The Forest Act requires the chief forester to consider the following factors to determine the allowable annual cut for timber supply areas and tree farm licences:
• the rate of timber production that can be sustained on the area;
• the short and long term implications to the province of alternative rates of timber harvesting from the area;
• the timber requirements of established and proposed timber processing facilities;
• the economic and social objectives of the Crown, as expressed by the minister, for the area, for the general region, and for the province; and,
• abnormal pest infestations in the timber on the area, and major salvage programs that are planned.
The technical reports that have been prepared for the timber supply review of the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area provide information on these factors. We welcome further input from the public to ensure the best available information is used in the allowable annual cut determination. Please provide your comments on this form, or in another format. Input will be accepted until October 20, 1994.
