PAGE. 18 ~ NORTHWEST FORESTRY DIGEST ~ JANUARY 1997 — Canadian Women in Timber... Who are they? What do they do? Barb McCarthy is the Chair of Canadian Women in Timber. . Canadian Women _ in Timber’ (CWIT) ‘is a true grassrools organization — [image] our = members’ families are the’ first. to experience consequences of land use changes and cut withdrawals. CWIT is a non-profit, charitable, dynamic organization with a goal of ten branches in. the province with | members _ at-large thraughout BC and in easter Canada. Our education. mandate extends to our members as we = are continually learning. about our. forests through workshops, forums, courses, and other venues. CWIT comes with no “baggage” — that is, we are not constrained by corporatedirections. We balanced forest land use and a mandate to provide education. Although there are other organizations with a forest education mandate, we believe we have a un-que = and = important perspective. We are ali volunteers and anyone can join. We have insist upon the truth and we have no use for actions anddecisions motivated only by “political correctness”. We are dedicated to informing the public about the forests and forest industry by promoting Forest Awareness Through Education. A good deal of our effort.is focused on educating children. We have found thal: there is a lack of balanced forest informalion in our’ schools. Forest education is too important to omit from. our children's knowledge-base. They are ihe most important segment of the population to educate — being- the — decision makers of the future. We hope that our enthusiasm about forests and the forest industry will rub off on teachers and students and they will continue to pursue the topic. CWIT believes that a healthy forest and a viable forest indusiry go hand in hand. We believe that it’s time the public are told things as they are - straight, to the point, factual and truthful. What the public does with the information is up to them, bul without the knowledge in the first place, there is little hope for future generalions to have healthy forests, healthy industry and good lifestyles. Each branch of CWIT carries out the forest education mandate in its own way. Prince George, See Canadian Wamen f ¢GIS/Computer Mapping Layout \ «Timber Cruising *Management Plans ‘Road & Cutblock Silviculture Surveys __Silvicon 3688 Broadway Avenue, Box 490, Smithers, B.C., Phone 847-3680 _Silvieon_ 3 SERVICES INC. FORESTRY CONSULTANT Committed to Professional and Ethical practice of resource management «Planting Supervision *Woodlot Management «Silviculture Prescriptions *Beetle Probes *Professional Reports Wildlife Habitat Mapping FAX 847-2530 SERVICES INC, In Timber page 22 al K eee iiiteg? 020 Nor For. Trim Ends BC Sawmills are still re- acting (to “their lumber quotas for — shipments to customers in the. United States. The quotas were released on — Halloween and for most mills it was anything but-a treat. On average, mills — around the province received” a quota of. 20% less than what: they shipped to the US in 1994 and 1995. As a result, prices for lumber have jumped to record high levels and this has caused a major crisis for US homebuilders as con- struction costs have begun to increase dramatically. Due to the low quotas, several mills in northern BC have already announced extended shutdown during the Christmas period. However, it is still too early to predict the ful! impact of ihe quota allocation on the industry, Canada and the US signed a softwood lumber deal waich took effect on April 01 this year. The 5 year agreement sees BC, Alberta, Quebec and Ontario sharing a 14.7 billion board beet (MMfbm) Practices dity {ree quota before paying a two-tiered export fee. BC's share of 59% is allocated belween primary and remanufacturing operations and new entrants in the industry. — The American Home> Builders’ Association suggests the move could: drive up’ the cost of an average US home . by as much as $5,000, Congratulations to woods people around the province! BC's 1st annual report on Enforcement and Compliance of the Forest Code shows a better-than 90% com- pliance rate during the Ist year the Code has been in place. During the year, June 15, 1995 - June 15,. 1996 over 31,000 in- spections of harvesting and road building sites were carried out. Less than 2% of the inspections resulted in confirmed contravention s of the Cade, while about 2% more are still under investigation. The Minister of Forests, David Zirnhelt says the statistics show that the majority of forest companies are obviously committed to making ‘the Code work. Despite the good = reporl, — industry leaders say they are committed’ to .working towards a 100% compliance record. Forest. Renewal BC is funding a new group aimed al. ‘informing ~. more high school. students. about the career opportunities in BC's ‘secondary wood pro- ducts manufacturing sector. The BC Wood Industry Education Society plans to use a variety of methods including CD-ROM tech- nology to get its message out. Eight pilot programs will begin. in school disiricts around the province, including Prince George, this fall. The 1997 NEPA Convention is set for April 3-4, 1997 in Prince George. Make plans to attend and book your hotel, motel or - Bed & Breakfast rooms now! The first notice to past delegates about Convention ‘97 will be sent soon. If you require more information, please contact our office! DEBE EEEEEHERREEb0E0000H0O (sl PaAadiless * Carpets for Commercial & Residential * Area Rugs * Vinyl * Hardwood * Ceramic Tile | , Flooring (Exclusive Pergo Dealer) g q YOUR DECOR 3873 ist Avenue Smithers, B.C. 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