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Manitoulin Streams and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) are joining together in efforts to create awareness to landowners on Manitoulin Island of the benefits of improving, protecting and enhancing streams in their area and how they can become involved. A Land to Water Workshop will be held on July 27, 2007 at the Tehkummah Community Centre and will involve keynote speakers and a guided tour of the rehabilitated sites. For more information please contact Seija Deschenes at (705) 859-1653 and/or streams@amtelecom.net

The Manitoulin Streams project is a cooperative community initiative involving various landowners, community groups and government agencies. Listed below is a list of steering committee members and contact information for more information about our organization.

Brian Bell, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
Brian represents OMAFRA and the agricultural community on this committee. He is especially interested in how this initiative may impact/benefit his clients. Brian may help play an integral role in getting the agricultural sector on board with portions of this initiative. Especially its role in creating cleaner healthier aquatic ecosystems.

Bob Florean, Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)
Bob is the Manitoulin Area Stewardship Council (MASC) Stewardship Coordinator for the area. He helped to spearhead the drive to bring this initiative to the forefront. He is keenly interested in fish and wildlife management initiatives especially those that get the public directly involved with the planning and carrying out of projects. He has assisted the group in getting the project up and running and is providing technical expertise and advice along the way.

Seija Deschenes, Manitoulin Streams Project Coordinator Seija is the Project Coordinator for Manitoulin Streams. Seija graduated from Laurentian University with a Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. Seija has worked on a variety of fisheries related programs including the re-introduction of muskellunge and fish community assessments on the Spanish River as well as various fisheries and rehabilitation projects conducted in Killarney Park with the Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit (CFEU). Seija's Coordinator Position is funded through FedNor.

Mike MacKenzie, Member of the Farming Community Mike is active member of the farming community and provides his expertise and advises Manitoulin Streams of agricultural issues.

Paul Methner, Blue Jay Creek Fish Culture Station
Paul coordinates the fish hatchery operations. Paul is an integral part of why this initiative came into being due to his initiation of early projects and work with local interest groups regarding fisheries rehabilitation,. Paul is an excellent liaison between interests on Manitoulin Island, and will assist the group with his technical knowledge, expertise and advice. Paul is part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams.

Dave Millette, Ontario Provincial Police officer, local landowner Dave is an OPP officer for the Manitowaning dispatch as well as a member of the farming community. Dave has allowed Manitoulin Streams install the first Frostfree Nosepump in Northern Ontario onto his property to restrict his herd from entering into the Manitou River. Dave provides a lot of agricultural expertise to our organization and information for this pilot project.

Paul Moffatt, Lake Manitou Landowners Assoc.
Paul is a long-time resident of the area, and represents a landowner group on Lake Manitou as a Lake Steward, that is interested in rehabilitating the fisheries resource in their area. Paul Moffatt was nominated as the Chair of the Manitoulin Streams Steering Committee as of April 23, 2007.

Mary Nelder, LaCloche & Manitoulin Business Assistance Corporation (LAMBAC)
Mary is the General Manager of LAMBAC and has been involved with the Steering Committee for this initiative since it was formed. Mary is part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams. Mary had served as Reeve of the Township of Central Manitoulin and has a wide breadth of experience in dealing with a number of initiatives and issues on Manitoulin Island.

Richard Rudolph, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Rich is a habitat impact assessment biologist with an extensive working background involved with the rehabilitating of coldwater streams in Alberta and British Columbia. He supports the team with biological, technical and legislative advice.

Bill Strain, Little Current Fish and Game Club Bill is the President of the Little Current Fish and Game Club and is also part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams. Bill has a keen interest in the rehabilitation of streams and rivers on Manitoulin Island. Bill is well known for his successful rehabilitation of the walleye spawning beds in Bass creek and the construction of the Bass Lake stream fish ladder that has provided a new spawning stream for both Rainbow trout and Chinook salmon.

Arik Theijsmeijer, (FedNor)
Arik (pronounced Eric) is a recent graduate of Wilfred Laurier University with a Masters in Political Science who has worked with LAMBAC as a Community Economic Development Officer. He is currently working FedNor as a Programs Officer. He has assisted Mary Nelder with administrative work on the Manitoulin Streams project in previous years by acting as secretary for the committee, and coordinating the development of promotional materials for the project. Arik currently assists in the management of FedNor funds contributed to this project.

Mike Thompson, Manitou Fish & Game Club
Mike is also a Lake Steward for the Lake Manitou and Area Landowners Assoc. As well he is a member of the Manitowaning Fish and Game Club. It is partly due to a request by this club to the MNR to rehabilitate brook trout populations in the Blue Jay Creek that this initiative first gained momentum.

Algis Tribinevicius, Manitoulin Naturalists Club, Manitoulin Municipal Association
Algis is a school teacher and has been a councillor for the Sandfield Ward of the Township of Central Manitoulin. Algis is also the Chair of the Central Manitoulin Economic Development Committee. He is also representing the Manitoulin Municipal Association on this steering committee. Al has served as the secretary at most of the committee meetings until the summer of 2004. Algis is a part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams.

Ted Williamson
Ted is a landowner along the Manitou River (sites M48 through M52) who's high priority sites are scheduled for rehabilitation work in the summer of 2005. Ted was born and raised on Manitoulin Island and spends most of his free time here. As a senior maintenance supervisor with Inco, Ted has worked on mine closure and rehabilitation projects and understands the value rehabilitation projects have on the environmental health of communities as a whole. Ted is a part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams

* For further information on this project or the many interest groups and funding agencies contributing to it, contact the Project Coordinator for Manitoulin Streams:

Seija Deschenes
Manitoulin Streams Coordinator
25B Spragge St. Box 238
Manitowaning, ON P0P 1N0
Ph: (705) 859-1653
Fax: (705) 859-3010
streams@amtelecom.net







What's New? Manitoulin Streams and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) are joining together in efforts to create awareness to landowners on Manitoulin Island of the benefits of improving, protecting and enhancing streams in their area and how they can become involved. A Land to Water Workshop will be held on July 27, 2007 at the Tehkummah Community Centre and will involve keynote speakers and a guided tour of the rehabilitated sites. For more information please contact Seija Deschenes at (705) 859-1653 and/or streams@amtelecom.net The Manitoulin Streams project is a cooperative community initiative involving various landowners, community groups and government agencies. Listed below is a list of steering committee members and contact information for more information about our organization. Steering Committee Member List (alphabetical order, as of June 2007) Brian Bell, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Brian represents OMAFRA and the agricultural community on this committee. He is especially interested in how this initiative may impact/benefit his clients. Brian may help play an integral role in getting the agricultural sector on board with portions of this initiative. Especially its role in creating cleaner healthier aquatic ecosystems. Bob Florean, Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Bob is the Manitoulin Area Stewardship Council (MASC) Stewardship Coordinator for the area. He helped to spearhead the drive to bring this initiative to the forefront. He is keenly interested in fish and wildlife management initiatives especially those that get the public directly involved with the planning and carrying out of projects. He has assisted the group in getting the project up and running and is providing technical expertise and advice along the way. Seija Deschenes, Manitoulin Streams Project Coordinator Seija is the Project Coordinator for Manitoulin Streams. Seija graduated from Laurentian University with a Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. Seija has worked on a variety of fisheries related programs including the re-introduction of muskellunge and fish community assessments on the Spanish River as well as various fisheries and rehabilitation projects conducted in Killarney Park with the Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit (CFEU). Seija's Coordinator Position is funded through FedNor. Mike MacKenzie, Member of the Farming Community Mike is active member of the farming community and provides his expertise and advises Manitoulin Streams of agricultural issues. Paul Methner, Blue Jay Creek Fish Culture Station Paul coordinates the fish hatchery operations. Paul is an integral part of why this initiative came into being due to his initiation of early projects and work with local interest groups regarding fisheries rehabilitation,. Paul is an excellent liaison between interests on Manitoulin Island, and will assist the group with his technical knowledge, expertise and advice. Paul is part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams. Dave Millette, Ontario Provincial Police officer, local landowner Dave is an OPP officer for the Manitowaning dispatch as well as a member of the farming community. Dave has allowed Manitoulin Streams install the first Frostfree Nosepump in Northern Ontario onto his property to restrict his herd from entering into the Manitou River. Dave provides a lot of agricultural expertise to our organization and information for this pilot project. Paul Moffatt, Lake Manitou Landowners Assoc. Paul is a long-time resident of the area, and represents a landowner group on Lake Manitou as a Lake Steward, that is interested in rehabilitating the fisheries resource in their area. Paul Moffatt was nominated as the Chair of the Manitoulin Streams Steering Committee as of April 23, 2007. Mary Nelder, LaCloche & Manitoulin Business Assistance Corporation (LAMBAC) Mary is the General Manager of LAMBAC and has been involved with the Steering Committee for this initiative since it was formed. Mary is part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams. Mary had served as Reeve of the Township of Central Manitoulin and has a wide breadth of experience in dealing with a number of initiatives and issues on Manitoulin Island. Richard Rudolph, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Rich is a habitat impact assessment biologist with an extensive working background involved with the rehabilitating of coldwater streams in Alberta and British Columbia. He supports the team with biological, technical and legislative advice. Bill Strain, Little Current Fish and Game Club Bill is the President of the Little Current Fish and Game Club and is also part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams. Bill has a keen interest in the rehabilitation of streams and rivers on Manitoulin Island. Bill is well known for his successful rehabilitation of the walleye spawning beds in Bass creek and the construction of the Bass Lake stream fish ladder that has provided a new spawning stream for both Rainbow trout and Chinook salmon. Arik Theijsmeijer, (FedNor) Arik (pronounced Eric) is a recent graduate of Wilfred Laurier University with a Masters in Political Science who has worked with LAMBAC as a Community Economic Development Officer. He is currently working FedNor as a Programs Officer. He has assisted Mary Nelder with administrative work on the Manitoulin Streams project in previous years by acting as secretary for the committee, and coordinating the development of promotional materials for the project. Arik currently assists in the management of FedNor funds contributed to this project. Mike Thompson, Manitou Fish & Game Club Mike is also a Lake Steward for the Lake Manitou and Area Landowners Assoc. As well he is a member of the Manitowaning Fish and Game Club. It is partly due to a request by this club to the MNR to rehabilitate brook trout populations in the Blue Jay Creek that this initiative first gained momentum. Algis Tribinevicius, Manitoulin Naturalists Club, Manitoulin Municipal Association Algis is a school teacher and has been a councillor for the Sandfield Ward of the Township of Central Manitoulin. Algis is also the Chair of the Central Manitoulin Economic Development Committee. He is also representing the Manitoulin Municipal Association on this steering committee. Al has served as the secretary at most of the committee meetings until the summer of 2004. Algis is a part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams. Ted Williamson Ted is a landowner along the Manitou River (sites M48 through M52) who's high priority sites are scheduled for rehabilitation work in the summer of 2005. Ted was born and raised on Manitoulin Island and spends most of his free time here. As a senior maintenance supervisor with Inco, Ted has worked on mine closure and rehabilitation projects and understands the value rehabilitation projects have on the environmental health of communities as a whole. Ted is a part of the Board of Directors for Manitoulin Streams * For further information on this project or the many interest groups and funding agencies contributing to it, contact the Project Coordinator for Manitoulin Streams: Seija Deschenes Manitoulin Streams Coordinator 25B Spragge St. Box 238 Manitowaning, ON P0P 1N0 Ph: (705) 859-1653 Fax: (705) 859-3010 streams@amtelecom.net
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