Operator Areas, Kootenay Lake Forest District
The Allowable Annual Cut for timber in the Kootenay Lake Forest District (Timber Supply Area) is 681,300 cubic meters per year, as determined by the 1994-95 Timber Supply Review process .B.C. Timber Sales has the largest share of this. There are seven forest companies and three communities who hold tenures for the harvesting of Crown timber. There are also 14 Woodlot Licenses.
Operator Allowable Annual Cut
Atco Lumber Ltd 20,167
BC Timber Sales . 180,203
Creston Valley Forest Corp. . 15,000
Goose Creek Lumber Ltd. 9,500
Harrop-Procter Community Co-op 2,603
J.H. Huscroft Ltd. 78,644
Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd. 55,247
Kaslo & District Community Forest Society 10,000
Meadow Creek Cedar Ltd. 96,513
Tembec Industries Ltd 99,081
Woodlots (14) 17,524
Wynndel Box & Lumber Ltd 65,461
The following chart shows the different AAC’s which have been in effect for the Kootenay Lake Forest District for the last 34 years, and the actual amounts of timber harvested per year.
|
Year |
AAC |
Harvest |
% of AAC |
|
1966 |
479,570 |
409,649 |
85.4 |
|
1967 |
479,570 |
274,363 |
57.2 |
|
1968 |
479,570 |
334,459 |
69.7 |
|
1969 |
1,437,947 |
472,122 |
32.8 |
|
1970 |
1,437,947 |
529,357 |
36.8 |
|
1971 |
1,437,947 |
632,696 |
44.0 |
|
1972 |
1,437,947 |
550,430 |
38.3 |
|
1973 |
1,437,947 |
728,494 |
50.7 |
|
1974 |
1,437,947 |
491,471 |
34.2 |
|
1975 |
1,411,435 |
479,718 |
34.0 |
|
1976 |
1,411,435 |
461,688 |
32.7 |
|
1977 |
1,411,435 |
547,225 |
38.8 |
|
1978 |
1,411,435 |
774,405 |
54.9 |
|
1979 |
1,411,435 |
548,085 |
38.8 |
|
1980 |
1,411,435 |
534,253 |
37.9 |
|
1981 |
900,000 |
456,988 |
50.8 |
|
1982 |
900,000 |
414,252 |
46.0 |
|
1983 |
900,000 |
561,000 |
62.3 |
|
1984 |
900,000 |
467,000 |
51.9 |
|
1985 |
900,000 |
471,711 |
52.4 |
|
1986 |
900,000 |
504,000 |
56.0 |
|
1987 |
900,000 |
700,000 |
77.8 |
|
1988 |
900,000 |
753,000 |
83.7 |
|
1989 |
900,000 |
694,000 |
77.1 |
|
1990 |
900,000 |
415,000 |
46.1 |
|
1991 |
900,000 |
500,000 |
55.6 |
|
1992 |
900,000 |
655,394 |
72.8 |
|
1993 |
900,000 |
718,688 |
80.0 |
|
1994 |
900,000 |
626,334 |
69.6 |
|
1995 |
700,000 |
466,049 |
66.6 |
|
1996 |
700,000 |
560,565 |
80.1 |
|
1997 |
700,000 |
613,000 |
87.6 |
|
1998 |
700,000 |
576,769 |
82.4 |
|
1999 |
700,000 |
650,309 |
92.9 |
|
2002 |
681,300 |
616,989 |
90.6 |
|
2003 |
681,300 |
477,887 |
70.1 |
|
2004 |
681,300 |
720,055 |
105.7 |
|
2005 |
681,300 |
572,944 |
84.1 |