NOTES FROM PLANNING CALL OF FEB. 11/2010

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NOTES FROM
PLANNING CALL OF FEBRUARY 11, 2010
RE SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO
AIS COMPLETE PREVENTION PLAN
PUBLIC SESSION
MAY 7, 2010

CALL PARTICIPANTS:

Liz LaPlante/US EPA
Nancy Stadler-Salt/EC
Amy Thomas/Batelle Inc.
Sue Greenwood/OMNR
Klaas Oswald/LSBF
Glen Dale/LSBF
Dave Schnell/LSBF
Jim Bailey/EcoSuperior

VENUE

ACTION ITEM #1 OF FEB. 11TH/2010: Jim Bailey to check how many people the meeting room
will accommodate.

INVITATIONS

ACTION ITEM #2 OF FEB. 11TH/2010: Amy Thomas to forward existing AIS/Complete Prevention
Plan “copy” to Jim

ACTION ITEM #3 OF FEB. 11TH/ 2010: Jim Bailey to develop draft invitation and circulate to
planning group for input. Ensure “Complete Prevention Plan” is mentioned in invitation as are
webcast and other open house events around L. Superior.

ACTION ITEM #4 OF FEB. 11TH/ 2010: EcoSuperior to send out invitations by Feb. 26th. Jim
Bailey to engage EcoSuperior staff person to manage invitations and responses on an ongoing
basis until Sault meeting.

WEBCAST

All preferred that a webcast of the meeting be carried out, if possible. Speakers need to be
informed in advance of logistical considerations w/ regard to webcasting. Promotion of
webcasting to be done well in advance of meeting.

ACTION ITEM #5 OF FEB. 11TH/ 2010: Liz LaPlante to check on the availability of Pranas to assist
for May 7th Sault meeting.

MEETING FORMAT

-Posters, brochures, etc. to be on display
-comment sheet to be available at meeting as well as online through http://www.superiorforum.org
-presentations to be made available online through http://www.superiorforum.org

ACTION ITEM #6 OF FEB. 11TH/2010: Sue Greenwood to procure and have at Sault public
session AIS poster.

Costs of speakers – Some provision should be made by AIS team to assist in covering costs of
bringing in speakers as this component could be over budget for Forum.
1:00 – Welcome from Mayor or other city official, brief introduction of Forum, awards (all
preceding 15’ or less)

Presentation 1 – Roger Eberhardt/MDEQ “Complete Prevention Plan” and AIS overview

Presentation 2 - Soo Locks - potential speaker- representative from the Corps.

ACTION ITEM #7 OF FEB. 11TH/2010: Amy Thomas to see if the Corps could provide a speaker
or to recommend/find availability of other suitable speaker. Amy also to check whether the
Corps could provide a physical model of the locks for the meeting.

Presentation 3 - Live Bait – potential speakers – OMNR rep from biodiversity group in
Peterborough or Francine McDonald

ACTION ITEM #8 OF FEB. 11TH/2010: Sue Greenwood to see if an OMNR representative from
Peterborough could speak for Live Bait section of meeting or to recommend/find availability of
other speaker.

Presentation 4 - Ballast Water - Potential speakers – Sarah Bailey of University of Windsor

ACTION ITEM #9 OF FEB. 11TH/2010: Nancy Salt-Stadler to find out if Sarah could speak for
Ballast Water section of meeting or to recommend/find availability of other speaker.
Outreach – potential speakers, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH), Ron
Kinunen/Minn Seagrant, Davis Viehbeck/Stewardship Ontario, Thunder Bay.

ACTION ITEM #10 OF FEB. 11TH/2010: Klaas Oswald to find out if OFAH could provide a suitable
speaker for outreach section of meeting. If OFAH cannot provide a speaker, Amy Thomas to see
if Ron Kinunen or Doug Jensen could speak on outreach. If none of above available, Jim Bailey
to see if Davis Viehbeck could speak on Outreach. If necessary, recommendations as to
alternative speakers should be kept in mind and a determination made as to availability.
Outlook – potential speakers – Tim Eder/Great Lakes Commission, Hugh McIssac, Doug Jensen,
Dr. Pedro Antuenes.

ACTION ITEM #11 OF FEB. 11TH/2010: Roger Eberhardt to find out if Hugh McIssac could speak
for Ballast Water section of meeting or to recommend/find availability of other speak
-It was decided that facilitated panel discussion centering on the prevention plan would be
carried out after presentations were completed; panel to be comprised of speakers, perhaps
experts from the audience, Roger Eberhardt to facilitate.

-concern was expressed that there were too many speakers and a suggestion was made to
shorten presentations from 20’ to 15’ and to further reduce time for the Sault locks
presentation to about 10’, especially if a model of the locks could be made available from the
Corps at the meeting.

Tour (from notes provided by Klaas)

GUIDED WALK ON FRIDAY EVENING

Purpose: to take advantage of the meeting location to familiarize Forum members (and
others) with the water issues at the outlet of Lake Superior into the St. Marys River
(Lake Superior water levels, levels control, water diversion and use, AIS pathways, toxic inputs
and Areas of Concern, etc.)
Walk upstream along the riverside boardwalk from the hotel,
• across Fort Creek footbridge,
• to Huron Street and over the Great Lakes Power outflow
• past the entrance gates of St. Marys Paper mill
• down Canal Street past the Sea Lamprey Control Centre
• to the Parks Canada office at the lift locks (option to drive to there)
• over the lift-lock gates to St. Marys Island
• along the trails to the head of the rapids to view the Fisheries Berm
• under the International Bridge upstream to view lower side of Compensating Works
• up the path and over the railway tracks to the north edge of the Compensating Works
• with a view of Essar Steel complex and the Upper St. Marys River
• and back again to the hotel

-tour to be all-weather, participants to be advised that suitable gear is recommended
-it was suggested that perhaps a hospitality suite would be helpful for those who would not be
participating in the tour.

ACTION ITEM #12 OF FEB. 11TH/2010: Jim Bailey to contact the Delta Waterfront hotel to see if
they would offer a hospitality suite at no cost.

FRIDAY SUPPER

-suggestion that Aviation Museum be used with catering by “Timely Manner” and that since the
aviation museum was so close to the Delta Waterfront that it could alleviate the need for a
hospitality suite.

NEXT MEETING

A decision was made that no next meeting date be set and that work continue by email, phone
contact and postings under “Planning” on the EcoSuperior site.