The questions listed here are to encourage constructive discussion about the North Coast Timber Supply Area, and to stimulate the reader to communicate your views about timber supplies and forest use in the North Coast area to the province’s chief forester, the North Coast Forest District and the Nisga’a Tribal Council.
1. Whose needs are addressed with the approach taken by this Timber Supply Review?
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2. Will "current forest management practices," as defined by the Ministry of Forests sustain the forest in the North Coast? Will they sustain the societies and economies that depend upon the forest? For how long?
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3. How do we move from today’s economy and social structure in the North Coast to a more diverse, sustainable economy and social structure?
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4. Shouldn’t we consider reducing our logging to sustainable levels now rather than leaving the problem to our children, and theirs?
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If you would like to discuss these questions further, or have questions or comments about the Nisga’a approaches to forest use and this Timber Supply Review, please contact the Nisga’a Tribal Council at the address below.
Mail response to:
Collier Azak
Forester
Nisga’a Tribal Council
P.O. Box 231
New Aiyansh, British Columbia V0J 1A0
Phone (604) 633-2601
Fax (604) 633-2367
Copies of your response will be provided to the North Coast Forest District Manager.
