Feasibility Study for the Proposed Southern Strait of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area Reserve

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Mapping Participant Values: From Outline Maps to Map Atlas Pages

1.0 Public Value Mapping

In order to expand our knowledge of public values in the southern Strait of Georgia marine region, a series of mapping workshops were held in 2006. Participants were asked to provide information about what they value in the southern Strait and what they hope the area will look like in 25 years. During the process 137 people helped complete 31 maps. This report details the process from the workshop maps to the completed public values pages in the map atlas.

Table 1: Session Participants

Location	Participants
	Workshop	Open House
Brentwood Bay	15	4
Duncan	13	4
Galiano Island	8	2
Mayne Island	4	1
Nanaimo	20	3
Pender Island	13	4
Richmond	7	3
Sidney	14	6
Salt Spring Island	8	4
Saturna Island	5	10
Vancouver	12	5
Victoria	18	8
Totals:	137	54

1.1 Background

Twelve workshops and open houses were held in May and June, 2006. The primary focus of these consultation sessions were the workshops, with the evening open houses providing an alternative format for people unable to attend daytime consultations. Diverse audiences were brought together at the workshops, with members of several sectors and recreational interests and non-profit groups attending, in addition to residents of the area not affiliated with any groups. Overall, the consultation sessions had 191 participants, with 137 people participating in the multi-hour mapping workshops (see Table 1).

The consultation sessions were advertised by 34 public notices in 21 newspapers, including the Vancouver Sun, Victoria Times Colonist and various local papers. E-mail and letter invitations were sent to all contacts in our consultation database. Consultation sessions were advertised in NMCA E-News; in addition, invitations were circulated on selected list-serves. In the smaller communities posters were placed on community bulletin boards.

Table 2: Workshop Maps

Location	Maps
	Region	Study Area	Total
Brentwood Bay	2	1	3
Duncan	2	2	4
Galiano Island	0	1	1
Mayne Island	1	0	1
Nanaimo	1	3	4
Pender Island	2	0	2
Richmond	0	1	1
Sidney	2	2	4
Salt Spring Island	1	1	2
Saturna Island	1	0	1
Vancouver	0	2	2
Victoria	3	3	6
Totals:	15	16	31

1.2 Digitizing Process

The workshops resulted in 31 maps, 15 of which focused on small regions, such as the waters around Sidney Peninsula; the other 16 maps were comprehensive maps of the broader marine study area (see Table 2).

Black Coffee Consulting, specialists in mapping social values, were hired to translate the written material on the workshop maps to a digital format. They provided Parks Canada with digital files of all the maps and associated descriptive information. These files were then grouped into nine themes:

• Coastal and Marine Features,
• Coastal and Marine Use,
• Boating Related Activities,
• Other Recreation Activities,
• Fish and Birds,
• Marine Mammals and Sharks,
• Natural and Cultural Features,
• Invertebrates, and
• Recommendations.

These nine maps are included in this report, and will be included in the final version of the map atlas. Figure 1 provides a graphic illustration of the mapping and digitizing process.

1.3 Using the Information in our Spatial Analysis

The information provided at the workshops will be used to refine the mapping of areas of high conservation value and areas of importance to visitor experience and resource users. If the feasibility study results in an agreement to establish an NMCA, then the workshop information will also be used to help develop and refine future zoning in the study area.

2.0 Workshop Map Examples

3.0 Map Atlas Pages

• 3.1 Coastal and Marine Features
• 3.2 Coastal and Marine Use
• 3.3 Boating Related Activities
• 3.4 Other Recreation Activities
• 3.5 Fish and Birds
• 3.6 Marine Mammals and Sharks
• 3.7 Natural and Cultural Features
• 3.8 Invertebrates
• 3.9 Recommendations

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