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SUMMER201310FOCAhasbeenveryactiveonthisfileonbehalfofourmembersineasternOntario.Withrootsstretchingbackmorethan200yearstheAlgonquinLandClaimpreliminarydraftagreement-in-principleAIPwasfinallyreleasedforpublicreviewinDecember2012.AspartoftheStakeholderCommitteeFOCAwasvocalthroughFall2012abouttheneedforpublicconsultationassoonaspossibleintheprocess.FollowingthereleaseofmapsmarkingcrownlandproposedfortransfertotheAlgonquinsFOCAco-hostedaseriesofmeetingswithOFAHandCSIAthroughFebruaryandearlyMarch2013tobringthisinformationtotheattentionofthepublicinBancroftPerthStittsvilleNorthBayandPembroke.NotethesemeetingswereseparatefromtheofficialpublicinformationsessionsheldbythegovernmentsofOntarioandCanadaduringmid-March2013.FOCAdoesnotdisputetherightsoftheAlgonquinsofOntariointhisaboriginaltreatyagreement.FOCAhashoweverlobbiedformoretransparencyandpublicconsultationthatappropriatelyengageslandownersadjacenttothe117500acresofcrownlandtobetransferredinover200parcelsintheclaimarea.ThechiefnegotiatorfortheAlgonquinsofOntariolawyerBobPottsrespondedtocallsforimprovedconsultationwithstakeholdersbyarrangingaseriesofadditionalinformationsessionsformunicipalprovincialandfederalofficialsinlateMayandearlyJune.Pottsinsiststhisisstillaninformation-gatheringstageandthatchangesandconsultationscontinue.Discussionofpropertytaxationland-useplanningandaccesstohuntcampsandsnowmobiletrailsareallonthetable.Morethan8000AlgonquinswillvoteonthedraftAIPlikelythisyear.ItisestimatedthatitwilltakeatleastanotherfivetotenyearstotransferthelandtoanAlgonquinsysteminconsultationwithmunicipalitiesoverthecomingyears.DidyoumissFOCAsinfosessionsonthissubjectearlierthisyearWatchawebcastofTerryReespresentationreviewthemapsandensureyousubmitcommentsandfeedbackdirectlytothenegotiationteams.Followthelinksfromwww.foca.on.caAlgonquin-Land-ClaimAlgonquinLandClaimPublicmeetingco-hostedbyFOCAinStittsvilleFebruary2013