It's obvious that board members can be a fairly skeptical lot.
My advice...take a chill pill. Be patient. The Information Note that Rod posted states that consultation will happen in 2020. We are only 6 weeks into the new year.
The IN was just a heads up. If they started consultation with no heads up, people would be up in arms "Where did this come from?" "Why weren't we advised?" The ministry is laddering their communications and consultation, and the IN is just the first step in that.
The IN also gave the email address of the biologist and it suggested that interested parties can request further information from him. If you are chomping at the bit to make your voice heard, then maybe Mr. Schwindt can give you more details about the planned consultation process. IMHO, it shows a certain amount of transparency to post the email address of the biologist responsible for the file.