The PWPC was an arms length commission with members that are jointly nominated by the Yukon, Na-Cho Nyak Dun, Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, Gwich'in and Vuntut Gwitchin governments. Their land use plan is meant to apply to all Settlement and Non-settlement lands in the planning region. The Commission produced their Final Recommended Plan in July 2011. The Commission ceased operations shortly thereafter. The Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan was approved by those governments (the Parties) in 2019.
The Commission's website is still active, and serves up their documents. Their documents are also served on this website folder here . The Council also provides some of the the Commission's spatial data. When projects are proposed in the Peel Watershed Planning Region, Council staff provide opinions on the consistency of the projects to the Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan.
Commission Website: https://peel.planyukon.ca/
Area of region: 67431 km2
On January 20th, 2011, the Parties to the Peel Watershed regional planning process signed a joint letter of understanding (LOU) that confirms the commitment by the Parties to the process, and clarifies its objectives, principles, timeframes and procedures. pdf Download the LOU here. (314 KB)
With the publication of the Final Recommended Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan in July 2011, the Peel Watershed Planning Commission finished its work. Before they finished, Yukon land claims agreements allowed them to comment on proposed projects in the Peel Watershed to the YESAB. The same agreements (and YESAA) allowed them to determine if a project conforms to their approved plan. However, without an approved plan, the Peel Watershed Planning Commission has no official avenue to evaluate projects in their region.
To fill this gap, the Yukon Land Use Planning Council has recommended that they (YLUPC) perform consistency checks on proposed projects in such planning regions.
The Peel Watershed Planning Commission (PWPC) has submitted their Recommended Plan to the Yukon Government, the First Nation governments of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, and Vuntut Gwitchin for approval. The Commission is currently not active; however, these governments, together with NWT?s Gwich?in Tribal Council, are consulting with communities around the watershed. They have posted a schedule of these consultation events, as well as an on-line forum. The timeline below...
Issues report available at peel.planyukon.ca
The complete Draft Plan has now been released, and is available pdf here (5.69 MB) , along with all other Draft Plan-related documents.
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