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Resolution Committee report to the 2008 BCWF AGM
05/30/2008
The record of disposition of the 2007 resolutions was distributed in May and posted in the Outdoor Edge magazine. Thirty six resolutions were presented to the 2007 AGM delegates for debate with 26 resolutions passed, four defeated, four withdrawn by the submitting club or region and two deferred to Federation committees. |
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BCWF Resolutions Committee report to the 2006 AGM
07/02/2006
The record of disposition of the 2005 Resolutions was distributed in June and posted in the Outdoor Edge magazine. Twenty six (26) resolutions were presented to the AGM delegates for debate with sixteen (16) resolutions passed, three (3) defeated, six (6) withdrawn by the submitting clubs or regions and one (1) tabled to the 2006 AGM. |
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Tuberculosis in British Columbia's Wildlife
11/28/2008
To our knowledge, bovine TB has never been diagnosed in BC wildlife, however, a number of wildlife species are potentially susceptible. This is a serious disease that has significant effects on agricultural economies, wildlife management and the potential to affect human health. |
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The Federation's
origins can be traced back to the 1890's when some of its currently operating
clubs were formed. Some were called Fish and Game clubs, while some were called
Fish and Game Protective Associations. In those days, the management of British
Columbia's fish and wildlife was managed for the province by one person who was
a provincial employee known as the Chief Game Warden. That management of fish and
wildlife was a cooperative affair between the clubs and the Chief Game Warden.
During the 1930s and the 1940s the province operated the management of fish
and wildlife under their department known as the B.C. Game Commission. They
divided the province into various "zones" such as the Vancouver Island zone;
the Lower Mainland zone, etc. The B.C. Game Commission in each zone then
consulted with the clubs in their respective zones in order to manage the
fish and wildlife resource for the benefit of the greater community.
In 1947, the B.C. Game Commission decided to try a new approach to this
consultation method and established a scientific management proposal for fish
and wildlife resource handling in British Columbia by calling a convention of
all fish and game clubs in the province - with the costs being borne by the
province (this bearing of costs carried on for ten years). They requested
that all clubs be joined together by one body to ease the burden of consultations.
The first convention formed the "Sportsmen's Council"whose role was to assist
the B.C. Game Commission in managing the fish and wildlife resource for all
people of the British Columbia. The Council's first incorporation was in 1951.
In 1956, the name was changed to the B.C. Federation of Fish and Game Clubs and
a new constitution was adopted. In 1958 and again in 1965, the B.C. Federation of
Fish and Game Clubs applied for recognition as a charitable organization.
In 1966, the Federation changed its name to the B.C. Wildlife Federation and
adopted a new constitution. This name change represented more clearly the fact
that the Federation was involved in all ways with conservation of fish and wildlife
and the environment for the benefit of everyone. The Federation is still growing,
and as a result, its constitution is still evolving - the last constitutional
change was in 1989 - however the primary aims and objectives from 1966 still
remain unchanged. |
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