Projects

Strategic Framework for Managing Cowichan Lake Shorelines

  • Project Management
  • Facilitation
  • Strategic Planning
  • Action Planning
Project Number
155.001
Project Leader
Melissa Hadley
Client
Dept of Fisheries & Oceans
Interests
Government, Industry, Other, NGO
Duration
2012–2013
Type
Management Services
Region
Coastal BC
Outcomes
  • articulated 5 components of a shared vision for Cowichan Lake Shorelines in 2013
  • identified key obstacles to overcome in achieving the vision
  • identified specific strategies to address the obstacles
  • identified time-bound measurable accomplishments for key strategies
  • identified the champions and collaborators to implement the key strategies
Project Management
30
Facilitation
45
Cumulative Effects Analysis
0
Carbon Management
0
Forestland Valuation
0
Ecological Analysis
0
Forest Estate Modeling
0
Policy Analysis
0
Other
0
Strategic Planning
15
Action Planning
10

Project Description

Responding to diverse stakeholder interests and longstanding issues associated with the use of Cowichan Lake resources, Cortex was retained in 2012 to design and facilitate a 2-day multi-stakeholder workshop to explore ways to sustain Cowichan Lake shoreline values.

Cortex worked with a planning committee comprising representatives from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, BC Conservation Foundation, Cowichan Lake & River Stewardship Society, Cowichan Valley Regional District, Cowichan Watershed Board, the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, and Timberwest.

The 2-day event, held in April 2013, attracted over 50 participants including governments (local, provincial, federal), First Nations, community organizations, non-government organizations, property owners, business owners, and academics. Working together, participants articulated a strategic framework and committed to specific actions related to managing Cowichan Lake shorelines to 2023.

Cowichan Lake stakeholders have used the collective vision and goals, and other information generated at the workshop, in developing strategic plans to guide their actions going forward.

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