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Coast Region Implementation Team (CRIT)
CRIT is a team of forest resource practitioners working together within the Ministry
of Forest and Range's (MFR) Coast Forest Region to achieve industry and government goals and objectives under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA). The goal of CRIT
is to resolve issues promptly and communicate solutions to
practitioners and promote and support a spirit of
cooperation, trust and innovation among forest
practitioners. The CRIT works closely with the various
District Implementation Teams (DIT) within the Coast Forest
region and the Provincial FRPA Implementation Team (PFIT) to
ensure implementation issues are resolved at the appropriate
level.
Terms of Reference
From it’s inception in 2003, the CRIT
team has been responsible for the development of its own
terms of reference with subsequent endorsement by MFR and
the Coast Forest Products Association (CFPA) senior management sponsors. In 2007, the
terms of
reference was updated to include budget direction and
strategic priorities for the year. For questions or
comments regarding these publications, please contact the CRIT
secretary.
Membership
The team
includes
representatives
from the Ministry of Forests and Range, the Ministry of
Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Integrated Land Management Bureau, Fisheries and Oceans
Canada, BC Timber Sales, the Coast Forest Products
Association (CFPA) and non-CFPA members.
Alternate
representatives are also identified for the team. There are
four MFR district members representing eight different
districts (each member representing two districts). The
team is co-chaired by one MFR member and one CFPA member.
Each member is responsible for communicating FRPA
implementation issues and solutions between CRIT and the
constituents they represent. FRPA implementation issues
should be forwarded to the most appropriate representative
or can be forwarded to the CRIT
secretary
for consideration.
Issues Submission
Each of the three levels of FRPA
Implementation Teams (PFIT, CRIT and DIT) provides forest
professionals with a forum to identify and resolve FRPA
planning and practices implementation issues. The PFIT
has developed a FRPA
Issues Management Process,
to help staff understand how implementation issues can be
addressed, and a
Policy Initiation Form to help document information
necessary to address the issue. Forest planners and
practitioners are encouraged to utilize this process and
forward completed initiation forms to the appropriate
implementation team representative. For questions or
comments regarding how to initiate a policy initiation form, please
contact the CRIT
secretary.
What's New
1. Membership Changes
Currently
the commitment to CRIT participation has been very steady
with only minor changes to alternate representative that
coincide with MOFR district staffing changes. For updates
on the most current membership, please refer to the
Membership section and related membership links listed
above.
2. 2008 CRIT Summer Field Trip
This past
June CRIT members and speaking guests celebrated CRIT
accomplishments and participated in the annual summer dinner
meeting and field tour in Campbell River. The theme for the
dinner meeting was the role of professional reliance in FRPA.
Guest speakers for the evening session included Jim
Snetsinger, MFR Chief Forester, and Mike Larrock from the
ABCFP. At the session, Mike announced that the association
had endorsed the CRIT discussion paper on the use of high
retention silvicultural systems as a professional document
and something professionals should pay attention to.
The
following day was the field trip with stops in and around
the Sayward Forest to discuss Independent Power Proposals,
hardwood management, use of high retention silvicultural
systems, second growth and strategic timber management
planning and opportunity wood. Guest speakers included
Myles Mana and Bill Zinovich of ILMB, Heil Hughes of
NorthWest Hardwoods and Louise de Montigny for MOFR Research
Branch. The discussion at each stop was useful in providing
concrete examples of issues raised at previous CRIT meeting
and conference calls which enhanced the discussion.
Special thanks to Scott Dunn,
Neil Hughes and Joe Leblanc in helping to organize the field
stops..
3. 2008/09 CRIT Meeting Schedule
The next scheduled CRIT conference call is planned for
September 10, 2008. CRIT will be discussing effort to
deliver an Objectives Writing workshop in the fall or winter
of 2008/09. These workshops are currently being developed
by the PFIT for intended regional implementation team
delivery. CRIT members will be advising their constituent’s
once further details area available Feedback & Contact Informationnn
Chuck Rowan, CRIT Secretary
Telephone: (250) 751-70966
Email:chuck.rowan@gov.bc.ca
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