Six submissions express concern over whether the information for the timber supply review is accurate or complete. One submission states it is not evident in the Discussion Paper whether the inventory of forest types from the most recent 1993 aerial photos was used in the analysis.
A First Nations submission suggests that the Timber Supply Review information is presented in a manner biased towards maximizing the cut. It claims the 120-year horizon examined in the analysis is inappropriate because all the variables considered will change in that time frame.
Contrary to this, the licensee analysis maintains the information presented in the timber supply review highlights significant downward pressures on the allowable annual cut.
Another submission contends that the pulpwood agreement should have been included in the allowable annual cut figures presented in the Timber Supply Analysis. The allowable annual cut totals 675,000 cubic metres per year when this is taken into account.
