Annual Report - BIEAP FREMP 2011/2012 - the BIEAP and FREMP ...

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Burrard Inlet Ambassador Pilot Program
bieap highlights
While many of the BIEAP partners have outreach programs, none are geared
specifically towards Burrard Inlet. Promoting sustainable practices in order
to enhance the ecological integrity of the inlet is embedded within the
mandate of all BIEAP partners and one of the reasons BIEAP was established.
Additionally, the BIEAP Management Committee has identified the need to
better promote PIC and BIEAP activities, in order to ensure ongoing support
from partners, municipalities whose staff participate on PIC, and other
organizations including First Nations, industry and NGOs.
In summer 2011, with partial funding through Service Canada – Canada
Summer Jobs, BIEAP hired two students to implement the Burrard Inlet
Ambassador Pilot Program. The team was responsible for designing and
delivering an outreach program, maintaining records of public interactions
and preparing a report summarizing activities, evaluating the effectiveness
of the program and making recommendations for future initiatives.
Results suggested that the Pilot Program was successful in raising awareness
of the significance of Burrard Inlet and stormwater pollution prevention,
maximizing information on the public’s interest and perceptions of Burrard
Inlet and promoting the BIEAP partnership’s profile in the community.