FRPA Objectives Workshop - Oct 16, 2007

Information presented on this page reflects the experiences and opinions of the approximately 80 government and industry personnel who participated in the Provincial FRPA Implementation Team (PFIT) sponsored workshop held in Richmond BC on October 16, 2007.

The workshop focused on:

1. Initiating a continuous improvement exercise by sharing “learning's” and experiences with the objectives pillar under FRPA; 
2. Identifying what is needed from objectives and orders under the FRPA model;
3. Identifying needs for suitable implementation tools to use for actions taken under the objectives pillar; and
4. Creating/enhancing a network for future dialogue and knowledge transfer.

Government personnel consisted of Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) and Ministry of Forests and Range (MFR) staff with representation from Ministry of Environment (MoE) and Ministry of Tourism, Sports and the Arts (MTSA). Industry personnel included representation from the Council of Forest Industries (COFI) and the Coast Forest Products Association (CFPA).

The experiences and opinions summarised on this page were gathered through the following activities:

• Presentations by government personnel on their experience in drafting and/or implementing objectives under the FRPA model; and
• Break-out sessions covering four topic areas (listed below). Participants joined two break-out sessions to identify the successes and challenges they see in each topic area.

Readers should use caution when reviewing this information. The information in this document reflects the experiences and opinions of those who participated in the workshop—it does not reflect government or industry policy nor does it summarize the requirements in the legislation.

Staff

• Rob Bowden