emailRegional Canada Goose Management Strategy
The Capital Regional District, in partnership with municipalities, wildlife provincial authorities, Victoria Airport Authority, stakeholders and farmers in the Saanich Peninsula and Metchosin are developing a regional goose management strategy.
Large populations of non migratory Canada geese contribute to heath, economic, and environmental issues affecting municipalities, parks, farmers, businesses, health agencies and airport authorities, to name a few.
Funding
The BC Agriculture, Environment and Wildlife Fund has approved $40,000 for the first phase of preparing a Regional Canada Goose Management Strategy. It includes hiring an expert biologist to complete a data/research component. Additional funding for phase 2 is contingent upon satisfactory progress on the project implementation. Municipalities and stakeholders are also providing in-kind, administrative and financial support.
Reporting Back
The working group consisting of representation from provincial, municipal, First Nations, environmental, agriculture and a non-government agency is meeting regularly. Meetings and project updates are posted here (right sidebar). Over the next two years, a strategy will be developed which will identify key actions (individual and collective) to address the ongoing management of Canada geese.
RCGMS Working Group Meeting Notes
- Feb. 8, 2012 meeting notes (PDF
) - Jan. 25, 2012 meeting notes (PDF )
- Dec. 14, 2011 meeting notes (PDF )
- Oct. 26, 2011 meeting notes (PDF )
- Aug. 31, 2011 meeting notes (PDF )
- June 29, 2011 meeting notes (PDF )
- May 25, 2011 meeting notes (PDF )
- April 20, 2011 meeting notes (PDF )
- April 13, 2011 meeting notes (PDF )
- Mar. 30, 2011 meeting notes (PDF )
- Mar. 2, 2011 meeting notes(PDF )
- Jan. 26, 2011 meeting notes (PDF )
- Dec. 9 , 2010 meeting notes (PDF )
Phase 1 Project Reports and Data Collection Information
- February 2012 EBB Environmental Consulting Progress Report (PDF )
- January 2012 EBB Environmental Consulting Interim Report (PDF )
- January 2012 EBB Environmental Consulting Progress Report (PDF )
- November-December 2011 EBB Environmental Consulting Progress Report (PDF )
- Region Overview Map (PDF )
- Central Saanich Map (PDF )
- North Saanich & Sidney Map (PDF )
- Saanich Map (PDF )
- Sooke & Metchosin Map (PDF )
- Victoria & Surrounding Area Map (PDF )
- Western Communities Map (PDF )
- Region Overview Map (PDF
- October 2011 EBB Environmental Consulting Progress Report (PDF )
- September 2011 EBB Environmental Consulting Progress Report (PDF )
- August 2011 EBB Environmental Consulting Progress Report (PDF )
- July 2011 EBB Environmental Consulting Progress Report (PDF )
- June 2011 EBB Environmental Consulting Progress Report (PDF )
- April-May 2011 EBB Environmental Consulting Progress Report (PDF )
- May 2011 Information to Property Owners to Participate in Project Data Collection (PDF )
- May 2011 Property Owner Questionnaire (PDF )