BC Legislature - Timber Supply Committee, 39th Parliament

Families

Government support (Granberg, L.) 24:1010-1015

Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farney, Greg

Presentation to committee on behalf of Strive Energy Services Ltd. 10:1605-1625

Forests and forest industry, biomass fibre industry 10:1620-1625

Fuel, biofuel production, use of wood waste 10:1610-1625

Oil and gas, protective matting, use of wood waste 10:1610-1625

Pinnacle Pellet Inc., operations 10:1620

Strive Energy Services Ltd.

operations 10:1610, 10:1620

proposal for biofuel and industrial mat production from wood waste 10:1610-1625

relationship with First Nations 10:1610-1625

U.S.

biomass fibre and biofuel industries 10:1625

market for Canadian biofuels 10:1610

Wood waste, use, economic and ownership issues 10:1625

Federation of British Columbia Woodlot Associations See also Clark, Mark; McNaughton, Brian

Presentation to committee 22:1220-1240

Financial management (Clark, M.) 22:1230

Feldinger, Mark

Presentation on behalf of Canfor 21:1200-1215

Allowable annual cut, allocation and transfer of unused cut and undercut 21:1205

Canadian Forest Products Ltd.

sustainable forest practices and response to climate change 21:1210

timber supply and planning 21:1205

Energy, bioenergy, development of industry and opportunities 21:1215

Forests and forest industry

certification of forest products 21:1210

public concerns, impact on market 21:1210

Tenure system, conversion of volume-based tenures to area-based tenures 21:1215

Timber supply areas in interior

mid-term supply, low-volume timber stands, allocation 21:1200

mid-term supply, merchantability and cost of access to timber 21:1205

roads, funding for multi-resource roads 21:1210

transportation of timber, infrastructure investment 21:1205

Fenger, Mike

Presentation to committee on behalf of Friends of Ecological Reserves 22:1450-1515

Allowable annual cut, levels and mill capacity issues 22:1500

Auditor General, report on forest management 22:1505

Chief forester, role 22:1455-1500

Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values, changes and public concerns 22:1510

Energy, bioenergy industry 22:1515

Forest Act 22:1455

Forest management and practices

government management and results-based code 22:1510-1515

impact on fish habitat 22:1500

Forest Practices Board, report on old-growth management 22:1505

Forests and forest industry

timber supply, sustainability and long-term supply 22:1505

Friends of Ecological Reserves 22:1450

Hunting, harvest allocation and chief biologist position proposal 22:1500

Land use, land set aside for protection 22:1505

Land use, landscape-level and strategic planning 22:1500-1510

Silviculture funding 22:1505

Tenure system

area-based tenures 22:1510

reforms 22:1510-1515

Timber supply areas in interior

beetle-kill timber, harvesting levels and conservation uplift 22:1500, 22:1515

mid-term supply, small-diameter timber stands 22:1505

Timber supply review, consideration of natural disturbance ecology and non-timber resources 22:1455, 22:1505

Timber Supply Special Committee, public consultation 22:1450

FFESC See Future Forest Ecosystems Scientific Council
FII See Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.
Findlay, Neil

Presentation to committee 25:1940-1955

Allowable annual cut, levels, mill capacity and tenure issues 25:1940-1950

Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values, impact of changes 25:1940-1945

Forest-dependent communities, economic diversification 25:1945

Forests and forest industry

certification of forest products 25:1940

market conditions, "supercycle" forecast 25:1955

selective logging 25:1945

Kamloops timber supply area

forest inventory 25:1940

timber supply and forest practices 25:1940-1955

Silviculture activities, cost and species diversity 25:1945

Tenure system, area-based tenures 25:1945-1955

Timber supply areas in interior

beetle-kill timber, harvesting practices and licences 25:1940-1950

forest inventory 25:1940, 25:1950-1955

mid-term supply, economic wood concept and use of underutilized fibre 25:1945-1955

mitigation options, decision-making process, role of government 25:1940, 25:1955

mitigation options for mid-term supply 25:1945

Tourism, wilderness tourism 25:1945

Finland

Forestry practices, silviculture (Laaksonon-Craig, S.) 6:1335-1340

FIP standard See Forest inventory planning standard under Forest inventory
Fires and firefighters

Forest fires

behaviour and relationship to forest practices (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1455 (Rustad) 5:1455

emergency response, categorization of timber supply (Thiessen, G.) 12:1515

management and prevention (Betts, J.) 22:1425 (Gray, B.) 22:1435 (Lawrence, J.) 22:1430-1440 (Routley, B.) 22:1435

management and prevention, funding (Barnett) 22:1445

mitigation planning, impact of mitigation options for mid-term supply See Options identified by government under Timber supply areas in interior – Mitigation options for mid-term supply

prevention (Husband, V.) 21:1030-1035

prevention through timber harvesting (Burgess, T.) 21:1030-1035

risks (Johnson, M.) 13:1040

role (Rustad) 21:1030

Firewood See Fuel
First Nations

Aboriginal rights and title (Clogg, J.) 25:1720

Agreements with government, economic community development agreements (Stewart, B.) 11:0925 (Thomas, L.) 11:0925

Agreements with government, forest licences See First Nations woodland licences under Forests and forest industry

Consultation by government on land and resources (Archie, M.) 12:1555

Consultation by government on land and resources and shared decision-making (Barnett) 19:0925 (Clogg, J.) 19:0920-0925 (Matthew, N.) 19:0905, 19:0925

Economic development (Snetsinger, J.) 3:1035

Involvement in forest industry See also particular First Nations and locations

(Bedford, K.) 18:1735

Land claims See also Treaties below under this main heading

(Johnson, I.) 18:1720

Participation in non–First Nations society and public perception (Joe, L.) 24:1150

Treaties, negotiations (Macdonald) 25:1800

First Nations Forestry Council

Report on forest legislation changes (Fraser, S.) 3:1030

Fish

Habitat, impact of forest practices See Forest management and practices

Fisher, Jason

Presentation to committee on behalf of Dunkley Lumber Ltd. 23:1510-1515, 23:1530-1540

B.C. timber sales program, role 23:1515

Dunkley Lumber Ltd., operations and timber supply 23:1510-1515

Land use planning, implementation 23:1535

Mills, appurtenancy changes 23:1515

Prince George land and resource management plan, review 23:1540

Tenure system

area-based and volume-based tenures 23:1515

reforms 23:1535-1540

Timber supply areas in interior

mid-term supply, licences and strategy 23:1515

mid-term supply, regional supply 23:1515

Timber Supply Special Committee, work of committee 23:1530

Fitzpatrick, Alan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Nechako Group of Companies 21:1355, 21:1410-1415

Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill, rebuilding decision 21:1415

Energy, bioenergy, development of industry 21:1355

Forests and forest industry

innovation 21:1355

wood pellet industry 21:1355

Nechako Group of Companies, operations 21:1355, 21:1410-1415

Timber supply areas in interior, mid-term supply, underused fibre 21:1410

Vanderhoof, forest companies 21:1355

Fleet, Bob

Presentation to committee on behalf of Tolko Industries Ltd. 23:1710-1030

As subject

experience in forest issues 23:1710

Allowable annual cut levels 23:1715

B.C. timber sales program, role 23:1720

Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values, changes 23:1715

Forest management and practices

harvesting on slopes and use of unmanned equipment 23:1715, 23:1730

man-made rules, changes 23:1715-1725

Forests and forest industry

markets, log markets 23:1725

timber pricing, changes 23:1720-1725

Mountain pine beetle infestation, impact 23:1710-1715

Tenure system, conversion of volume-based tenures to area-based tenures 23:1725

Timber supply areas in interior

beetle-kill timber, harvesting levels 23:1710-1725

mid-term supply

economic wood concept 23:1720

supply 23:1715

mitigation options for mid-term supply 23:1715-1720

transportation of timber, log loads and weight of beetle-kill timber 23:1720

Tolko Industries Ltd.

operations 23:1710-1715

sustainable forest practices 23:1710

Foresight Project See Tourism
Forest Act

Amendments (Heit, P.) 12:1705-1710

Provisions (Fenger, M.) 22:1455

Forest and range evaluation program See Land use planning, forest and range evaluation program under Land use
Forest and Range Practices Act

Provisions (Haeussler, S.) 18:1925

Forest Fibre Alliance of B.C. See also Bennett, Brad; Burbee, Jim; Kennedy, Mike

Presentation to committee 21:1040-1115

Members and role (Burbee, J.) 21:1040

Forest fires See Fires and firefighters
Forest Genetics Council of British Columbia See also Gardner, Larry; Woods, Jack

Presentation to committee 23:1100-1130

Activities and funding (Woods, J.) 23:1100-1125

Forest inventory See also particular areas

Access to information (Martin, P.) 3:0855 (Nussbaum, A.) 3:0855-0900 (Routley, B.) 3:0855-0900

Aerial photography (Macdonald) 2:0905-0910 (Martin, P.) 2:0835-0845, 2:0855, 2:0910

Beetle-impacted areas See Timber supply areas in interior

Comparison with harvesting information (Martin, P.) 2:0905 (Peterson, D.) 2:0905 (Rustad) 2:0905

Data collection and information See also Inventory; Resurvey and re-inventory cycles below under this main heading

data collection and information (Bains) 4:0825

impact of damage to timber stands (Macdonald) 3:1005 (Martin, P.) 3:0910, 3:0945-0950 (Nussbaum, A.) 3:0910-0915 (Routley, B.) 3:0910-0915, 3:0945-0950

reporting gaps in information sets (Routley, B.) 3:1050

FIP standard See Forest inventory planning standard below under this main heading

Forest inventory planning standard (Macdonald) 2:0905-0910 (Martin, P.) 2:0845-0855 (Routley, B.) 2:0850

Funding (Davie, K.) 3:0840-0845 (Snetsinger, J.) 3:0840-0845

Funding and risk-based approach (Martin, P.) 3:0840 (Peterson, D.) 3:0840 (Routley, B.) 3:0835-0845, 3:0945

Funding, government investment (Macdonald) 23:1015

Ground samples and sample plots (Martin, P.) 2:0900-0905 (Routley, B.) 2:0900-0905

Improvements (Bains) 22:1030

Information See Data collection and information above under this main heading

Inventory (Bains) 2:0855-0900, 2:0820, 2:0855-0900, 2:0915-0920

Inventory, improvements (Brown, D.) 25:1710

Landscape vegetation inventory standard (Martin, P.) 3:0915

Lidar See Light detection and ranging system below under this main heading

Light detection and ranging system (Bains) 3:0915-0925 (Macdonald) 3:0925 (Martin, P.) 3:0920 (Nussbaum, A.) 3:0920-0925

LVI standard See Landscape vegetation inventory standard above under this main heading

Not sufficiently restocked forest lands See Silviculture

Old-growth forests See Old-growth forests

Private lands See Private lands

Process (Martin, P.) 3:1045

Purpose

other users of inventory (Peterson, D.) 3:1010

other users of inventory, surveys and feedback (Macdonald) 3:1005 (Martin, P.) 3:1005

purpose (Bains) 2:0925 (Nussbaum, A.) 2:0920-0930 (Peterson, D.) 2:0925 (Rustad) 2:0920

strategic and operational purpose (Foster) 3:0940-0945 (Macdonald) 3:0900 (Martin, P.) 3:0855 (Nussbaum, A.) 3:0950-0955 (Pedersen, L.) 3:0955-1000 (Peterson, D.) 3:0930-0935 (Routley, B.) 3:0855

Relationship to timber supply review See Timber supply review

Remote sensing and satellite data (Martin, P.) 3:0915 (Rustad) 3:0915

Report by forest professionals (Bains) 3:0845-0900 (Rancourt, T.) 3:0845

Resurvey and re-inventory cycles (Bains) 4:0845

Satellite data See Remote sensing and satellite data above under this main heading

Sketch-mapping (Pedersen, L.) 3:0930-0935

Tree farm licences See Tree farm licences under Forests and forest industry

Vegetation resources inventory standard (Macdonald) 2:0910 (Martin, P.) 2:0845-0855 (Routley, B.) 2:0850

VRI standard See Vegetation resources inventory standard above under this main heading

Forest management and practices

Compliance and enforcement (Loney, L.) 17:1135-1140

Conservation management (Langer, V.) 21:1715-1720

Digital terrain modelling (Rykes, P.) 17:1150

Environmental standards (Gardner, L.) 23:1005

Harvesting consistent with natural disturbance patterns (Quinn, O.) 22:1205-1210

Harvesting on slopes (Routley, B.) 23:1725

Harvesting on slopes and use of unmanned equipment (Fleet, B.) 23:1715, 23:1730

Harvesting on slopes and water issues (Kruus, M.) 18:1850

History (Foster) 22:1120

Horse logging (Gook, D.) 19:1150

Impact of increased mechanization (Arnold, B.) 16:1600

Impact on agriculture (Cheramy, A.) 13:1135

Impact on environment (Foy, J.) 23:1320

Impact on fish habitat (Crowley, F.) 22:1500

Impact on recreation (Harshaw, H.) 22:1135-1140

Impact on wildlife habitat (Banas, J.) 17:1040-1045, 17:1055 (Blackwell, P.) 17:1045-1055

Impacts (Granberg, L.) 24:1010-1015

Innovative forest practices agreements (Watt, D.) 21:1415

International reputation See Certification of forest products above under this main heading

Management and practices

federal funding (Betts, J.) 22:1450

funding (Lawrence, J.) 19:0835

government and industry management (Bains) 24:1050-1055 (Routley, B.) 24:1045 (Woodbridge, P.) 24:1040-1055

government management (Cooperman, J.) 17:1135-1140

management (Larock, M.) 22:1025

management and practices (Bob, H.) 21:1235 (Rustad) 21:1240 (Zielke, K.) 21:1220-1230

management in other jurisdictions (Rustad) 21:1240 (Zielke, K.) 21:1230-1245

management model, history and need for change (Travers, R.) 21:1550, 21:1605-1615

practices (Nussbaum, A.) 19:1050

practices in tree farm licences See Tree farm licences below under this main heading

practices on private lands See Private lands

Man-made rules, changes (Fleet, B.) 23:1715-1725

Peel Commission, recommendations and government response (Serup, S.) 13:1055

Relationship to climate change (Bercov, A.) 16:1520

Relationship to forest fire behaviour See Forest fires under Fires and firefighters

RESULTS database (Macdonald) 3:1055

Results-based code (Fenger, M.) 22:1510-1515

Role of climate change See Climate change

Role of forestry consultants and hydrologists (Murray, R.) 25:1615

Roles of elected officials and professionals (Arnold, B.) 16:1550-1555 (Routley, B.) 16:1550

Selective logging (Barnett) 16:1445 (Rustad) 16:1450, 16:1450

Selective logging and small-scale salvage (Foster) 19:1140

Selective logging, diameter-limit harvest (Arnold, B.) 16:1545, 16:1555

Silviculture See Silviculture

Skyline logging (McCracken, A.) 15:1000, 15:1030

Small-scale logging (Wieting, J.) 23:1310

Small-scale logging and equipment (Arcand, M.) 23:1240 (Routley, B.) 23:1250

Strategic planning (Zielke, K.) 21:1230-1240

Sustainability (Hodges, K.) 22:0940-0945

Sustainable forest management (Rancourt, T.) 14:1635-1640

Sustainable forest management certification See Certification of forest products under Forests and forest industry

Sustainable forest management process (Janz, D.) 22:1355-1400

Sustainable forest managment process (Vandermark, C.) 8:1710, 8:1720

Forest Practices Board

Reports and comments on issues

audit of Babine Forest Products (Vossen, R.) 9:1130

Baker Creek drainage and hydrology (Zevit, P.) 22:0940

biodiversity conservation (Macdonald) 5:1015

forest inventory (Macdonald) 3:1050

government reporting requirements and staff capacity (Macdonald) 4:0815-0820 (Nussbaum, A.) 4:0820

old-growth management (Fenger, M.) 6:1035, 6:1045 (Snetsinger, J.) 6:1045

results database (Macdonald) 3:1055

salvage logging in beetle-impacted areas (Janz, D.) 22:1355

silviculture activities (Husband, V.) 23:1335

Review of issues in Big Creek area (Saugstad, R.) 18:1930

Role and response to forest management issues (Monroe, B.) 16:1605

Forest resource development agreements See Forests and forest industry
Forest Resources Commission

Report See Peel Commission under Forest management and practices

Forest sector strategy See Government strategy under Forests and forest industry
Forest service See Forests component under Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of
Forest Stewardship Council See also Manhas, Satnam; Quinn, Orrin

Presentation to committee 22:1150-1220

Forest certification system (Quinn, O.) 22:1155-1215 (Routley, B.) 22:1210

Forest-dependent communities

Communities (Bains) 24:0940

Economic development and support (Gay, R.) 25:2055 (Stewart, B.) 25:2055

Economic diversification (Barnett) 23:1220, 23:1230

Economic diversification and resilience (Daust, D.) 8:1840

Economic diversification and sustainability (Loney, L.) 23:1220

Economy (Granberg, L.) 24:1015

Mitigation measures re mountain pine beetle infestation See Mitigation and strategic planning under Mountain pine beetle infestation

Perception of timber supply issue (Johnston, B.) 19:1115 (Macdonald) 19:1115-1120

Role in decision-making process on mid-term timber supply See Decision-making process under Timber supply areas in interior – Mitigation options for mid-term supply

Role of silviculture industry (Betts, J.) 22:1425-1430

Sustainability (Langer, V.) 21:1705

Sustainability and support (Bains) 10:1540 (Kruus, M.) 10:1515-1520, 10:1550

Sustainability and support for workers (Bains) 23:0950

Transition and support (Gay, R.) 21:1015-1020, 21:1030

ForestEthics Advocacy Association See also Skuce, Nikki

Presentation to committee 7:1420-1425

ForestEthics Solutions Society See also Langer, Valerie

Presentation to committee 21:1650-1725

Recommendations to Timber Supply Committee (Langer, V.) 21:1715-1720

Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.

Report on power project proposal for Burns Lake area (Robertson, M.) 9:0925

Forests and forest industry

Access to fibre (Foster) 22:1050 (Macdonald) 22:1055 (Routley, B.) 22:1050

Allowable annual cut See Allowable annual cut; Harvest levels; Timber supply review

Appurtenancy See Mills

Aspen, potential as product (Steidle, J.) 13:0950-0955

Aspen, use for tableware products (McNaughton, B.) 18:1630

Beetle-kill timber See Timber supply areas in interior

Biodiversity conservation See also Forest health, diversity and resilience below under this main heading

(Clogg, J.) 22:0940-0945

Biodiversity conservation, financing (Langer, V.) 21:1715

Biomass fibre See also Energy – Bioenergy

biomass fibre (King, D.) 13:1030

industry (Barnett) 21:1120, 21:1130

industry, jobs (Bennett, B.) 21:1445

industry, relationship to high-tech industry (McCloskey, K.) 21:1140

industry worker recruitment and training (McCloskey, K.) 21:1140 (Slaco, R.) 21:1125

products made from biomass fibre See Wood products and uses below under this main heading

supply (Barnett) 21:1110, 21:1450

supply and fibre exchange proposal (Bennett, B.) 21:1100, 21:1110-1115, 21:1425-1450 (Burbee, J.) 21:1045-1050 (Macdonald) 21:1435

Cable logging See Skyline logging under Forest management and practices

Carbon storage See Forests as carbon sinks below under this main heading

Certification of forest products (Bercov, A.) 7:1130 (Quinn, O.) 7:1420

Chief forester See Chief forester

Coastal forest industry (Bealing, R.) 21:1550, 21:1610

Coastal forest industry, job loss and mitigation measures (Routley, B.) 5:1425

Community forests See Community forests

Companies See also Industry below under this main heading

capital investment financing (Arcand, M.) 23:1235

corporate concentration (Bains) 25:2055 (Martin, R.) 25:2035

government support for small companies (Heit, P.) 12:1705-1720 (Macdonald) 12:1710 (McNaughton, B.) 12:1705 (Rustad) 12:1715

international and local companies (Gook, D.) 19:1150

large companies (Matthew, N.) 25:1745

relationship with communities (Bercov, A.) 24:1045

relationship with communities, local employment and processing (Bains) 9:1320

Constraints on timber harvesting See Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

Conversion of forest tenures to area-based tenures See Tenure system

Cruising See Timber cruising below under this main heading

Cutblock blending See Stumpage and timber pricing under Stumpage system

Data collection and information

information (Macdonald) 22:0950 (Salomon-de-Friedberg, E.) 22:0950

information from industry professionals (Routley, B.) 4:0855-0900

information from professional foresters (Kruus, M.) 18:1840-1845

public access (Cook, K.) 23:1700

scientific debate (Bains) 22:1010

Deciduous timber See also Hardwood timber below under this main heading

Deciduous timber, retention and market development (Salokannel, J.) 11:1125

Diversification of products See also Expansion of market for products below under this main heading; Value-added sector

(Bains) 18:1750

Employment and jobs (Cameron, M.) 8:1755

Employment and jobs, beetle-impacted areas See Timber supply areas in interior

Employment and jobs, relationship to harvest levels (Cooperman, J.) 25:2025

Expansion of market for products (Day, K.) 7:1350-1355

Expansion of market for products, small-scale producers (McNaughton, B.) 16:1445

Export of raw logs (Bains) 8:1745, 8:1735-1740, 8:1750 (Routley, B.) 8:1750-1755, 8:1740, 8:1755

Export of raw logs, government policy (Foy, J.) 23:0940 (Routley, B.) 23:0955

Export of raw logs, logs from private lands (Barnett) 22:1055 (Cameron, M.) 22:1055

Exports (Burger, A.) 7:1415-1420

Exports, market conditions (Bains) 6:0950 (MacDonald, M.) 6:0945-0950

Exports, market conditions, impact of public concerns See Public concerns below under this main heading

First Nations involvement See Involvement in forest industry under First Nations

First Nations woodland licences (Thomas, L.) 18:1735

Food products See also Non-timber forest products and uses below under this main heading

(Cheramy, A.) 13:1130

Forest ecosystems, diversity and resilience See Forest health below under this main heading

Forest ecosystems, values (Mitchell, R.) 22:0940, 22:1000

Forest ecosystems, values to adjacent farmland (Cheramy, A.) 13:1130-1135 (Johnson, M.) 13:1035-1040

Forest health

beetle-impacted areas See Timber supply areas in interior

diversity and resilience (Daust, D.) 23:1100, 23:1110

health and values (Foy, J.) 23:0940

Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities initiative See Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities

impact of climate change See Impact on forest ecosystems under Climate change

insect infestations See Pest control and management below under this main heading; Mountain pine beetle infestation; Spruce budworm

management See also Forest management and practices

(Barnett) 24:0925

resiliency theory (Zevit, P.) 22:0950, 22:1005

tree disease outbreaks (Vanderstar, L.) 7:1410

Forest health and stewardship, reports (Curry, S.) 25:2010-2015

Forest inventory See Forest inventory

Forest licences

community forests See Community forests

First Nations licences See First Nations woodland licences above under this main heading; particular First Nations

multiple licences (Joe, L.) 24:1155

woodlots See Woodlots

Forest management and practices See Forest management and practices

Forest products See Wood products and uses; Non-timber forest products and uses below under this main heading

Forest resource development agreements (Lawrence, J.) 22:1430-1435 (Stewart, B.) 22:1435

Forest resources See also Land base below under this main heading

Forest resources, Pearse report (Macdonald) 3:1015

Forest roads (Paulson, C.) 9:1015-1020

Forest roads, impact of roadbuilding on wildlife (Wu, K.) 23:1215-1220

Forest sector strategy See Government strategy below under this main heading

Forest stewardship (Calabrese, M.) 25:1855-1900

Forest stewardship plans (Macdonald) 12:1755 (Salewski, W.) 12:1755-1800

Forest workers See Workers below under this main heading

Forest-dependent communities See Forest-dependent communities

Foresters See Professional foresters below under this main heading

Forests and wood products as carbon sinks (Routley, B.) 23:1320 (Rustad) 23:1325 (Wieting, J.) 23:1320-1325

Forests as carbon sinks

carbon credits (Langer, V.) 21:1720

forests and soil (Langer, V.) 21:1710

opportunities (Clogg, J.) 22:1120

Forests for Tomorrow program See Silviculture

Garbage-dumping in forested lands (Johnson, M.) 13:1040

Government forest policy

appurtenancy changes See Mills

history (Macdonald) 7:1155-1200

impact (Conlon, G.) 25:2055

impact on rural communities (Harwood, J.) 25:1620 (Routley, B.) 25:1630

policy (Bealing, R.) 24:0935-0940, 24:0950 (O'Gorman, D.) 24:1030

Government investment and support (Davie, K.) 22:1415 (Macdonald) 22:1415

Government strategy (Hood, R.) 22:1405

Grading See Timber scaling and grading below under this main heading

Hardwood species (McNaughton, B.) 18:1630

Hardwood timber See also Deciduous timber above under this main heading

Hardwood timber, management and expansion of uses (Hood, R.) 18:1900-1905 (Macdonald) 18:1905

Hardwood timber, use (Eby, B.) 19:1010 (Rustad) 19:1010

Harvest levels See Harvest levels

Harvesting

efficiency and cutblock systems (Banas, J.) 17:1040-1045 (Blackwell, P.) 17:1045-1050

harvesting on slopes See Forest management and practices

harvesting rights for timber licences, reallocation (Brown, D.) 24:0920

harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction and timber takeback (Bedford, K.) 20:1935

levels, overcut (Wu, K.) 23:1225

partial harvesting See Selective logging under Forest management and practices

utilization standards (Kriese, K.) 6:1255

Impacts of climate change See Climate change; Mountain pine beetle infestation

Industry See also Forest industry under Timber supply areas in interior

changes (Wood, D.) 12:1725

collaboration (Travers, R.) 21:1610

competitiveness (Kaehn, A.) 24:1040

competitiveness of log market (Conlon, G.) 23:1010

conditions (Everitt, F.) 6:0855

conditions and history (Routledge, D.) 23:1355-1400

consultation with tourism sector (Barnett) 17:1145-1155

costs of harvesting beetle-kill timber See Beetle-kill timber under Timber supply areas in interior

development of high-quality wood industry (Routley, B.) 21:1605 (Stewart, B.) 21:1615 (Travers, R.) 21:1555, 21:1605-1615

government support (Jantz, K.) 18:1835

innovation (Fitzpatrick, A.) 12:1510, 12:1530, 12:1540-1545

innovation and government role (Hodges, K.) 17:1135-1140

innovation and research (Slaco, R.) 21:1120-1130

innovation and restructuring (Burbee, J.) 23:1040, 23:1050

innovation and restructuring during 1970s (Burbee, J.) 21:1040, 21:1050

investment climate (Shields, K.) 23:1045-1050

market for commodity lumber (Mayer, D.) 7:1240

projected conditions (Kayne, D.) 21:1220 (Rustad) 21:1220

public consultation (Harshaw, H.) 22:1135

relationship with environmental sector (Bercov, A.) 20:1700

"social licence" concept See also Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

(Bains) 21:1200 (Kayne, D.) 21:1205

transformation See innovation and restructuring above under this subheading

value-added industry See Value-added sector

WoodSource B.C. website (Barnett) 16:1435 (von der Gonna, M.) 16:1435

Information See Data collection and information above under this main heading

Initiatives and reforms (Clogg, J.) 22:1115-1120

Innovative forest practices agreements See Forest management and practices

Inventory See Forest inventory

Involvement of First Nations See Involvement in forest industry under First Nations

Land base See also Forest resources above under this main heading

approach involving entire land base and forest management objectives (Semeniuk, M.) 22:1025

constraints on timber harvesting See Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

descriptions (Nussbaum, A.) 3:0820

land use planning See Land use

land-based investment See Government investment and support above under this main heading; Private investment and management below under this main heading

management units of forested land See Management units of forested land below under this main heading

non-timber values See Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

park component (Bains) 6:0930

site index for forest growth (Semeniuk, M.) 22:1020

timber-harvesting land base (Lidstone, A.) 5:0955 (Rustad) 5:0950-0955

timber-harvesting land base, expansion See also Timber supply below under this main heading

(Foster) 5:1030 (Pedersen, L.) 5:0955 (Routley, B.) 5:1005-1010 (Stewart, B.) 5:1000

timber-harvesting land base, expansion and redistribution (Bennett, B.) 21:1430, 21:1440-1445 (Routley, B.) 21:1445

timber-harvesting land base, impact of processing costs (Foster) 5:0955 (Pedersen, L.) 5:1000

timber-harvesting land base, management (Vandermark, C.) 8:1715

understorey of forest vegetation (Nussbaum, A.) 3:0850 (Rustad) 3:0850

withdrawals of land and economic analyses (Semeniuk, M.) 22:1025-1030

yield tables and yield curve (Nussbaum, A.) 3:0820

Land use objectives See Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

Land-based tenures See Area-based tenures under Tenure system

Legislation (Macdonald) 2:0930-0935, 2:0945

Legislation, changes (Wilson, J.) 25:1710

Logging in parks See Parks

Logging practices See Forest management and practices

Low-quality timber in beetle-impacted areas See Timber supply areas in interior

Low-quality timber, management and expansion of uses (Osborn, S.) 7:1405

Machinery and equipment (Hetherington, A.) 7:1335 (Routley, B.) 7:1335

Machinery and equipment for small-scale logging See Small-scale logging under Forest management and practices

Management units of forested land See also Timber supply areas; Tree farm licences below under this main heading

(Nussbaum, A.) 2:0930

Marketing of products (Macdonald) 21:1140 (O'Gorman, D.) 21:1125, 21:1140

Marketing of products, WoodSource B.C. program (Davie, K.) 21:1530

Markets

competition in log market See Industry, competitiveness of log market above under this main heading

conditions, exports See Exports above under this main heading

conditions, impact of public concerns See Public concerns below under this main heading

conditions, "supercycle" forecast (Findlay, N.) 25:1955 (Routley, B.) 25:1950-1955

log markets (Fleet, B.) 23:1725 (Matthaus, L.) 23:1655-1700 (Matthew, N.) 23:1725

market analysis and impact on log prices (Bealing, R.) 23:1555-1605

market for high-quality wood See Industry, development of high-quality wood industry above under this main heading

regional log markets (O'Gorman, D.) 21:1615

specialty markets (Basran, R.) 16:1435 (von der Gonna, M.) 16:1435

Mills See Mills

Monopolies (Manning, C.) 9:1245

Mountain pine beetle infestation See Mountain pine beetle infestation; Timber supply areas in interior

Non-timber forest products (Groulx, L.) 25:1635

Non-timber forest products and uses (Gook, D.) 19:1200

Non-timber values of forests See Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

Not sufficiently restocked forest lands See Silviculture

NSR lands See Not sufficiently restocked forest lands under Silviculture

Old-growth forests See Old-growth forests

Old-growth management areas See Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

Partitioning of timber See Partitioning under Allowable annual cut

Pellet industry, plants, etc. See Wood pellet industry below under this main heading

Pest control and management

insect infestations (Daust, D.) 21:1410

integrated pest management (Zevit, P.) 22:1005-1010

invasive plant species (Haywood-Farmer, D.) 25:1930

mountain pine beetle infestation See Mountain pine beetle infestation

use of MSMA pesticide in mountain pine beetle infestation See Control activities under Mountain pine beetle infestation

Pine forests, characteristics and management (Travers, R.) 21:1550-1555, 21:1610

Pine forests, nitrogen-fixing capabilities (Janz, D.) 22:1405

Private investment and management (Bains) 24:1050-1055 (Woodbridge, P.) 24:1040-1055

Private lands See Private lands

Professional foresters See also Workers below under this main heading

regulation and professional reliance (Larock, M.) 21:0935-0940

relationship with forest companies (Murray, R.) 16:1550

role (Bains) 21:1235

support (Kruus, M.) 18:1840-1845

Public concerns (Barnett) 5:1025 (Betts, J.) 5:1025-1030 (Foy, J.) 5:1000-1005 (Lorimer, S.) 5:1020 (Routley, B.) 5:1005, 5:1000

Public concerns, impact on market (Feldinger, M.) 9:0935-0940 (Salewski, W.) 9:1140

Public concerns in interior timber supply areas See Changes and public concerns under Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

Public consultation (Macdonald) 23:1700-1705 (Matthaus, L.) 23:1700-1705

Pulp and paper sector

certification of products (Quinn, O.) 22:1200

market conditions (Eby, B.) 19:1010

mills See Mills

sector (Burbee, J.) 14:1715

Pulpwood agreements See Tenure system

Reforestation See Silviculture

Remanufacturing industry See Value-added sector

Research (Hodges, K.) 13:1120 (Macdonald) 13:1125

Revenues to government (Newsted, K.) 18:1935

Revenues to government, allocation to transition initiatives (Macdonald) 23:1225 (Wu, K.) 23:1220-1230

Riparian areas, timber assessment See Timber supply review

Riparian areas, timber constraints See Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

Role in education and health (Perry, J.) 18:1955

Round table See Working Roundtable on Forestry below under this main heading

Salvage logging See also Beetle-kill timber; Low-quality timber under Timber supply areas in interior

(Barnett) 3:0940 (Bealing, R.) 3:0940

Scaling See Timber scaling below under this main heading

Secondary fibre See Biomass fibre above under this main heading

Selective logging See Forest management and practices

Silviculture See Silviculture

Skyline logging See Forest management and practices

Small business forest enterprise program See Small business forest enterprise program

Softwood lumber agreement with U.S. (Bealing, R.) 23:1600 (Shields, K.) 23:1045

Softwood lumber agreement with U.S., impact on mid-term supply options for interior timber supply areas (Kriese, K.) 6:1425

Stumpage system See Stumpage system

Tax revenues to government (Granberg, L.) 24:1010-1015

Tenure system See Tenure system

TFLs See Tree farm licences below under this main heading

THLB See Land base, timber-harvesting land base above under this main heading

Timber, beetle-kill timber See Timber supply areas in interior

Timber constraints See Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

Timber cruising (Beauclair, M.) 3:1000

Timber objectives, relationship to silviculture practices (Vandermark, C.) 8:1725

Timber pricing, changes (Fleet, B.) 23:1720-1725

Timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program

Timber scaling (Pedersen, L.) 3:1000

Timber scaling and grading (Travers, R.) 21:1615

Timber supply

ability for licensees to find timber (Bains) 22:1030, 22:1040

definition and determinants (Semeniuk, M.) 22:1015-1025

market-based system (Rustad) 21:1615 (Travers, R.) 21:1615-1620

mid-term supply for interior See Timber supply areas in interior

model (Nussbaum, A.) 6:0950 (Rustad) 6:0950

model, need for reform (Woodbridge, P.) 24:1035-1055

non-sawlog timber See Biomass fibre above under this main heading

provincial forecast (Bains) 5:1125-1135 (Nussbaum, A.) 5:1115, 5:1125, 5:1135

role of climate change See Climate change

shelf life and merchantability of beetle-kill timber See Beetle-kill timber under Timber supply areas in interior

supply (Nussbaum, A.) 3:0810

sustainability and long-term supply (Davis, N.) 7:1250-1255 (Janz, D.) 7:1205 (Vanderstar, L.) 7:1415

"sustained yield" concept (Davis, N.) 18:2020

target proposal (Brown, D.) 24:0915

Timber supply areas in interior See Timber supply areas in interior

Timber supply review See Timber supply review

Timber-harvesting land base See Land base above under this main heading

Tree farm licence 30, First Nations consultation (Frederick, D.) 20:1650-1655 (Rustad) 20:1650

Tree farm licence 52, management and productivity (Bennett, A.) 19:1045-1050 (Lebeck, S.) 19:1040-1045 (Macdonald) 19:1045

Tree farm licence 53, allowable annual cut (Bedford, K.) 20:1935

Tree farm licence in Revelstoke area See Revelstoke, B.C.

Tree farm licences

1987 initiative to convert tenures to tree farm licences (Macdonald) 6:1355 (Pedersen, L.) 6:1400 (Peterson, D.) 6:1405 (Stewart, D.) 6:1355

conversion of forest tenures to tree farm licences (Bennett, A.) 19:1050 (Ellefson, M.) 19:1050 (Lebeck, S.) 19:1045 (Macdonald) 19:1045-1050 (Routley, B.) 19:1050

enhanced fibre management zones (Mayes, B.) 11:1115

forest inventory (Macdonald) 3:0905-0910 (Martin, P.) 3:0905-0910 (Rustad) 3:0905-0910

forest inventory, resurvey and re-inventory cycles (Martin, P.) 2:0915 (Rustad) 2:0915

forest management and productivity (Calabrese, M.) 6:1350 (Stewart, D.) 6:1355

tree farm licences (Routley, B.) 20:1945

Tree planting See Silviculture

Understorey of forest vegetation See Land base above under this main heading

Value-added sector See Value-added sector

Wood pellet industry See also Biofuel under Fuel

current and projected conditions (Bennett, B.) 21:1420-1450

industry (Fitzpatrick, A.) 20:1910

long-term fibre supply (Stewart, B.) 19:0915

market conditions (Powell, G.) 19:0910

power supply issues (Bennett, B.) 21:1450 (Rustad) 21:1450

Wood products and uses

biomass fibre products (Slaco, R.) 21:1130

building products (Routledge, D.) 23:1400

musical instruments (Bains) 15:1040 (Gook, D.) 15:1020, 15:1035

research chair See Wood research chair under University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Wood waste See Wood waste

Wood waste, use in production of electricity See Energy – Bioenergy

Wood-first initiative (Routledge, D.) 23:1400

Workers

concerns in interior timber supply areas See Changes and forest worker concerns under Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values

early retirement bridging (Routley, B.) 5:1425

health and safety, impact on health care system (Barnett) 24:1015 (Granberg, L.) 24:1015-1020

pension bridging (Bains) 19:0835

professional foresters See Professional foresters above under this main heading

recruitment and supply (Arcand, M.) 23:1235 (Barnett) 23:1255

retention of workers and aging workforce (Barnett) 5:1420

retraining of workers (Coleman, E.) 19:0835

supply (Betts, J.) 22:1450

transition programs and government support (Macnair, B.) 18:1825-1830 (Routley, B.) 18:1830

transition to mining and oil sector employment (Nordquist, D.) 25:1735-1740

Working Roundtable on Forestry (Hood, R.) 23:1040

Forests for Tomorrow program See Silviculture
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of

Briefing to committee (Borgstrom, G.) 5:1145-1155, 5:1210-1220

Estimates debate (Macdonald) 1:0825

Forests component

district managers in interior See Timber supply areas in interior

funding (Granberg, L.) 24:1015

operations (Peterson, D.) 4:0900

role (Granberg, L.) 21:1235

staffing and capacity (Cameron, M.) 16:1420

staffing and resources (Foy, J.) 7:1205

staffing and succession planning (Woods, J.) 23:1115, 23:1125

staffing in local offices (Harwood, J.) 25:1640

status and 100th anniversary of Forest Service (Perry, J.) 18:1950, 18:2000

tree seed facility in Surrey (Routley, B.) 23:1120-1125

Former chief foresters See Pedersen, Larry; Snetsinger, Jim

Handling of public concerns re pesticide-treated trees (Wier, J.) 7:1335-1345

Minister, directives to chief forester See Chief forester

Minister, letters on timber supply issues See Timber supply review

Relationship with forest professionals See Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals

Resource stewardship division, resource management objectives branch (Lidstone, A.) 4:0905

Forney, Andra

Presentation to committee on behalf of Xaxli'p First Nation 24:1115-1120

Tenure system, alternative systems 24:1115

Xaxli'p First Nation community forest 24:1115-1120

Fort St. James, B.C.

Presentation to committee by district representatives 11:0815-0850 See also Hamilton, Ross; MacDougall, Rob

Presentation to committee by First Nations representatives 11:0850-0935 See also Leon, Carl; Mitchell, Renel; Thomas, Leonard

Community concerns re sustainability and timber supply mitigation (MacDougall, R.) 11:0815, 11:0830-0835

Community forest (Hamilton, R.) 11:0845 (Macdonald) 11:0845 (Rustad) 11:0845

First Nations in area See also Nak'azdli First Nation; Tl'azt'en Nation

acknowledgment (MacDougall, R.) 11:1135

involvement in forest industry (Mitchell, R.) 11:0925-0935 (Rustad) 11:0930 (Stewart, B.) 11:0925-0930 (Thomas, L.) 11:0925-0930

involvement in treaty process (Macdonald) 11:0920

Forest industry in area, companies See Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd.; Tl'oh Forest Products LP

Infrastructure and roads (Chernowski, L.) 11:1035

Infrastructure and roads, accommodation of truck traffic (Stewart, G.) 11:1005

Mill operations in area See Conifex Timber Inc.

Regional district See Bulkley-Nechako regional district

Timber supply See Fort St. James component under Prince George timber supply area

Fort St. James timber supply area See Fort St. James component under Prince George timber supply area
Foster, Eric Bailey (Vernon-Monashee)

As subject

experience in forest industry 20:1740

100 Mile House community forest 17:0825

100 Mile House timber supply area, constraints on timber harvesting, old-growth management areas 17:0820

Allowable annual cut

allocation and transfer of unused cut 6:1255

partitioning of timber 23:1100

Aspenware Inc., operations 9:1100

B.C. timber sales program

reform 19:1140

role in Lakes timber supply area 20:2035

Burns Lake

community forest and potential addition 9:0840

social conditions and social services 9:0840

Carrier Lumber Ltd., forest licences and tenures 20:1940

College of New Caledonia, Lakes District Campus, community support services 9:1310

Community forests

management 9:0840

role in local economy 21:1535

timber supply 24:0920

Conifex Timber Inc., operations and timber supply 23:1100

Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values 7:1330

changes and public concerns 24:1000

changes and public consultation 6:1130

industry response 4:0945

old-growth management areas 6:1050-1055

riparian areas 6:1115-1120

ungulate winter range 6:1140

Economy, bioeconomy development, role of government and industry 21:1135

Energy, bioenergy

development of industry, access to fibre 20:1915-1920

silviculture activities to enhance bioenergy initiatives 6:1425-1430

use of wood waste for power generation, use in remote communities 5:1445

First Nations, consultation by government on land and resources 22:1215

Forest inventory

data collection and information 4:0845

purpose, strategic and operational purpose 3:0940-0945

Forest management and practices

history 22:1120

selective logging and small-scale salvage 19:1140

Forests and forest industry

access to fibre 22:1050

biomass fibre supply 21:1440

certification of forest products 22:1215

export of raw logs 22:1050

public concerns 5:1025-1030

timber-harvesting land base, expansion 5:1030

timber-harvesting land base, impact of processing costs 5:0955

Hunting, moose and calf hunting 12:1805

International Forest Products Ltd., mill operations in Adams Lake 22:1300

L&M Lumber Ltd., operations 21:1440

Lakeland Mills Ltd., timber supply, premium sawlogs 13:1020

Lakes timber supply area

biomass fibre industry, access to fibre 23:1200

forest licences, distribution 23:1155

low-volume timber stands, use 23:1155

Land use

land and resource management plans, process 4:0940

land use planning, review of plans 22:1145, 22:1215

Lumby

log sort and auction in 1990s 24:1035

road rehabilitation 5:1410

Mackenzie timber supply area, lower-volume stands and logging residuals 23:1450

Merritt timber supply area, waste wood, use 24:0825

Mountain pine beetle infestation

assessment and projections 5:1155-1200

assessment and projections, outbreak behaviour and rate of attack 5:1355

control methods, spread control activities, funding 5:1355

impact on tourism 6:0900

Nechako Group of Companies, timber supply 21:1420

Oil and gas pipeline projects in northwest B.C., proposal for compensatory silviculture arrangements 8:1735

Okanagan timber supply area, timber supply, pine and non-pine timber 5:1120-1125

Pacific BioEnergy Corp., operations and fibre supply 21:1440

Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp.

mill operations in Pictou, Nova Scotia 23:1445

operations and fibre supply 23:1445-1450

Prince George timber supply area, Vanderhoof component

access roads and moose population 12:1800-1805

bioenergy and pellet plant operations 12:1530

constraints on timber harvesting, non-timber values 12:1650

Recreation, government consultation with stakeholders on forest management 22:1145

Silviculture

fertilization activities 6:1320

forest genetic resource management activities 23:1125

Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd., timber supply composition, pine and other species 11:1010

Spruce budworm, infestation in eastern Canada 7:1330

Tenure system

conversion of volume-based tenures to area-based tenures 20:1940

receiving licences 17:1110

reforms 22:1120

Timber supply areas in interior

amalgamation of timber supply areas 6:1315

beetle-kill timber, merchantability and shelf life 6:0825

marginal stands, inclusion in timber supply 22:1035

mid-term supply

background and overview 6:0825, 6:0900

impact of economic issues 6:0945

increase 4:0850

low-quality timber stands 23:1100

low-quality timber stands, policy and tools to address issue 17:1110

merchantability of stands and harvesting incentives 18:1615

roads, funding for multi-resource roads 21:1205

roads, remediation for roads impacted by increased hauling, funding 17:1125

supply areas 1:0805

transportation of timber, infrastructure investment 21:1205

transportation of timber, size of trucks and log loads 17:1125

Timber supply areas in interior, mitigation options for mid-term supply

community-specific options 20:2035

decision-making process 22:1000

increased use of timber 17:1110

options identified by government 6:0945-1540

identification 17:1005

impact on forest product certification 22:1215

use of timber harvested for export 10:1630

Timber supply review process, forecasts and modelling 4:0850

Timber Supply Special Committee

information, answers to questions by MLAs 4:0820

information, timber supply area information 5:1155-1200

meeting schedule 4:0950

public consultation 20:1735-1740

public consultation discussion paper, drafting of paper 24:1000

public hearings, location and schedule 5:0915

terms of reference 24:1000

witnesses 5:0915

witnesses, industry stakeholders 6:1130

work of committee 17:1005

Value-added sector, access to fibre 7:1245

Vanderhoof Specialty Wood Products Ltd., operations, impact of government forest policies 12:1715

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

mill operations 10:1630

mills, timber supply 22:1050

Wood waste use, access issues 20:1915-1920

Xaxli'p First Nation, presentation to Timber Supply Committee 24:1130

Fountain, Natasha

Presentation to committee on behalf of Nicola Tribal Association 24:1210

Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values, old-growth management areas, relationship to First Nations sites 24:1210

Lillooet timber supply area

First Nations hunting and cultural practices in area 24:1210

forest management 24:1210

Foy, Joe

Presentation to committee on behalf of Wilderness Committee 23:0930-1000

Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values 23:0930-0945

Environment, environmental stewardship and sustainability 23:1000

Forest management and practices, impact on environment 21:0935, 21:0945

Forests and forest industry

export of raw logs 23:0940, 23:0955

export of raw logs, government policy 23:0940

forest health and values 23:0940

public concerns 23:0935

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, Forests component, staffing and resources 23:0940-0945

Harrison Lake, logging in area and visual quality objectives 23:0945

Land use, land set aside for protection 23:0935, 23:0950

Mills

appurtenancy changes 23:0940

Mountain pine beetle infestation, impact assessment and rehabilitation planning 23:0940

Parks, percentage of B.C. land base in parks 23:0935

Tenure system, area-based tenures 23:0950

Timber supply areas in interior

mid-term supply, merchantability of stands and harvesting incentives 23:0945

mid-term supply, sustainability 23:1000

mitigation options for mid-term supply

increased use of timber 23:0955-1000

increased use of timber and employment ratio 23:0935-0940, 23:0955

options 21:0950

options identified by government, timber flow changes 23:0950

public consultation and decision-making process 23:0955

Western Canada Wilderness Committee

recommendations to Timber Supply Committee 23:0950

work of organization 23:0930-0935

work on log export issue 23:0955

Wildlife

populations, cumulative impact of environmental factors 23:0945

spotted owl, habitat protection 23:0940

FPInnovations

Work on bioenergy initiatives (Clark, B.) 5:1445

Fraser Headwaters Alliance See also Howard, Roy

Presentation to committee 16:1510-1525

Fraser Lake, B.C.

Presentation to committee by village council 10:1510-1550 See also Duncan, Dan; Jantz, Kerry; Lindstrom, Dwayne

Cogeneration plant proposal for area See West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

Community forest and potential partnership with First Nations (Lindstrom, D.) 10:1515, 10:1535 (Rustad) 10:1535

Impact of mill explosion and rebuilding in Burns Lake (Lindstrom, D.) 10:1510-1515

Mill See Mill operations in Fraser Lake under West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

Timber supply See Lakes timber supply area; Vanderhoof component under Prince George timber supply area

Fraser Lake Sawmills See also Magowan, Jim

Presentation to committee 10:1625-1640

Operations See Mill operations in Fraser Lake under West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

Fraser, Scott (Alberni–Pacific Rim)

As subject

attendance at Timber Supply Committee public hearing in Williams Lake (Rustad) 18:1650

Fraser, Stewart

Presentation to committee 19:1015-1035

As subject

family's experience in forest and guiding industries 19:1015-1020

Cariboo-Chilcotin area, timber harvesting in beetle-kill areas, relationship to wildlife populations 19:1020-1030

First Nations Forestry Council, report on forest legislation changes 19:1025

Guide-outfitters industry, impact of logging in beetle-kill areas and changes to wildlife allocation policy 19:1020-1025

Hunting, harvest allocation policy 19:1020-1025

Mountain pine beetle infestation, government funding and action 19:1030

Nazko, impact of logging activities in area 19:1020-1025

Ramsay, Mike, comments on wildlife populations in beetle-kill areas 19:1025-1030

Timber supply areas in interior

beetle-kill timber harvesting and wildlife populations 19:1030-1035

government mitigation options for mid-term supply 19:1025

leaked document 19:1025

Timber Supply Special Committee

information on wildlife 19:1030-1035

terms of reference 19:1025

witnesses, licensed tenure holders 19:1035

Wildlife, moose population, decline 19:1025-1030

Fraser–Fort George regional district See also Burgess, Terry; Kaehn, Art

Presentation to committee 20:1840-1855

Communications with government (Kaehn, A.) 20:1850

Description (Kaehn, A.) 20:1840

FRDA See Forest resource development agreements under Forests and forest industry
Frederick, Dominic

Presentation to committee on behalf of Lheidli T'enneh First Nation 20:1630-1655

First Nations, involvement in forest industry 20:1635

Forests and forest industry

tree farm licence 30, First Nations consultation 20:1650-1655

Lheidli T'enneh First Nation

bioenergy initiatives 20:1650

community forest 20:1640, 20:1655

forest management and tenure issues 20:1630-1650

Prince George timber supply area

allowable annual cut, allocation in First Nations traditional territories 20:1635

constraints on timber harvesting, changes and First Nations concerns 20:1645

timber supply, First Nations tenures 20:1630-1635

Timber supply areas in interior

decision-making process on mid-term supply mitigation, role of First Nations 20:1635

mid-term supply, use of low-volume timber stands 20:1655

FREP See Land use planning, forest and range evaluation program under Land use
Friends of Ecological Reserves See also Fenger, Mike

Presentation to committee 22:1450-1515

Organization (Fenger, M.) 22:1450

FRPA See Forest and Range Practices Act
FSPs See Forest stewardship plans under Forests and forest industry
Fuel

Biofuel production, use of wood waste (Farney, G.) 10:1610-1625 (Rustad) 10:1625

Biofuel, wood pellets See also Wood pellet industry under Forests and forest industry

(Bennett, B.) 19:0910

Firewood, sources (Massier, J.) 17:1020

Fuller, Miles

Presentation to committee 9:1050-1100

Aspenware Inc., operations 9:1055

Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill, explosion and fire, impact on woodlot operations 9:1050

Lakes land and resource management plan 9:1050

Lakes timber supply area

constraints on timber harvesting, old-growth management areas and fire risk 9:1050-1055

tenure system, area-based tenures 9:1055-1100

timber supply and value-added industry 9:1055-1100

woodlot operations 9:1050, 9:1100

Tenure system, conversion of volume-based tenures to area-based tenures 9:1055-1100

Future Forest Ecosystems Scientific Council

Research on climate change and forest ecosystems (Haeussler, S.) 7:1250-1305

Future Forest Ecosystems Scientific Council of British Columbia

Comments on climate change (Parfitt, B.) 23:1340