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manufacturing industries,
paper and allied industries,
management and
administration.

© But the existence of a
forest industry in the
province also stimulates
significant employment
outside the forest sector, The
total number of jobs
‘supported by B.C.'s forest
_ industry in 1993 is estimated
at 258,000 ar 16.5 per cent of
the province's tolal
wartkforce.

Forest sector jobs plus
non-forest sector jobs
supported by the forest
industry easily comprise the
large, single component of
provincial employment. This
employment includes: 29,000
_ indirect jobs in industries that
supply the forest industry;
92,000 induced jobs created
by the spending of forest
sector wapes; 8,100 jobs
created by forest industry
capital. expenditures; 8,400
transport-dependent jobs;
2,000 wholesale-dependent
jobs; and 41,000 jobs created
by. the re-spending of
provincial revenues derived
from’ ° forestry — industry
activity.
GROSS
PRODUCT

_-The most commonly used
‘measure’ of — economic
performance is Gross
Domestic Product - or GDP -
defined as the total value of
undupticated production
within «a geographic area.
GDP is based on the concept
of value-added, or difference
between the value of total
oulput and the cost of inputs
used in production. ~
Under this criterion, forest
sector production contributed
$7.1 billion: to - provincial
GDP in 1993, or 8:8 per cent
of the total. The total value of
B.C.'s Gross Domestic
Product in 1993 was $80.3
‘billion. =

But an _ industry's
economic impact cannot be
gauged by: ‘ils. direct
contribution’ to GDP alone.
Some industries stimulate the
economy substantially more
than others by drawing more
heavily upon. support
industries, or by encouraging

DOMESTIC

greater ‘than. average | fe-.

spending’ due.” to high
employment “and/or high
average salaries,

For all-of these reasons,
and: because the majority of
production: is :
British’ Columbia's "forest
industry generates significant
spin-off. benefits _ for ‘the

~ provincial economy. The

exported, -

forest industry's total
contribution to provincial
GDP in 1993 is estimated at
$14.2 billion, or 17.7 per cent
of the total.

The forest industry is far and
away the largest contributor
to provincial GDP in British
Columbia.
PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT
REVENUES

For average B.C.
taxpayer, the most
meaningful measure of the
forest industry's economic
impact may be its
contribution to provincial
government revenues.

In 1993, the province
collected $2.1 billion directly
from the forest industry and
its workers, or 13.6 per cent
of revenues generated in the
province. The government
collected a total of $15.4
billion from all B.C. sources
in 1993, excluding federal
transfer payments and deficit
financing. .

But the forest sector's
total contribution —to
provincial
exceeds il direct payments.
The forest industry's total
contribution to provincial

coffers in 1993 is estimated §

at $2.9 billion, or 18.6 per
cent of all tax revenues
generated in the province.
Provincial revenue
generated from _forest
industry activity in 1993 is
equivalent to 78 per cent of
the Education Ministry's

1993-94 budget, or 46 per |

cent of the Health Ministry's
1993-94 budget. No other
single industry or economic

sector provides for such a §

large proportion of provincial
spending,

Although this study
focused on the forests
industry's» contribution to
provincial revenues, federal
revenues are also signilicant.
Forest industry activity in
B.C, generated at least $2.3
billion in federal revenues in

1993.
CONCLUSION
The . forest. industry

continues to stand out as the
driving economic force in the
province of British Columbia.

[n-1993; it supported 258,000 -
jobs or 16.5 per cent of

provincial “employment. Il
generated. 14.2 billion ‘in
provincial GDP, or 17.7 per
cent of ‘the total. And it
contributed $2.9 billion ta
provineial _. government
coffers, or 18.6 per cent of all
revenues exclusive of federal
transfer payments and deficit
financing. ,

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| Streamflow in small to
moderate size watersheds in
the Skeena Region

FRBC has approved funding fora multi-year project focusing on stream
gauging small streams. The components of the project are:
1. selection and description of watersheds
2. installatlon of stream gauging equipment
3. data collection
4, data analysis
Components 1, 2 and 3 will Involve consultants and contractors. This note
is with reference to component 1 for year 1.
We are interested [n awarding 2 contracts (1 for the Kispiox and Bulkley
Forest District's and 1 for the Morice and Lakes Forest District's) to assist
in the selection of watersheds, The selection criteria are:
“watershed size.:.5 to 25 square kilometres
- road access to a sultable gauging location
- amount of forestry activity - roads and clear cutting -
none to limited
- aspect and exposure te siorm paths - a range of
exposures
- relevant current and future forastry Issues - planning for
drainage structures or watershed areas with Issues
relating to drainage structure design in the forest
‘district's (a Ilst of issues will be made available)
- limited extent of lakes, ponds or wetlands
_-proximity to long term stream gauging and
. ' meteorological stations
Each proposal must Identify a sufficient number of watersheds so that 5
watersheds in each district can be selected for continuous streamflow
monitoring. :
The selection process we plan to use Is as follaws:
, - consultant makes a preliminary selection of watersheds
using the above criteria .
-hydrologists with Water Managetnent of MoELP, MoF, and
the Water survey of Canada review the preliminary list and
maps with the consultant and make a second round of
selections.
- fieldwork is undertaken by the consultant to determine
the key site criteria:
-good access, a stable cross section for monitoring,
‘opportunities for flow measurement during high flows
- either a bridge or site features that will allow a cableway
or other structure.
- final reviews and selection - a final meeting will be held
to discuss ihe outcome of the fleidwork. & joint field
investigation may be required.
Following the final selection, the contractor will describe the watersheds
using a serles variables pravided by the Prince Rupert Forest Region
hydrologist (see below).
Each forest district will supply access to relevant forest cover maps,
alrphotas and TRIM maps.
The Forest Sclences Section will provide regular contact.
Regarding qualifications and competency, the consultant must have a
background in hydrology, alrphoto interpretation, terrain classification and
forest hydrology. .

Each contract has a target maximum value of $15,000. The deadline for
proposals is February 7, 1997. The contracts will be awarded by February
21, 1997. The target date for the preliminary selection of watersheds Is
March 28, 1997. A final report containing watershed descriptions and maps
is expected by September 0, 1997.

If you are interested In one or both of these contracts, please send a short
but complete proposal, Including who will do the work, thelr background,
how you Intend on doing the work and what the final product will be to: -

David Wilford or David Maloney
Forest Sclences Section
Ministry of Forests
Bag 5000 Smithers, B.c.,Vod 2N0
Phone: 947-7428 (Wilford) 847-7429 (Maloney) Fax: 847-7217

1997 NORTHERN
WOOD FORUM

May 8-10, 1997

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