Fisheries committee  There's definitely a flooding issue. Along with its neighbouring communities such as Chilliwack and Agassiz, Cheam doesn't have the representation that those communities have with the province and the federal government. The Department of Indian Affairs doesn't come and assist us

Fisheries committee  Big Bar was actually fast-tracked from February 20 onward, in order to meet a deadline of March 15.

Fisheries committee  There were actually three permits this year that were issued to Cheam for two other gravel bars, Gill East, Gill Central, and Big Bar. They were issued over a three-year term, with discussions with the province to try to achieve at least two of them. The band did that. We did Gil

Fisheries committee  I think we both have something to say about that.

Fisheries committee  I would say that the amount of gravel isn't going to significantly do anything for the river. It's the ways and areas in which you extract it that have the ability to control flood issues. That's what the engineers have all worked on—along with the Department of Fisheries with re

Fisheries committee  The amount of gravel that's coming out wouldn't significantly lower the river. It's where they take it out that helps in the effect of water not breaching the banks of the river.

Fisheries committee  The Cheam Band has been active in the gravel business for many years. However, on this particular project, Cheam did not do the work at the Big Bar site. That work was done by the province, DFO and the City of Chilliwack, and supervised by DFO and the province. The contractor was