Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 9, 1990 | C3

| A Report on the Forest Resources of _—is|
the Kalum Timber Supply Area, 1989

_ 1. LOG PRODUCTION

Major Licenses: 3,017,348 m3 (cubic metres)
Estimated value: $90,520,440

rae THe Small Business Forest Enterprise Program: 330,000 m*. |

Estimated value: $9,900,000 | | ol
2. LUMBER PRODUCTION oe i

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q Estimated value: $74,750,000 oe ,

Ff {enough to build 21,700 three bedroom homes) re f

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|  - an 3, PAPER PRODUCTION

| Paper and sack kraft: 361,000 metric tonnes

q : Estimated value: $214,000,000

| 4 ag | 4. CHIPS
%, +. ; 284,000 m? (enough to fill 5,461 B-Train trucks)
4, \ ¢ | | 5. LOG EXPORTS (primarily from Stewart)
Bows a. . ~f Softwood (spruce, hemlock, pine, etc.): 513,000 m>
* i. . Deciduous (cottonwood, aspen, birch): 12,000 m3.

| L steztodin t 6. MAN YEARS* of Employment
a %,, Meziadin ~! J oc . *(1 person for 12 months) ANNUAL PAYROLL ($)

7 y a e@ Logging: 950 — 40.0 Million
of ~ Os | . : e@ Milling: 430 — 17.2 Million
: STEWART), . : @ Pulpmill: 580 — 34.8 Million
=. @ Forest Service: 46 — 1.8 Million

| | 7. SILVICULTURE SUMMARY
os . e@ Surveys: 18,900 ha

2 | : , */ , b @ Site Preparation: 6,421 ha _

| er @ Planting: 7,406,00 trees on 6,500 ha

a a a é; ; HAZELTON @ Natural Regenerating: 1,700 ha
|: fo “ . | ‘@ Stand Tending: 3,500 ha

it So z f @ Over 50 million trees have been planted in the Kalum

¥ ne ‘District since 1965. .
! | 7 ” 8, PROTECTION SUMMARY
q SMITH _ ~\@ Number of fires: 177 (10 year average: 60)
_- h | ERS @ Cost per fire: $11,363 (10 year average $1 8,380)

9. RECREATION SUMMARY |

@ Number of recreation sites: 7
(encompassing 125 veh. units)

@' Number of hiking trails: 11 (totalling 60 km)
@ Number of ski trails: 2 (totalling 32 km)

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{  @ ate. 10. ENGINEERING SUMMARY

B | ‘PRINCE @ Existing Forestry and Logging Roads: 1,655 km
a | RUPERT e@ Constructed in 1989: 180 km

@ Turned over to Ministry of Highways (Nass): 100 km
11. TIMBER SUPPLY ANALYSIS

The Kalum Timber supply analysis is being reviewed and
adjusted to reflect current forest inventory information.
This project is anticipated to be complete by year end
followed by a public review.

12. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS BEING PROCESSED
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. - The Katum Timber Supply Area Is approximately The total allowable annual cut is 2,763,000

| 500 kilometers long and 100 kilometers wide. It cubic metres (79,009) truck loads). The area
contains the three major centers of Terrace, Kitimat harvested is 10,000 hectares (ha.) annually (seven |
and Stewart, plus numerous smaller settlements, times the area of Lakelse Lake). . oo

with a total population of 35,000.

This Is a brief outline of the economic impact of the forest Industry in our communities. For further information
contact B.D. Downie, District Manager, Kalum Forest District, B.C. Forest Service, at 638-3290. .

This information is brought to you courtesy of the Ministry of Forests, Skeena Cellulose Ine, Eurocan Pulp and
.. Paper Co., Bell Pole Co,, Tay-M Logging Lid., Orenda Logging Lid., Zaul-Zap industries Lid., and Buffalo Head
Forest Products Ltd.

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