Transport committee  Absolutely, and Pam Goldsmith-Jones can obviously speak to this, too. Bowen Island has done a lot of work and we work collaboratively with them. We're currently doing a marine strategy that's very inclusive of other communities in the area, and we're obviously very open to shar

Transport committee  Predominantly, yes. The provincial government doesn't weigh in too heavily on the marine-related side of things. They're just not interested and I guess they don't really see it as part of their problem. It's generally local governments, because they're in our communities, and th

Transport committee  It really depends on the municipality and how big their marine environment is and if they simply have the capacity on their staff. We're a staff of 170 people, not a huge number of staff. Our real estate manager deals with marine environment types of things. We also have a plan

Transport committee  That's always a concern for local governments, just because of where we are in the continuum of most of these things. I think that's where some of our trepidation is in terms of enforcement, and who is going to pay at the end is still something that we're keeping our eye on. Ulti

Transport committee  Yes, it does.

Transport committee  I would agree 100%. Something we've talked about in the District of Squamish is how the federal government and local communities like Squamish can create a bit of a joint communication strategy to educate people about this bill, provide options, and bring some clarity, particular

Transport committee  We had a very similar situation, essentially, where someone who was quite destitute lit a fire. I can't remember if he died of carbon monoxide poisoning before the fire, but it was tragic. The other issue with this is that there is garbage and there's human waste. There are all

Transport committee  I believe we did do it for one vessel this summer. I believe we did, but I'm not 100% sure if we ended up having to go through the process. It was dealt with sort of through that program, but it didn't have to go to the point where it cost a lot of money or became a problem, if t

Transport committee  This particular incident I'm thinking about was in the summer.

Transport committee  I think it was. My understanding, from the staff's point of view, was that it was really good. The collaboration with the federal agencies was positive, and it's growing. I think they feel like there's a relationship happening with the municipality and with Transport Canada. I

Transport committee  I'm pretty sure it was, but I can get back to you.

Transport committee  I will make sure that my staff get back to you on that.

Transport committee  It's definitely a problem area. I don't think it gets quite the volume that Squamish does, but it's definitely a problem area as well. The interesting thing about Howe Sound is that it's very deep. As soon as you go offshore a little, it's 600 feet to 1,000 feet deep. There is a

Transport committee  Absolutely. Any part of the boat that breaks off, falls off the boat, the vessel, ship—

Transport committee  Definitely the vernacular of our ocean front is part of our brand. It's a part of who we are. That's one of the reasons we initiated this cleanup. Absolutely it affects how people view you and how you view yourself. Interestingly on this issue of whether you need to react to so