1. Presentation to Makenzie River Basin Board June 6, 2018
SOAER UPDATE
Presentation to
Makenzie River Basin Board
June 6, 2018

2. Update on SOAER Activities
Key objectives of the workshop: bring together Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science, identify ways to co-present.
Workshop held, May 29-30, 2017, Chief Drygeese Centre, Dettah, NWT
Status: “Co-Presentation of Traditional Knowledge and Western Science Joint Workshop” - report finalized February 2018;
Report provides useful reference material
JSC recommend the report be approved by the MRBB.

3. Update on SOAER Activities continued
Contracting: “Mackenzie River Basin State of the Aquatic Ecosystem Report – Ecosystem Assessment and Web Development”
Initial small contract for IT wording into larger contract
RFP was submitted and posted (ECCC) - no bids

4. Update on SOAER Activities continued
One contract vs two – ecosystem assessment and web design
Status:
A final draft of the SOW for the “Mackenzie River Basin State of the Aquatic Ecosystem Report – Ecosystem Assessment and Web Development”

5. Seven project components
Deliverable
Target Date for Receipt by Project Authority
Target Date for Review by Project Authority
Payment Amount (% contract value)
Report on Project Purpose, Needs, Plan and Schedule
Nov 30, 2018
December 30, 2018 10
2a. Data Discovery and Acquisition Table
Apr 30, 2019
May 31, 2019
2b. Indicator Analysis and Interpretation
Sep 30, 2019
October 30, 2019
3a. Website Design
2c. Cross Indicator Patterns and Trends
Dec 31, 2019
January 30, 2020
4. Develop Summary
Mar 31, 2020
April 30, 2020
3b. Drafting Web Pages
Apr 30, 2020
May 30, 2020
5. Publish Website
June 30, 2020
July 31, 2020
6a. Document Ecosystem Assessment Methods and Data Sources
July 30, 2020 5
6b. Document Website and Provide Training
7. Project Close
Jul 31, 2020

6. Project Components, Deliverables and Milestones
2018
2019
2020
Project Component N D J F M A S O
1. Initiate Project 1
2. Ecosystem Assessment 2a 2b 2c
3. Develop Website 3a 3b
4. Develop Summary 4
5. Publish Website 5
6. Documentation, Training 6
7. Close Project 7

7. Update on SOAER Activities continued
Budget cap of $250K to potential bidders
Each contract deliverable has an associated payment schedule.
The JSC recommends the MRBB approve the Statement of Work (one contract, component based, payment schedule, budget, etc.

8. JSC meeting June 5 & 6, 2018
Meeting Goal:  Four Indicators or signs and signals of water quality state have been chosen:
Local observations and oral histories of good water, poor water, seasonal differences, land-based consumption practices;
Ambient surface and groundwater concentrations;
Relative Abundance of aquatic macroinvertebrates;
Local approaches to water quality assessment.
The task is to find ways to braid data/information that are relevant to these four signs and signals such that the braided knowledge says something meaningful about the state of water quality in the Mackenzie Basin and can be incorporated into the next SOAER.

9. JSC meeting June 5 & 6, 2018
Meeting Outcome: Develop case studies/way of braiding knowledge for guidance to the contractor and possibly identify where there are information gaps.
A pre-meeting assignment review and identify indigenous knowledge and data available and to identify datasets that would address the indicators chosen for the meeting.

10. Next Steps
Meeting June 6 & 7
Contracting process
Update Charter