nooaitch Band
David Lawrence	Nooaitch Band
Brian Holmes	Upper Nicola Band
Nathan Lustig	Scw'exmx Tribal Council
Herb Tepper	Scw'exmx Tribal Council
Paul Mozin	Scw'exmx Tribal Council
Roderick Malcom	Lower Nicola Indian band
Richard Bailey	Nooaitch Indian Band
Al Mackay-Smith	Nicola Watershed Community Roundtable
Lou Cook	Nicola Watershed Community Roundtable
Tom Willms	Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
Josh Noseworthy	Global Conservation Solutions
Simon Norris	Hillcrest Geographics
Mark Philpotts	Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Patrick Farmer	Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Colin McGregor	Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Lynda Ritchie	Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Sarah Ostoforoff	Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Betty Rebellato	Canadian Wildlife Federation
Nick Mazany-Wright	Canadian Wildlife Federation
Nicolas Lapointe	Canadian Wildlife Federation
Sarah Sra	Canadian Wildlife Federation

Key Actors

Table 2:

Additional key actors in the Lower Nicola River watershed. Key actors are the individuals, groups, and/or organizations, outside of the planning team, with influence and relevant experience in the watershed, whose engagement will be critical for the successful implementation of this WCRP. Key actors were identified by the planning team and do not reflect a commitment to contribute to the implementation and updating of this WCRP.

Individual or Organization Name	Role and Primary Interest
City Councillors of Merritt	Local government that would like to be apprised of this initiative’s progress.
Coldwater Band	A First Nation band with territory in the watershed and a member of the Scw'exmx Tribal Council (STC). Through the STC and NWGP, the Coldwater Band will be a key actor for engagement and implementation.
Fraser Basin Council (FBC)	The FBC website could be used to host the plan, and FBC is open to helping CWF pursue future funding opportunities and supporting collaboration for the initiative where possible.
Nicola Basin Collaborative	Coordinated by the FBC, the Nicola Basin Collaborative comprises a number of groups, agencies, organizations, and private landowners to collaboratively plan, identify, prioritize, and address issues in the Nicola watershed. The collaborative includes a Research and Technical Committee, which can be a forum to promote coordination and collaboration for the implementation of this plan.
Nicola Stock Breeders Association	Local agricultural landowners in the watershed. They can help facilitate construction as well as consent to or facilitate complementary works on private property to improve connectivity.
Nicola Watershed Governance Project (NWGP)	This project fosters a collaborative working relationship between five First Nation bands and the provincial government to resolve shared water-management issues in the watershed. The WCRP process can complement existing work being undertaken by the NWGP, and the planning team recommended that the NWGP should be a main decision-making body on any project implementation related to this plan.
Shackan Band	A First Nation band with territory in the watershed and a member of the (STC). Through the STC and NWGP, the Shackan Band will be a key actor for engagement and implementation.
Stuwix Resources Joint Venture (SRJV)	A First Nation forestry company that balances successful First Nation business with sustainable forest resource management practices to create and promote healthy ecosystems and healthy, independent communities. Shareholder/joint venture First Nations include: Lower Nicola Indian Band, Coldwater Band, Nooaitch Band, Shackan Band, Upper Nicola Band, Cook's Ferry Band, Siska Band, and Upper Similkameen Indian Band.