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TOPIC
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ACTION
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Meeting Frequency (Nigel Fletcher)
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- After discussion, it was decided that in the future the group would
reduce its meetings from bi-monthly to monthly
(last Tuesday of every month) with the next
scheduled meeting on Tuesday, November 29. At
these meetings, committee reports will be done
on an exception basis - i.e., only reporting
on what has changed.
- Committees will continue to post their minutes on the FFT website
in order to keep everyone informed and up-to-date.
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All
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November 9-10 FFT Program Meeting
(Janet Gagne)
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- The agenda is being finalized, with speakers and topics in the final
stages of being confirmed. "Final" agenda will
be posted this week to the website.
- Any issues regarding workshop topics, challenges, assumptions and
background material should be forwarded to Workshop
Leads by end of day today.
- Challenge documents will be posted to the website before the meeting.
- Participants who have not yet RSVP'd to the meeting are urged to
do so today to Michele Baker 598-8170
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COMMITTEE UPDATES
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Strategic Planning (Lorne Bedford)
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- the Program Management Plan
is with Tim Sheldan for sign-off.
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Program and Operational Planning
(John McClarnon)
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- the FFT program is looking at a tentative
freeze of about $4 million which may impact
approvals for new projects but will not impact
allocations for projects which have already
been approved.
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Implementation (Mike Madill)
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- a decision will be made on
the Delivery Model after stakeholders have a
chance to provide input during the November
9-10 meeting.
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Performance Measurement and Reporting
(Susan Hoyles)
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- a report is being prepared
and will be presented at the Dunsmuir meeting.
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Communications (Nigel Fletcher)
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- a new "Key Links" area has
been added to the website to increase ease in
navigating the site.
- All FFT meeting materials
will be posted on the website and available
for download.
- A new section called NSR
and impeded stands has been added to the site.
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Silviculture Strategy (Guy
Newsome)
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- A successful Type 1 meeting
was held in 100 Mile House last week - good
attendance, and it took the full two days to
cover the topics
- The Merritt
Type 1 meeting is scheduled for next week -
it will be staff at District Level because of
the FFT meeting in Victoria that week.
- Tenders are being evaluated
for the Quesnel Timberline Project, with a decision
expected by the end of this week.
- The schedule for Type 1 meetings
in the North has been posted on the website
- if possible there should be regional representation
at these meetings
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Inventory (Graham Hawkins)
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- A workshop is scheduled for
November 15 on Business Process Mapping - intention
is to identify where the program can be better
coordinated with regard to approval and tracking
projects. A report on outcomes of the workshop
will be distributed.
- A draft Action Plan will
be reviewed with stakeholders during a planned
2-day session at Mesachie Lake.
- The Proponent Inventory Plan
for Vanderhoof is ready to proceed.
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Seed Planning (Brian Barber)
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- seed analysis for the Southern
Interior Region is ready to submit
- seed analysis for North is
commencing
- an update will be presented
at the Dunsmuir meeting next week.
- the briefing note on the
BC Timber Sales agreement is posted on the website
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Ecosystem Restoration (Colene
Woods)
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- The Ecosystem Restoration
Plan (ERP) is getting underway. On a temporary
basis until the end of the fiscal year, Judy
Miller, Sue Crowley, and Patrick Daigle will
work on various aspects of the program and contractor
liaison. Colene Wood will remain the headquarters
leader and WG chair.
- ·A presentation
of the status of the program will be made at
the meeting next week.
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Effectiveness Evaluation (Alanya
Smith)
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- Regional staff meetings were
recently held in Prince George and Kamloops with good feedback on the monitoring projects
- minutes have been posted
on the FFT website and a report will be circulated
asking for feedback
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Research (Jacob Boateng)
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- R. Keith Jones and Associates
has completed the draft Planning Memo and Challenge
Paper and it has been sent out for comments
and feedback.
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Forest Health and Climate Change (Tim Ebata)
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- results of the Young Pine
Mortality Study, conducted by Lorraine McLaughlin,
will be presented at the Dunsmuir meeting next
week.
- a report to brief the Chief
Forester on the effects of Climate Change will
be drafted early December, with a possible finalization
date of mid-February
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Species in Beetle Blocks (Lorne
Bedford)
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- Pat Martin will make a presentation
to Executive on Monday, November 7, with a subsequent
report out for review and comments by First
Nations and other stakeholders, with resulting
recommendations presented at the December 6-7
meeting in Prince
George.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Update
(Ian Brown)
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- Work is progressing with
recipients and TSAs to identify backlog and
impeded stands from a planning point of view.
Proponents are viewing this review as very valuable
from a planning perspective.
- The 2nd Quarterly
Report is posted on the website
- A financial update will be
presented at the Dunsmuir meeting next week.
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Next Meeting
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Tuesday, November 29, 9:00 to 10:00
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