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The Cohen Commission - the Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River
Check the daily schedule for witnesses and evidentiary hearings: http://www.cohencommission.ca/en/Schedule/
More background on the Cohen Commission
http://www.cohencommission.ca/en/
Cohen Commission Participants with Standing:
1.Government of Canada
2.Province of British Columbia
3.Pacific Salmon Commission
4.BC Public Service Alliance of Canada
Union of Environment Workers BC
5. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.
6.BC Salmon Farmers Association
7.Seafood Producers Association of BC
8. Aquaculture Coalition:
Alexandra Morton, Raincoast Research Society,
Pacific Coast Wild Salmon Society
9. Conservation Coalition:
Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform, Fraser Riverkeeper Society
Georgia Strait Alliance, Raincoast Conservation Foundation
Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Mr. Otto Langer, David Suzuki Foundation
10. Area D Salmon Gillnet Association, Area B Harvest Committee (Seine)
11. Southern Area E Gillnetters Association,BC Fisheries Survival Coalition
12. West Coast Trollers Area G Association,
United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union
13. BC Wildlife Federation, BC Federation of Drift Fishers
14. Tsawwassen First Nation, Musqueam First Nation
15. Western Central Coast Salish First Nations:
Cowichan Tribes, Chemainus First Nation, Hwlitsum First Nation
Penelakut Tribe, Te’mexw Treaty Association
16. First Nations Coalition:
First Nations Fisheries Council, Aboriginal Caucus of the Fraser River Aboriginal Fisheries Secretariat, Fraser Valley Aboriginal Fisheries Society, Chehalis Indian Band,Secwepemc Fisheries Commission of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council,Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance, Adams Lake Indian Band,Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, Council of Haida Nation
Other Douglas Treaty First Nations who applied together (the Snuneymuxw, Tsartlip and Tsawout)
17. Métis Nation British Columbia
18.Sto:lo Tribal Council, Cheam Indian Band
19. Laich-kwil-tach Treaty Society, Chief Harold Sewid
Aboriginal Aquaculture Association
20. Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council
21. Heiltsuk Tribal Council
LAWYERS:
Commission Counsel-
Brian Wallace,Brock Martland, Kathy L. Grant,Jennifer Chan
Lara Tessaro, Wendy Baker,
For Canada-
Tim Timberg,Geneva Grande-McNeill,Mark East, Jonah Spiegelman, Hugh MacAulay, Mitchell Taylor
Province of BC-
Boris Tyzuk, D. Clifton Prowse, Tara Cullen
Pacific Salmon Commission-
Tam Boyar
Conservation Coalition-
Judah Harrision, Tim Leadem
Aquaculture Coalition-
Gregory McDade, Lisa Glowacki
Area D Gillnet Association/Area B Harvest Committee-
Don Rosenbloom
Southern Area E Gillnetters Association/BC Fisheries Survival Coalition-
Phil Eidsvik, Anila Srivastava
BC Wildlife Federation-
Keith Lowes
West Coast Trollers Area G Association/ United Fisherman & Allied Workers Union-
Christopher Harvey
First Nations Coalition-
Brenda Gaertner, Leah Pence, Crystal Reeves
Sto:lo Tribal Council/Cheam Indian Band-
Nicole Schabus
Hieltsuk Tribal Council-
Lisa Fong, Benjamin Ralston
BCSFA-
Alan Blair, Shane Hopkins
