The in-person public engagement session on the proposed Indian Arm Brook protected area, originally scheduled for November 1, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, November 22 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The session will be hosted by the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Advisory Council (WERAC) at the Lewisporte Lions Club on Bowater Ave, Lewisporte.

An additional session is scheduled for Thursday, November 23 at 10:00 a.m. at the Norris Arm Heritage and Arts Centre, 202 Citizens Drive, Norris Arm.

Interested participants are requested to register for the sessions through the EngageNL website to ensure compliance with capacity limits.

Feedback on the proposed Indian Arm Brook ecological reserve can also be submitted through an online questionnaire or by email to werac@gov.nl.ca.

In October, the Department of Environment and Climate Change and the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Advisory Council commenced a multi-year public engagement process on ten proposed protected areas, beginning with site-specific engagement on the proposed Indian Arm Brook ecological reserve. The in-person sessions are the first step in this multi-phased project.

WERAC will report back to the Provincial Government on the results of this engagement process and make a recommendation on whether to proceed with interim protections on the proposed ecological reserve. Engagement is crucial to determining the Provincial Government’s next steps for protecting these sites.

More details about the proposed Indian Arm Brook ecological reserve can be found here.

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