Kalum Forest District staff actively solicited public input on the Timber Supply Review in the Kalum Timber Supply Area through the following actions:
• direct mail-out of the three documents to about 70 individuals and organizations. The Public Discussion Paper included a response form which readers were encouraged to complete and return to the district manager
• local radio, television and newspapers ran interviews and editorials and were briefed on all reports
• thirteen information sessions were held with representatives from the timber industry, labour, governments and other interest groups (see Table 1)
• two open houses were advertised through local news papers
As Table 1 shows, about 90 individuals attended the information activities. The Kalum Forest District received one completed response form and nine written submissions (see Appendix 1). In addition, Skeena Cellulose Inc. commissioned Sterling Wood Group Inc. to technically critique the Timber Supply Analysis Report. This review is referred to as the ‘technical critique’ in this summary.
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Activities (Participants) |
Date |
|
Information Sessions (1994) | |
|
Media briefing (2) |
July 8, 1997 |
|
Helmut Giesbrecht, MLA (1) |
July 12, 1997 |
|
Forest industry representatives (7) |
July 12, 1997 |
|
Land and Resource Management Plan,Community Resources Board & Interagency Planning Comm. (20) |
July 12, 1997 |
|
Kitimat-Stikine Regional District& City of Terrace (5) |
July 13, 1997 |
|
Kitimat Chamber of Commerce (7) |
July 14, 1997 |
|
First Nations | |
|
Kitsumkalum Band (2) |
July 28, 1997 |
|
Haisla Tribal Council (5) |
July 29, 1997 |
|
Nisga'a IPM Committee (10) |
August 3, 1997 |
|
Helmut Giesbrecht, MLA (1) |
November 18, 1997 |
|
Media briefing (4) |
November 18, 1997 |
|
Land and Resource Management Plan,
|
November 30, 1997 |
|
Skeena Cellulose, City of Terrace &
|
December 1, 1997 |
|
Open Houses (1995) | |
|
Kitimat (5) |
February 7, 1997 |
|
Terrace (10) |
February 9, 1997 |
Table 1: Participation in public information activities
