North Coast District Staff actively solicited public input on the Timber Supply Review in the North Coast Timber Supply Area through the following actions:
• direct mail-out of the three documents to 40 organizations and businesses active within the North Coast Timber Supply Area or adjacent timber supply areas. The Public Discussion Paper included a response form which readers were encouraged to complete and return to the district manager
• information sessions were held with representatives from the public, timber industry and local governments (see Table 1)
• two open houses were held
• one radio interview was provided
• newspaper articles were encouraged
As Table 1 shows, about 75 individuals attended the public information sessions and open houses. The North Coast Forest District received eight written submissions, including a review of the Ministry of Forests' timber supply analysis commissioned by North Coast licensees (North Coast Timber Supply Area Timber Supply Review Audit, September 1994). It is referred to as the technical critique in this summary. Submissions received are listed in Appendix 1 of this summary.
|
Activities (No. of participants) |
Date (1994) |
|
Information sessions | |
|
Public, Prince Rupert (16) |
January 24, 1997 |
|
Prince Rupert City Council (7) |
January 24, 1997 |
|
Forest industry (4) |
ongoing |
|
Prince Rupert City Council (6) |
October 24, 1997 |
|
First Nations | |
|
Kitamaat Village Council (5) |
January 24, 1997 |
|
Nisga’a Tribal Council (12) |
January 31, 1997 |
|
Nisga’a Tribal Council, Terrace (2) |
March 3, 1997 |
|
Nisga’a Tribal Council, New Aiyansh (10) |
March 29, 1997 |
|
Open houses | |
|
Prince Rupert (5) |
March 25, 1997 |
|
Prince Rupert (8) |
October 24, 1997 |
Table 1: Participation in public information activities
The Nisga'a Tribal Council has been involved in the Timber Supply Review for the North Coast in accordance with their Interim Protection Measures Agreement with Canada and British Columbia. Several meetings were held with the Council throughout the process. The Nisga'a views on current forest management practices and their impacts on the timber supply were presented in an appendix to the Public Discussion Paper. The Nisga'a included a response form with this Appendix to solicit public input. One submission was received by the Nisga'a and has been incorporated into this summary.
