Investor Presentaiton
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Enabling B.C Via Policy Incentives - Key Recommendations
Promote open for business to global community
Encourage Companies like Atlantic Sapphire, Blue Star and Emergent to invest locally by actively inviting them
Offer tax exemptions, access to crown land invest and workforce training credits at VIU and UBC for personnel
Expedite permitting and environmental assessment process
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Currently a long process up to 2 years with no assured outcome - undermines investor confidence
Land-based farms have a low environmental impact - they are good to go
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the need for a clear (who has jurisdiction - BC or feds), stable and timely regulatory regime is also critical key point
for investment that should be driven home
Goal permits issued in less than 2 months
Push Feds for rapid adoption of the Salmonid Alternative Production Technologies
Working Group's May 21, 2020 report and recommendations
Champion access to global genetic seed/egg for Atlantic Salmon in closed containment
Enable Reconciliation in Action
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Advance UNDRIP and Free Prior and Informed Consent by facilitating FN partnerships in land-based farming
Extend development of land-based in partnership with FN's throughout the province
Addresses economic development needs for FN employment
Signal to all FNB's of BC another substantial step to further advance protection of wild salmon across the Province
and thus advancing Food Security enjoyment of constitutionally protect ted aboriginal rights
Create a co-managed (FN & BC Gov) governance entity that ensures aquaculture companies stable longitudinal
agreements and ensure farm de-commissioning is prefunded should the venture fail.
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Provides mutually assured confidence to investors and First Nations alike.
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* Caveat - small scale land farming does not imply low complexity- dedicated skilled and trained workforce still very much requiredView entire presentation