Province of British Columbia
39th Parliament – 2011-12
Special Committee on Timber Supply
INDEX

 

McBride, B.C.

 
Presentation to committee by village representatives 16:1405-1450 See also Basran, Raj; von der Gonna, Marc
Community forest (Basran, R.) 16:1435-1440, 16:1450 (Karr, V.) 16:1535 (Macdonald) 16:1430 (von der Gonna, M.) 16:1405-1415, 16:1430-1435
Community forest, management and practices (Monroe, B.) 16:1605-1610
Community forest, market development and local processing (Routley, B.) 16:1445 (Stewart, B.) 16:1445 (von der Gonna, M.) 16:1445
Economy, diversification (Macdonald) 16:1540
Forest industry in area (Basran, R.) 16:1435-1440 (Runtz, G.) 16:1455-1510 (von der Gonna, M.) 16:1425
Forest industry in area, local employment (Karr, V.) 16:1535-1540 (Macdonald) 16:1540
Forest industry in area, value-added products (Karr, V.) 16:1540
Forest trail in area See Ancient Forest Trail
Forests Ministry staff and oversight in area (von der Gonna, M.) 16:1420
Future (Karr, V.) 16:1540
High school enrolment (Runtz, G.) 16:1455
McCloskey, Kelly

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Forest Sector Bio-Economy Council 21:1140
Bioeconomy development, role of government and industry 21:1140
Forests and forest industry, biomass fibre industry 21:1140
McCracken, Andru

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of village of Valemount 15:0940-1050
Carrier Lumber Ltd., Prince George mill, timber supply 15:1010
Community forests, proposed expansion 15:0950-0955, 15:1010
Forest management and practices, skyline logging 15:1000, 15:1030
Forests and forest industry
 
wood products and uses, musical instruments 15:1020, 15:1035
Hauer Brothers Lumber Ltd., mill operations in Valemount 15:1035
Mills, appurtenancy changes 15:1000
Omineca Beetle Action Coalition, work of organization 15:1035
Robson Valley timber supply area
 
allowable annual cut, levels 15:1010
constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values 15:1000-1005
forests, local management and stewardship 15:1000-1005
transport of timber from area 15:1000
value-added sector, access to fibre 15:0950-1005, 15:1020, 15:1030
Tenure system, impact on communities and local companies 15:0950-0955, 15:1025-1030
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mitigation options for mid-term supply, community concerns re potential consequences 15:1050
transportation of timber, costs and environmental impact 15:0955
Timber Supply Special Committee, work of committee commended 15:1050
Valemount
 
cedar mill, timber supply 15:0950-0955, 15:1015
community forest, expansion and impact on other forest stakeholders 15:1045-1050
community forest, expansion and role in local economy 15:0945-0950, 15:1005-1020, 15:1035-1040
mill closure 15:1000, 15:1050
mills, attraction of companies for local operations 15:1025-1030
recreation and tourism initiative 15:1015
value-added manufacturing industry 15:1035-1040
MacDonald, Mary

 
Presentation to committee 13:1155-1210
As subject
 
family's involvement in forest industry 13:1155
Allowable annual cut levels 13:1200
Ancient Forest Trail 13:1205
Communities, sustainability and consumption levels 13:1205-1210
Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values 13:1205-1210
 
tourism sector 13:1205
Construction industry, residential construction industry, green building design and small homes 13:1205
Forests and forest industry
 
companies, relationship with communities, local employment and processing 13:1200-1205
diversification of products 13:1210
exports, market conditions 13:1200
Mills, centralization and expansion 13:1200-1205
Resources and resource industries
 
exports and markets 13:1200
resource-dependent communities, environmental and social issues 13:1155
Tenure system, access by local enterprises 13:1200-1205
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mid-term supply, increase 13:1155-1200
mitigation options for mid-term supply, decision-making process, role of industry and public 13:1210
Value-added sector 13:1210
Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)

 
As subject
 
election as Deputy Chair of Timber Supply Committee 1:0805 (Routley, B.) 1:0805 (Rustad) 1:0805
100 Mile House
 
community forest 17:0820
forest industry in area, value-added operations 17:0830
100 Mile House timber supply area
 
constraints on timber harvesting, visual quality objectives 17:1225
tenure system, area-based tenures 17:0905-0910
Ainsworth Engineered Canada Ltd. Partnership, fibre supply and tenure issues 17:1105
Alberta forest inventory, use of light detection and ranging system 3:0925
Allowable annual cut
 
determination process, changes and history 3:1015-1035
levels 6:1245
levels and mill capacity issues 6:0840
timber flow changes, implementation 11:0835
timber flow changes to mid-term and long-term timber supply 6:1255
AltaGas Ltd., power plant proposal 9:1110-1115
Apsey, Mike, review of forest resources report recommendations 3:1015
Aspenware Inc., operations and timber supply 18:1635
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill
 
explosion and fire, government response 20:2020
rebuilding and timber supply options, briefing document 21:1215
rebuilding decision and timeline 10:1635
rebuilding decision, consultation with and position of other communities 10:1525, 10:1635
rebuilding decision, negotiations and role of government 20:2025
rebuilding decision, role of committee and government 23:1200, 23:1630
Barnett, Donna, support for beetle action coalitions 25:2045
Big Creek, ranching industry and logging activities in area, water issues 18:1930
B.C.
 
northwest B.C. mills, use of fibre 8:1635
rural B.C., economic development and diversification 25:2045
B.C. Hydro energy purchase agreements 9:1110
B.C. timber sales program
 
reform 23:1255
role in Lakes timber supply area 20:2015
role in Robson Valley timber supply area 15:1005
B.C. Wildlife Federation, organization 22:1410-1415
Bulkley Valley, economy and economic diversification 7:1150
Burns Lake community forest and potential addition 9:0825-0830
Burns Lake Native Development Corp., forest licence proposal 9:0920
Canadian Forest Products Ltd., operations and planning 21:1215
Canim Lake Band, involvement in treaty process 17:0905
Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Resource Committee 17:1155
Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition, funding and planning activities 17:1250
Cariboo-Chilcotin land use plan 17:0820
Carrier Lumber Ltd., Prince George mill, timber supply 15:1005-1010
Chief forester, directives from Forests Minister 6:1450-1455
Clark, Bob, work on Burns Lake mill issues 23:1200
Clearwater community forest 25:1625
Climate change, impact on forest ecosystems 7:1025
Communities
 
communities impacted by mill explosions 1:0805
local decision-making 23:1700
resilience and long-term planning 7:1150
Community forests
 
constraints on timber harvesting 21:1540-1545
consultation with First Nations 18:1905
proposed expansion 15:1010
Conifex Timber Inc., cogeneration plant proposal 14:1615
Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values
 
beetle impact on non-timber-harvesting land base 20:2040
changes and public concerns 20:1740, 20:2040
changes and public consultation 17:1000-1005
interface fire management issues 21:1540-1545
non-timber values, relationship to First Nations sites 11:0915
old-growth management areas and beetle infestation 22:0950
old-growth management areas and biodiversity issues 6:1035, 6:1045, 6:1105
overlapping constraints 6:1000
parks issues 6:1105, 6:1120
recreation areas 21:1545
riparian areas 6:1120-1130
"social licence" concept 6:1005
trees treated with pesticides 7:1345
visual quality objectives 6:0900, 6:1000-1005
watershed management issues 21:1540
Dunkley Lumber Ltd., tenure and forest management 6:1400
Echo Valley Ranch and Spa, operations and viewscape 17:1225
Economy
 
bioeconomy development, role of government and industry 21:1135-1140
economic development trusts, establishment and funding 5:1410
Energy, bioenergy
 
bioenergy calls 6:1435
conference 12:1525
development of industry, access to fibre 20:1920
silviculture activities to enhance bioenergy initiatives 6:1430
use of wood waste for power generation 8:1745
Eng, Marvin, relationship with Forests Ministry 4:0820
Errico, Darrell, role in review of timber supply review 3:1015
Fires and firefighters, forest fires
 
management and prevention, funding 22:1445
prevention through timber harvesting 20:1850-1855
First Nations
 
consultation by government on land and resources 25:1745
consultation by government on land and resources and shared decision-making 19:0920-0925
involvement in forest industry 20:1650
treaties, negotiations 12:1605
First Nations Forestry Council, report on forest legislation changes 3:1030
Forest inventory
 
aerial photography 2:0905-0910
data collection and information 4:0820-0825
data collection and information, impact of damage to timber stands 3:1005
forest inventory planning standard 2:0905-0910
funding 2:0910
funding, government investment 23:1015
light detection and ranging system 3:0925
purpose, other users of inventory, surveys and feedback 3:1005
purpose, strategic and operational purpose 3:0900
report by forest professionals 4:0825
resurvey and re-inventory cycles 11:0835
vegetation resources inventory standard 2:0910
Forest management and practices
 
government management 23:1700
RESULTS database 3:1055
Forest Practices Board reports and comments on issues
 
biodiversity conservation 5:1015
forest inventory 4:0815-0825
government reporting requirements and staff capacity 4:0815-0820
old-growth management 6:1035, 6:1045
results database 3:1055
silviculture activities 5:1410
Forest-dependent communities, perception of timber supply issue 19:1115-1120
Forests and forest industry
 
access to fibre 22:1055
biodiversity conservation 5:1015
biomass fibre supply and fibre exchange proposal 21:1435
certification of forest products 22:1300
companies, government support for small companies 12:1710
data collection and information 22:0950
export of raw logs 22:1055
forest resources, Pearse report 3:1015
forest stewardship plans 12:1755
government forest policy, history 3:1015-1025
government forest policy, impact 16:1520
government investment and support 22:1415
hardwood timber, management and expansion of uses 18:1905
industry innovation 13:0920
industry innovation and government role 13:1130
land base, park component 5:1030
legislation 3:1015-1020, 3:1030
marketing of products 21:1140
professional foresters, role 21:0950
public concerns 5:1020
public consultation 23:1700-1705
research 13:1125
revenues to government, allocation to transition initiatives 23:1225
timber supply, ability for licensees to find timber 3:0900
tree farm licence 52, management and productivity 19:1045
tree farm licences
 
1987 initiative to convert tenures to tree farm licences 6:1355
conversion of forest tenures to tree farm licences 19:1045-1050
forest inventory 3:0905-0910
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
 
estimates debate 1:0825
Forests component, staffing and capacity 23:1700
Fort St. James
 
community forest 11:0845
First Nations in area, involvement in treaty process 11:0920
Golden, land use planning 7:1400
Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities initiative 21:1505
Houston, beetle action coalition activities in area 8:1635
International Forest Products Ltd., certification 22:1300
Kamloops timber supply area, community forests 25:1625
Kispiox timber supply area, timber supply, role of First Nations 8:1735
Kootenay-Boundary land use plan, amendments 22:1035
Lakeland Mills Ltd., timber supply 13:1015
Lakes timber supply area
 
allowable annual cut levels 9:0920, 9:1235
constraints on timber harvesting and beetle impact on non-timber-harvesting land base 5:0945
local consultation process 5:0905, 5:0920
timber supply and merchantability definition for stands 6:1305
timber supply and value-added industry 9:1055-1100
Land use
 
government stewardship 17:1140
land and resource management plans, changes to forestry guidelines 25:1900
land use planning
 
consultation and dispute resolution 25:1930-1935
coverage and status 5:1020
local involvement and government support 25:1930
monitoring, review and amendment of plans 5:0950
need for review of plans 22:1035
review of plans 23:1420
Larock, Mike, attendance at Timber Supply Committee public hearings 21:0950
Lheidli T'enneh First Nation, forest management and tenure issues 20:1650
Lidstone, Allan, briefing to committee on behalf of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry 4:0815
Likely Xats'ull Community Forest Ltd., forest management 18:1905
McBride
 
community forest 16:1430
economy, diversification 16:1540
forest industry in area, local employment 16:1540
Mackenzie
 
First Nations in area, involvement in forest industry 14:1615
mill operations in area 14:1625
Mackenzie Fibre Management Corp.
 
operations and fibre supply 23:1450-1455
operations and partnerships 14:1705, 14:1715-1720
Mackenzie timber supply area
 
timber supply, allocation to mills in area 14:1610-1615, 14:1705
timber supply, First Nations tenures 14:1615
Mills
 
operations and closings 6:0850-0855
operations, sawdust waste, use 7:1205
solid wood equivalents measurements 6:0840
Morice timber supply area, timber supply, long-term projections on impact of silviculture activities 8:1625
Mountain pine beetle infestation
 
assessment and projections, BCMPB model and Walton report 5:1145-1155
beetle action coalitions, funding and activities 25:2045
beetle action coalitions, funding and assessment 19:0845
control activities and methods, spread control activities, funding 5:1350, 5:1405
control activities and methods, use of MSMA pesticide 7:1345
control activities by government and contracted staff 5:1350-1355
funding, federal funding and government action 25:2045
funding, provincial funding and government action 5:1350-1410
impact on tourism 6:0900
mitigation work and funding 11:0845
Nazko First Nation, involvement in treaty process and land use decision-making 19:0920
Nechako Group of Companies, operations 21:1410
Northern development initiative trust
 
activities related to mountain pine beetle infestation, funding 5:1355-1400, 5:1410
establishment 5:1355
Omineca Beetle Action Coalition, work of organization 10:1525
Pacific BioEnergy Corp., operations and fibre supply 21:1435
Pedersen, Larry
 
comments on timber supply and allowable annual cut 3:1015, 3:1025
role in review of timber supply review 3:1015
Prince George
 
bioenergy development and district energy system 13:0920
community forest and forest product innovation 13:0915-0920
forest fire mitigation 13:0915
wood innovation and design centre project 13:0920
Prince George timber supply area
 
beetle-kill timber volume 5:1145
Fort St. James component
 
constraints on timber harvesting, First Nations spiritual and cultural values 11:0915
forest inventory 11:0835
forest management and stewardship 11:0845-0850
interface fuel management 11:1040
tenure system, area-based tenures 13:1045
timber supply and merchantability definition for stands 11:0835-0840
Vanderhoof component
 
access roads and moose population 12:1800
timber supply 12:1520-1525
timber supply, fire risk 12:1605-1610
timber supply for forest industry in area 12:1710
Quesnel
 
economic diversification, three-phase power proposal 19:0850
tax revenues, industrial tax base and rate 19:0850
Quesnel timber supply area
 
composite scenario options for mid-term supply 6:1455
forest inventory and status 19:0850
Revelstoke, tree farm licence in area 6:1405-1410
Robson Valley, inland temperate rainforest ecosystem 16:1540
Robson Valley timber supply area
 
allowable annual cut levels 15:1005
transport of timber from area 15:1005
value-added sector, access to fibre 15:1005-1010
Saik'uz First Nation
 
bioenergy initiatives 12:1605-1610
participation in treaty negotiations 12:1600-1605
Silviculture
 
fertilization activities 14:1650
fertilization activities and return on investment 6:1320-1325
forest genetic resource management activities 23:1115
Forests for Tomorrow program, funding 5:1410
funding 5:1410
government investment 23:1115
intensive activities, spacing and thinning 6:1325
intensive silviculture 7:1140
not sufficiently restocked forest lands 13:0915
public investment 11:0840
Strive Energy Services Ltd., proposal for biofuel and industrial mat production from wood waste 10:1615
Stumpage and timber pricing 17:1130
Sweden, forestry practices 6:1335
Tenure system
 
area-based tenures 21:0955, 21:1215
conversion of volume-based tenures to area-based tenures 25:1740
perimeter tenures 22:1445
pulpwood agreements 17:1105
reforms 21:1640
volume- and area-based tenures, studies 20:1940
Timber supply areas in interior
 
amalgamation of timber supply areas 6:1315
beetle-kill timber, harvesting levels 25:1900
beetle-kill timber, harvesting levels and conservation uplift 22:1515
forest inventory 2:0905-0910
land use plans 5:1020
mid-term supply
 
background and overview 6:0840, 6:0850-0900
impact of economic issues 7:1220, 7:1415
low-quality timber stands, policy and tools to address issue 11:1010
low-volume and difficult-to-access timber stands 18:1615
merchantability and cost of access to timber 22:1445
merchantability and shelf life 11:1010
merchantability of stands and harvesting incentives 23:1020
merchantability of stands, definition changes 11:0835-0840
sustainability and long-term supply 16:1520
underused fibre 21:1410
underused fibre, barriers and incentives 21:1050-1100
reports, technical reports, leaked document 4:0850
roads, funding for multi-resource roads 22:1145-1150
roads, remediation for roads impacted by increased hauling, funding 5:1410
Timber supply areas in interior, mitigation options for mid-term supply
 
consideration and prioritization of particular timber supply areas 20:2040
decision-making process
 
role of communities 17:1005
role of communities and government 19:1120
role of local decision-making 19:1130
values and principles 7:1320
diversification and transition initiatives, funding 23:1225
increased use of timber 25:1945
options identified by government 6:1000-1545
 
community concerns re potential consequences 7:1020
composite scenarios 6:1445-1450, 6:1515
political and social licence 23:1225
public consultation 23:1225
role of government and industry 21:1215
Timber supply review
 
First Nations consultation 5:0920
process, history and changes 3:1015-1035
Timber Supply Special Committee
 
briefings by government agencies 2:0810
briefings by government agencies, staff thanked 5:1500
committee communications 1:0825
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 1:0805
information
 
answers to questions by MLAs 4:0810-0825
information 4:0850
timber supply area information 8:1625
use of BCMPB model for assessment and projections of beetle-impacted areas 5:1145-1155
meeting schedule 5:0900
meeting schedule, meeting with government staff during public hearings tour 6:1555
membership and role, NDP MLAs 3:1000-1005
public consultation 20:1740
public consultation discussion paper 16:1520
public consultation, First Nations communities 25:1740
public hearings, format 5:0900
public hearings, location and schedule 2:0805-0810
relationship with First Nations 5:0920
role, relationship to other beetle mitigation and forest industry support initiatives 10:1525
site visit in Quesnel area 22:0950
technical briefings and support 2:0810
terms of reference 23:1200
witnesses, forest workers 1:0810
witnesses, professional foresters 25:1945
work of committee 20:2040-2045
work of committee commended 30:1200
work of committee, timeline 5:0920
Tl'oh Forest Products LP
 
bioenergy opportunities 11:1040
timber supply, non-replaceable forest licence and other sources 11:1035
workers, skills training 11:1035
Tourism
 
B.C.'s international reputation 20:1740
marketing of B.C., "Best place on earth" and "Super, natural B.C." slogans 17:1140
wilderness tourism and back-country access, security of tenure 21:1640
United Steelworkers local 1-425, communications with officials on forest industry issues 18:1830-1835
Valemount community forest, expansion and role in local economy 15:1005-1010
Value-added sector 13:0915-0920
Vanderhoof Specialty Wood Products Ltd., operations, impact of government forest policies 12:1710
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., cogeneration plant proposal 10:1525
Wildlife, habitat protection 12:1800
Williams Lake timber supply area
 
composite scenario options for mid-term supply 6:1500
land use, consultation and dispute resolution 18:1930
value-added manufacturing industry, business proposal 18:1940
Wood waste
 
coarse woody debris 13:1035
use 23:1350
use, access issues 20:1920
MacDougall, Rob

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Fort St. James 11:0815, 11:0830-0835, 11:0845-0850
Fort St. James
 
community concerns re sustainability and timber supply mitigation 11:0815, 11:0830-0835
First Nations in area, acknowledgment 11:1135
Prince George timber supply area
 
Fort St. James component, forest management and stewardship 11:0850
timber supply 11:0835
Timber supply areas in interior, mitigation options for mid-term supply, options identified by government 11:0815
McFee, Gordon

 
Presentation to committee 9:1115-1125
As subject
 
experience as cattleman and woodlot owner 9:1120
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill
 
explosion and fire, impact 9:1115
rebuilding decision and timeline 9:1115
Burns Lake, ranching industry in area, issues 9:1120
Lakes timber supply area
 
constraints on timber harvesting, visual quality objectives, report and survey 9:1120
timber supply, allocation to mills in area 9:1115-1125
Livestock industry, ranching industry, issues 9:1120
Timber supply areas in interior, transportation of timber, costs 9:1120
McGregor River

 
Logging activities in area, impact on fish populations (Crowley, F.) 20:1725
MacKay, Dennis

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

 
Presentation to committee by district municipality representative 14:1605-1630 See also Killam, Stephanie
Cogeneration plant proposal for area See Conifex Timber Inc.
Community forest (Barnett) 14:1620 (Killam, S.) 14:1620-1625 (Rustad) 14:1625 (Stewart, B.) 14:1625
District municipality, tax revenues (Killam, S.) 14:1610, 14:1625 (Stewart, B.) 14:1625
Economic diversification (Killam, S.) 14:1620
First Nations in area, involvement in forest industry (Killam, S.) 14:1615 (Macdonald) 14:1615
Forest industry in area, concerns re trade agreements (Killam, S.) 14:1620 (Routley, B.) 14:1620
Forest industry in area, diversification (Killam, S.) 14:1610
Mill operations in area See Canadian Forest Products Ltd.; Conifex Timber Inc.; East Fraser Fibre Co. Ltd.; Mackenzie Fibre Management Corp.; Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp.
 
(Macdonald) 14:1625
Mill operations in area and employment (Bains) 14:1615-1620 (Killam, S.) 14:1605-1615 (Stewart, B.) 14:1615
Mining operations in area See also Mount Milligan mine project under Thompson Creek Mining Ltd.
 
(Killam, S.) 14:1625 (Rustad) 14:1625
Timber supply See Mackenzie timber supply area
Mackenzie Fibre Management Corp. See also Anderson, Mac; Elton, Tanner; Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp.

 
Presentation to committee 23:1425-1455
Operations and fibre supply (Anderson, M.) 23:1445-1450 (Elton, T.) 23:1430, 23:1440, 23:1450-1455 (Macdonald) 23:1450-1455 (Orr, D.) 23:1455
Operations and partnerships (Anderson, M.) 14:1655-1720 (Bains) 14:1710 (Barnett) 14:1705 (Macdonald) 14:1705, 14:1715-1720
Operations and transportation issues (Anderson, M.) 14:1710 (Routley, B.) 14:1710
Operations, pulp logs (Anderson, M.) 14:1710-1715 (Rustad) 14:1710
Operations, reopening of mill (Orr, D.) 23:1430-1435
Written submission to Timber Supply Committee (Elton, T.) 23:1455
Mackenzie Pulp–Paper Excellence See Mackenzie Fibre Management Corp.; Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp.
Mackenzie timber supply area

 
Allowable annual cut, levels (Barnett) 14:1630 (Killam, S.) 14:1610, 14:1625-1630
Constraints on timber harvesting and land use planning (Killam, S.) 14:1620 (Routley, B.) 14:1620
Forest health, insect infestations and pine rust (Rancourt, T.) 14:1640-1645 (Routley, B.) 14:1645
Forest inventory (Martin, P.) 2:0850
Log market (Anderson, M.) 14:1700
Lower-volume stands and logging residuals (Anderson, M.) 23:1450 (Elton, T.) 23:1450 (Foster) 23:1450 (Rustad) 23:1450
Mountain pine beetle infestation, impact (Killam, S.) 14:1605-1610
Non-economic timber (Rustad) 8:1750
Tenure system, area-based tenures (Killam, S.) 14:1625 (Rustad) 14:1625
Timber supply (Shields, K.) 23:1050-1055
Timber supply, allocation to mills in area (Anderson, M.) 14:1655-1715 (Bains) 14:1620 (Elton, T.) 14:1610-1620 (Macdonald) 14:1610-1615, 14:1705 (Routley, B.) 14:1620 (Stewart, B.) 14:1615
Timber supply, First Nations tenures (Killam, S.) 14:1615 (Macdonald) 14:1615
McLean, Bruce

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Sinclar Group and Lakeland Mills 13:1020
Presentation to committee on behalf of Sinclar Group Forest Products (Apollo Forest Products division) 11:1010-1015
Lakeland Mills Ltd., timber supply 13:1020
Silviculture, rehabilitation of beetle-impacted stands 11:1010
Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd.
 
harvesting levels 11:1015
products, certification 11:1015
timber supply composition, pine and other species 11:1010
Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd., timber supply, allocation to mills 13:1020
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mid-term supply, low-quality timber stands, policy and tools to address issue 11:1010
mid-term supply, merchantability and cost of access to timber 11:1010-1015
mitigation options for mid-term supply, impact on mills 11:1010
McLeod Lake Indian Band See also Orr, Derek

 
Presentation to committee 23:1430-1435, 23:1455
Economic development agreement (Elton, T.) 23:1435, 23:1450 (Orr, D.) 23:1435
Forest industry employment (Anderson, M.) 14:1700-1705 (Barnett) 14:1705 (Stewart, B.) 14:1705
Forest licence (Barnett) 23:1455 (Elton, T.) 23:1430, 23:1455 (Orr, D.) 23:1430-1435
Forest licence, management See Mackenzie Fibre Management Corp.
McMechan, Fred

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Williams Lake Field Naturalists 18:1910-1920
Cariboo-Chilcotin land use plan 18:1910-1915
Constraints on timber harvesting, balance between timber and environmental values 18:1910-1915
Forests and forest industry
 
innovation 18:1910
"social licence" concept 18:1915
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mid-term supply, sustainability and long-term supply 18:1910
mitigation options for mid-term supply, decision-making process 18:1910-1915
Williams Lake Field Naturalists 18:1910
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.

 
Operations (Routley, B.) 24:1045
McMillan Creek Farmers and Women's Institute of Prince George See also Johnson, Mike

 
Presentation to committee 13:1035-1045
Letter to committee (Johnson, M.) 13:1035-1040
Macnair, Bob

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of United Steelworkers Local 1-425 18:1825-1840
Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition, funding and interim report 18:1825-1830
Constraints on timber harvesting, changes and forest worker concerns 18:1825, 18:1835
Forests and forest industry
 
government support 18:1835
workers, transition programs and government support 18:1825-1830
Silviculture 18:1840
Timber supply areas in interior
 
forest inventory 18:1825-1835
mitigation options for mid-term supply, fees on timber harvested for export 18:1835
mitigation options for mid-term supply, impact on mills 18:1825
Tolko Industries Ltd., Creekside mill operations 18:1825-1830
United Steelworkers
 
local 1-425, communications with officials on forest industry issues 18:1825-1835
local 1-425, recommendations on government forest policies 18:1835-1840
training program for forest workers 18:1830
Value-added sector, development 18:1835-1840
Williams Lake, mills, value-added operations and Forests Ministry staffing 18:1825, 18:1835
Williams Lake timber supply area, forest inventory and mid-term timber supply 18:1825-1835
McNaughton, Brian

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Williams Lake 18:1615-1625
Presentation to committee on behalf of Aspenware Inc. 18:1625-1640
Presentation to committee on behalf of Federation of B.C. Woodlot Associations 22:1240
Agriculture, farmland taxation and use as forest land 22:1240
Aspenware Inc.
 
operations and timber supply 18:1630-1640
operations and veneer plants 18:1640
Forests and forest industry
 
aspen, use for tableware products 18:1630
companies, government support for small companies 18:1630-1635
expansion of market for products, small-scale producers 18:1630-1635
hardwood species 18:1630
Likely, employment 18:1640
Mills
 
appurtenancy changes 22:1240
Tenure system
 
area-based tenures 22:1240
inclusion of hardwoods 18:1635
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mid-term supply, low-volume and difficult-to-access timber stands 18:1615
mid-term supply, merchantability of stands and harvesting incentives 18:1615
mitigation options for mid-term supply, increased use of timber, hardwood 18:1630-1635
Williams Lake timber supply area
 
allowable annual cut 18:1620
allowable annual cut levels, impact on forest product certification 18:1625
constraints on timber harvesting, old-growth management areas 18:1620
Wood waste use, economic issues 18:1625
Woodlots 22:1240
Magowan, Jim

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Fraser Lake Sawmills 10:1625-1645
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill
 
rebuilding decision and timeline 10:1640
rebuilding decision, position of other communities 10:1635
Clark, Bob, work on Burns Lake mill issues 10:1640
Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values 10:1630-1635
Lakes timber supply area, allowable annual cut and use of low-volume timber stands 10:1640-1645
Land use planning, review of plans 10:1630
Tenure system, conversion of volume-based tenures to area-based tenures 10:1645
Timber supply areas in interior
 
forest industry, competitiveness and rationalization 10:1630
forest inventory 10:1630
mid-term supply, regional differences 10:1630
transportation of timber, infrastructure investment 10:1630
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
 
cogeneration plant proposal 10:1640
mill operations and operations in Fraser Lake 10:1630-1640
Maitland, Stuart

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Cariboo- Chilcotin guides association 17:1155-1210
As subject
 
experience as guide-outfitter 17:1200
100 Mile House timber supply area
 
access roads and moose population 17:1205
constraints on timber harvesting, visual quality objectives and wildlife habitat 17:1200-1210
Cariboo area, forest industry and guide-outfitting industry 17:1200-1210
Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Resource Committee, role in land use planning 17:1200
Cariboo-Chilcotin guides association, work of organization 17:1200
Cariboo-Chilcotin land use plan, process and update 17:1200, 17:1210
Guide-outfitters industry 17:1200-1210
Silviculture
 
free-to-grow regulations 17:1205
intensive silviculture 17:1205
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mid-term supply, sustainability and long-term supply 17:1210
mid-term supply, use of underutilized fibre 17:1210
mitigation options for mid-term supply, options identified by government, impact on tourism industry 17:1205-1210
Manhas, Satnam

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Forest Stewardship Council 22:1205, 22:1215-1220
Clayoquot Sound area
 
population and economic diversification 22:1215-1220
review of land use plan 22:1205
Forest-dependent communities, economic diversity and resilience 22:1205
Land use planning, review of plans 22:1205
Manning, Cliff

 
Presentation to committee 9:1235-1245
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill, explosion and fire, impact on log prices 9:1245
Burns Lake community forest 9:1240
Clark, Bob, work on Burns Lake mill issues 9:1245
Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values, old-growth management areas 9:1240
Forests and forest industry
 
monopolies 9:1245
Lakes timber supply area
 
beetle-kill timber volume 9:1240
competitiveness of log market 9:1245
constraints on timber harvesting, old-growth management areas 9:1235-1240
tenure system, area-based tenures 9:1240
woodlots 9:1240
Land use planning, review of plans 9:1235-1240
Private lands and forest inventory 9:1245
Woodlots 9:1240-1245
Manuel, Matt

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Lillooet Tribal Council 24:1130-1140
Lillooet timber supply area
 
First Nations hunting and cultural practices in area 24:1135-1140
forest industry and economic development 23:1130-1135
timber access, costs and management 24:1130-1140
Lillooet Tribal Council, joint management strategy for resources in First Nations territories 24:1130-1135
Wildlife, mule deer, impact of forest roads 24:1135
Manufacturing industry

 
Furniture manufacturing (Green, S.) 13:0925
Martin, Pat

 
100 Mile House timber supply area
 
forest inventory 3:1040-1045
Association of B.C. Forest Professionals
 
relationship with Forests Ministry 3:0855
Forest inventory
 
access to information 3:0855
aerial photography 2:0835-0845, 2:0855, 2:0910
comparison with harvesting information 2:0905
data collection and information, impact of damage to timber stands 3:0910, 3:0945-0950
forest inventory planning standard 2:0845-0855
funding 2:0910
funding and risk-based approach 3:0840
ground samples and sample plots 2:0900-0905
inventory 3:0930
landscape vegetation inventory standard 3:0915
light detection and ranging system 3:0920
process 2:0830-0835
purpose, other users of inventory, surveys and feedback 3:1005
purpose, strategic and operational purpose 3:0855
remote sensing and satellite data 3:0915
resurvey and re-inventory cycles 2:0910-0915
vegetation resources inventory standard 2:0845-0855
Forests and forest industry
 
tree farm licences
 
forest inventory 3:0905-0910
forest inventory, resurvey and re-inventory cycles 2:0915
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
 
briefing to committee 3:0835-0840, 3:0850-0855, 3:0905-0920, 3:0930, 3:0945-0950, 3:1005, 3:1040-1045
Kamloops timber supply area
 
forest inventory 2:0850
Lakes timber supply area
 
forest inventory 2:0845
Mackenzie timber supply area
 
forest inventory 2:0850
Merritt timber supply area
 
forest inventory 2:0850
Morice timber supply area
 
forest inventory 2:0845
Prince George timber supply area
 
forest inventory 2:0845
Fort St. James component
 
forest inventory 2:0845
Prince George component
 
forest inventory 2:0845
Vanderhoof component
 
forest inventory 2:0845
Quesnel timber supply area
 
forest inventory 2:0850
Robson Valley timber supply area
 
forest inventory 2:0850
Timber supply areas in interior
 
forest inventory 3:0850
Timber supply review, relationship to forest inventory 3:1040
Williams Lake timber supply area
 
forest inventory 2:0850
Martin, Rhona

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition 25:2035-2055
Barnett, Donna, support for beetle action coalitions 25:2040
B.C., rural B.C., government investment and services 25:2050
B.C. timber sales program, timber supply issues for small companies 25:2055
Communities
 
communications infrastructure needs 25:2050
rural communities, revitalization 25:2040
Forests and forest industry
 
companies, corporate concentration 25:2035
government forest policy, impact 25:2055
Mountain pine beetle infestation
 
beetle action coalitions, forest health mandate 25:2045
beetle action coalitions, funding and activities 25:2050
funding, federal funding and government action 25:2040
impact on communities and environment 25:2035, 25:2050
Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition
 
mitigation planning and public consultation 25:2035-2040
organization 25:2035
project funding 25:2040
Timber supply areas in interior, mid-term supply issue 25:2035
Value-added sector, access to fibre 25:2040
Massier, John

 
Presentation to committee 19:1055-1105
Presentation to committee on behalf of Cariboo regional district 17:1020
As subject
 
experience in silviculture and forestry 19:1055
Allowable annual cut reduction 19:1100
B.C. timber sales program, proposal for conversion to woodlot program 19:1100-1105
Fuel, firewood, sources 17:1020
Quesnel timber supply area, woodlots 19:1055-1100
Tenure system, area-based tenures 19:1055-1105
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mitigation options for mid-term supply 19:1055-1100
mitigation options for mid-term supply, increased use f timber, hardwood 17:1020
Timber Supply Special Committee, work of committee 19:1055
Wood waste reduction and use 19:1100
Wood waste use, access issues 17:1020
Woodlots 19:1055-1100
Woodlots, cut control regulation 19:1100
Matters, Bob

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of United Steelworkers Wood Council 23:1605-1635
Allowable annual cut, levels and mill capacity issues 23:1620-1625
Auditor General, report on forest management 23:1620
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill, rebuilding decision and role of committee and government 23:1605-1615, 23:1625-1635
Burns Lake Native Development Corp., forest licence proposal 23:1610
Cariboo-Chilcotin land use plan, process and timber targets 23:1620
Clark, Bob, work on Burns Lake mill issues 23:1630
Constraints on timber harvesting, changes and impact on timber supply 23:1615-1620
Employment, job protection commission 23:1610-1615
Forest-dependent communities, sustainability and support 23:1610, 23:1625
Golden, prevention of mill closure in 1990s 23:1610-1615
Land use planning, review of plans 23:1620, 23:1630
Mills, appurtenancy changes 23:1610
Parks, logging in parks and protected areas 23:1615-1620
Silviculture, intensive activities 23:1620
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mid-term supply, low-quality timber stands and merchantability 23:1630
mitigation options for mid-term supply, priorities and role of industry and public in decision-making process 23:1625-1635
timber-harvesting land base 23:1620
Timber Supply Special Committee, terms of reference 23:1605
United Steelworkers, Wood Council 23:1605
Matthaus, Lisa

 
Presentation to committee 23:1640-1705
As subject
 
experience with forest policy 23:1640-1645
Allowable annual cut levels 23:1655
Auditor General, report on forest management 23:1645
Canadian Forest Products Ltd., presentation to committee 23:1640
Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values, changes, impacts 23:1655
Forest management and practices, government management 23:1645-1650, 23:1700-1705
Forest-dependent communities, economic diversification 23:1650-1655
Forests and forest industry
 
certification of forest products 23:1640-1645
data collection and information, public access 23:1700
diversification of products 23:1655
export of raw logs 23:1655-1700
forest health management 23:1650
government forest policy 23:1645, 23:1655-1700
industry conditions 23:1645
markets, log markets 23:1655-1700
public consultation 23:1700-1705
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, Forests component, staffing and capacity 23:1700-1705
Land use, land use planning, review of plans 23:1705
Mountain pine beetle infestation, impact 23:1645-1655
Organizing for Change, work of organization 23:1640
Simpson, Bob, recommendations to committee 23:1650
Tenure system reforms 23:1655
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mitigation options for mid-term supply
 
alternative options and precautionary approach 23:1645-1705
decision-making process, values and principles 23:1650
options identified by government 23:1640-1645
Value-added sector, development 23:1655-1700
Matthew, Nathan

 
Presentation to committee 25:1715-1730, 25:1740-1755, 25:1805
Allowable annual cut levels 25:1725-1730
First Nations
 
aboriginal rights and title 25:1720
consultation by government on land and resources and shared decision-making 25:1720-1730, 25:1740-1745
First Nations, involvement in forest industry 25:1725-1730
Forests and forest industry
 
large companies 25:1745
log markets 25:1750
Kamloops timber supply area, waste wood, use 25:1755
Mills, appurtenancy changes 25:1725
Secwepemc Nation
 
aboriginal rights and title 25:1720
consultation by government on land and resources 25:1720-1725
involvement in forest industry 25:1720-1730
Simpcw First Nation, involvement in forest industry 25:1805
Tenure system reforms 25:1725
Timber Supply Special Committee, public consultation, First Nations communities 25:1730
Wood waste, use 25:1755
Mayer, Dave

 
Presentation to committee 7:1235-1250
Forest management and practices, sustainability 7:1235-1240
Forests and forest industry
 
industry, market for commodity lumber 7:1240
Mills, sawmill capacity 7:1240
Silviculture
 
not sufficiently restocked forest lands 7:1235
silviculture in beetle-impacted areas 7:1235
Timber supply areas in interior
 
forest inventory 7:1235
low-quality timber, management and expansion of uses 7:1245
mid-term supply 7:1245
mitigation options for mid-term supply, options identified by government 7:1235
Timber Supply Special Committee, terms of reference 7:1240
Value-added sector, development 7:1240-1250
Mayes, Blair

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Dunkley Lumber 11:1105-1125
B.C. timber sales program, role 11:1120
Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values 11:1110-1115
Dunkley Lumber Ltd.
 
operations and timber supply 11:1105-1110
presentations to Timber Supply Committee 11:1105
Forests and forest industry
 
certification of forest products 11:1115
tree farm licences, enhanced fibre management zones 11:1115
Mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on timber and non-timber values 11:1110
Parks, role in timber supply mitigation 11:1110
Prince George timber supply area, allowable annual cut, levels 11:1115
Timber supply areas in interior
 
forest inventory, growth and yield data 11:1120
mid-term supply, allocation to mills 11:1120
mid-term supply, low-quality timber stands 11:1120
mitigation options for mid-term supply
 
decision-making process, values and principles and role of local decision-making 11:1110-1115
fairness and public consultation 11:1115
options identified by government and equitable treatment of communities 11:1115-1120
Timber Supply Special Committee
 
recommendations, communications strategy 11:1125
work of committee commended 11:1105
Meiklem, Elissa

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Northern Bioenergy Partnership 20:1905-1925
B.C., northern B.C., bioenergy development 20:1910
Energy, bioenergy, development of industry
 
access to fibre 20:1910-1925
bioenergy centre of excellence proposal 20:1905
government investment and support 20:1910-1915
Forests and forest industry, wood pellet industry 20:1910
Northern Bioenergy Partnership, work of organization 20:1905
Prince George, wood innovation and design centre 20:1915
Merritt, B.C.

 
Presentation to committee by city representative 24:0805-0830 See also Roline, Susan
Community forest (Roline, S.) 24:0830 (Rustad) 24:0830
Economic diversification and mining opportunities See also Huldra Silver Inc.
 
(Roline, S.) 24:0830 (Stewart, B.) 24:0830
Economic diversification and power infrastructure needs (Bains) 24:0815 (Roline, S.) 24:0815
Forest industry in area (Bains) 24:0810 (Roline, S.) 24:0805-0815 (Stewart, B.) 24:0830
Forest industry in area, impact on tourism (Roline, S.) 24:0815-0820 (Stewart, B.) 24:0815
Forest industry in area, pellet plant operations (Roline, S.) 24:0825 (Rustad) 24:0825
Green energy project (Barnett) 24:0810 (Roline, S.) 24:0810, 24:0820
Land use planning in area (Stewart, B.) 24:0820
Timber supply area See Merritt timber supply area
Merritt timber supply area

 
Constraints on timber harvesting
 
constraints (Roline, S.) 24:0825
old-growth management areas (Burger, A.) 24:0955
Forest inventory (Martin, P.) 2:0850
Silviculture activities (Roline, S.) 24:0810 (Salomon-de-Friedberg, E.) 24:0855
Sustainable forest management plan See Nicola-Thompson-Fraser sustainable forest management plan
Timber supply (Janz, D.) 24:0810 (Rustad) 24:0825
Timber supply, forest management and planning (Salomon-de-Friedberg, E.) 24:0845-0850
Timber supply review (Salomon-de-Friedberg, E.) 24:0845
Waste wood and bioenergy opportunities (Roline, S.) 24:0810
Waste wood, use (Foster) 24:0825
M'Gonigle, Michael, and Ben Parfitt

 
Book on forest economy (Burger, A.) 24:0950-0955 (O'Gorman, D.) 24:1035
Mid-term supply for timber supply areas in interior See Timber supply areas in interior
Miller, Bill

 
Presentation on behalf of village of Burns Lake 9:0825-0840
Presentation to committee on behalf of Bulkley-Nechako regional district 10:1515-1520, 10:1530-1535, 10:1545-1550
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill rebuilding decision, position of other communities 10:1545
Bulkley-Nechako regional district, forestry committee 10:1515-1520, 10:1530
Burns Lake
 
community forest and potential addition 9:0825
economic development and role of forest industry 9:0825
Clark, Bob, work on Burns Lake mill issues 10:1530
Community forests 9:0825
Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values 10:1530-1535
Forest-dependent communities, sustainability and support 10:1515-1520, 10:1550
Lakes timber supply area
 
allowable annual cut allocation and transfer of unused cut 10:1545
First Nations tenures 10:1545
Lakes timber supply advisory group, process and recommendations 9:0835-0840
timber supply review 9:0835-0840
Tenure system, conversion of volume-based tenures to area-based tenures 9:0825-0830
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mitigation options for mid-term supply, decision-making process, role of local decision-making 9:0825
Timber supply areas in interior, mitigation options for mid-term supply
 
decision-making process, role of communities and government 10:1545-1550
options identified by government, equitable treatment of communities 10:1520
Mills See also particular mills

 
Access to fibre (Bains) 10:1620
Access to fibre, impact of mid-term supply mitigation See Impact on mills under Timber supply areas in interior – Mitigation options for mid-term supply
Appurtenancy changes (Bains) 15:1030, 15:0945, 15:1010, 15:1040 (Clark, M.) 15:1000 (McNaughton, B.) 15:1020, 15:1040-1045
Capacity and access to fibre (Bachrach, T.) 7:1000-1005 (Northrup, C.) 7:1005 (Stevens, D.) 7:1425-1430
Capacity and economic issues (Rustad) 22:1305 (Slaco, R.) 22:1305
Capacity issues See also Levels and mill capacity issues under Allowable annual cut
 
(Pojar, J.) 7:1125
Capacity issues and closings (Kayne, D.) 21:1150-1155
Centralization and expansion See also Efficiency and technology below under this main heading
 
(MacDonald, M.) 13:1200-1205
Closings and reopening (Milobar, P.) 25:1625
Cogeneration See Use of wood waste for power generation under Energy – Bioenergy
Communities impacted by mill explosions See Communities
Diversification and small operations (Basran, R.) 16:1435-1440 (von der Gonna, M.) 16:1435
Economic analysis of falldown impact (Mitchell, R.) 11:0915
Efficiency and technology (Crowley, F.) 22:1300-1305
Impact of beetle-kill timber uplift (von der Gonna, M.) 16:1425
Location and timber supply (Bealing, R.) 23:1605
Log trading with other mills (Slaco, R.) 22:1305 (Stewart, B.) 22:1305
Operations and changes to process beetle-impacted wood (Kriese, K.) 6:0825 (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 6:0910 (Peterson, D.) 6:0830
Operations and closings (Bains) 8:1630
Post-and-rail plants (Runtz, G.) 16:1500
Pulp and paper sector mills
 
diversification of products (Eby, B.) 19:1015 (Rustad) 19:1015
fibre supply (Bercov, A.) 23:1050-1055
operations (Peterson, D.) 6:0845 (Rustad) 6:0845
Safety and sawdust issues (Peterson, D.) 2:0830
Sawdust waste, use (Macdonald) 7:1205 (Mitchell, B.) 7:1205 (Rustad) 7:1205
Sawmill capacity (Mayer, D.) 7:1240
Size of operation and role in community (Cooperman, J.) 7:1425-1430
"Supermills" See Centralization and expansion above under this main heading
Survey information (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 6:0835
Wood measurements (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 6:0840
Wood measurements, solid wood equivalents measurements (Bains) 6:0840-0845 (Macdonald) 6:0840
Milobar, Peter

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Kamloops 25:1620-1640
Energy, bioenergy, development of industry, economic viability and fibre supply 25:1620-1625
Kamloops, forest industry operations and timber supply 25:1620-1625, 25:1635
Kamloops timber supply area
 
timber harvested for export outside area 25:1640
timber supply, allocation 25:1635-1640
Mills, closings and reopening 25:1625
Timber supply areas in interior
 
timber harvesting, benefit to local communities 25:1630, 25:1640
Mines and mining industry

 
Development and employment (Radies, D.) 13:1150-1155 (Routley, B.) 13:1150
Projects (Kriese, K.) 6:0905
Ministries See Government
Mitchell, Bob

 
Presentation to committee 7:1155-1210
Allowable annual cut, determination process, changes and history 7:1155-1200
Forest management and practices, sustainability 7:1200-1205
Forests and forest industry
 
government forest policy, history 7:1155-1200
timber supply, sustainability and long-term supply 7:1205
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
 
Forests component, staffing and resources 7:1205
Harvest levels, falldown in level from beetle infestations and mature forest issues 7:1200
Mills, sawdust waste, use 7:1205
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mitigation options for mid-term supply, alternative and sustainable options 7:1200-1210
Value-added sector 7:1205-1210
Mitchell, Renel

 
Presentation to committee 11:0900-0935
As subject
 
land stewardship experience with Tl'azt'en Nation 11:0900
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, involvement in timber supply consultation process 11:0910
Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values
 
changes and First Nations concerns 11:0910
relationship to First Nations sites 11:0910
Forests and forest industry
 
forest ecosystems, values 11:0905, 11:0915
Fort St. James, First Nations in area, involvement in forest industry 11:0925-0935
Mills, economic analysis of falldown impact 11:0915
Prince George timber supply area, Fort St. James component
 
constraints on timber harvesting, non-timber values 11:0910
distribution of timber licences 11:0925-0935
Silviculture fertilization activities, impact on environment 11:0910-0915
Tenure system, conversion of volume-based tenures to area-based tenures 11:0920
Timber supply areas in interior
 
mitigation options for mid-term supply
 
decision-making process, role of First Nations and panel proposal 11:0905-0915
decision-making process, role of professionals and scientific analysis 11:0925
options identified by government, impact analysis for First Nations 11:0905
Timber supply review, report by forest professionals 11:0915
Tl'azt'en Nation
 
involvement in mid-term timber supply decision-making process 11:0915
involvement in treaty process 11:0920
recommendations to Timber Supply Committee 11:0905-0915
traditional territory, forest management and tenure proposal 11:0920
traditional territory, land and resource issues 11:0900-0910
Mitchell River

 
Land use planning in area (Kruus, M.) 18:1850
MJTI See Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Ministry of
Monosodium methane arsenate

 
Use for mountain pine beetle control See Control activities, use of MSMA pesticide under Mountain pine beetle infestation
Monroe, Bryan

 
Presentation to committee 16:1600-1610
As subject
 
experience as trapper 16:1600-1605 (Barnett) 16:1605
Constraints on timber harvesting and non-timber values
 
enforcement 16:1605-1610
values for trapping sector 16:1600-1605
Forest Practices Board, role and response to forest management issues 16:1605
McBride, community forest, management and practices 16:1605-1610
Robson Valley timber supply area
 
constraints on timber harvesting, consultation with trappers 16:1605
old-growth management areas, harvesting 16:1605-1610
timber supply review 16:1600-1605
Wood waste, coarse woody debris, impact on fur-bearing animals 16:1600
Moose See Wildlife
Morice timber supply area

 
Forest inventory (Martin, P.) 2:0845
Land and resource management plan (Rustad) 5:1015
Nadina component See Nadina forest district
Pesticide use for beetle infestation (Wier, J.) 7:1345
Timber rights, restrictions on issuance of licences for non-sawlog-fibre (Holmberg, B.) 8:1630
Timber rights, tenures and First Nations issues (Holmberg, B.) 8:1630
Timber supply
 
constraints on timber harvesting (Van Barneveld, J.) 8:1615-1620
impact of land use planning (Holmberg, B.) 8:1620 (Pressey, J.) 8:1620 (Rustad) 8:1620 (Van Barneveld, J.) 8:1620
impact of supply on mill operations (Bains) 8:1625 (Holmberg, B.) 8:1625-1630
long-term projections on impact of silviculture activities (Holmberg, B.) 8:1630 (Macdonald) 8:1625 (Pedersen, L.) 8:1625 (Rustad) 8:1620-1625 (Van Barneveld, J.) 8:1620-1625
supply (Holmberg, B.) 8:1610 (Rustad) 8:1615 (Van Barneveld, J.) 8:1630
sustainable management (Holmberg, B.) 8:1625
Moss, Ian

 
Report on forest inventory See Report by forest professionals under Forest inventory
Motions and resolutions See also minutes of particular committee issues

 
Motion for Chair and Deputy Chair to work with Clerk of Committees office to finalize minor editorial changes to draft report, approved 30:1200
Motion for Chair to deposit report to Clerk of the Legislative Assembly by August 15, and present report to Legislative Assembly at earliest opportunity, approved 30:1200
Motion to adopt draft report as amended, approved 30:1200
Motion to elect Chair, approved 1:0800
Motion to elect Deputy Chair, approved 1:0800
Motion to go in camera, approved 30:1100
Mount Milligan mine project See Thompson Creek Mining Ltd.
Mountain caribou See Caribou under Wildlife
Mountain pine beetle infestation See also Timber supply areas in interior

 
Assessment and projections
 
assessment and projections (Foster) 7:1000
BCMPB model (Routley, B.) 5:1200-1205 (Snetsinger, J.) 5:1150-1155 (Walton, A.) 5:1145-1155
BCMPB model and Walton report (Macdonald) 3:0805
beetle-kill timber See Timber supply areas in interior
die-off of beetles See outbreak behaviour and rate of attack below under this subheading
information and decision-making (Pedersen, L.) 2:0825
outbreak behaviour and rate of attack (Foster) 5:1355 (Nussbaum, A.) 5:1105-1110, 5:1215 (Pedersen, L.) 5:1355 (Routley, B.) 5:1200-1205 (Rustad) 5:1220 (Snetsinger, J.) 5:1215 (Stewart, B.) 5:1220-1225 (Walton, A.) 5:1210-1215
Beetle action coalitions
 
forest health mandate (Martin, R.) 25:2045
funding (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1325-1330, 5:1340, 5:1400
funding and activities See also particular areas
 
(Barnett) 21:1505, 21:1510
funding and assessment (Macdonald) 19:0845 (Sjostrom, M.) 19:0845
project funding (Barnett) 19:0845 (Sjostrom, M.) 19:0835, 19:0845
role, relationship to work of Timber Supply Committee See Role, relationship to other beetle mitigation and forest industry support initiatives under Timber Supply, Special Committee on
tourism strategies (Harrison, B.) 25:1910
Beetle-kill timber See Timber supply areas in interior
Causes (Husband, V.) 7:1410
Causes and issues (Laceese, F.) 18:1725
Community advisory group (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1320
Community response (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1310
Control activities
 
activities by government and contracted staff (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1350 (Macdonald) 5:1350-1355 (Pedersen, L.) 5:1355 (Snetsinger, J.) 5:1350
methods (Snetsinger, J.) 5:1225 (Stewart, B.) 5:1220-1225
spread control activities and fertilization, funding (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1340, 5:1405
spread control activities, funding (Foster) 5:1355 (Macdonald) 5:1350, 5:1405 (Pedersen, L.) 5:1355 (Snetsinger, J.) 5:1350
use of MSMA pesticide (Bains) 7:1345 (Macdonald) 7:1345
use of MSMA pesticide, environmental and health impacts (Wier, J.) 7:1335-1350
Energy from beetle-kill wood waste See Energy – Bioenergy
Energy infrastructure funding for beetle-impacted communities (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 17:1010
First Nations initiatives and funding to address issue (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1325, 5:1405
Funding
 
allocation to community and forest health issues (Routley, B.) 25:2050
federal funding (Sjostrom, M.) 19:0835, 19:0845
federal funding and government action (Barnett) 24:1050
government funding and action (Bourgeois, B.) 19:1030
provincial funding and government action (Barnett) 5:1355-1400 (Borgstrom, G.) 5:1340, 5:1400, 5:1410 (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1335-1340, 5:1400-1405 (Macdonald) 5:1350-1410 (Murray, Rosanne) 5:1335-1340, 5:1415-1420 (Rustad) 5:1355, 5:1410
Government response (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1310-1335
Harvesting of timber in infested areas See also Beetle-kill timber under Timber supply areas in interior
 
(Nussbaum, A.) 11:1025
Impact (Fleet, B.) 17:1025
Impact on communities and workers, mitigation measures See Mitigation and strategic planning below under this main heading; Workers under Forests and forest industry
Impact on issues
 
communities (Davie, K.) 21:1520
communities and environment (Martin, R.) 11:0840-0845
fire and flood risks (Betts, J.) 19:0835
forest industry (Kriese, K.) 6:0825 (Peterson, D.) 6:0830
forest industry, mill operations See Mills
impact (Lawrence, J.) 17:1230, 17:1240-1245
impact assessment and rehabilitation planning (Foy, J.) 23:0940
ranching (Haywood-Farmer, D.) 25:1920-1925 (Stewart, B.) 25:1935
rangeland (Kriese, K.) 12:1700
timber and non-timber values (Mayes, B.) 11:1110
tourism (Doerig, E.) 20:1740
wildlife (Doerig, E.) 12:1700 (Stewart, B.) 12:1700
Impact on young timber stands (Nussbaum, A.) 5:1205 (Routley, B.) 5:1200-1205
Infestation (Rancourt, T.) 14:1640
Infestation and response (Sanders, P.) 17:0940
Infestation in 1980s (Peterson, D.) 2:0825-0830
Infestation of non-pine tree species (Nussbaum, A.) 5:1220 (Snetsinger, J.) 5:1220-1225 (Stewart, B.) 5:1220 (Walton, A.) 5:1220
Infestations, history (Travers, R.) 21:1550
Mitigation and strategic planning
 
mitigation and strategic planning (Bains) 5:1425 (Barnett) 5:0925-0930, 5:1455 (Bourgeois, B.) 5:0930, 5:1415-1425, 5:1455
strategic planning by forest companies (Lehane, D.) 23:1000-1005
timeline (Perry, J.) 18:1945-1950
transition planning (Wilson, J.) 25:1710-1715
transition strategy (Sjostrom, M.) 19:0840
worker issues See Workers under Forests and forest industry
Mitigation funding (Waite, K.) 17:1035-1040
Mitigation, impact on timber harvesting See Beetle-kill timber, harvesting levels under Timber supply areas in interior
Mitigation work and funding (Macdonald) 11:0845
Other insect infestations See Pest control and management under Forests and forest industry
Pine beetle epidemic response branch See Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Ministry of
Research activities, funding (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1330, 5:1340, 5:1405
Symposium (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1320
Task force, recommendations (Laaksonen-Craig, S.) 5:1315
Timber supply areas impacted See Timber supply areas in interior
Timber supply review in beetle-impacted areas See Timber supply review
Wood waste from beetle-kill wood, use in production of electricity See Energy – Bioenergy
MSMA pesticide

 
Use for mountain pine beetle control See Control activities under Mountain pine beetle infestation
Mule deer See Wildlife
Murray, Randy

 
Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson-Nicola regional district 25:1610-1615, 25:1645
Communities, small rural communities, health and sustainability 25:1645
Forest management and practices
 
role of forestry consultants and hydrologists 25:1615
selective logging 25:1615
Forests and forest industry
 
professional foresters, relationship with forest companies 25:1615
Timber supply areas in interior, beetle-kill timber, harvest of non–lodgepole pine species 25:1615
Murray, Robert

 
Presentation to committee 9:1035-1050
As subject
 
recommendations to committee 9:1040-1045
Babine Forest Products Co.
 
Burns Lake mill, rebuilding decision and timeline 9:1250
Clark, Bob, work on Burns Lake mill issues 9:1250
Lakes land and resource management plan 9:1040
Lakes timber supply area
 
limber supply review 9:1035-1040
mountain pine beetle infestation, history and response 9:1035-1040
mountain pine beetle infestation, proposals to address issue 9:1040-1050
Mountain pine beetle infestation, federal funding and government action 9:1035
Murray, Rosanne

 
Presentation to committee 9:1035-1050
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion and fire 9:1045
Burns Lake community forest 9:1045
Lakes timber supply area, mountain pine beetle infestation
 
history and response 9:1040-1045
proposals to address issue 9:1045-1050
Mountain pine beetle infestation
 
federal funding and government action 9:1040
provincial funding and government action 9:1040
Omineca Beetle Action Coalition, work of organization 9:1040
Musical instruments

 
Use of wood in manufacture of instruments See Wood products and uses under Forests and forest industry

top of page

copyright © 2011: Queen’s Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada