Kitsumkalum Agreement-in-Principle
23.
Before the Final Agreement, British Columbia and Kitsumkalum will negotiate and attempt to
reach agreement on potential economic opportunities, consistent with park management plans,
to be addressed outside of the Final Agreement.
Parks and Protected Areas Management Planning Processes
24.
Where a public management planning process is established for a Provincial Protected Area that
is wholly or partly within the Kitsumkalum Area, Kitsumkalum may participate in the planning
process in accordance with procedures established by British Columbia for that process.
25.
British Columbia may proceed with any process contemplated by paragraph 24 even if
Kitsumkalum does not participate in that process.
26.
Nothing in the Final Agreement obligates British Columbia to establish a public management
planning process respecting any Provincial Protected Area.
27.
British Columbia will provide Kitsumkalum with any draft public management plan for a
Provincial Protected Area that is wholly or partly within the Kitsumkalum Area.
28.
Kitsumkalum may provide written recommendations on a draft management plan received
under paragraph 27 which may be made public by British Columbia.
National Park and National Marine Conservation Area Establishment
29.
If, after the Effective Date, any National Park or National Marine Conservation Area is
proposed to be established wholly or partly within the Kitsumkalum Area, before the
establishment of that National Park or National Marine Conservation Area, Kitsumkalum and
Canada will negotiate and attempt to reach agreement for the exercise of:
a)
the Kitsumkalum Right to Harvest Wildlife;
b)
the Kitsumkalum Right to Harvest Migratory Birds; and
c)
the Kitsumkalum Right to Gather Plants,
in that proposed National Park or National Marine Conservation Area.
30.
Canada will Consult with Kitsumkalum before establishing any new National Park or National
Marine Conservation Area wholly or partly within the Kitsumkalum Area.
31.
If, after the Effective Date, any National Park, or National Marine Conservation Area is
established wholly or partly within the Kitsumkalum Area, Kitsumkalum and Canada will
negotiate and attempt to reach agreement regarding Kitsumkalum’s participation in a planning
and management process to provide advice to the Minister for that National Park or National
Marine Conservation Area.
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