Submission 0496-SWOA_689054

Submitter: Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association

Community: Scotch Creek

Date Submitted: April 6, 2011

Summary:
The Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association (SWOA) represents 260 waterfront properties on Shuswap Lake. It believes that a firm grounding in science is imperative to understanding the state of the fishery and controlling habitat destruction. The documents attached to this submission serve, in the opinion of SWOA, as a counterpoint to the vested interests of many of the submissions received by the commission to date. The documents include a report on the use of Shuswap Lake foreshore by juvenile salmonids, a report of a DFO workshop related to fish habitat, and notes from a presentation on salmon habitat in Shuswap Lake.

Submission:
We are an organization representing some 260 waterfront properties on the Shuswap Lake. We believe it important to closely watch the state of the fishery and control habitat destruction, within reason.

All too often in these situations, one side of the argument is heard over and over, and other sides marginalized. We believe that a firm grounding in the science is imperative and we offer two documents that may not have been included in previous submissions.

We provide these as a counterpoint to the vested interests of many of the commissions submissions and presenters.