The B.C. government, in consultation with First Nations as well as interested parties, has developed a draft long-term strategy – called a Strategic Management Plan (“SMP”) – to manage private moorage in the Southern Gulf Islands and Southeast Vancouver Island. The draft SMP sets out guidelines and requirements to protect the marine environment and provide greater clarity for current dock owners and people who want to build private moorage in this area as to how private moorage applications are considered in this area.
You are invited to share your feedback on the draft plan. Your input will help us understand whether the approach taken strikes the right balance, and where improvements could be made.
The scope of this initiative is limited to marine private moorage in the Southern Gulf Islands and Southeast Vancouver Island only. Management of mooring buoys, docks in freshwater, and of other dock types in this area such as group moorage, strata moorage, commercial docks, and marinas, is not being evaluated or considered as part of this initiative.
Definitions
Private moorage includes docks, permanent boat ways, ramps, lifts or rails that are permanently affixed to Crown land, typically the foreshore, and intended for personal and private boat moorage by one or a number of individuals.
The marine shoreline, or “foreshore,” is the coastal area where the land meets the ocean between high and low tide levels. In British Columbia, nearly all foreshore is Crown land owned by the Province of British Columbia.
Goal of this public engagement
We are seeking input to better understand the following:
- How people use and value the foreshore in the study area and what matters most about these areas
- How private moorage currently affects or supports uses and enjoyment of the foreshore
- Whether the draft plan's approach to managing private moorage appropriately balances protection of the marine environment with the needs and interests of people who own, use, or are affected by private moorage
About this survey
The questionnaire takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
The questionnaire will be closed for feedback on October 18 at 11:59pm PT
All responses will be kept confidential and remain anonymous. Participation is completely voluntary, and you may skip any questions you prefer not to answer.
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Please note: This online feedback form supports all newer comparable browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Microsoft Edge, etc. with activated JavaScript. Your browser settings must have cookies enabled for the questionnaire to run properly and inactivity on the questionnaire for longer than one hour will result in the questionnaire timing out. While the questionnaire can be completed on a mobile device, please be aware some questions are better viewed on a larger display.
Collection Notice: The information you provide will be collected to inform the strategic management planning process for private moorage in the Southern Gulf Islands. If you have questions about the collection of this information, please contact: Senior Director, Citizen Engagement, CitizenEngagement@gov.bc.ca. This information is being collected by the Ministry of Citizens’ Services on behalf of the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship (WLRS) under the authority of section 26(c) and 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FOIPPA”).
