Fishery Notice

This notice is to announce that the Commercial Salmon Advisory Board (CSAB) 
Salmon Area Harvest Committee Representative Election is now open for voting.  
Ballots are being emailed out to salmon licence eligibility holders on May 3, 
2019 to the email associated with each vessel licence. The deadline for 
submission of election ballots is 23:59 on Friday May 31, 2019. 

If you have not received an email from vote@simplyvoting.com, please contact 
Mikaela Bacon via email at Mikaela.Bacon@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or by phone at 604-666-
3140 for voting support.  

The Area Harvest Committees provide a forum for the exchange of information and 
advice between stakeholders and DFO on issues important to the management of 
salmon fisheries. It is important that eligible voters submit their voting 
ballots to elect their representatives. The election will be for the entire 
board. Half of the positions which receive the most votes will be for 2 year 
terms and the other half of positions will be for 1 year terms. 

Voting Information: 

To cast your ballot, please use the link provided in the ballot email. The link 
will direct you to your area ballot where you can vote for up to the specified 
number of candidates and submit your vote online. 

Ballots may also be casted via telephone by calling 1-866-398-2715 and entering 
the personal pin number provided in the ballot email. 

Once the ballot has been submitted, a confirmation of receipt will be e-mailed 
out. After the voting deadline is completed, the election results will be 
announced via Fishery Notice. 

NOTE: Some vacancies remain in areas and while all nominees will be declared 
elected by acclamation, an election is still needed in each area as half of the 
positions which receive the most votes will be for 2 year terms and the other 
half of positions will be for 1 year terms. 

Timeline for the Election Process: 

1) Eligible voters were asked to complete and submit nomination forms to 
nominate their Salmon Area Harvest Committee representatives by Friday April 
19, 2019.  An email was sent in confirmation of receipt of the nomination.  Any 
mailed nomination forms must have been post-marked by the Friday April 19, 2019 
deadline to be included.

2) Fishery Notice updates were sent periodically on the nominations received to 
date.

3) A final Fishery Notice was released with the final list of nominations on 
Friday April 26, 2019.

4) Election ballots will be electronically sent to licence holders and an 
announcement is made via Fisheries Notice on Friday, May 3, 2019.

5) The deadline for submission of election ballots will be Friday May 31, 2019.

6) It is anticipated that the release of election results will be in early June 
2019.

Final List of Nominees: 

Area A: 11 nominated (12 Seats)
Barry Curic
Chris Cue
Christopher Cook
Dennis Woloshuk
Don Heron
James Lawson
Jay Soleway
John Legate
Richard Haugan
Robert Rezansoff
Tyson Wachsmuth

Area B: 12 nominated (12 Seats)
Barry Curic
Brian Assu
Chris Cue
Christopher Cook
Dennis Woloshuk
Don Heron
James Lawson
Jay Soleway
John Legate
Robert Rezansoff
Ted Assu 
Tyson Wachsmuth

Area C: 9 nominated (8 seats)
Barry Marcotte
Croydon Lansdowne
David Taylor
Dean MacDonald
Joy Thorkelson
Kim Olsen
Mabel Mazurek
Robert Burkosky
Robert Hughes

Area D: 12 nominated (12 seats)
Arnie Hengstler
Barry Crow
Calvin Siider
Darin Chung
Darrel McEachern
David Taylor
Dean MacDonald
Elvis Chickite
John Murray
Mabel Mazurek
Paul Kershaw
Ryan McEachern

Area E: 13 nominated (12 seats)
Alexander Berger
Darin Chung
Darrel McEachern
Dean MacDonald
Douglas Tufnail
John Murray
Leonard Carr
Michael Forrest
Paul Kershaw
Robert McKamey
Robert Secord
Ryan McEachern
Vinh Le

Area F: 13 nominated (10 seats)
Brad Setso
Chris Acheson
David Mackay
Jonathan Hunter
Lawrence Paulson
Mark Fredheim
Michael Roh
Michael Wells
Rick Burns
Ross Wheaton
Steven Martinelli
Stuart Malcolm
William Gilker

Area G: 8 nominated (9 seats)
Douglas Kimoto
Gordon Moseley
Gregory Gower
Michael Smith
Michael Wells
Paul Cootes
Rod Cootes
Roger Paquette

Area H: 9 nominated (12 seats)
Dane Chauvel
Guy Johnston
Jody Eriksen
Michael Griswold
Michael Wells
Pat Cullen
Peter Sakich
Steve Lewis
Tom Forge

Updates will be announced via Fisheries Notice. You may sign up to receive 
Fisheries Notices by email at http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you have any questions on the nomination or election process, please contact 
Mikaela Bacon at 604-666-3140.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0406
Sent May 3, 2019 at 1255

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