Fisheries committee  Number one, our wharf is very small and there is a constant fight for space. We are trying to address that through some expansion. Like Mr. Davidge, we have been successful in getting funds from ICET and the Coast Sustainability Trust as well. As far as derelicts go, we don't se

Fisheries committee  Correct.

Fisheries committee  I guess right from the beginning we assumed that it was our dock to maintain and upgrade and up to us to do the various things that need to be done. It wasn't in horrible shape when we took it over. There were lots of repairs to do. To date we've done over $800,000 in repairs. Bu

Fisheries committee  Primarily it's fishermen who use it, but in the past three, four, or five years, tourism has become quite a bit more popular and they are looking for more space at the dock. We're trying to accommodate both sectors here through our expansions and by getting the fuel back at the d

Fisheries committee  No, there wasn't that much communication. I guess when the dock was supposed to be divested in the first place we found out through rumour or gossip that the Coal Harbour Community Club was going to take it over. No, to put it short, the communication was lacking, and it was only

Fisheries committee  There were three or four different contracts signed describing the turnover of the dock, the use of the moneys, and a bunch of different things. But to me, it doesn't say that this is your dock and you're responsible from here on in. We've been told that we can go to small craft

Fisheries committee  It was a Transport Canada dock.

Fisheries committee  Whether it was small craft harbours directorate, I'm not positive.

Fisheries committee  Just things in general are going quite well. Our revenues are quite small. It's not a very big wharf, so there's not too much to attract the....

Fisheries committee  Pretty much, yes. We're lacking some facilities like fuel that would draw the people in. There is actually no restaurant, grocery store, or fuel station in Coal Harbour, so we're lacking the draw to the community to attract more people.

Fisheries committee  We actually haven't had one until this last wharfingers meeting in December. We didn't actually know there was some support there for us or if we could even tap into it.

Fisheries committee  I guess I'd recommend a better description of exactly the steps you can follow or what the relationships are, when you take the dock over.

Fisheries committee  My name is David Schmidt. I'm here representing the Quatsino First Nation, as well as the Quatsino Community Society, which manages the Coal Harbour wharf. Out here we have many different hats. I sit as a director on the society and as a biologist for the band.

Fisheries committee  First, let me thank you for inviting me to this meeting. This took me kind of unaware, as I was only informed last week, so I wasn't exactly sure of the purpose and what I was supposed to say. I'll start off by saying the Quatsino First Nation recently took over the Coal Harbour