Al. Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 11, 1990

- PUBLIC INPUT. FOR’ A NEW MANAGEMENT
“AND D WORKING PLAN FOR TREE FARM LICENCE. No. 7

In 1991, a new Management and Working Plan will be prepared Jor Tree Farm Licence ae
No. 1. Skeena Cellulose Inc. is inviting public participation in the development of this — : keen =

plan.
CELLULOSE INC

What Is a Management and Working Plan?

A Management and Working Plan is a strategic plan
submitted by a company to the Ministry of Forests for
approval every five (5) years, which indicates general
goals and objectives, forest management strategies and
operating procedures to be followed during the next five
(5) year period.

Our current Management and Working Plan (#7)
covers the 1987-91 period. A new Management and
Working Plan (#8) will be due at the end of 1991, for the
period 1992-97. |

What is a Tree Farm Licence? | Sk . BRITISH COLUMBIA

A Tree Farm Licence provides a company with timber
harvesting rights and forest management obligations for | S**ENVILLE a4 7 KITWANGA
a specific area of provincial forest.

Provisions must be made for the continual
maintenance and use of other resource values.

What is Tree Farm Licence No. 1?

Tree Farm Licence No. 1 is shown in shade on the KITSUMKALUM
map. It encompasses a total area of 600,000 hectares, of | .
which approximately 200,000 hectares is suitable for
timber growing and harvesting.

It is divided into three (3) geographic areas:
@ the Whitebottom area south of Terrace,
© the Copper area east of Terrace, and

@ the Kalum-Nass area north of Terrace.

What Is Meant by Public Involvement? °

Public involvement is a process by which any in-
dividual or group can formally present their concerns or
comments. In this case, it is specific to obtaining feed-
back to help prepare our Management and Working
Plan. : » KHTADA

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How DolGet involved? sy | Lake ot J,
@ If you are an individual with concerns, please contact KITIMAT \ \

us by phone or in writing. | PETAT

_ © If you represent an interest group, we at Skeena Key Map of Tree Farm Licence No. 1

Cellulose would like to sit down with you and discuss

any thoughts you would have. . Scale — 1: 1.000 000

Who Approves the Management and Working Plan? Who Looks After Resources

The Chief Forester of the Province approves the Management Other Than Timber?
and Working Plan. - $keena Cellulose is committed to integrated forest resource
; management. We work closely. with a number of government agen-
Will There Be A Public Meeting? . cies, to manage resources other than timber, such as fish and
wildlife, recreation, water quality and tourism.

Legally, we are not obligated to conduct public meetings before
the draft Management and Working Plan is prepared and submitted
to the Chief Forester, late in 1991. However, we feel that for public
participation to really work, discussions must occur before the plan-

ning process begins. Deadlines

We also intend to actively solicit meetings with specific interest
groups to obtain their input. These include, but are not limited to:

We all work under. deadlines. We request that individuals or in-
; | terest groups reply to us no later than May 11th, 1990. This will
Economic Development Commission allow us time to properly schedule convenient meeting dates.

Nisga’a Tribal Council Pl 4 i
Skeena Round Table for Sustainable Development ease direct all correspondence to:
Steelhead Society Co OF 7 Skeena Cellulose Inc.,
Terrace City Council ae ; ae ogee Terrace Operations,

... Tsimpsian Tribal Council © ss, on cee Maen “ P.O. Box 3000,
Agencies: Crown Lands, Forests, Parks, Tourism:. ey ee Terrace; B.C, V8G 4C6
Our plan is ‘to conduct these € meetings in May and Sune of this Bees was ee

"Attention: Dan Tuomi, ‘Woodlands Manager: an

a Telephone: 635-6550

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