| wiTH PHE introduction. of ‘the forest: revitaliza- operate.
iz tion plan; our. provincial: government hag quietly :
‘ pul.in’ place thé groundwork that creales-the spe+’. aiid Range. Practic--

~ recommended, years « AZO. are

“on any consistent basis, 2°.)

of to change: :the profile. Of the fibre-basket’ actoss, . t1¥® | harvesting -

yo that: as the-limited, market for: pulp: and other. spe:
7 * cies..increases, operators ‘across - the. Tegion: can .
.. utilize | the. fibre’ and-harvest’ accordingly. -

| Forest changes aimed. |
} at revitalizing northwest _
pets economy oe

by ROGER HARRIS. °
“Minister: of State

Forest’ Operations «
-and.MLA, ‘Skeena:

are able, to work by”
being able. to pur-
“o> ohase fibre al rates.
that allow. ‘them to

Our: new". Forest.

cial northwest - zone. that Wes Cheston’ 8 report ‘Act moves: (us
"away -from: thé -pre-":
-Cémmissioned in 2000, the" ‘Wes: Chesion: ge. Seviptive nature. “of
“port: identified that the. underlying problems’ if “the Forest Practices |
coy the’ northwest were’ a combination of low value, ~Code:, to“ one: that,
~over mature: timber. along: with “high: operating - Utilizes. ithe. talents
~ "EOsls.: This mix “makes. it difficult: for. any .com= - of the: professionals.
‘mercial operator ta ‘be’ economically: successful - Tt “specifically ;

speaks lo the issue ..
“The long-teri’ poil- of, the ndrthwest over’ “tine Of ‘finding :innova- .

| Roger Harris

~ the “region :fromi.,one of heavy decadent. pulp. techniques that pro-
~ stands to one-of, higher value: saw logs." oo beets erivironmental
Fran. this, petspective. the: harvesting. ‘of. these".
over, mature. stands is “as much: forest. health i sue: West laridscape. «
» as well itis a commiunity ‘sustainability, i issue...
-The’ Chesicn Report ‘put: forward’ a. number: of- ‘
: recommendations. in an-effort to creaic a-special
. Management:.zone. for, the: northwest. Some. of”
these’ recommendatiuns . were; the’ removal of cut: -
olf: the: femioval: of: appurtenaney, (the: policy :
that: Wood. “must: be - processed «in “the. areain.
whieh’ it was cut)’ the: ‘ability:to. ‘export: flexible. speaks ‘specifically: to the: need. to put the. fibre: in
~ operational: planning; ‘different timber. pricing; ‘tee
nore’ re-allocation; and: ‘making, ‘undercuts , avail-
ey  E “able: to. small ‘business ”

through: the: B.C. Timber. ‘Sales Program. :.

wee Our. forest revitalization
“Local SaWw- “siratepy i in: fact address-

ommendations: by.‘al:

lowing | the: province. ‘to. Port local: ‘communities. -

structure — ‘the: applica-: oe

‘chase ‘fibre: at‘ (i .
ae Hon. of, forest policy i ina...
nak rates that. allow... way that. represents: ‘our
“them: to. ‘Operate. ~thany, different regions.
"We -have. removed “ap-
os te purtenancy’ and signifi-
“eanily: changed the cut: control: requirements so"

by licensees but flow into the ‘marketplace.’

:The Order-In-Cduncil that we put in place for- . Cheston spoke “of. ..

_ export ‘speaks. specifically. to a-policy-that . the.

ae northwest cneeds:, ‘to2b “treated, Aiffecently. and 5

EO opens ‘up: the entire world ‘to- marketing opportu
. nities. As: a: result. of this move, local. sawmills

values: but meets: the: ‘unique needs of the north- .

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - AZ

-. sIn-the northwest ‘today: we have been: using the
variable upset’ method of calculating, timber pric:
ing.. ‘This is only: being used in: the, northwest and»...
thas resulted'in a drop Of the upset price of-ap-*
° proximately’. 40 per: cent: for. timber’ being sold.”

The re- allocation” of timber in the. norihwest -

the hands of ‘smaller community based Operators...”
“The additional fibre. that ‘is being re-allocated ©
in, the - ‘orthiwest though. a larger take back pro-'°
cess’ here. will. make.:more. fibre: available’ to: ~
-proups’. like: First’ Nations, coirimunity. forest lie
cences, ‘sdlvage” ‘operators, -woodlots . as well (AS

“mills ‘are able to cs: ‘many’ of. these rece’: the: B: Cc. Timber Sales Program, all-of- whom. are .
“aeerk. au halag eet  hy.gle” community: based.-They: hire, purchase, and. stip :

re-allocation provides the hece séaiy fibre au
‘supplyfor: ‘smaller,: lower cost,. value added ‘op-"* -
erators- with:niche: ‘markets - access.to the one pro: .
“duct they’ haven’ 't had ~.trees. The" changes i in-cul
control: “requirements ‘puis: Jegislation in, ‘place’ to»

~ ensure that-all under-cuts ‘no Longer aré- retained

These. changes. are-the main (hrusts.of our te- |
- vitalization ‘pla, They. put in place’ the ground ;
‘work that. creates - the” “specially, zone. “that: “Wes of

“We have done. it without. comprising. the. soft- OF
wood. lumbe trade file as well-as’ maintaining ~
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