Workshop Comments - Post NRBS / Interjurisdictional Bodies - Northern River Basin Study Final Report

6.0 Workshop Comments
6.2 Post NRBS / Interjurisdictional Bodies

There should be life after NRBS. An interjurisdictional body should be established to monitor and manage the river system. Streamlining is needed.
Costs for an interjurisdictional body should not be borne by municipalities or other local governments. Funds from royalties or licences should help pay for such a body.
Governments need to follow up on NRBS results. Time lines for meeting some of the NRBS recommendations should be established.
A transboundary agreement is needed with British Columbia.
A basin management plan should be established with public and First Nations participation.
The government of Canada, in cooperation with provincial and territorial ministries, should work internationally to establish world-wide agreements and understandings to limit placing toxic substances into the environment.

Northern River Basins Study Final Report