The Forest Act requires the chief forester to reassess the allowable annual cut for each timber supply area and tree farm licence at least every five years after this review is completed. This review is to incorporate new information, new practices and new government policies. Implementation of major government initiatives such as the Forest Practices Code, the Protected Areas Strategy, and the land-use recommendations of the Commission on Resources and Environment and Land and Resource Management Plans, may have significant impacts on the timber supply in specific timber supply areas and tree farm licences. In these cases, the allowable annual cut can be reviewed in less than five years.
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Throughout this discussion paper the page numbers from the technical reports are provided so that you can refer to them for additional information (TSAR is the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Analysis Report; SEA is the Socio-economic Assessment of Supply Options for the Kootenay Lake TSA). Both reports are available from the Kootenay Lake Forest District office. |
