Battle Harbour, Labrador
Open June 18 to Sept 17, 2012
In Season Contacts: Ph: 709-921-6325 Mail: P.O Box 140, Mary's Hr, NL, AOK 3PO.
Year Round Contacts: Ph: 709-921-6325 Fax: 709-921-6465 Email: information@battleharbour.com
Mail: BHHT Inc, c/o BDP Canada LLP, PO Box 8505, St. John's, NL A1B 3N9
 
Climate Change Workshop Agenda
Weds June 23 (Day 1) Travel to Battle Harbour
9:35 am Blanc Sablon Airport
-Join group travelling in rental van for start of scenic trip along the Labrador Coastal Drive.

10:30 am Seaview Restaurant, Forteau
- Nutrition Break

11:00 am Point Amour Lighthouse
- Visit Historic Sites at L'Anse Amour Lighthouse & L'Anse aux Morts Burial Mound

1:00 pm Whaler's Restaurant, Red Bay
- Lunch & meeting point for those joining group from other locations.

2:00 pm Red Bay National Historic Site
- Site Admission to both of Parks Canada interpretative centres.

3:30 to 5:30 pm Rental Van
- Travel overland from Red Bay to Visitor Information Centre & Ferry Terminal, Mary's Harbour

6:00 to 7:15pm MV Iceberg Hunter
- Narrated, passenger ferry trip to Battle Island

7:15 pm Battle Harbour Dock & General Store
-Arrival and registration at General Store while luggage is delivered to your room

7:30 pm Dining Hall, 2nd floor, General Store
-Buffet dinner & Introduction to Workshop

9:00 pm Free time
-Take time to unpack un-wind and visit fellow workshop participants in their heritage homes.
 
Thursday June 24 (Day 2) & Friday June 25( Day 3) Workshop
Day 2 & Day 3:
6:30 – 7:30 am ish Front Steps of General Store
- Guided Walking Tour. Start your day with lungs full of fresh salt sea air! Experience the natural history and ocean views. Sturdy, waterproof foot wear, gloves, hat and cameras recommended!(30 -60 min)

8:00 – 8:45 am Dining Hall.
- Home cooked breakfast with other workshop participants, Battle Harbour staff, volunteers, and other overnight guests

9:00 - 10:00 am Salmon Store Loft

Day 2: Session A Introduction
- General introductions, workshop goals and plans for next two days
- Introduction to Weather Extremes, Climate Variability and Change
- Introduction to Adaptation and Responses to Climate Variability and Change
- Trevor Bell and Johanna Wolf, Labrador Highlands Research Group, MUN

FOP: NunatuKavut Community Council (Chris Montague)
FOP: Combined Councils of Labrador (Alton Rumbolt)
FOP: Community Youth Network (Lisa Davis)

Day 3: Session A Marine Climate and Resources
-Ocean Climate Monitoring in Newfoundland and Labrador -Eugene Colbourne, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- DFO Policy Framework on Climate Change -Brooks Pilgrim, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

FOP: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (Don Hogan)
FOP: College of the North Atlantic (Sharon McLennon)
FOP: TBD

Day 2 & Day 3
10:00 am Salmon Store Loft
- Nutrition Break

10:30am - 12:00pm Salmon Store Loft

Day 2: Session B Break-out Groups
- Experiencing Change, Responding to Change: sharing perspectives on how climate has affected local experiences now and in the past and how individuals and communities have responded

FOP: Parks Canada (Peter Deering)
FOP: Southeastern Aurora Development Corporation (Margaret Rumbolt)
FOP: Destination Labrador (Randy Letto)

Day 3: Session B Break-out Groups
-Anticipating Change, Planning for Change: sharing perspectives on how best to prepare for increased climate variability and change at the community and regional levels

FOP: TBC

12:30 – 1:15 pm Dining Hall, Second Floor, General Store
Day 2 & Day 3
- Buffet Lunch with home cooked foods.

D1:30 to 3:30pm
Day 2: Passenger Ferry
- boat trip and tour of Cape St. Charles(subject to sufficient interest)

Day 3: Salmon Store Loft
Session C: New Perspectives and Opportunities
- Group reflections on formal and informal workshop exchanges
- Group discussion on actions that can be taken to reduce concerns about climate variability and change in region
- Expressions of interest in new research partnerships
- Concluding Remarks

4:00-5:30 pm

Day 2: Salmon Store Loft
Session C: Community Experiences and Action
- Understanding changes in plants, berries and their traditional uses in Nunatsiavut: A community perspective - Laura Siegwart, Memorial University
- Planning for climate change adaptation in a small coastal community: the example of Glenburnie, NL - Raymond Cusson, Town of Glenburnie

FOP: St. Barbe Development Association (Gloria Toope)
FOP: Labrador Straits Family Resource Centre (Elizabeth Rose)
FOP: Red Ochre Regional Board (Sean St. George)
FOP: TBC

Day 3 Passenger Ferry departs Battle Harbour or free time to explore Battle Island!

7:30 – 8:30 pm
Day 2 & Day 3: Dining Hall
- Buffet supper/dinner with more home cooked foods.

9:00 pm
Day 2 St James Church
- Candlelight Readings, stories, poetry and recitations by staff and workshop participants

Day 3 Salmon Store Loft
- Impromtu Labrador Tyme. Be sure to bring along your musical instruments & talents!
 
Saturday, June 25 (Day 4) Return Trip from Battle Harbour
8:00 – 8:30am Dining Hall
Farewell breakfast. Luggage pick up will be made during breakfast and items delivered to passenger ferry.

Please pay your bill, and any gratuities for Battle Harbour staff, in the General Store by Visa /Mastercard. Invoicing is only available with advance notice and approvals.

9:00 – 10:15am MV Iceberg Hunter
-Passenger ferry trip from Battle Island to Mary's Harbour. Advance orders taken for lunch at Red Bay for those proceeding from Mary's Harbour with rental van group.

10:30 am Rental Van
-Departure for Red Bay

12:30 – 12:45pm Whalers Restaurant, Red Bay
Pick up "box lunch" and drop off point for those not travelling to Blanc Sablon Airport.

12:45- 1:45 pm Rental Van
-Travel from Red Bay to Blanc Sablon Airport. Sorry, no time for stops along the way!

2:45- 4:45pm PAL Flight
-Blanc Sablon (1:15 PM Quebec time departure) to St. John's
 

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