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Tourism Operators Guidebook On Crown Land By Aaron Heidt
January 2007
www.wilderness-tourism.bc.ca/
Tourism Operators Guidebook on Crown land January 2007
CONTENTS
Forward by WTA President............................................................................................ vi
1. Introduction................................................................................................................ 1 A. Guidebook Objectives........................................................................................... 1 B. Changes in Government Structure ........................................................................ 1 C. Overview of Key Issues ........................................................................................ 2
2. Proactive Strategies for Participation...................................................................... 4 Step 1: Understanding AT Land Use Rights ................................................................... 6
A. AT Tenure Types........................................................................................... 6 B. Wildlife and Archaeological Regulations.................................................... 10 C. New AT Tenure Applications...................................................................... 11
Step 2: Identification of Land Base and Significant Values.......................................... 13 Step 3: Overview of the Operating Environment .......................................................... 15
A. Land Use Planning Process ......................................................................... 15 B. First Nations and Treaty Negotiations......................................................... 18 C. Land Ownership and Management.............................................................. 20 D. Other Considerations on Crown Land ......................................................... 23 E. Provincial and National Parks ..................................................................... 29 F. Other Tourism Operators and Associations................................................. 32 G. Public Use.................................................................................................... 34 H. Forest Tenures and Management................................................................. 36 I. Determination of ACC in the Timber Supply Review Process ................... 40 J. Forest Stewardship Planning ....................................................................... 45 K. Site Specific Forestry Plans ......................................................................... 47
Step 4: Initiating Contact and Developing Relationships with Neighbouring Land Managers............................................................................................................. 48
Step 5: Building a Profile of Your Operation................................................................ 49
3. Looking Forward ..................................................................................................... 51 A. Commercial Tourism Tenure Policy ........................................................... 51 B. Limits of Acceptable Change ...................................................................... 52 C. Compliance and Enforcement ..................................................................... 52 D. Links To Other Resource Sectors................................................................ 52 E. Links To First Nations................................................................................. 53 F. Insurance...................................................................................................... 53 G. Mountain Pine Beetle Action Plan .............................................................. 53
4. Case Studies.............................................................................................................. 55 A. Knight Inlet Lodge ...................................................................................... 55 B. Babine Norlakes Management Ltd.............................................................. 56 C. Valemount to Blue River SRMP ................................................................. 58 D. Nechako Lodge............................................................................................ 59 E. Chilcotin Holidays....................................................................................... 61
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Appendices ....................................................................................................................... 64 A. MoFR District Office Information .............................................................. 64 B. Land Area Definitions ................................................................................. 70 C. Land and Resource Management Plans Status............................................ 72 D. List of First Nation Communities in BC ..................................................... 73 E. Contacts and Resources............................................................................... 83 F. List of Current TSAs and TFLs in BC ........................................................ 88 G. Adventure Tourism Joint Steering Committee.......................................... 101
References ...................................................................................................................... 102
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
AAC Annual Allowable Cut AT Adventure Tourism BC British Columbia BCAL British Columbia Assets and Lands Corporation BCTC British Columbia Treaty Commission BCTS British Columbia Timber Sales COTA Council of Tourism Associations CR Commercial Recreation DFAM Defined Forest Area Management FL Forest Licence FN First Nations FRPA Forest and Range Practices Act FSP Forest Stewardship Plan ILMB Integrated Land Management Bureau ILRR Integrated Land and Resource Registry JSC Joint Steering Committee LRMP Land and Resource Management Plan LWBC Land and Water British Columbia Incorporated MTSA Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts MAL Ministry of Agriculture and Lands MoFR Ministry of Forests and Range MoE Ministry of Environment MoF Ministry of Forests MoU Memorandum of Understanding MSRM Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management MWLAP Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection NWPA Navigable Waters Protection Act NWPP Navigable Waters Protection Program OGC Oil and Gas Commission OIF Operator Input Form PA Pulpwood Agreement PFLA Private Forest Landowners Association PUP Park Use Permit RMDRC Regional Mine Development Review Committee SLUP Strategic Land Use Plan
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SRMP Sustainable Resource Management Plan TFL Tree Farm Licence TL Timber Licence TSA Timber Supply Area TSL Timber Sales Licence TSR Timber Supply Review VQO Visual Quality Objectives WL Woodlot Licence WSD Water Stewardship Division WTA Wilderness Tourism Association
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FORWARD BY WTA PRESIDENT
I am very excited about the release of the Tourism Operators Guidebook on Crown Land. The objective of the guidebook is to direct Adventure Tourism operators - both those currently operating and those who wish to start an Adventure Tourism business – in dealing with the multitude of land use issues confronting them. This includes everything from obtaining AT tenures to creating a successfully AT business in an integrated land use environment.
In particular, I urge tenure holders to be proactive with their business and enact step 4 (p. 48): “Initiating contact and developing relationships with neighbouring land managers.” I also strongly recommend that you read and follow the advice provided in the case studies. The profiled cases highlight AT operators who have all been successful in navigating the various pitfalls associated with AT tenures. Many important lessons can be drawn from these experienced and successful operators. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following individuals and organizations:
• Aaron Heidt, the author of the report, for his excellent work and persistence in contacting people and following thru on contacts and for his detail and ease of reading and understanding of the guide.
• The Policy Branch of the MTSA, for providing the funding to carry out the work of the report.
• Dean Wyatt, Knight Inlet Lodge; Pierce Clegg, Babine Norlakes Management LTD; Dave Butler, Valemont to Blue River SRMP; Elizabeth Doering, Nechako Lodge; and Sylvia Waterer, Chilcotin Holidays for sharing their case study stories.
• Linda Beltrano, MTSA; John Willow, MTSA; Adventure Tourism Managers, MTSA; Brian Fardoe, MoFR; Nelson Grant, ILMB; Peter Lishman, ILMB; Ken Morrison, BC Parks; Peter Larose, COTA; and Dave Butler, Jim Dehart, Dick McMaster, Petrus Rykes, and Sylvia Waterer for their edits and constructive comments in the preparation of the guide.
Finally, I would like to stress the importance of being an active member of your sector association and our association. It is through your membership and support that we can continue with the activities necessary to help you be successful in your business. Please take the time to read this document. I believe it will be of assistance to existing and new AT operators. It is the intention of the WTA to update the document as significant changes in policy and administration take place. If you have any suggestions for improving the guidebook please let me know. Your Sincerely, Brian Gunn, President of WTA
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1. INTRODUCTION
A. Guidebook Objectives
The Tourism Operators Guidebook on Crown Land1 has been designed to meet the
following four objectives:
• To increase awareness among AT operators regarding land use and resource
planning processes that may affect their operations;
• To provide guidance on how AT operators can become involved in land and
resource planning processes;
• To increase understanding of AT operator’s tenure rights; and
• To assist AT operators with establishing and improving relationships with other
resource users and maintaining the land base on which their operations are
dependent.
The guidebook provides useful information to individuals who are considering starting
an AT operation and AT operators who would like to identify interests and address land
security issues. With the information provided in this guidebook an AT operator2 should be
able to manage potential land use conflicts in a proactive and productive manner. However,
contact information is also provided where AT operators require additional resources and
assistance in meeting their land use interests.
B. Changes in Government Structure
There have been many changes to government ministries, consultative requirements,
and resource extraction regulations since the 2001 edition of Wilderness Resort Operators’
Land Use Planning Guidebook. Specifically, the responsibility for land use policy and tenure
1 The layout and information for this guidebook is based upon: Grant Thorton. (2001). ‘Wilderness resort operators’ land use planning guidebook, phase one’. Because of changes in land-use policies, government ministries, and non-governmental organizations much of the information has been updated. However this guidebook relies heavily on Grant Thorton (2001), and direct sections are quoted where they did not require updating. 2 The original guidebook written by Grant Thorton (2001) used the term Wilderness Resort Operators. As many of the strategies presented here are useful for all operators utilizing Crown land, the term Adventure Tourism Operator is used for this report. The term Commercial Recreation (CR) is also used when referencing government policies, acts and contracts, as these documents still use the term CR.
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administration, formally handled by BCAL and then LWBC, has been broken up. The
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (MAL) now administers all land tenure contracts formally
managed by LWBC, except for AT and all season resort tenures, which are managed by the
Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts (MTSA). MOF is now the Ministry of Forest and
Range (MoFR), MWLAP is now the Ministry of Environment (MoE), and where tourism
used to be governed under MSRM, it is now managed by the MTSA. In addition, the
management of recreational sites and trails is now managed by MTSA. This guidebook has
been designed to be a one-stop land use planning information tool for AT operators. Changes
in government structure and regulations are inevitable, requiring AT operators to take on-
going steps to ensure that they are familiar with these changes.
C. Overview of Key Issues
British Columbia’s (BC) Adventure Tourism (AT) industry has become an
increasingly important component of the BC economy. It is BC’s fastest growing tourism
sector, generating about $900 million in direct revenues in 2001.3 This growth is strategically
important to the province because it is concentrated in close proximity to rural communities.4
The AT industry has the potential to bring numerous benefits to rural areas in the form of job
creation, local tax revenue generation, and regional development. Its provincial contributions
include: increased fees and other revenues for the use of Crown land; much needed
diversification of the provincial economy;5 and a broadened range of competitive tourism
products for visitor markets.6 Recognizing the increasingly important role tourism is playing
in the province’s economy, the provincial government created the Ministry of Tourism, Sport
and the Arts (MTSA) in June of 2005. Of specific interest to the AT industry, the Ministry’s
goals include:
• Developing and implementing a provincial tourism strategy;
• Implementing strategies to promote BC and increase the number all-season resorts,
as well as commercial and public recreation;
• Investing in recreation facilities; and
3 Tourism British Columbia, 2003. 4 BC Government, 2005. 5 Gunton, 1998. 6 Curtis, 2003.
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• Conducting marketing, planning and research to support the sustainable
development of tourism.7
Researchers now recognize that a secure and certain land base for AT activities is
integral to the success of the industry.8 Specifically, as the AT industry competes in a market
economy, resource certainty relative to the industry’s competitors is important.9 However, in
most cases BC’s AT operators do not possess direct control over the resources on which they
depend. The province owns approximately 94% of BC’s land, and specific rights are granted
to various industries to encourage economic development. Most of these rights are not
exclusive, and as such the actions of different businesses can affect the viability of others.
This is particularly true of AT operators, who require a relatively pristine environment for the
successful operation of their business.
Because of the integrated use of BC’s natural resources when land and resource
decisions are made the impact on all potential uses should be taken into consideration. With a
variety of processes impacting land-use decisions in BC, it is imperative that impacted parties
have a strong understanding of the stages and capacity in which they are able to participate in
land-use decisions.
The economic, social and environmental benefits of AT tourism are difficult to
quantify and often not fully appreciated. Meanwhile, AT operator’s land use rights are weaker
than many of the other resource industries in BC.10 For these reasons, AT operators would
benefit by working closely with other resource industries to find innovative solutions that
meet the interests of each party.
7 Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts, 2005. 8 McKercher, 1992; Williams et. al, 1998a, 1998b. 9 Bromley, 1991. 10 Heidt, 2006.
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2. PROACTIVE STRATEGIES FOR PARTICIPATION
There are a number of proactive steps that AT operators can take to influence land use
management and development in the future. Such steps include:
• Gaining a broader understanding of AT land use rights;
• Identifying their AT operation land base;
• Assessing the operating environment;
• Building a profile of their operation; and
• Initiating contact and developing relationships with neighbouring land managers,
public users and local communities.
Each of these steps will be covered in detail in the following sections. Figure 2.1
outlines the steps involved in improving the certainty of your land-use interests.
As a starting point, the province’s new FrontCounter BC provides a single window
service for clients of provincial natural resource ministries and agencies. With over 13 partner
agencies the new agency is designed to provide natural resource clients with the information
and authorizations they need to start or expand a business. Their staff are specifically trained
and knowledgeable in authorizations required by natural resource businesses and clients for
mining, forestry, agriculture, tourism, etc. They provide a toll free call centre: 1-877-855-
3222. Additional contact information is provided in Appendix E. In addition, Enquiry BC, a
provincial call centre that provides services to all British Columbia residents on behalf of
provincial government ministries, Crown corporations and public agencies, can direct AT
operators to various ministries and Crown corporations toll free. Hours of operation for
Enquiry BC are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. They can be reached toll free
from anywhere in BC at 1-800-663-7867, in Vancouver at 604-660-2421, or in Victoria at
387-6121.
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Figure 2.1: Sequence of steps an AT operator should take to further identify and secure their land base interests.
Step 1: Understanding AT Land Use Rights
Step 2: Identification of Land Base and Significant Values
Step 3: Overview of Operating Environment a. Land use planning status b. First Nations and treaty negotiations c. Status of land ownership and crown
tenures d. Other interests on Crown land e. Protected areas f. Other tourism businesses g. Public use h. Forestland tenures i. Current AAC j. Forest Stewardship Planning status k. Site specific forest plans
Step 5: Building a profile of your business
Step 4: Initiating contact and developing relationships with public and neighbouring land managers
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Step 1: Understanding AT Land Use Rights
AT operators land use rights and restrictions depend on the type of tenure granted to
the AT operator by the government. AT operators can divide their land use into two
categories: intensive and extensive use. Intensive use areas include staging grounds and lodge
sites, and usually require a high degree of exclusivity. This land use type is granted through
AT leases and AT intensive licences of occupation. The second type of land use, extensive
use, represents the area where AT activities occur, or areas that are important to a tourism
operator’s business. AT activities include wildlife viewing, heliskiing and river rafting. Such
uses are granted through AT extensive licences of occupation, temporary use permits, park
use permits, guide outfitters certificates, and grazing licences. Areas important to an operators
business may have significant cultural and environmental values and include wildlife
corridors and viewscapes. While these areas are not directly used by an AT operation they are
important in maintaining the health of an AT business. They may or may not be covered
under an extensive use tenure. Table 2.1 provides a brief comparison of the different rights
granted under the various AT tenures. A detailed description of each tenure type follows.11
A. AT Tenure Types
Not all AT tenures are governed by the CR Land Use Policy. AT tenures fall under
two jurisdictions: MTSA and MoE. The CR Land Use Policy and the BC Land Act guide
those governed by MTSA, while the BC Wildlife Act and BC Parks Act guide those
administered by MoE. In addition, horse pack operations may require a grazing licence from
MoFR to graze their horses on Crown land. For comprehensive information on MTSA tenures
refer to their website:
http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/resorts_rec/tenure/commercialrecreation/index.htm
The following section describes those tenures most commonly granted to AT
operations and some of the associated property rights.
11 This section was extracted from Heidt, 2006.
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Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts Tenures12
Temporary Permit
A temporary permit grants the right to carry out specified activities for a maximum
term of 2 years and though not technically replaceable, MTSA replaces temporary permits in
certain circumstances. A temporary permit may be issued for any temporary uses (including
one-time events and sustained or repeated use of Crown land), where a business is better
served by such a permit than by a license of occupation. Temporary permits are traditionally
granted to ocean kayaking and white water river operators; however, MTSA is moving toward
granting licences of occupation to these businesses. A temporary permit does not grant
exclusive use. The tenure holder must allow public access to the area without interference and
must recognize that government may authorize the overlapping and layering of tenures.
Temporary use permits can be terminated, or the rights and restrictions changed at any time,
at the government’s discretion. In addition, the rights granted for all tenures governed by
BC’s Land Act are secondary to most other resource rights in the province.
Licence of Occupation
A licence of occupation may be issued where minimum improvements are proposed or
where short term tenure (e.g., 5 to 30 years) is required. Licences of occupation are usually
granted where an AT operator uses temporary or semi-permanent camps and requires a large
area of land to conduct their operation. This is the most common type of AT tenure issued in
BC. A licence of occupation conveys fewer rights than a lease. It conveys non-exclusive use
for the purpose described, cannot be registered against title to the land, and does not require a
survey. The tenure holder may, in accordance with section 65 of the BC Land Act, take legal
action against any unlawful acts by individuals interfering with the holder’s right to use the
land as authorized by the tenure (e.g., stealing personal property, damaging improvements).
However, a licence of occupation does not confer a right to the exclusive use and occupancy
of the land. A licence of occupation does not allow the tenure holder to curtail public access
over the licence area except where it would impact the licensee’s right to use the land as per
the licence document or management plan (e.g., improvements placed on the land may be
locked or gated). Government may authorize overlapping tenures. For example, other
resource interests or multiple AT operations could be given the right to use the same parcel of
12 This information was taken from the LWBC website: (http://lwbc.bc.ca/01lwbc/policies/policy/land/crown_land_allocation.pdf) on July 30th, 2005.
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land. The standard term for a licence of occupation is 10 years13, however a maximum term
of 30 years is available when the licence is tied to a lease or fee simple ownership of land.
In most cases, tenure holders may apply for a tenure renewal following the mid-term
of the tenure. Renewal of tenures is at the Crown’s discretion. The Crown may decline to
renew a tenure, or may alter the terms and conditions of a replacement tenure, if the existing
tenure is not in good standing, if development contemplated in an approved management plan
has not been completed, or where it is deemed to be in the public interest. In addition,
government may terminate a tenure or alter rights and restrictions for ‘reasons of public
interest’. Replacement tenures are granted for up to 30 years. Government will not
unreasonably withhold the right to transfer a licence of occupation. Like temporary use
permits, rights granted under a licence of occupation are secondary to most other resource
rights in BC.
Lease
A lease is issued where long-term tenure is required, where substantial improvements
are proposed, or where definite boundaries are required in order to avoid land use and
property conflicts. Leases are often granted for permanent AT improvements such as lodges.
A legal survey is required at the applicant’s expense to define the tenured area. These surveys
usually have a high associated cost. The tenure holder has the right to modify the land and/or
construct improvements as specified in the tenure document and subject to local government
zoning and bylaws. The tenure holder is granted the right to exclusive use and enjoyment of
the area. Thus, the tenure holder also has the right to exclude or charge the public for use of
the land and/or improvements, and block the overlapping of additional tenures where they
may have a material affect or where such action is consistent with the terms of the lease. The
lessee may, in accordance with section 65 of the BC Land Act, take legal action against
trespassers to the lease area. The standard term for a lease is 30 years. In most cases, tenure
holders may apply for a lease replacement at any time following the mid-term of the tenure.
Replacement of lease is at the Crown’s discretion. The Crown may decline to replace a lease,
or may alter the terms and conditions of a replacement lease, if the existing tenure is not in
good standing or if development contemplated in an approved management plan has not been
completed. Transfer of lease will not be unreasonably withheld.
13 While the standard term is 10 years an AT manager may grant a term of less than 10 years.
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Ministry of Environment
BC Park Use Permit
By legislation, a permit is required for many types of commercial use, as well as land
use/land occupancy that takes place in parks and protected areas designated under the BC
Park Act, the BC Environment and Land Use Act or the Protected Areas of British Columbia
Act. This covers all types of AT, including hiking, wildlife viewing, and backcountry skiing.
There are five types of park use permits (PUP) that can be used for the purposes of
commercial recreation: interim PUP, non-exclusive PUP, exclusive/limited PUP, exclusive
with moderate facilities PUP, and exclusive with major facilities PUP. Interim permits are
issued for one year to allow a developer to create a lodge development and management plan.
Non-exclusive PUPs are issued for non-exclusive AT activities with no or minimal facilities,
and can be issued for 1-5 years. For example, these permits may be issued for wildlife
viewing activities or backcountry skiing. The exclusive/limited PUP is issued for exclusive
use, with no or minimal facilities, such as a temporary camp, and can be issued for up to 10
years. Exclusive with moderate facilities PUPs for the most part grant exclusive rights for AT
activities, and permit the development of facilities with a low level of investment. For
example, a backcountry warming hut for a back-country skiing operation. Permit duration is
for up to 10 years. The exclusive with major facilities PUP offers exclusive rights for AT
activities and allows the development of facilities with a high level of investment, such as
lodges. Under the new Fixed-roof Accommodation Policy the duration can be granted for up
to 30 years. With the exception of the interim permit, all PUPs offer end of term renewal.
Where the number of permitting opportunities has been restricted by the Environmental
Stewardship Division permits must go through a competitive process at end of term. Each
permit may allow for differing levels of activity impact, and motorized or non-motorized use.
Similar to AT tenures granted by MTSA, PUPs can be terminated at the government’s
discretion.
Guide Outfitters Licence and Certificate5
The guide outfitter licence is issued annually and allows the guide outfitter to operate
a guiding business under the Wildlife Act. Without a licenced guide outfitter there can be no
business. A licenced guide outfitter may apply to a regional wildlife manager for a guide
outfitter certificate, which gives him or her the exclusive guiding privileges in a guide area for
a period not exceeding 10 years. Guide outfitter certificates are granted for an exclusive guide
area with clearly defined and legally described boundaries. The exclusivity of tenure applies
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to guide outfitting only. The guide areas vary considerably in size and availability of big game
species. The certificate may be renewed any time after the fifth anniversary for a further 10
years. The certificate does not confer any property rights to the holder, and the province only
recognizes the rights of the person named on the certificate. Under section 61 of BC’s Wildlife
Act, a regional manager has the power to suspend, cancel or refuse to renew a guide outfitter’s
licence or certificate. Similarly, government controls the transferability of a guide outfitters
certificate.
Ministry of Forest and Range
Grazing Licence
A grazing tenure must be held by a horse outfitter using Crown land to graze their
livestock. The most common form, a grazing licence, is granted for 10 years and grant
exclusive use of grazing rights for the area. A replacement tenure can be applied for before
the end of the ninth year and must be granted if the tenure holder has complied with all terms
of the tenure. Transfer of tenure requires written consent from MoFR. Specific information on
grazing tenures can be found on MoFR’s Range Branch website:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hra/.
B. Wildlife and Archaeological Regulations
AT operators who have tenure under the Land Act must follow the “Wildlife
Guidelines for Backcountry Tourism/Commercial Recreation in British Columbia”. The
guidelines were developed to ensure that backcountry recreation activities are conducted in a
manner that does not compromise the current distribution of wildlife, the sustainability of
their populations, or the integrity of their habitats. Detailed information on the guidelines can
be found on MoE’s Environment Stewardship Division website:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/twg/.
In addition to the wildlife guidelines, archaeological studies, at the AT operators cost,
may be required in some cases. MTSA requires operators to take all reasonable precautions to
avoid disturbing or damaging any known archaeological sites or archaeological material
found on or under the land pursuant to the Heritage Conservation Act. Upon discovering any
archaeological material on or under the land, AT operators should notify MTSA. Detailed
information on MTSA’s Archaeological Branch and AT requirements can be found on their
website: http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/archaeology/index.html. In the past, AT operators using the
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same area and practicing identical activities have been able to undertake a single
archaeological study and divide the cost by the number of operators. For example, the BC
River Outfitters Association (BCROA) members have executed group studies on a variety of
river corridors in BC.
C. New AT Tenure Applications
Individuals interested in starting an AT business in BC must obtain an AT tenure from
MTSA to operate legally on Crown land. Tenure applications and requirement information
can be obtained from FrontCounter BC or MTSA’s website:
http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/resorts_rec/tenure/commercialrecreation/index.htm.
As part of the application processing overlapping AT uses will be identified. Through
an operator input form (OIF), existing operators will have an opportunity to comment on the
applicant’s proposed management plan, and voice concerns to MTSA with respect to how the
applicant’s business could affect existing operations. Existing and new operators are
encouraged to begin working together early to ensure that both operations business needs can
be realized.
Existing operators are also given the opportunity to apply to expand their business if a
new tenure would preclude their expansion in the future. A competitive process would be
utilized by MTSA to determine whether the existing operators application to expand, the new
applicant’s operation, or both will be authorized. Detailed information on the MTSA’s AT
overlapping policy and existing tenure expansion can be found in the CR Land Use Policy:
http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/resorts_rec/tenure/commercialrecreation/index.htm.
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Table 2.1: Rights granted under BC’s AT tenures.
Tenure characteristic
Issuin
g Ins
titutio
n
Tenure Type Comprehensive (ability to add new
activities) Duration Replacement Exclusivity Public Use Security of Rights Termination Transferability
Temporary use permit
With government permission 2 yrs
Not replaceable (have been
replaced in the past)
No Cannot be
restricted by tenure holder
Secondary to most other resource uses
Government’s sole discretion
without compensation
Will not be unreasonably
withheld
License of occupation -
extensive With government
permission 5-30 yrs; standard
term 10 yrs At government’s sole discretion No
Cannot be restricted by tenure holder
Secondary to most other resource uses
Government’s sole discretion
without compensation
Will not be unreasonably
withheld
Licence of occupation –
intensive With government
permission 5-30 yrs; standard
term 10 yrs At government’s sole discretion
Some degree of exclusivity
granted Restricted Secondary to most
other resource uses
Government’s sole discretion
without compensation
Will not be unreasonably
withheld
MTSA
Lease With government permission 30 yrs At government’s
sole discretion Some degree of
exclusivity granted
Restricted Secondary to most other resource uses Restricted
Will not be unreasonably
withheld
Park use permit –CR
With government permission 1-20 yrs At government’s
sole discretion No Cannot be
restricted by tenure holder
Stronger than tenures granted under BC’s
Land Act Government’s sole discretion
Right to transfer determined by government
MoE
Guide outfitters Licence
N/A 10 yrs At government’s sole discretion
Only guide outfitter over land
Cannot be restricted by tenure holder
Stronger than tenures granted under BC’s
Land Act Restricted
Right to transfer determined by government
MoFR
Grazing Licence N/A 10 yrs At government’s
sole discretion Only grazing
tenure over land Cannot be
restricted by tenure holder
Stronger than tenures granted under BC’s
Land Act Restricted
Right to transfer determined by government
Adapted from Heidt (2006).
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Step 2: Identification of Land Base and Significant Values
The second step in securing the natural resources needed to ensure the success of an
AT business is identifying the land base that the operator depends upon. Inherent in this step
is understanding the type, intensity, and timing of additional resource uses that will allow the
AT operator to continue their operations. The level of resource use that is appropriate by other
industries will be dependent on the type of land use required by the AT operator. To undertake
this step the AT operator must have a strong understanding of which natural resources are
important to their business. Experience, a literature review of previous studies, and visitor
satisfaction surveys could all contribute to a greater understanding of the natural resources and
areas that are important to the AT operator. The more comprehensive the operator is in this
step, the more likely they will be able to defend their interests in the natural resources
identified.
To begin AT operators may find that their regional/ municipal government has
conducted, opportunity studies, strategic tourism plans, and/or an official community plans. If
these plans exist they can provide a wealth of information on the types of tourism that
currently exist in the area, potential areas for expansion, and resources and hurdles to tourism
businesses in the area. To determine whether your community has undertaken such planning
contact your municipal/ regional government offices. In addition, other AT operators in your
region may have undertaken much of the work necessary in this step. If this is the case you
may be able to pool your resources and avoid unnecessary work. The case studies at the end
of this guidebook provide useful examples of tourism operators working together to produce
environmental reports, land use plans and economic studies to strengthen their position on
land use issues.
Tourism BC, your local Chamber of Commerce or other AT operators in the area may
have conducted visitor surveys. Contact information for these organizations is listed in
Appendix E. Conducting your own visitor survey may not be possible or useful and will
depend on your tourism business’s development stage and the quality of existing information
in your area.
Once the operator has identified the natural resources that are important to their
business, these areas should be identified on a map in order to facilitate communication with
other stakeholders. Various mapping programs exist to assist the AT operator in this step
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including: the Integrated Cadastre Information Society of British Columbia
(http://www.icisociety.ca/); IMapBC: http://maps.gov.bc.ca/imf50/imf.jsp?site=imapbc, a
provincial government site, which allows the user to search natural resource information; and
‘Make a Map’ (http://maps.gov.bc.ca/imf50/imf.jsp?site=lrdw_catalog_ext), which is part of
the Land and Resource Data Warehouse Catalogue (LRDWC), allowing users to create and
print maps with a variety of data layers including Crown land tenure information. However,
the Integrated Land and Resource Registry (ILRR) provides the most useful GIS based
mapping service for AT operators. This site provides information on land tenures including
tenures granted under the Land Act, Forest Act, Mines Act, Park Act, and Wildlife Act, as well
as private land holdings. The user is also able to create, manipulate, save and print maps. Use
is free to the public, however users must create an account to use the program:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilrr/ILRR.htm. ILRR also provides assistance in using the software.
You can contact them by phone or email: 250-952-ILRR (4577), [email protected].
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Step 3: Overview of the Operating Environment
Following the determination of the land base of interest and land use designation, an
AT operator should assess the environment in which they operate including external factors
which may influence their business. This will allow an AT operator to determine whom
her/his neighbouring land managers are, where they are located, and any activity that is
currently happening, or is planned for the future (e.g., harvesting, mining, etc.).14 A list of
questions that should be addressed when carrying out this assessment is provided in Table 2.2.
The following sections of the guidebook will outline each of these questions in greater detail.
Table 2.2: Questions that an AT operator should address when carrying out a land use planning assessment.
Information Required Relevant Section in Guidelines What land use planning processes for the area are occurring, have already occurred, or are planned for the future?
Step 3 (A)
What First Nations reside in the area? What is the status of their treaty negotiations?
Step 3 (B)
What is the status of land ownership in the area? What types of Crown land tenures are in the area? Do they currently, or will they in the future, impact your operation?
Step 3 (C and D)
What provincial and/or national parks are in, or adjacent to, the area?
Step 3 (E)
What other tourism businesses operate in the area? Step 3 (F) Who are the prominent public users in the area? Step 3 (G) What types of forestland tenures are in the area? Step 3 (H) What is the current Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) level as determined in the Timber Supply Review Analysis?
Step 3 (I)
What is the status of forest stewardship planning for the area? Step 3 (J) What site specific forest plans are currently underway? Step 3 (K) Adapted from Grant Thorton (2001).
A. Land Use Planning Process
Strategic Land Use Planning (SLUP) was adopted in the early 1990s in response to
increasing conflict over how BC’s Crown lands were used. With a large diversity of uses
including public recreation, forestry, tourism, mining, oil and gas, conservation and
14 Grant Thorton (2001).
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agriculture, government recognized a need to include all stakeholders in the land use planning
process. SLUPs place stakeholders around a table to determine how our land will be used now
and in the future in a manner that reflects all stakeholders’ interests.15 The scale of the SLUP
depends on the goal of the process. Typical scales are represented in figure 2.2.
Fig 2.2: Scales of land use planning in BC.
Regional/Subregional (Regional Land Use Plans, Land
and Resource Management Plans) 1: 1 000 000 – 1:2 000 000
Local (Landscape Level Unit Plans,
Sustainable Resource Management Plans)
1: 50 000 – 1: 1 000 000
Provincial (Protected Areas Strategy)
1:2 000 000 or smaller
Adapted from Joseph (2004).
Provincial Level
In 1993 the government released “A Protected Areas Strategy for BC”, establishing
the policies and procedures needed to double the amount of protected area in the province by
the year 2000.16 “Our Common Future,” a report issued by the United Nations’ Brundtland
Commission in the late 1980s, inspired the 12% target. Today, through the SLUP process, the
province has exceeded this goal, with 13.8% of the provincial land base now designated as
parks or protected areas.17
15 http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilmb/lup/lrmp/data/lup_brochure/index.htm Accessed: August 5, 2006. 16 http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilmb/lup/lrmp/northern/mackenzi/melpbg1114.htm Accessed August 5, 2006. 17 http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/facts/stats.html Accessed August 4, 2006.
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Regional/Sub-regional Level
Two types of plans exist at the regional/sub-regional level:
• Regional Land Use Plans
• Land and Resource Management Plans
In general, these plans cover a large geographic area and bring stakeholders together to
determine land use goals and strategies. Participants realize plan goals by dividing Crown
land into various land-use zones. Land-use zones can range from enhanced management zones
to protected areas; however, Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMPs) often contain
unique land-use zones to meet community goals. Land-use zones will affect the type and
intensity of resource extraction allowed on the land base. Most but not all areas in the
province have completed LRMPs, and therefore some areas may not have associated land
designations. Information on specific LRMPs and corresponding land-use zones is available
from the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) website:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/lrmp/index.html. If the LRMP in your area is still in progress,
contact information can also be obtained from this site. General land area and land-use zone
definitions are provided in Appendix B. Appendix C lists the current status of each LRMP. In
many cases, regions have set up monitoring and implementation committees to ensure that
LRMP goals and strategies are realized. Information on these committees is also available on
the ILMB site. If any of these stages is still on-going you may be able to participate in the
process. To get information on becoming part of the LRMP in your area contact your local
committees.
Local Level
Sustainable Resource Management Plans (SRMPs) are the main vehicle for translating
existing, broad ‘strategic’ land use plans (i.e., regional plans and LRMPs) into the more
specific and tangible resource management direction needed for operational planning and day-
to-day resource management decisions. SRMPs provide direction for a variety of resource
values. They build on and are consistent with the direction provided in regional plans and
LRMPs. ILMB provides detailed guidebooks for SRMPs:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilmb/lup/srmp/background/docs/RAG/RAG_Dec04.pdf.
Sustainable resource management planning is demand-driven and flexible. Resource issues
and opportunities define where and when planning will take place, the planning area, and the
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scope of the planning process. This approach allows planners the flexibility to tailor their
plans to unique factors (e.g., resource development, conservation, use of First Nations
traditional territory) that may be most pressing at the local level. Strategic resource
management planning may be triggered by any of a variety of resource issues such as a
mountain pine beetle infestation, biodiversity planning needs, desire for community economic
diversification and growth, or conflict between different resource sectors. The scope of the
SRMP and the resource values, history, interests, issues, and opportunities in the SRMP area
influence the type of consultation undertaken, the methods used in the planning process, and
the length of time needed for plan completion. The resources and activities involved in the
SRMP are defined at the beginning of the process. The scope can be broad or narrow, ranging
from a couple of resource uses to all resource issues in the area. Objectives and strategies for
realizing these objectives are determined by the stakeholders involved in the process. Detailed
information on completed and existing SRMPs and Landscape Unit Plans is available on the
ILMB website: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilmb/lup/srmp/index.html. For an example of a
completed SRMP, see the Chilcotin SRMP:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilmb/lup/srmp/northern/chilcotin/index.html.
SRMPs can be important for an AT operator trying to gain the land certainty they need
for their business. Whether an existing SRMP is underway, or is in the implementation and
monitoring stage, AT operators should work to be active members in the process. The case
studies at the end of this guidebook provide useful information on how to get a SRMP started
in your area if there is not one currently underway.
B. First Nations and Treaty Negotiations
The provincial government and BC First Nations’ organizations are working together
to develop a New Relationship founded on respect, recognition and reconciliation of
Aboriginal rights and title.18 Included in the New Relationship is a commitment to
reconciliation of Aboriginal and Crown titles and jurisdictions. First Nations and government
are working toward processes and institutions for shared decision-making about the land and
resources and for revenue and benefit sharing. The New Relationship recognizes, as has been
determined in court decisions, that the right to aboriginal title “in its full form”, includes the
18 http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/popt/the_new_relationship.htm Accessed: September 10, 2006.
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inherent right for the community to make decisions as to the use of the land and therefore the
right to have a political structure for making those decisions.
In British Columbia there are 197 different First Nations bands who preside over
portions of the province’s land and resources. Approximately two-thirds of First Nations in
BC are currently participating in the Treaty Commission process. A treaty is a negotiated
agreement that identifies rights, responsibilities, and relationships of First Nations and the
federal and provincial governments for a particular land base and its natural resources. The
negotiation process is likely to envelop far-reaching issues such as land ownership, self-
government, wildlife and environmental management, sharing of resources, financial benefits
and taxation.19 It is important that an AT operator is aware of which First Nations reside in or
near the area in question, and their current and/or planned involvement in a treaty settlement.
The BC Treaty Commission (BCTC) is an impartial body consisting of a chair, or
chief commissioner, and four commissioners, of whom two are appointed by the First Nations
Summit, and one each by the federal and provincial governments. The roles of the BCTC are
to ensure that the process is fair and impartial, all parties have sufficient resources to do the
job, and the parties work effectively to reach agreements.
To achieve this, the BCTC:
• Facilitates the process of negotiation;
• Allocates funding (primarily in the form of loans) to negotiating First Nations so
they can prepare for and carry out negotiations with the governments of BC and
Canada; and
• Provides the public with information about the treaty process and issues.
To determine which First Nations reside in your area, as well as the status of relevant
treaty negotiations, you can access the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
website: http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/negotiation/bc_first_nations.htm, or the BCTC website:
http://www.bctreaty.net/. A list of First Nations communities, bands, closest communities, and
links to current negotiation status is also provided in Appendix D.
19 http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/negotiation/ Accessed: August 5, 2006.
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C. Land Ownership and Management
Understanding the ownership and management makeup of the land surrounding an AT
business is integral to securing resource interests. Approximately 5% of the province is
privately owned, with the remainder being Crown land.20 The Integrated Land and Resource
Registry (ILRR) provides a GIS program which lists all tenures and land interests:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilrr/ILRR.htm. Figure 2.3 summarizes BC’s land base.
Figure 2.3: Summary of BC’s land base. Total land: 95 millions hectares
Crown land: 90 million hectares Private land: 5 million hectares
Protected areas:
13 million hectares
Crown land for multiple uses: 77 million hectares
Non-forested
land: 3 million hectares
Forested land:
2 million hectares
Non-forested land: 18 million hectares Forest land: 59 million hectares
Non-productive forest land:
14 million hectares
Productive Forest Land:
45 million hectares*
Adapted from Grant Thorton (2001). Numbers are approximations. * Not all productive forest land is commercially viable.
Private Land21
The government guarantees title to private land in BC under the Torrens land registry
system. This system requires all private land to be registered with the Land and Title Office.
When a piece of private land is purchased in BC, and is registered, the ownership of that land
cannot be challenged subject to specific exemptions.
Most subsurface rights to minerals, oil and gas remain with the province, and are not
included in the rights granted by land title. In addition, most submerged land (i.e., river beds,
creeks, and lakes) is deemed to be Crown land. If title to these resources is included as part of
the property a special note will be included in the title to the property.
There are also various Acts that allow provincial and local governments to control the
use of private land. Municipal and regional governments can enact zoning bylaws that permit
certain activities, while preventing others. Bylaws are enacted to ensure orderly development
20 Timber tenures in British Columbia (2006). 21This section takes strongly from Developing a Tourism Business: A Handbook for Tourism Entrepreneurs, prepared by Meredith & Associates for the Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (2000). All contact information has been updated.
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of land so that various uses are kept separate where appropriate (e.g., residential and industrial
uses), and to permit efficient installation of services such as roads, power and gas.
BC has a total of five million hectares of private land, of which approximately two
million is private forestland.22 860, 000 hectares of this is managed under the Private Land
Managed Forest Act, which replaced the Forest Land Reserve Act in 2004.23 The Act
established the Private Managed Forest Land Council, which administers the forest practices
component of the Managed Forest Program. Their responsibilities include the protection of
key public environmental values on private managed forestland. The Council is responsible to
government, managed forest landowners and the public. Information on the council and
legislation is available from http://www.pmflc.ca/. In addition, a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) was agreed upon between the Council of Tourism Association (COTA)
and the Private Forest Landowners Association (PFLA), which provides the basis for a
foundation of mutual recognition and respect, education, continuing dialogue and
understanding. It includes processes by which members from both associations can take a
‘good neighbour approach’ to cooperation that assists their business interests and resolves
differences. Both associations agree to educate and promote two-way dialogue on issues such
as scenic landscape, acceptable noise levels, timing of operations, access to wildlife areas and
private forest roads, which respect private property rights and cost implications for both
parties. Where parties cannot come to agreement the MoU promotes ‘peer group consultation’
and mediation. A copy of the MoU can be found on COTA’s website at:
http://www.cotabc.com/documents/publications/Private_Forest_Landowners.pdf.
Information concerning private land can be obtained from the local land title office.
Land title office contact information is listed at: http://www.ltsa.ca/ltd_contact.htm. Some
private land information is also available on the ILRR site:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilrr/ILRR.htm.
Crown Land
Over 94% of BC land base is provincial Crown land. While 60% of this is considered
publicly forested land it is administered for multiple uses.24 The Ministry of Agriculture and
Land’s Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) administers the broadest range of land 22PFLA Fact Sheet (2005). Retrieved from http://www.pfla.bc.ca/resources. Accessed August 7, 2006. 23 http://www.pmflc.ca/ Accessed August 7, 2006. 24 Timber tenures in British Columbia (2006).
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dispositions. Such land uses are governed by the Land Act.25 The Land Act applies to the
majority of commercial Crown land uses including:
• agriculture
• grazing and aquaculture
• industrial
• quarrying
• energy and mining
• log handling
• general commercial
• commercial alpine skiing
• commercial recreation
• community and institutional
• airports
• communication sites
• utility corridors and roads
• residential developments
• moorage and marinas
Commercial alpine skiing and AT uses are administered by MTSA. Information
pertaining to tenures governed by the Land Act, including application and existing tenure
information, is available from FrontCounter BC. Regional office contact information is listed
in Appendix E.
Under the Land Act, AT and other tourism operators operating on Crown land26 are
required to obtain authorization in the form of a tenure to utilize Crown land for AT purposes.
The allocation and management of Crown land for such purposes is guided by the
Commercial Recreation on Crown Land Policy:27
http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/resorts_rec/tenure/commercialrecreation/index.htm (see bottom of
MTSA site for direct links).
25 BC Land Act (1996). Retrieved from http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/L/96245_01.htm August 7, 2006. 26 Guide outfitters certificates and licences are governed under the Wildlife Act, however most guide outfitters are also required to obtain an AT tenure, which is governed under the Land Act. 27 In August 2006 MTSA put out an RFP to update the policy. The new adventure tourism policy will be harmonized with all-season resorts and public recreation. The policy should be available in the fall of 2007.
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Under an integrated land use policy few Crown land tenures grant exclusive use of the
land. Instead, any given section of Crown land is likely to be encumbered by a variety of other
existing types of tenures. It is essential that an AT operator be aware of these interests and any
potential impacts they may have on her/his operation. To find out more about potential
tenures on Crown land contact the regional FrontCounter BC office (see Appendix E for
contact info). FrontCounter BC staff will be able to provide information regarding the status
of tenures, and any restrictions or right-of-ways on the land base. Alternatively, information in
GIS format can be obtained from ILRR at: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilrr/ILRR.htm.
D. Other Considerations on Crown Land
There are a number of considerations and/or activities that an AT operator should be
aware of when assessing her/his operational area. These include waterways, water use plans,
mineral claims, roads and range rights. Each is described in detail below.
Waterways
Waterways in the province can be divided into two categories: tidal and non-tidal
waterways. All issues related to tidal waters, including management, recreational fishing
licences, and conservation are managed by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans –
Pacific Region. In the Pacific Region, the Department oversees west coast marine resources
and the inland fisheries of the Yukon Territory. Because the Department is entrusted with
managing and protecting Pacific salmon, it is involved with 105 river systems in BC as well
as transboundary northern rivers: the Stikine and Taku. Regional office contact and tidal
fishing licensing information can be found at:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/default_e.htm. Federal waters are not regulated by
BC’s Land Act. As such, compliance and enforcement of recreation behaviour in non-tidal
waterways, which impacts coastal AT businesses, can be an issue. The AT Joint Steering
Committee28 (JSC) is working toward increasing certainty for such businesses.
Non-tidal waters are managed by the Water Stewardship Division (WSD) of the
Ministry of Environment. Their responsibilities include non-tidal fishing licences, water
allocation licences and plans, water rentals, water reserves and restrictions, water rights 28 AT JSC was established to create a venue for government and industry representatives to exchange ideas and improve industry security. See Appendix G for a list of industry members.
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information, water utilities and regulations, and waterpower projects. Information on existing
water licences, applications, or any of the other areas governed by WSD is available on their
website, http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/. Contact information for the Ministry of Environment
is listed in Appendix E.
Transport Canada is responsible for the approval process and management of built
structures impacting navigable waters. Through the Navigable Waters Protection Program
(NWPP) they ensure the protection of the public right to navigation and the protection of the
environment through the administration of the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA).
This includes:
o Approval of any works built or placed in, on, over, under, through or across
navigable water in Canada prior to construction of the
work(s);
o Removal of obstructions to navigation including unauthorized works or other
obstructions such as sunken or wrecked vessels;
o Regulation of the provision and maintenance of lights, markers, etc. required for
safe navigation during and/or on completion of the construction of certain works;
Detailed information on the program can be found on Transport Canada’s website
http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/Ships-and-operations-standards/nwp/menu.htm. All
proposed structures require approval from transport Canada. Information on the application
process can be found on Transport Canada’s website or through the Pacific regional NWPP
office. A copy of the Navigable Waters Protection Act can be found here:
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/N-22/index.html. Contact information is listed in Appendix E.
Water Use Plans
BC Hydro is among the largest power companies in North America. More than ninety
percent of its electricity is generated by water turbines at 30 hydroelectric facilities on 27
watersheds in BC. The dams and reservoirs used to store and regulate water at these facilities
affect fish and wildlife habitat, cultural resources, recreation and water levels. To find a better
balance among competing uses of water and various water use objectives, BC Hydro
undertook a 13-step consultative planning process designed to consider the social, economic,
environmental and recreational uses of water that benefit the public and province for each of
its facilities. Participants included the provincial government, First Nations, environmental
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organizations, communities surrounding hydroelectric facilities, local citizens, and other
interested parties. The final water use plan was completed in 2004. Water use plans can be
viewed on BC Hydro’s website at: www.bchydro.com/wup. For additional BC Hydro contact
information see Appendix E.
Mineral and Petroleum Claims
The Mineral Tenure Act29 and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act30 govern the
mineral and petroleum industries respectively. It is possible for mineral, oil and gas claims to
be staked over Crown land with existing tenures and private land by someone other than the
tenure holder/owner. Thus, an AT operator may encounter a situation where he/she requires
information related to either Crown or private land over which a mineral or oil and gas claim
has been staked. Three options exist to determine if there is a claim on the property in which
an AT operator is interested:
1. Contact the Ministry of Energy, Mines Petroleum Resources Titles Division (see
Appendix E for contact information)
2. Visit Mineral Titles Online website: http://www.mtonline.gov.bc.ca/ or the
Petroleum Titles Online website: http://www.ptonline.gov.bc.ca/. These websites
provide interactive GIS-based maps of BC, with specific information on existing
and pending mineral/petroleum titles.
3. Contact FrontCounter BC.
Prior to submitting an activity application to the Oil and Gas Commission (OGC),
companies must undertake consultation with the public (including landowners, occupants,
affected parties and all residents). The OGC’s Public Involvement Guideline provides
guidance for industry to involve the public in activities that may affect them.31
An applicant for a Mines Act permit may be required to publish a ‘notice of filing’
application in the B.C. Gazette and in local newspapers. This is a discretionary decision by the
Regional Manager and is usually required for new Mines Act permit applications or
29 Mineral Tenure Act (1996). http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/M/96292_01.htm. Accessed August 7, 2006. 30 Petroleum and Natural Gas Act (1996). http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/P/96361_01.htm. Accessed August 7, 2006. 31 The OGC’s Public Involvement Guideline is available at: http://www.ogc.gov.bc.ca/documents/guidelines/revised-Public%20Inv.%20GL.pdf. Accessed August 7, 2006.
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significant proposed revisions to the mine plan or reclamation program of an existing mine.
Where advertising/gazetting is determined to be necessary, at least two copies of the Mines
Act permit application must be made available in the local library for the duration of the
review period. A review period of 30 days following publishing is required to allow for
responses from any person affected by, or interested in, the application before a permit can be
issued.
At the discretion of the Mining Operations Branch Regional Manager or the Manager
of Reclamation and Permitting, a major mine application may be required to undergo an
‘enhanced’ Mines Act review process involving a greater level of public consultation. In
addition to the normally required advertising and gazetting, public consultation may include:
• Holding one or more open houses in local communities;
• Inviting representatives of public interest groups which have indicated an interest
in a mine proposal to make presentations to and/or attend Regional Mine
Development Review Committee (RMDRC) meetings pertaining to the project;
• Establishing a public liaison committee to review the proposed mine development
and/or monitor mine development through construction, operations and closure.
Concerns/conclusions of public liaison committees are presented to the RMDRC’s
for consideration in approvals and permitting, and key government agency
representatives.
Although consultation requirements vary from project to project, the objective is to
ensure that all stakeholders receive adequate information regarding projects within their
communities, and have the opportunity to register their views and have their questions
answered.32 However, due to the variability of consultation requirements it is integral that AT
operators know and interact with mineral and petroleum tenure holders on a regular basis.
Mine exploration, active mining, and reclamation of mine sites must follow the safety
and environmental regulations set out by the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code:
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Subwebs/mining/Healsafe/. If an AT operator is concerned about
exploration or mining activities in their area they should contact their regional Inspector of
32 Application requirements for a permit approving the mine plan and reclamation program pursuant to the Mines Act (1998). http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/subwebs/mining/Project_Approvals/permreq/default.htm#Public%20Consultation. Accessed August 7, 2006.
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Mines. Contact information is listed in Appendix E. Specific information on Ministry of
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources roads is outlined below.
Roads
There are several government agencies that have responsibility for roads, depending
on their nature, original purpose, and current use and maintenance. These include the
provincial and federal Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Forests and Range, Ministry of
Agriculture and Lands, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, and municipal
governments.
Provincial Ministry of Transportation Roads
The Ministry of Transportation is responsible for most of the provincial highways in
the province. More specifically, the agency is responsible for any work that takes place within
a highway right-of-way. To gather information on any of the following activities within a
highway right-of-way contact the district highways office (Appendix E,
http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/contacts.htm):
• Private or commercial driveways
• Logging accesses
• Water, sewer, gas or oil lines
• Buried cables
• Cattleguards
• Community and other signs
• Buildings in the right-of-way or within 4.5 meters
Information on all current provincial highway projects is available at:
http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/highwayprojects/highwayprojects.htm.
Ministry of Forests and Range Roads
The MoFR possesses management authority for roads where the primary purpose is
the extraction of timber. In 2001, MoFR began a core services review. As part of that process
changes were made to forest service road maintenance policy and to road permit and road use
permit tenure policy.33 Forest and Range roads are divided into three categories:
33 http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Engineering/dsq_policychanges.htm, Retrieved August 7, 2006.
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• Industrial forest service roads: roads that are owned and operated by the ministry,
but maintenance is delegated to an active industrial user.
• Public forest service roads: roads which access a year-round residential area with
its own post office, or which have either a school located within it or school bus
route to or from it. Populated reserves are included in this definition. They do not
include roads that provide access to seasonal cabins, isolated residences,
commercial operations, parks, or recreation sites. Maintenance of these roads
includes user safety maintenance such as road surface maintenance and sight line
brushing.
• Wilderness roads: roads that are not defined as public or industrial use and where
the responsibility for maintenance is not transferred or funded by another party.
Provision of access is not a ministry priority on wilderness roads. Maintenance
standards for these roads are limited to the protection of the environment. If cost of
maintenance outweighs the cost of deactivation the road may be permanently
deactivated.
For information on road conditions, maintenance plans or deactivation notices contact
the Forest district office. Contact information is located here:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/mof/regdis.htm. District office contacts are also listed in Appendix
A. Some forest districts post road conditions and plans on their district website.
In addition, MoFR began undertaking the development of a Resource Road Act in
2005. A Steering Committee of technical experts from relevant government organizations is
developing the Act which will include: a definition of resource road; consolidation of resource
road tenures; approval process; standards for construction, maintenance, and re-activation;
compliance and enforcement; access; shared use agreements; dispute resolution guidelines;
road use rules; and insurance requirements.
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Roads
Through ILMB, the roadways program authorizes the building of public and private
roadways over Crown land in British Columbia. The program supports access needs and
contributes to the development of the transportation infrastructure across the province.
Information on ILMB roads tenures can be found through FrontCounter BC office (see
Appendix E for contact info). FrontCounter BC staff will be able to provide information
regarding the status of tenures, and any restrictions or right-of-ways on the land base.
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Alternatively, information in GIS format can be obtained from ILRR at:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilrr/ILRR.htm.
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Roads
The Mineral Titles Division may grant permission for the construction of roads that
are used to gains access to mineral claims. Permission is requested through a ‘notice of work’,
and approved by the Inspector of Mines. For information on ‘notice of work’ orders contact
the Inspectors Office for your region. Regional office contact information is listed in
Appendix E.
Similarly, under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act road building permits to access
oil and gas sites may be granted through the Oil and Gas Commission (OGC). Information on
existing roads can be accessed through ILRR: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilrr/ILRR.htm. To
gain information on proposed and existing roads AT operators can also contact the Land
Status Clerks at the OGC. See Appendix E for contact information.
Range
MoFR’s Range Branch develops provincial policies, standards, and procedures for
managing range resources. Allocation of range rights to the livestock and AT industry is
granted through grazing and hay-cutting agreements. For the most part range tenures offer
exclusive range rights, creating difficulties for new AT horse packing operations to start up in
some areas. For a list of current range tenures contact your district range officer. Contact
information is listed on the Range Branch website:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hra/district_staff.htm.
E. Provincial and National Parks
With 13.09 million hectares of the provinces land base currently protected, including
national parks, provincial parks, protected areas, conservancies and ecological reserves,34 it is
important that AT operators have an understanding of management and land use regulations
for the provinces protected areas. In addition to the parks designations listed below, a new
‘biodiversity area’ designation has been created on the North and Central coast. These areas,
which will be governed by MAL, will allow mining, tourism and First Nation traditional
activities. Timber extraction and oil and gas activities will be prohibited. 34 http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/facts/stats.html. Accessed August 9, 2006.
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BC Parks
Commercial operations are not allowed in ecological reserves. In all other areas
commercial operators are required to hold a park use permit. Information on existing park use
permits and the application process is available through the Permit and Authorization Service
Bureau, which is a branch of the Environmental Stewardship Division of the Ministry of
Environment. For permit information contact a Regional Operations Branch. Contact
information is listed in Appendix E.
Under the Park Act, provincial parks are designed within three main classifications
(Class A, B, and C) which specify the restrictions and prohibitions in regards to the granting
of interests and resource extraction in park areas. Recently, conservancies were added to the
Park Act to address planning issues unique to the North and Central Coast. Classifications are
defined as follows:35
• Class A Parks: Commercial resource extraction activities are prohibited. In some
new protected areas certain uses that existed at the time of establishment (e.g.,
grazing and trapping) are allowed to continue as exceptions to the Park Act.
• Class B Parks: These allow greater flexibility concerning the tenuring of interests
and the removal of natural resources. Park use permits for resource extraction
cannot be issued in Class B parks unless approved by the Minister.
• Class C Parks: Afforded the same level of protection as Class A parks, these are
generally small, close to urban areas, and not necessarily significant contributors to
protecting ecosystems or species. Some of these areas have been turned over to
municipal and regional governments for administration.
• Conservancies: Like Class A parks, conservancies provide a high level of
protection to ecosystems, biological diversity and recreational values, and allow no
commercial logging, mining or hydroelectric development. However,
conservancies explicitly preserve and maintain traditional Aboriginal uses and
allow low-impact, compatible economic activities such as shellfish aquaculture or
small-scale wind power development36.
• Recreation Areas: A recreation area is defined as Crown land reserved or set aside
for public recreational use. Recreation areas differ from parks in that the Minister
35 http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/facts/prk_desig.html. Accessed: August 10, 2006. 36 http://www.bcforestinformation.com/ccnc/bcmon/map.htm. Accessed: December 18, 2006.
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has greater discretion in issuing park use permits. A recreation area established
under the Park Act may also be designated as a recreation area under the Mineral
Tenure Act which provides for mineral exploration.
• Ecological Reserves: The purpose of the Ecological Reserve Act is to reserve
Crown land for ecological purposes. It includes the following areas:
(a) Areas suitable for scientific research and educational purposes associated with
studies in productivity and other aspects of the natural environment;
(b) Areas that are representative examples of natural ecosystems in British
Columbia;
(c) Areas that serve as examples of ecosystems that have been modified by human
beings and offer an opportunity to study the recovery of the natural ecosystem
from modification;
(d) Areas where rare or endangered native plants and animals in their natural
habitat may be preserved;
(e) Areas that contain unique and rare examples of botanical, zoological or
geological phenomena.
The legislation guiding this Act is very restrictive, and all extractive activities are
prohibited. As such, ecological reserves are considered to be the areas most highly
protected and least subject to human influence.
BC Parks have undertaken a new initiative aimed at introducing a broader range of
British Columbians and tourists to our parks system. The Fixed-Roof Accommodation Policy
includes a transparent process to assess any proposal to build a fixed-roof accommodation
structure, and will ensure that any new facilities follow a clear set of criteria and are
complementary to the particular park37. BC Parks has developed an implementation plan that
will open a competitive process for up to 12 parks and protected areas, as follows:
• Mount Assiniboine;
• Mount Robson;
• Myra-Bellevue;
• Nancy Greene;
• Silver Star; and
• Wells Gray.
• Cape Scott;
• Elk Lake;
• Fintry;
• Foch-Gilttoyees;
• Golden Ears;
• Maxhamish Lake;
37 http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/fixed_roof/index.html Accessed September 10, 2006.
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Information on the Fixed-roof Accommodation Policy and the consultation process is
available on the BC Parks website: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/fixed_roof/index.html.
Specifically, the policy requires consultation with stakeholders at two stages:
• Phase 3: Technical Review and Consultation; and
• Phase 4: Detailed Project Design.
Permit applicants are required to identify and contact overlapping uses as per the
overlapping tenure policy in MTSA’s CR Land Use Policy. This policy requires tenure
applicants to send their management plan and a CR Operator Input Form to other operators in
the area.
Parks Canada
National Parks are a country-wide system of representative natural areas of Canadian
significance. By law they are protected for the purpose of public understanding, appreciation
and enjoyment, and are intended to be maintained in an unimpaired state for future
generations. There are currently seven territorial and no marine parks in BC. Limited tenure
may be granted on national park lands in the form of permits, leases, or licences of occupation
for the provision of essential services and facilities for park visitors, and for authorized
residential uses.38 Current Parks Canada policy is to have commercial services and visitor
activities based in communities adjacent to National Parks, and for this reason they are not
accepting tenure applications. If Parks Canada does release new land for tenure, the process
requires a public tenure process advertised locally and, if appropriate, more broadly to ensure
a suitable pool of respondents. When new tenures are considered, the Park Management
Planning Process requires a public consultation process and input from a variety of non-
governmental groups that represent a broad range of interests. Notification of the process is
given by public advertisement. In addition, Parks Canada compiles a mailing list of interested
parties and sends notifications when new tenures are considered.
F. Other Tourism Operators and Associations
A number of other tourism operators may also depend on the land and resources in
your area. Therefore, it is recommended that the AT operators determine what other operators
exist in the area and how they may work together to enhance each other’s land use. To
38 http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/pc/poli/princip/part2/part2a8_E.asp Accessed August 17, 2006.
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determine what other tourism businesses with a Crown land tenure are in the area, utilize the
ILRR website or contact FrontCounter BC. To obtain a list of tourism operators without a
Crown land tenure in your area, contact the regional tourism association (see Appendix E for
contact information) or the local development organization (e.g., Chamber of Commerce).
Two provincial umbrella tourism associations exist to represent BC’s tourism
operators: Council of Tourism Associations (COTA) www.cotabc.com, and the Wilderness
Tourism Association (WTA) www.wilderness-tourism.bc.ca/. COTA was established to
advocate the interests of other tourism association members who are primarily engaged in
tourism-related services and to promote tourism within BC. Through education and
representation to the provincial and federal government, the business community, and
associated media, COTA informs stakeholders of the opportunities and concerns of the
tourism industry.
The WTA, a member of COTA, was developed to enable wilderness tourism operators
to have a significant role in the land use issues that can impact those areas in which they
operate. Other objectives of the association include:
• Ensuring that wilderness tourism operators become the priority decision makers
with regard to the lands on which they operate;
• Assisting wilderness tourism operations that are threatened by land use conflicts;
and,
• Communicating to wilderness tourism operators the land use conflicts other
operators have, and the actions being taken.
The WTA’s website also lists all member operators’ contact information. COTA and
WTA contact information is listed in Appendix E.
In addition, most of BC’s tourism sectors have their own associations. Associations
and their websites are listed in Table 2.3. Tourism sector associations offer many benefits to
their members including: group insurance, sector marketing opportunities, group bonding,
ethics and code of conduct policies, best practices guidelines, and lobbying power.
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Table 2.3: Contact information for tourism sector associations in BC. Tourism Sector Associations Website Association of Canadian Mountain Guides http://www.acmg.ca/Backcountry Lodges of BC Association http://www.backcountrylodgesofbc.com/BC Commercial Snowmobile Operators Association http://www.bccsoa.com/BC Fishing Resorts and Outfitters Association http://www.bcadventure.com/bcfroa/ BC Guest Ranchers Association http://www.bcgra.com/BC Lodging and Campgrounds Association http://www.bclca.com/BC River Outfitters Association http://www.bcroa.com/Canada West Ski Areas Association http://www.cwsaa.org/Commercial Bear Viewing Association of BC http://www.bearviewing.ca/Guide Outfitters Association of BC http://www.goabc.org/HeliCat Canada http://www.helicatcanada.com/Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC http://www.skgabc.com/ Sport Fishing Institute of BC http://www.sportfishing.bc.ca/
G. Public Use
With the exception of AT leases and AT intensive-use licences of occupation, AT
operators cannot hinder public use of Crown land. Previously, the MoF managed public
recreation on Crown land; however, recent changes have transferred this responsibility to
MTSA. These changes may result in a harmonization of public and commercial recreation
policies, though the public currently enjoy relatively unrestricted use of Crown land. As many
AT operators conduct their business in the same areas as large groups of recreation users, it is
in the best interest of AT operators to familiarize themselves with the public user groups in
their area. To begin, AT operators should create a list of public recreation clubs in the area. As
with other land use groups, contacting and creating a relationship early will help facilitate
future discussions on land use issues. Table 2.4 provides a list of recreation associations in the
province. Each site has a club page that provides contact information for regional clubs.
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Table 2.4: Contact information for public recreation associations in BC.
Public Recreation Association Website Angling BC http://www.anglingbc.com/clubs.html BC Snowmobile Federation http://www.bcsf.orgBC Wildlife Federation http://www.bcwf.bc.ca Cross Country BC http://www.crosscountrybc.ca Cycling BC http://www.cycling.bc.ca Outdoor Recreation Council of BC http://www.orcbc.ca/The Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC http://www.mountainclubs.bc.ca/FMCBC/Pages/Home.aspxQuad Riders Association of BC http://www.atvbc.ca/Recreational Canoe Association of BC http://www.bccanoe.com/ Whitewater Kayaking Association of BC http://www.whitewater.org
If an AT operator has a complaint with respect to public use of Crown land, they
should contact their regional Adventure Tourism Manager at the local FCBC or tourism
office. A list of contacts can be found on MTSA’s website:
http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/resorts_rec/contacts.htm.
Three resources exist to reduced public and AT conflict on Crown land: controlled
recreation areas (CRA), Section 58 of the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA), and
SRMPs/recreation plans. The first, CRAs, is traditionally used for ski resorts but has recently
been applied to heliski operations in the Valemount to Blue River SRMP (see case study C).
CRA’s give AT operators greater control over the type, location and timing of public use over
a designated area. The second resource potentially available to AT operators is section 58 of
FRPA. This section allows MoFR to restrict or prohibit recreational and non-recreational use
if they determine that it is necessary to protect a recreation or range resource or to manage
public recreation use on Crown land. Section 58 has been used to reduce snowmobile use in
the Southern regions of the province. Your tourism association and regional AT manager can
provide further information on these two tools.
Longer-term concerns with public user groups and AT conflicts can be addressed
through the development of a recreation plan or SRMP.39 The current CR Land Use Policy
allows for recreation plans to be undertaken by one or more government agencies, non-
governmental organizations, local governments, or AT operators. The Sea to Sky Backcountry
39 Heidt, 2006.
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Accord is an excellent example of backcountry users taking the initiative to reduce conflict
and allocate backcountry resources to various stakeholders. The CR Land Use Policy ensures
that “where land use or recreation plans provide clear direction regarding uses, tenure
decisions will be guided by those plans” (p.51). This process has the potential to reduce public
and overlapping tenure conflicts. Appendix 6 of the CR Land Use Policy outlines the process
of undertaking a recreation plan:
http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/resorts_rec/tenure/commercialrecreation/index.htm. (See policy link
at the bottom of MTSA’s site)
Recreation plans, for the most part, are voluntary agreements and do not consider
enforcement or carrying capacity. While government regulates and considers conflicting uses
of land by registered users, and field compliance and enforcement officers monitor non-
tenured AT users who are in trespass, no formal system is currently in place to protect AT
operators from conflicting and over-use by the public.
H. Forest Tenures and Management
The Forest Act guides the timber tenure system, while the FRPA regulates the
activities of Forest and Range licensees in BC. The number and type of tenures managed by
the Ministry of Forests and Range (MoFR) is listed in Table 2.5. The apportionment of
Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) for each tenure type is shown in Figure 2.4. Because the forest
industry relies on future access to land for long-term business viability forest management
also occur over the long term. Long-term security is guided the Working Forests Policy and
the land use planning process (see Step 3, section A). The next section explains some of the
key characteristics of each tenure type and additional important terms.
Timber Supply Area (TSA)
Timber Supply Areas are volume-based and defined around existing communities and
timber processing centres by MoFR. The purpose of TSAs is to manage forests and allocate
rights to harvest Crown timber according to the forest management strategy that is appropriate
for the area. Boundaries of a TSA are determined on the basis of present and expected
population, transportation networks, and manufacturing facilities. Within these boundaries
there are various types of land uses, including town sites, highways, parks and other forest
management units/licenses. There are currently a total of 37 TSAs in BC, which account for
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78 percent of the province’s total land area. A list of TSAs in British Columbia is provided in
Appendix F.
Tree Farm License (TFL)
A Tree Farm License is an area-based tenure for a specific geographic area that gives
the license holder the exclusive right to harvest, on an annual basis, a specified volume of
timber. The licensee is responsible for all phases of forest management, including strategic
and operational planning, road building and reforestation, as well as for producing a
management plan, which outlines the harvest and management plans over a five-year period.
The license has a term of 25 years and is replaceable every five years. If not properly outlined
in the management plan, the chief forester may require the lessee to develop and maintain a
recreation resource inventory which identifies recreation elements and features within the
TFL. Currently, there are 34 TFLs in the province, accounting for fewer than 8 percent of
BC’s total land area. A list of TFLs, licensees and total annual allowable cut per year are
provided in Appendix F.
Forest License (FL)
A Forest License is an agreement that allows for an annual volume of timber harvest
within a TSA according to a strategic resource management plan prepared by the MoFR. The
license typically has a term of 15 to 20 years, and may or may not be replaceable every 5
years. Once an area is harvested and reforested, the licensee moves to another part of the TSA.
There are currently 168 replaceable and 147 non-replaceable forest licenses in the province.
Together they account for over 50 percent of the AAC.
BC Timber Sale License40
As of June 20, 2003, BC Timber Sales (BCTS) became the agency that auctions the
rights to harvest standing timber to market loggers, sawmill operators, lumber
remanufacturers and specialty wood products manufacturers, replacing the former small
business forest enterprise program.
40 This section was taken directly from a BC Forests Memorandum, Timber sales access changes improve access to timber. Accessed August 15th, 2006 from http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/mof/plan/bctimbersales.htm.
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Currently, BCTS provides access to 13 per cent of the provincial AAC, the balance
being held by major licenses and small tenures. The proportion of cut allocated by BCTS will
increase starting in 2004, as timber is reallocated from major licensees. Eventually, 20 percent
of the provincial AAC will be auctioned by BCTS. A Timber Sale License (TSL) gives the
license holder the right to harvest timber from a specified area within a TSA or TFL.
Generally, MoFR is responsible for operational planning, road building and reforestation on
TSLs.
All timber sales auctioned by BCTS are awarded to the highest bidder. Operators that
want logging rights must compete on the basis of price only, ensuring a level playing field for
all operators and maximum return over the long term to the public of BC. Increasing the
volume of timber sold on a competitive basis is a key element in government’s plan for a
market-based pricing system. Under this system, auction prices will be used to calculate the
price paid (stumpage) for Crown timber harvested on all tenures. More information is
available on the BCTS website at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/bcts/.
Woodlot License (WL)
A Woodlot License is a legal agreement that allows the licensee to manage Crown
land and private land as a single unit. The license is similar to a TFL, except that its scale of
operation is not more than 400 hectares of Crown land on the coast, or 600 hectares per
license in the interior of the province. Any amount of private land can be included. The
licensee is responsible for operational planning, road building and reforestation. The license
has a 15-year term, and is replaceable every five years.
Pulpwood Agreement (PA)
A Pulpwood Agreement provides the holder of a wood residue processing facility the
right to harvest up to a specified maximum annual volume within the TSA or TFL, in the
event that sufficient fibre requirements are not available to the holder privately. Harvesting
authority is provided through a TSL where the licensee is responsible for operational
planning, road building and reforestation. The agreement covers a term of up to 25 years,
which may or may not be replaceable.
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Timber License (TL)
A Timber License gives the licensee the exclusive rights to harvest merchantable
timber from a defined area of Crown land. The licensee is responsible for operational
planning, road building and reforestation. Once the forest area is re-established, it reverts to
the Crown and becomes part of the TSA or TFL. The term of this license is variable and is not
replaceable.
Community Forest Tenures
A Community Forest Tenure gives a community greater direct control of forest
resources to meet local needs, including job creation, education and recreation. In 2006, a
total of eleven community sites and First Nations had been awarded tenures across BC.
Information related to the Community Forest Association, which promotes the expansion of
the community forests program can be found online at the Internet address:
http://www.bccfa.ca/index.php. The government community forests website is located at:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/community/index.htm.
Table 2.5: Number of existing tenures managed by MoFR.
Tenures Managed by the Ministry of Forests: 34 Tree Farm Licences 812 Woodlot Licences 11 Community Forest Agreements 168 replaceable and 147 non-replaceable Forest Licences 100 replaceable and 1, 357 active non-replaceable Timber Sales Licences 621 Timber Licences 10 Pulpwood Agreements Source: Ministry of Forest Annual Service Plan Report (2006/07)
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Figure 2.4: Apportionment of provincial annual allowable cut (AAC)
Source: Timber Tenures in British Columbia (2006).
I. Determination of ACC in the Timber Supply Review Process
The next three sections outline how the AAC is determined, requirements for forest
stewardship planning, site specific forestry planning, and how the public can provide input to
these processes. Figure 2.5 briefly outlines the different levels of forest planning.
The Timber Supply Review (TSR) is a decision-making process on the status of
timber supply within each of the 37 TSAs throughout the province. As required under the
Forest Act, a review of each TSA’s AAC must be undertaken by the Chief Forester at least
once every five years.
Tree Farm Licensees are required to complete a management plan, which includes a
timber supply analysis for the TFL. Recently, government started the Defined Forest Area
Management (DFAM) initiative (http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/dfam-website/), in which area-
based licensees and BCTS jointly undertake the TSR process. Currently, Licensees are not
required to participate. Rather, participation occurs on a voluntary basis. An initial transition
period, scheduled to end in 2005, has been extended to 2007 and review of DFAM is on-
going. Area-based licences, such as TFLs, WLs and community forest agreements, whose
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AAC is not part of the TSA, will not be subject to DFAM obligations. In general, the
objectives of DFAM are:41
• To transfer responsibility and accountability for core DFAM elements to industry;
• To ensure orderly transition from a government to industry;
• To ensure that minimum standards for performance are established,
communicated, reported on and enforced;
• To capitalize on the forest industry’s capability to effectively and efficiently
deliver key forest management functions; and,
• To provide a foundation for more advanced forest management activities such as
strategic and tactical level planning, enhanced forest management and certification.
Figure 2.6 outlines the workflows and timelines for the TSR process. This is followed
by a more detailed description of the DFAM reporting requirements.
41 http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/dfam-website/Resources/DFAM%20Discussion%20Paper%20Sept%203.pdf Accessed August 15, 2006.
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Figure 2.5: Forest Planning in BC
Forest Act Guides tenure system and designates chief forester’s responsibility for setting AAC
Timber Supply Review
Undertaken by chief forester and/ or industry every five years to determine AAC
Forest Stewardship Plan
Identifies areas where road building, forest harvesting, and silviculture activities are proposed. Must be consistent with TSR
Management Plan Includes Timber Supply Analysis. Undertaken by TFL licensee every five years. Influences TSR decisions
Defined Forest Area ManagementIncludes Timber Supply Analysis. Undertaken jointly by all area-based licensees in a Timber Supply Area. Influences TSR decisions
Forest and Range Practices Act Regulates the activities of forest and range licensees
Visual Quality ObjectivesRequirements for VQOs outlined in FRPA. Specific VQOs set by District Forester. FSP must outline how VQOs will be met
Site Specific Forestry PlansIdentify location of roads and cut blocks
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Figure 2.6: Proposed Workflows and timelines for the TSR and public consultation duties:42
MoE MAL
*Note: Public and First Nations Review - The public review process is required, however it could be developed to meet the needs of individual TSAs, as communities and First
Nations vary throughout the province. For example, the length of the public review period may vary, as well as the method and format for distribution of the information.
- The opportunity for First Nations and the public to review the data package will occur before MoFR acceptance. The review period for the analysis report will occur after MoFR acceptance.
- The DFAM group in partnership with MoFR must consult with First Nations in a manner consistent with MoFR policy. - The public will be advised of the opportunity to review the data package and the analysis report, either through ads in local news papers
or through other types of communications such as letters or phone calls. - In addition, the group may inform the public and First Nations throughout the data gathering and analysis stages.
42 http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/dfam-website/Resources/DFAM%20Timber%20Supply%20Review%20Technical%20Info%20Sheet%20_V1.8_.pdf Accessed: July 31, 2006
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Timber Supply Review Document Descriptions43
Data Package
The data package is a compilation of the best available information on the forest
resource inventory and the practices within the TSA for the purposes of conducting a timber
supply analysis. This is summarized into a less technical information report which is available
on the internet.
Information Report
The information report provides a general description of the draft data and
management assumptions that will be used in the subsequent analysis report. This document
is no longer produced as part of the current TSR process for TSAs under the DFAM initiative,
however you may find it in TRSs completed prior to 2003.
Analysis Report
The timber supply analysis section of this report provides information on the detailed
technical review of the volume of the timber available for harvesting over time. The socio-
economic analysis section provides information about the social and economic implications of
the timber supply projections as well as social and economic profiles of the communities in
the TSA.
Public Discussion Paper
This document includes a description of the TSR process, a summary of the timber
supply and socio-economic analysis, and the critical factors that may increase or decrease
timber supply. This document is no longer produced as part of the current TSR process for
TSAs under the DFAM initiative, however you may find it in TSRs completed prior to 2003.
Rationale for Allowable Annual Cut Determination
When the chief forester (or deputy chief forester) determines an AAC (s)he outlines
her/his reasoning in a rationale statement. When the chief forester (or deputy chief forester)
announces the new AAC, the rationale statement and the summary of public input are
released to the public.
43 http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hts/tsa/TSR_document_description.pdf accessed: July 31, 2006
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Summary of Public Input
This is a summary of the public input that has been received during the TSR for a
TSA. This summary is provided to the chief forester (or deputy chief forester) to review
before (s)he sets a new AAC. The summary is included as an appendix in the Rationale for
AAC Determination.
Resources for further information on TSRs
A schedule of DFAM TSRs can be found at:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hts/schedtsa.htm. Schedule for TFL TSRs can be found at:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hts/schedtfl.htm. Individuals can subscribe to an email list to receive
timber supply documents and AAC releases at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/listserv/tsr.htm.
The Public Review Process begins once the data package is completed. Completed
data packages and other TSR documents are made available on the MoFR website:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hts/tsas.htm. However, current data packages are only available
through hard-copy at the district office. General practice is to mail out data packages to
stakeholders (with an option for a meeting), making hard-copies available at district offices,
and taking out ads in local papers informing the public that the process is underway.
J. Forest Stewardship Planning
Forest Stewardship Plans (FSP) identify areas within which road building, forest
harvesting, and silviculture activities are proposed. FSPs do not need to show the actual
locations of future roads and cutblocks.
An FSP must include a map and detail results or strategies that are consistent with
government objectives for forest values as spelled-out in FRPA. This includes Visual Quality
Objectives (VQO) set out by the district forester. Once the FSP is approved, licensees and
resource professionals can innovatively manage to achieve these results or deliver on the
strategies. Areas covered by an FSP may be large, and some FSPs may be prepared by more
than one licensee.
FSPs have a term of up to five years and can be periodically amended. FRPA normally
requires public review and comment opportunities whenever a new FSP is being prepared or
an existing FSP is being amended (except for minor amendments). The government suggests
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that even if an FSP is not being undertaken interested parties contact forest licensees who
operate in the area to inform them of their specific interests. This is especially important for
AT operators. A list of licensees is provided in Appendix F.
Forest licensees must:
• Publish one or more notices in the local newspaper stating when and where the
plan can be reviewed, and the address where written comments are to be
submitted;
• Make reasonable efforts to meet with First Nation groups affected by the FSP to
discuss the plan or amendment;
• Give the public a reasonable opportunity to review the plan if the FSP might affect
government-granted rights; and
• Make the FSP, or an amendment to an FSP, publicly available for review and
comment before submitting the plan or amendment to the BC Forest Service for
approval.
Normally, the public has 60 days from the date of the first notice in the newspaper to
review the plan and provide written comments. The government suggests the following to
help ensure that the public’s interests are fully considered:
• Identify interests, uses, and attributes in specified areas within the FSP that are
important to you;
• Identify your concerns about how forest development could affect those interests,
uses, and attributes;
• Provide any other information you feel the forest licensee needs to be aware of;
and
• Include your contact information.
If a member of the public misses the deadline, the government suggests that (s)he still
send written comments because the licensee may be able to address her/his interests.44
A forest licensee must consider any written comments that are relevant to the FSP and
were received during the review period. When submitting the FSP to the BC Forest Service
for approval, the licensee must include a copy of the published notice and a copy of written
comments received. Licensees must describe:
44 http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/code/training/frpa/FSP_brochure.pdf, Retrieved August 23, 2006.
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• Their efforts to gather input and comments on the plan; and
• How they changed the plan due to such comments.
The Forest Service, before considering a plan for approval, will determine whether the
licensee has met the obligations above. Once satisfied that these obligations have been met,
government will assess the plan to see if it meets criteria for approval.
More specific licensee FSP guidelines can be found at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/timten/AGFSP/Documents/FSP%20Content%20checklist%20April%2015%202005.doc (FSP content review checklist) http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/timten/AGFSP/documents/AGFSP%20v%201.0.4c%20Feb%2014-06.doc (administrative guide for forest stewardship plans)
K. Site Specific Forestry Plans
The final opportunity for public access to information with respect to forestry
practices is during the creation of specific site plans. However, while these plans have to be
made available to the public, opportunity for public input is not required. As stated in FRPA:
There are no requirements in FRPA for public review & comment of site plans, but site plans must be publicly available upon request. It is the site plan holder’s responsibility to make the plan available at any reasonable time at the location of the holder’s place of business nearest the site.
Thus, it is up to interested public to contact Licensees if they would like to view site
plans. A list of Licensees is provided in Appendix F.
While Licensees have to prepare site plans for cutblocks or road construction the
government does not review, approve or enforce the plans. Site plans are required to be
consistent with an approved FSP.45
A site plan must:
• Identify the approximate location of roads or cut blocks;
• Identify how the intended results and/or strategies in the approved FSP apply to
the site; and
• Identify the standards units in the net area to be reforested and the corresponding
stocking standards and soil disturbance limits.
45 http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/code/training/frpa/pdf/FRPA_Forestry_Companion_Guide_ver-2-3.pdf. Accessed July 31, 2006.
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While forest licensees have no obligation to consult the public or other land users at
the site specific forest plan level, AT operators who have a positive and consistent
relationship with their district forester and forest licensee will increase their ability to ensure
their interests are reflected in site plans.
Step 4: Initiating Contact and Developing Relationships with Neighbouring Land Managers
The next step, and perhaps the most critical, is to initiate contact and develop
relationships with neighbouring agencies including:
• Forest licensee(s);
• First Nations;
• Other tourism operators;
• Land tenure holders;
• Local municipalities and
regional districts; and
• Local and/or regional tourism
offices/associations
The main purpose of this step is to create a balanced and equitable relationship where
an AT operator and the other land manager(s) can openly request information from each other
(including proposed land management plans) and express concerns that address outstanding
land use issues prior to the forest stewardship planning process. Establishing such a
relationship will hopefully allow both the AT operator and the other party to clarify land use
issues, brainstorm and analyze potential solutions, and resolve concerns in a non-
confrontational and informal manner.46 Some of the key elements crucial to building such a
relationship are sincerity, honesty and a willingness to negotiate solutions that can benefit
both parties. An AT operator may need to portray these qualities while at the same time being
strong-willed and assertive in emphasizing her/his interests.
Consequently, establishing such a relationship will depend on the cooperation and
willingness of the forest licensee, First Nations, or other party. If successful in building a
relationship, it is strongly recommended that contact is regularly maintained, and that an
agreement is made to inform each other when changes occur which could potentially impact
the other party. This is particularly important with First Nations in light of current and
ongoing treaty settlements and negotiations.
46 Results of the Forest Development Planning Review conducted by the Forest Practices Board (2000) indicate that "the best FDPs and highest satisfaction levels among all participants were in those locations where plan preparers and government agencies demonstrate co-operative, respectful relationships, a high level commitment to the FDP process, and where the public is treated with respect and provided with adequate feedback” (p.5).
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Step 5: Building a Profile of Your Operation47
Once an AT operator has assessed her/his operating environment by collecting and
reviewing information pertaining to neighbouring land managers, current and planned land
activity, and other external factors of interest, the final step is to build a profile of an AT
operator’s operation. The profile will serve as a communication tool that will inform local
communities, First Nations, other land managers, and other interested parties of an AT
operator’s existence and dependence on a specific land area and its resources. In addition, the
profile should address specific issues raised in initial meetings with other land managers and
key decision makers.
The purpose in building a profile and providing information to other land managers
will differ from one operation to another. For example, an operator may wish to provide
information to those land managers that could potentially impact her/his operation in a
significant manner (e.g., forest licensee, First Nations residing in the area, regulatory agencies
such as ILMB, and any other key neighbours), thereby raising awareness and providing a
basis upon which to build a relationship. In these cases, it is effective for an AT operator to
develop and distribute a comprehensive profile of her/his operation.
An AT operator may also wish to inform residents and relevant businesses (e.g., the
Chamber of Commerce) in her/his community of their operation and interest in a specific land
base and resources. This can be done through membership in community-based organizations,
publications such as articles and letters to the editor in local newspapers, and other forms of
media coverage. By doing this, an AT operator may build support from the local residents.
As a general guide, an AT operator should build a profile that describes the following:
• Boundaries of the land area on which the AT operator is dependent, and the nature
and location of all facilities and ancillary uses (including trails/trail systems);
• Ownership of the land (Crown or private);
• The location and nature of all wilderness recreation activities within the area;
• Identification of access routes including roads, trails, flight paths, etc.;
• Time of year activities are conducted;
• Nature of any facilities or improvements, and how they contribute to the operation;
47 The next two sections are largely excerpted from ‘Wilderness resort operators’ land use planning guidebook, phase one’. (2001). Grant Thorton.
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• Key features of the operating area, such as wildlife viewing sites, trails, and other
viewscape locations;
• Areas of significant environmental, social, and/or cultural value; and
• AT operator actions which address environmental and community stewardship,
government and societal objectives, and the social/economic benefits of your
operation on the local, regional and/or provincial economy.
In addition to sending out the above profile, operators should provide information to
relevant government agencies to be included in the agencies’ inventory list(s) or database. For
this purpose, a detailed overview of the operation will not be needed. Rather, a brief
description stating the nature of the business will suffice. Other agencies falling into this
category that an operator may want to contact include:
Ministry of Forests District Office;
Local MLA;
Ministry of Tourism, Sport, and the Arts;
Integrated Land Management Bureau;
Other MTSA and ILMB tenure holders;
Tourism British Columbia;
Local First Nations;
Other tourism operators (without Crown land tenures);
Wilderness Tourism Association;
Council of Tourism Associations of British Columbia;
Local and/or regional tourism offices/associations;
BC Hydro (where applicable);
Ministry of Environment; and,
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
It is highly recommended that an AT operator update the profile of her/his operation
regularly and distribute it to the appropriate parties on a continual basis (perhaps bi-annually
or annually). This ensures that other land managers in the area are, and will continue to be,
aware of the AT operator’s interest and investment in the respective land and resources.
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3. LOOKING FORWARD
The AT industry is working together with government and other stakeholders to
develop business certainty around land and resource issues for nature-based tourism operators
in BC. The following section outlines what solutions are currently being worked towards. To
gain more information on any of these issues contact your industry representative or Brian
Gunn, WTA President.
A. Commercial Tourism Tenure Policy
The AT industry is working with government to create a new Adventure Tourism
Policy. The first draft of the new policy is scheduled to be completed by January 31, 2007.
Industry hopes to address issues of tenure security48, harmonization, and pricing. Specific
goals of the AT industry include:
a. Developing a comprehensive and integrated commercial tourism policy framework, which ensures that all components of tourism on Crown land, including commercial recreation (inside and outside protected areas), all-season resorts and public recreation are included.
b. Building an effective tenure system for tourism operators which ensures that commercial recreation and all-season resort tenures issued under the Land Act provide the long-term certainty and security necessary for the success of the sector. Specific items for resolution include:
i. Tenure takings and compensation ii. Policy pricing (fees and rentals)
• developing pricing that is logical, fair and reflects the bundle of rights that an operator will hold under the new policy
• daily use fees for non-profits and educational institutions • land assessments and lease fees (a.k.a. highest and best use)
iii. Overlapping tenures iv. Document language v. Clarifying who requires tenure under the policy (addressing “grey” areas)
vi. Harmonization of Land Act and Park Act tenures vii. “Blanket” and/or area-based tenures
viii. Incidental use ix. Tenures for club and educational use
48 Heidt and Williams (2005)
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B. Limits of Acceptable Change
During the fall of 2006 a special committee of tourism operators and government will
begin to study the utility of the limits of acceptable change (LAC) planning method in dealing
with questions of carrying capacity. LAC has shown positive results in the US and elsewhere.
Specifically, they will look at ways in which objective measures of experience and
environmental quality can guide management objectives for backcountry areas. The process
will begin with two pilot projects: Johnstone Strait and the areas around Golden.
C. Compliance and Enforcement
Current division of responsibilities places enforcement officers under the guidance of
ILMB. The WTA and other representatives believe that enforcement officers lack the means
to enforce land use plans and corresponding legislation. For this reason the AT industry is
working towards strengthening compliance and enforcement efforts. Specifically, the AT
industry is seeking dedicated tourism compliance and enforcement resources to ensure that
un-tenured operators are required to obtain tenure (or cease operation), that tenure provisions
are enforced, that public and AT operators respect land use designations, and that all
recreational users use appropriate behaviours to sustain natural values and experiences.
D. Links To Other Resource Sectors
The AT industry is working to ensure that tourism interests are addressed in resource
decisions – despite government’s focus on and support for tourism, resource decisions are
made every day in forestry, mining, fisheries and oil and gas which harm the natural values on
which the sector is based. The AT industry wants government to make certain that decisions
occur only after tourism operators are consulted and their interests are accommodated. In
particular, FRPA and Forest Stewardship Plans are pressing issues.
Presently, the greatest level of AT input to other resource sector decisions is at the
operator level. For this reason, it is imperative that AT operators take the pro-active steps
outlined in this guidebook to create positive relationships with other resource users in the
area.
Also important is coordinating commercial and public recreation. In the past,
commercial and public recreation have been managed largely in isolation from each other.
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The WTA feels that these two forms of tourism have the opportunity to complement each
other, but in the current system they often interact negatively. To address this issue the
government is working to coordinate commercial and public recreation. Specific to this goal,
the AT industry, government and other stakeholders, are working toward the completion of
the Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) licensing initiative, and involving public recreation
representatives on the Commercial Recreation Joint Steering Committee on issues of common
interest. ORV legislation has been written; however, government has not yet tabled it.
E. Links To First Nations
In an environment of on-going First Nation treaty negotiations, the AT industry is
working to ensure that tourism interests are recognized in relationships with First Nations.
Specifically, this includes the identification of tourism tenures in land selection, and ensuring
that tenures are secure if Crown lands transfer to First Nations in treaties.
F. Insurance
COTA has been working with insurance companies to lower the cost of insurance for
tourism operators. To this end, COTA has written an Insurance and Risk Management
Program Handbook. The following is the premise of the COTA program:
Accurately and expertly assessed business information, in conjunction with an appropriate risk management program, should reduce the insurance premium charged to a tourism business.
Detailed information about the program can be found on COTA’s website:
http://www.cotabc.com/business_services/insurance.aspx
The handbook can be accessed on the WTA website:
http://www.wilderness-tourism.bc.ca/docs/Insurance_and_Risk_Management_Handbook.pdf
G. Mountain Pine Beetle Action Plan
The BC government has created a Mountain Pine Beetle Action Plan to coordinate the
province’s response to the mountain pine beetle infestation. The Action Plan guides all levels
of government, communities, industries and stakeholders working to mitigate impacts of the
pine beetle. It addresses forestry and environmental issues as well as economic, social and
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cultural sustainability. More information can be found on the Ministry Forest and Range
website: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/mountain_pine_beetle/
In September 2004, the Chief Forester increased the allowable annual cut in the Prince
George, Quesnel and Lakes TSAs – the three TSAs in the province being hardest hit by the
mountain pine beetle. The focus of the increase is salvaging pine forests with moderate to
high levels of mortality as a result of the beetle. Several non-replaceable forest licences have
been advertised and awarded as part of the disposition strategy for the beetle uplift volume.
Additional TSAs will likely be impacted by the Action Plan as these areas become infested
with mountain pine beetle.
An increase in the AAC could have significant impacts on tourism businesses in these
regions. In response, the Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition, a consortium of land use
stakeholders, commissioned a study to identify those forested lands that currently sustain or
have the potential to sustain wilderness tourism activities or operations with the further
objective of ensuring the economic opportunity associated with these areas are not unduly
impacted by enhanced AAC harvesting of mountain pine beetle kill wood. The study used
GIS mapping and operator interviews to identify integral forested areas for tourism businesses
in the region, and suggested a harvesting plan that would minimize the impact on their
tourism industry. As the lead agency for the study, the West Chilcotin Tourism Association
(contact information listed in Appendix E) can provide information on the Beetle Action
Coalition and the study methodology. The study is scheduled for publication in the Fall of
2006.
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4. CASE STUDIES
A. Knight Inlet Lodge
Knight Inlet Lodge, a grizzly bear viewing resort located north of Campbell River,
provides an example where:
° A tourism operator and a forest licensee were unsuccessful in developing a
relationship to resolve land use issues prior to the forest development planning
process,
° The forest company was not initially willing to negotiate with the tourism operator,
and
° The operator had to spend significant time and resources to protect their land-use
interests.
Prior to the development of a forest plan for the area, neither the respective forest licensee
or the tourism operator made an attempt to contact one another to discuss land use plans
and/or concerns. Consequently, the forest development planning process commenced and
resulted in a proposed plan to harvest 13 hectares of alder trees directly across Glendale Cove
from Knight Inlet Lodge. The proposed harvesting site is significant to Knight Inlet Lodge as
it is subject to a high concentration of grizzly bears. Harvesting the site could potentially
affect the grizzly bear viewing and the lodge’s viewscape.
Although the public was informed of, and invited to comment on, the harvesting plan
through a newspaper advertisement, Knight Inlet Lodge was not notified individually and was
not aware of the advertisement. Thus, they did not know about the planned logging until
surveying in the area began. Once they realized what was proposed, the tourism operator
immediately raised his concerns with the District Manager and the forest company. Meetings
between the company, the Ministry of Forest, and Knight Inlet Lodge were held, however, it
was intended that the FDP go ahead as planned.
The situation rapidly changed when a new forest company gained the right to harvest in
the Kingcome Timber Supply Area, which includes Glendale Cove. An economic evaluation
of bear viewing vs. logging was conducted by Tourism BC’s Research Department. Through
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WTA contacts, this information was used to conduct negotiations with the new licensee and
an agreement that the alder trees would not be harvested within the year was reached. Because
of the strong will of Knight Inlet Lodge and public support for protection in the area logging
of Glendale Cove has been put off on a year-to-year basis.
The Knight Inlet Lodge operator suggests that tourism operators who experience similar
land-use conflicts in their area:
° Recognize that only an owner/operator is going to have the passion and drive to
fight for the survival of their business. For this reason it is critical that the operator
create the time to be knowledgeable of, and willing to fight for, the natural
resources that are important to their business;
° Create allies within and outside of the tourism industry. Allies with other tourism
operators, tourism associations, and government staff can play an important role
in realizing one’s land use interests;
° Find a champion for your cause. This may be within or outside government,
however, it is important to align with individuals that feel passionately about your
conflict; and
° Continue your fight at higher levels of government or within the company if you
are not satisfied with the outcome at the regional level.
The push to manage Glendale Cove in a manner that will sustain bear populations and
Knight Inlet Lodge’s viewscape is on going. The forest licensee still has the right to cut in the
area; however constant pressure from the tourism operator has prevented this to date. Knight
Inlet Lodge is currently working with government to realize a long-term solution to this land-
use issue.
B. Babine Norlakes Management Ltd.
Babine Norlakes Management Ltd. is a small fishing lodge that has worked tirelessly to
implement sound management in the Babine watershed. The owner/operator realized early on
that the logging practices around Babine River were unsustainable and had the potential to
destroy the ecosystem that his business depended on for survival. In 1986, the lodge reviewed
the local logging plans to discover that clear cuts almost to the rivers edge and 3 bridges
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spanning Babine River were planned for the area. He has been working toward protecting this
watershed ever since.
The fight to protect the area has been long and multifaceted. Babine Norlakes Management
Ltd. has:
° Lobbied all levels of government, from local councillors to provincial and
federal ministers;
° Participated in planning processes from the regional to local level; and,
° Initiated non-profit organizations and foundations to organize those committed
to responsible management of the Babine watershed and monitor logging
operations, land use plans, and park management in the area.
The following suggestions were provided for tourism operators who have land use
conflict in their area:
° Do not wait for government or other groups to become active stewards of the
environment. Operators must be active in the land use decisions in their area
and fight to maintain the quality of the natural environment required for their
business. None of the planning processes in the province have been initiated
without strong push from the public and industry groups. If operators desire a
planning process to be undertaken or managed in their area they must actively
lobby the government to this end.
° Coordinate your efforts to produce desired land use management outcomes.
The host of issues and number of hours required to be involved in land
management issues require a huge commitment. A coordinated group can be
more effective than one individual.
° Participate in the provincial political process. Begin at you local level, by
speaking with your municipal counsel, local MLA and MP. If you are unable
to achieve the desired outcome, begin contacting minister’s offices etc.
° Produce high quality material to educate other stakeholders (government,
logging companies, tourism associations etc.). In addition to writing letters,
produce consultant reports on the environmental issues in the area and
economic importance of tourism to the local economy.
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° Be patient and persistent. Getting the results you desire can take years of
meetings, report writing and negotiation. However, without such commitment
the natural resources in your area will not be protected.
Babine Norlakes Management Ltd. views their role in environmental stewardship as on-
going. Through the development of the Babine Watershed Monitoring Trust and the Babine
River Foundation, the lodge continues monitoring and managing their local environment. In
addition, their experiences are being applied to the fight for sustainable management of the
entire Skeena watershed.
C. Valemount to Blue River SRMP
The Valemount to Blue River SRMP represents a local level resource management plan
that addresses recreation conflicts on Crown land. A winter recreation plan, the SRMP strives
toward tourism, community and environmental sustainability. Included in the consultation
process were public user groups, tourism operators, and local and provincial governments.
The SRMP was formally conducted from December 2003 thru February 2005, however,
the coordination of stakeholders and the identification of issues and solutions began as far
back as 1998. A representative group of stakeholders, who were committed to addressing
recreation use issues and had made some progress toward solutions, persuaded the provincial
government to participate in a SRMP for the area. The resulting SRMP: identified recreation
zones for specific uses; created pilot controlled recreation areas (CRAs) for small areas of
terrain significant to the tourism industry; improved integration of industry user groups;
provided tools for community development; and improved public education and safety.
Two years into implementation of the SRMP, new investments have been made in
snowmobile infrastructure and, through a reduction in incidents of conflict, safety and
experience has improved for all users. However, government has yet to implement agreed
upon area closures under section 58 of FRPA49. In addition, adequate multi-year enforcement
funding for conservation officers has not been secured.
A tourism operator who participated in the creation of the Valemount to Blue River
SRMP recommends the following to operators who are interested in initiating a local level
planning process in their area: 49 Section 58 of FRPA allows the government to restrict or prohibit certain activities to protect a recreation or range resource or to manage public recreation use on Crown land.
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° Develop broad support from industry, public users, environmental organizations
and local government for undertaking the process, before approaching provincial
government for assistance;
° Study existing SRMPs and recreation plans for ideas on creating a successful
process (i.e. understand what tools have been used with success);
° Spend time, as a stakeholder group, finding an experienced facilitator that provides
clarity and understanding among interest groups;
° Think outside the box. Consider your interests and the interests of other user
groups to create solutions that meet all stakeholders needs; and
° Consider offering monetary and human resource support for facilitation, mapping,
enforcement etc. to ensure the success of the process.
As an example of these last two suggestions, heli-ski operators agreed to pay an additional
$6 per client day for the security provided by CRA’s. They asked that these additional fees be
put toward enforcement; however, this has yet to occur. During plan negotiations, tenured
tourism operators and local recreation users voluntarily shifted some areas of use to ensure
safety and certainty for all users. A local recreation development association was also formed
to coordinate local implementation of the plan, including development of snowmobile terrain
and education of visiting users.
The Valemount to Blue River SRMP can be viewed here:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/lup/srmp/southern/valemount/index.html.
D. Nechako Lodge
Nechako Lodge is located ninety kilometres SW of Vanderhoof on Knewstubb Lake in
Central British Columbia. A fishing lodge, which provides fly-in fishing, hiking, and
canoeing, Nechako Lodge is dependent upon maintaining a wilderness experience for its
guests.
To manage the natural environment Nechako Lodge has been involved in the Vanderhoof
LRMP and other environmental issues in the Vanderhoof area since 1993. The vast number of
issues and land use planning meetings and processes has made it difficult to ensure that
tourism’s voice is heard. Recognizing the advantages of coordinating their efforts, operators
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in the area formed the Upper Nechako Wilderness Council. The council is composed of 14
wilderness tourism operators in the Sourthern Vanderhoof Forest District.
One of their key initiatives was the creation of a wilderness resource management plan,
which outlines the wilderness operator’s land use needs. The plan is used to respond to
government land use planning questions, forest stewardship plans, and other resource
extraction consultation processes. In addition, the plan has been sent to government and
industry officials to increase the exposure of wilderness operators’ needs and importance in
the area.
The owner’s of Nechako Lodge have the following advice for tourism operators:
° Ensure your business and your land use needs are understood by the various
agencies and ministries at the district level.
° Create a relationship with the forest district manager. It is integral that your area and
needs are known by the Ministry of Forest and Range.
° Respond to Forest Stewardship Plans. Make sure you are on the mail list of, and
actively respond to, the forest district office, timber licensees, and BC timber sales.
° Coordinate your efforts with other tourism operators in your area. Your interests and
concerns have more impact when they are voiced in a collective and cohesive
manner.
The Nechako Wilderness Council has also been using their partnership to represent
wilderness tourism’s needs at the Vanderhoof LRMP table. Because of Mountain Pine Beetle
harvesting strategies the original LRMP requires revisions. One component of updating the
LRMP is determining how to manage the proliferation of resource roads required to harvest
the beetle kill wood. These new roads create 4-wheel drive and all-terrain vehicle access in
areas that used to be hike-in or fly-in access only.
To tackle the access issue the LRMP table created a draft Recreation Access Management
Plan (RAMP). Once all table members, including representatives of the recreation vehicle
community, agreed to the draft RAMP it was sent out for public comment. Though a degree
of resistance to reducing backcountry access has occurred from some community members,
an organized wilderness tourism operator’s position ensured that their stakeholder interests
were represented in the draft RAMP.
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The need to protect tourism values in the area is on-going and the Mountain Pine Beetle
epidemic has increased the need for a coordinated effort from wilderness tourism operators.
The development of the Upper Nechako Wilderness Council is an important example of how
to realize this need.
E. Chilcotin Holidays
Chilcotin Holidays is a guest ranch located two hours north of Whistler BC, in the
South Chilcotin. Providing guest ranch stays, horse packing, hiking, mountain-biking, fishing,
guide outfitting, wildlife viewing, wilderness guide training and skiing, Chilcotin Holidays
requires a variety of land tenures to operate its business. These include: A guide outfitter
licence, multiple park use permits for both extensive and intensive use, commercial recreation
tenures that also include extensive and intensive area use, a commercial angling guide licence,
and a range licence. Even with such an extensive list of land rights Chilcotin Holidays has
been working tirelessly for sustainable land management in the South Chilcotin.
Although tourism was not initially invited to sit at the Lillooet Land and Resource
Management Plan (LRMP) table, Chilcotin Holiday’s owner/operators attended every
meeting during the first two years. At this stage in the process tourism was granted a seat at
the table and in 2001, six years after the inception of the LRMP, the table presented two plans
to government. While considerable agreement was reached in many areas, a
community/industry group and a conservation/recreation/tourism (CRT) group were not able
to come to agreement on some key issues, resulting in the two separate plans. The BC
government at the time accepted the plan submitted by the CRT group, which included a
provincial park in the South Chilcotin. The Mining Association of BC, who had earlier
walked away from the planning table, argued that the creation of the park would have a
significant negative impact on mining in the province. The dispute led to a review of the
LRMP, including the possible decommissioning of the new park, by the recently elected
provincial government.
At this stage the local land use plan became a provincial issue and Chilcotin Holidays,
the WTA, COTA and various other tourism operators and sector tourism associations began
lobbying government to preserve the park. These groups recognized two points of leverage.
The first was the importance of provincial parks to BC residents and the negative publicity
decommissioning a park during Vancouver’s bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics could bring to
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the province. The second component to their argument was the significant economic return
the park provided to the province. Unfortunately, few studies measuring the economic impact
of tourism in BC had been produced. Tourism operators and associations worked together to
contract an independent consultant to create a report on the economic impacts of tourism in
South Chilcotin Provincial Park. Conservative estimates demonstrated that in 2001 tourist
spending in the park totalled $11.4 million. This did not include revenue derived from smaller
tourism operators, independent vacationers using the park, or income from vacation time
spent in travel to and from the park. In addition, tourism operators employed 180 employees
directly and indirectly and paid $3 million in wages. The report clearly presented the
significant contribution of tourism to BC’s economy and provided a business case for
preserving the high quality land base for tourism use.
Armed with this new information the WTA and COTA set up meetings with MLAs,
provincial ministers, their deputies, and The Mining Association of BC. After two years of
negotiating and lobbying, tourism, mining and government agreed to keep the slightly
modified park intact for wilderness tourism and approved the new South Chilcotin Provincial
Park.
The owner/operators of Chilcotin Holidays offer the following lessons to other
operators who are facing similar land use disputes in their area:
o Work with your provincial and sector tourism associations. Becoming a member and
working with these agencies improves lobbying power and results in a more efficient
use of the expertise that is available.
o Create and collect the scientific and economic data that support your interests. Ensure
that at a minimum you have access to, or have created, the following for your area:
o A tourism economic impact study,
o Maps showing areas of significant tourism value,
o A resource inventory.
o Be tenacious. Land security will only be realized through hard work. The tourism
industry, BC’s economy, and public perception are continually evolving, requiring
operators and tourism associations to persist in their efforts to secure their land
interests.
Chilcotin Holidays observed first hand the positive role maps, reports and studies,
which demonstrate tourism’s importance in BC’s economy, can play in securing an operator’s
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land use needs. The owner/operators at Chilcotin Holidays are proud of the approach taken by
the tourism industry in this dispute. Various tourism operators and associations worked
together and with government to realize an outcome that met the interests of tourism, mining
and the local community.
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APPENDICES
A. MoFR District Office Information
Coast Forest Region
Coast Forest Region 2100 Labieux Road Nanaimo, BC V9T 6E9 Ph: 250-751-7001 Fax: 250-751-7190 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/rco/
Campbell River Forest District 370 S. Dogwood St. Campbell River, BC V9W 6Y7 Ph: 250-286-9300 Fax: 250-286-9490 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dcr/
Chilliwack Forest District 46360 Airport Rd. Chilliwack, BC V2P 1A5 Ph: 604-702-5700 Fax: 604-702-5711 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dck/ North Coast Forest District 125 Market Pl. Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1B9 Ph: 250-624-7460 Fax: 250-624-7479 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dnc/ North Island – Central Coast Forest District 2217 Mine Road PO Box 7000 Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Ph: 250-956-5000
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Fax: 250-956-5079 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dni/ Queen Charlotte Islands Forest District 1229 Cemetary Rd. PO Box 39 Queen Charlotte City, BC V0T 1S0 Ph: 250-559-6200 Fax: 250-559-8342 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dqc/ South Island Forest District 4885 Cherry Creek Rd. Port Alberni, BC V9Y 8E9 Ph: 250-731-3000 Fax: 250-731-3010 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsi/ Squamish Forest District Suite 101 42000 Loggers Lane Squamish, BC V8B 0H3 Ph: 604-898-2100 Fax: 604-898-2191 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/ Sunshine Coast Forest District 7077 Duncan St. Powel River, BC V8A 1W1 Ph: 604-485-0700 Fax: 604-485-0799 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsc/
Northern Interior Forest Region
Northern Interior Forest Region 5th Floor 1011 4th Ave. Prince George, BC V2L 3H9 Ph: 250-565-6100 Fax: 250-565-6671 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/rni/ Fort Nelson Forest District RR#1 Mile 301 Alaska Highway
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Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0 Ph: 250-774-5511 Fax: 250-774-3704 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dfn/ Fort St. James Forest District Box 100 Stones Bay Rd. Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0 Ph: 250-996-5200 Fax: 250-996-5290 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dja Kalum Forest District Rm.200 5220 Keith Ave. Terrace, BC V8G 1L1 Ph: 250-638-5100 Fax: 250-638-5176 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dkm Mackenzie Forest District Bag 5000, 1 Cicada Rd. Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0 Ph: 250-997-2200 Fax: 250-997-2236 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dmk Nadina Forest District Box 3500 185 Yellowhead Hwy. Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0 Ph: 250-692-2200 Fax: 250-692-7461 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dnd Peace Forest District 9000 17th St. Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4A4 Ph: 250-784-1200 Fax: 250-784-0143 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dpc Prince George Forest District 2000 S. Ospika Blvd. Prince George, BC V2N 4W5
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Ph: 250-614-7400 Fax: 250-614-7435 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dpg Skeena Stikine Forest District 3333 Tatlow Rd. Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Ph: 250-847-6300 Fax: 250-847-6353 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dss Vanderhoof Forest District Box 190 1522 Hwy 16 East Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Ph: 250-697-6363 Fax: 250-567-6370 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dva
Southern Interior Forest Region
Southern Interior Forest Region 515 Columbia St. Kamloops, BC V2C 2T7 Ph: 250-828-4131 Fax: 250-828-4154 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/rsi 100 Mile house Forest District Box 129 300 South Cariboo Highway 100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0 Ph: 250-395-7800 Fax: 250-395-7810 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dmh Arrow Boundary Forest District 845 Columbia Ave. Castlegar , BC V1N 1H3 Ph: 250-365-8600 Fax: 250-365-8568 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dab Cascades Forest District PO Box 4400 Station Main
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3840 Airport Road Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Ph: 250-378-8400 Fax: 250-378-8481 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dcs Central Cariboo Forest Office 200-640 Borland St. Williams Lake, BC V2G 4T1 Ph: 250-398-4345 Fax: 250-398-4790 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dcc Chilcotin Forest District Box 65 Stum Lake Rd. Alexis Creek, BC V0L 1A0 Ph: 250-394-4700 Fax: 250-394-4515 Email: [email protected] Columbia Forest District Box 9158 RPO#3 7561 Beg Eddy Rd. Revelstoke, BC V0E 3K0 Ph: 250-837-7611 Fax: 250-837-7626 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dco Headwaters Forest District Box 4502 RR#2, 687 Yellowhead S. Highway Clearwater, BC V0E 1N0 Ph: 250-587-6700 Fax: 250-587-6790 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dhw Kamloops Forest District 1265 Dalhousie Dr. Kamloops, BC V2C 5Z5 Ph: 250-371-6500 Fax: 250-828-4627 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dka Kootenay Lake Forest District 1907 Ridgewood Rd.
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Nelson, BC V1L6K1 Ph: 250-825-1100 Fax: 250-825-9657 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dkl Okanagan Shuswap Forest District 2501 14th Ave. Vernon BC, V1T 8Z1 Ph: 250-558-1700 Fax: 250-549-5485 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dos Quesnel Forest District 322 Johnstron Ave. Quesnel, BC V2J 3M5 Ph: 250-992-4400 Fax: 250-992-4403 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dqu Rocky Mountain Forest District 1902 Theatre Rd. Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G1 Ph: 250-426-1700 Fax: 250-426-1777 Email: [email protected]: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/drm
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B. Land Area Definitions50
Crown Land: Land that is owned by the Crown. Referred to as federal Crown land
when it is owned by Canada and as provincial Crown land when owned by a province.
Private Land: Land owned by a private interest. Private land is still subject to
provincial and federal use restrictions.
Strategic Land Use Plan Zones
The zones identified in strategic land use plans have been uniquely developed for each
plan area. They are designed to meet the specific needs of the various interest groups who
were part of the planning process. The zones can, in general, be divided into three broad
categories: protected areas, integrated resource management zones, and agriculture/settlement
zones.
Protected Areas
Areas such as provincial parks, federal parks, wilderness areas, ecological reserves,
and recreation areas that have protected designations according to federal and provincial
statutes. Protected areas are land and freshwater or marine areas set aside to protect BC’s
diverse natural and cultural heritage. Currently there are 852 Provincial Parks and protected
areas in the province, covering 13.8% of British Columbia’s land base.51
Integrated Resource Management Zones
Integrated Resource Management Zones (RMZs) range from those focusing on
enhancing resource use values, to those focusing on special environmental values while
enabling resource use. Generally, there are three RMZs: enhanced, general, and special
management. However, more recent LRMPs have steered away from these categories.
50 Most information in this section was taken directly from: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilmb/lup/lrmp/data/lup_brochure/index.htm. Accessed August 4, 2006. 51 http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/facts/stats.html. Accessed August 4, 2006.
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Enhanced Zones
While not all land use plans have these zones, currently 16 percent52 of the province
has been recognized for enhanced resource use, focusing on improving timber values.
General Zones
Twenty-three percent of the province currently fits into the general zone category.
These zones are managed for a wide variety of resource values and permissible uses.
Special Management Zones
Special management zones are established where resource development will be
integrated with a wide range of conservation values including tourism, water, wildlife,
backcountry recreation and biological diversity. Resource development is permitted in these
areas but must be planned and undertaken in a way that addresses these special values.
Fourteen percent of BC is currently within special management zones.
Agriculture/Settlement Zones
At present, about 8 percent of the province falls into these zones, including private
lands, lands subject to municipal and local government zoning (through Official Community
Plans), and areas in the Agricultural Land Reserve. This zone category may include areas
targeted for future settlement through growth management strategies.
52 Because not all LRMP processes used these land designations and not all areas of the province have completed LRMPs the numbers in this section do not add to 100%.
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C. Land and Resource Management Plans Status
Completed Regional Land Use Plans and LRMPs
Bulkley Cariboo-Chilcotin Cassiar-Iskut-Stikine Central Coast Dawson Creek Fort Nelson Fort St. James Fort St. John Kalum South Kamloops Kispiox Kootenay-Boundary Lakes District MacKenzie North Coast Okanagan-Shuswap Prince George Robson Valley Vancouver Island Vanderhoof
LRMPs in progress
Lillooet Morice Queen Charlotte Islands/Haida Gwaii Sea to Sky
Areas without LRMPs
Atlin-Taku Dease-Liard Chilliwack Merritt Nass Sunshine Coast A detailed list of all completed LRMPs, SRMPs, and recreational plans can be found on the ILMB website at:http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/lup/
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D. List of First Nation Communities in BC
For detailed information on First Nation Communities, treaty negotiation status, and traditional territory claims see:
http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/negotiation/bc_first_nations.htm.
Coast Forest Region: Nation/Council Location (closest
community) Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
Chehalis Indian Band Agassiz Chehalis Indian Band (604) 796-2116 Not currently participating in treaty negotiations
Ditidaht First Nation Bamfield Ditidaht First Nation (250) 745-3333 BCTC Esquimalt Nation Esquimalt Esquimalt Nation (250) 381-7861 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Gwawaenuk Tribe Port McNeil Gwawaenuk Tribe (250) 949-8732 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Massett Old Masset Village Council (250) 626-3337 Haida Nation Queen Charlotte City
Skidegate Band Council (250) 559-4496 BCTC
Haisla Nation Kitimat Kitamaat Village Council (250) 639-9361 BCTC Campbell River Campbell River Indian Band (250) 286-6949 Campbell River Cape Mudge Band (250) 285-3316 Courtenay K’ómoks Nation (250) 339-4545
Hamatla Treaty Society
Sayward Kwiakah First Nations (250) 286-1295
BCTC
Heiltsuk Nation Bella Bella Heiltsuk Nation (250) 957-2381 BCTC Homalco Indian Band Campbell River Homalco Indian Band (250) 923-4979 BCTC
Ladysmith Chemainus First Nation (250) 245-7155 Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group Duncan Cowichan Tribes (250) 748-3196
BCTC
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Nation/Council Location (closest community)
Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
Duncan Halalt First Nation (250) 246-4736 Lake Cowichan Lake Cowichan First Nation (250) 383-1135 Ladysmith Lyackson First Nations 1-888-592-5766
Ladysmith Penelakut Indian Band 1-877-246-0530
Hupacasath First Nation Port Alberni Hupacasath First Nation (250) 724-4041 BCTC Squamish Douglas First Nations (604) 820-3082 Squamish Samahquam First Nation (604) 700-3374
In-SHUCK-ch Council
Whistler Skatin First Nation (604) 894-6931
BCTC
Katzie First Nation Vancouver Katzie First Nation (604) 465-8961 BCTC Kitkatla First Nation Kitkatla Kitkatla First Nation (250) 848-2214 Discussions outside of BCTC process Klahoose First Nation Campbell River Klahoose First Nation (250) 935-6536 BCTC Kwakiutl Band Council Port Hardy Kwakiutl Band Council (250) 949-6012 BCTC Kwikwetlem First Nation Coquitlam Kwikwetlem First Nation (604) 540-0680 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Laxkw'alaams Indian Band Prince Rupert Laxkw'alaams Indian Band (250) 625-3293 BCTC Lil'wat First Nation Mount Currie Lil'wat First Nation (604) 894-6115 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Bamfield Huu-ay-aht First Nation (250) 728-3414 Kyuquot Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h'
First Nation (250) 332-5259
Ucluelet Toquaht First Nation 1-877-726-4230 Bamfield Uchucklesaht Tribe 1-888-724-1832
Maa-nulth First Nations
Ucluelet Ucluelet First Nation (250) 726-7342
BCTC
Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em Band
Campbell River Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em Band
1-888-287-2955 Not currently participating in treaty negotiations
Port Hardy Kwicksutaineuk/Ah-Kwa-Mish Tribes
(250) 974-3001
Port McNeill ‘Namgis First Nation (250) 974-5556
Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council
Port Hardy Tsawataineuk Indian Band (250) 974-3013
Discussions outside of BCTC process
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Nation/Council Location (closest community)
Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
Musqueam Indian Band Vancouver Musqueam Indian Band (604) 263-3261 BCTC N'Quatqua Band D’Arcy N'Quatqua Band (604) 452-3221 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Tofino Ahousaht First Nation (250) 670-9563 or
(250) 670-9531 Bamfield Huu-ay-aht First Nation (250) 728-3414 Ucluelet Toquaht First Nation 1-877-726-4230 Bamfield Ditidaht First Nation (250) 745-3333 Kyuquot Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h'
First Nation (250) 332-5259
Port Alberni Tseshaht First Nation (250) 724-1225 Tahsis Ehattesaht First Nation (250) 761-4155 Gold River Mowachaht/Muchalaht First
Nations (250) 283-2015
Bamfield Uchucklesaht Tribe 1-888-724-1832 Gold River Hesquiaht First Nation (250) 670-1100 Tahsis Nuchatlaht First Nation (250) 724-8609 Ucluelet Ucluelet First Nation (250) 726-7342 Port Alberni Hupacasath First Nation (250) 724-4041
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
Tofino Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation 1-800-883-7707
BCTC
Nuxalk Nation Bella Coola Nuxalk Nation 1-877-799-5959 Discussions outside of BCTC process Pacheedaht First Nation Port Renfrew Pacheedaht First Nation 1-888-231-1110 BCTC Pauquachin First Nation Sidney Pauquachin First Nation (250) 656-0191 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Peters Band Hope Peters Band (604) 794-7059 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Qayqayt First Nation New Westminster Qayqayt First Nation (604) 451-0531 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Qualicum First Nation Qualicum Beach Qualicum First Nation (250) 757-9337 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations
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Nation/Council Location (closest community)
Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
Sechelt Indian Band Sechelt Sechelt Indian Band (604) 885-2273 or (604) 688-3017
BCTC
Semiahmoo First Nation Surrey Semiahmoo First Nation (604) 536-3101 Not currently participating in treaty negotiations
Sliammon First Nation Powell River Sliammon First Nation (604) 483-9646 BCTC Snuneymuxw First Nation Nanaimo Snuneymuxw First Nation (250) 740-2300 BCTC Squamish First Nation Squamish Squamish First Nation (604) 980-4553 BCTC
Mission Aitchelitz Band (604) 792-3104 Hope Chawathil Band (604) 869-9994 Harrison Hot Springs
Cheam Indian Band (604) 794-7924
Abbotsford Kwantlen First Nation (604) 888-2488 Mission Kwaw-kwaw-a-pilt First
Nation (604) 792-6490
Mission Lakahahmen First Nation (604) 826-7976 Abbotsford Matsqui First Nation (604) 826-6145 Harrison Hot Springs
Popkum Band (604) 793-7844
Mission Scowlitz First Nation 1-888-926-5813 Harrison Hot Springs
Seabird Island Band (604) 796-2177
Mission Skway First Nation (604) 792-9316 Hope Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation (604) 869-2627 Hope Skawahlook First Nation (604) 796-9533 Mission Skowkale First Nation (604) 792-0730 Mission Soowahlie First Nation (604) 858-4631 Mission Squiala First Nation (604) 792-8300 Abbotsford Sumas First Nation (604) 852-4040
Stó:lo Nation Government House
Mission Tzeachten First Nation (604) 858-3888
BCTC
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Nation/Council Location (closest community)
Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
Mission Yakweakwioosse (604) 824-5226 Sidney Malahat Indian Band 1-877-743-3231 Victoria Scia'new First Nation (250) 478-3535 Nanaimo Snaw-Naw-As First Nation (250) 390-9105 Victoria Songhees First Nation (250) 386-1043
Te'mexw Treaty Association
Victoria T'Sou-ke Nation (250) 642-3957
BCTC
Tlowitsis First Nation Sayward Tlowitsis First Nation (250) 830-1708 BCTC Tsartlip First Nation Brentwood Bay Tsartlip First Nation (250) 652-3988 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Tsawout First Nation Saanichton Tsawout First Nation (250) 652-9101 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Tsawwassen First Nation Tswwassen Tsawwassen First Nation (604) 943-2112 BCTC Tseycum First Nation Sidney Tseycum First Nation (250) 656-0858 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Hartley Bay Gitga’at Nation Bella Coola Kitasoo Band Council (250) 839-1255 Terrace Kitselas Indian Band (250) 635-5084 Terrace Kitsumkalum Band (250) 635-6177
Tsimshian Tribal Council
Prince Rupert Metlakatla Band (250) 628-3234
BCTC
Tsleil-Waututh First Nation Vancouver Tsleil-Waututh First Nation (604) 929-3454 BCTC Union Bar Indian Band Hope Union Bar Indian Band (604) 869-9930 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Port Hardy Da'naxda'xw First Nation (250) 974-2179 Port Hardy Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw
Nation (250) 949-8343
Port McNeill Quatsino First Nation (250) 949-6245
Winalagalis Treaty Group
Port Hardy Tlatlasikwala Band (250) 949-5751
BCTC
Wuikinuxv First Nation Bella Bella Wuikinuxv First Nation (250) 949-8625 BCTC Yale First Nation Hope Yale First Nation (604) 863-2443 BCTC
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Northern Interior Forest Region: Nation/Council Location (closest
community) Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
NWT Acho Dene Koe (867) 770-4141 Acho Dene Koe NWT Deh Cho First Nations
Tribal Council (403) 695-2355
Seeking to participate in the BCTC process
Burns Lake Burns Lake Indian Band (250) 692-7717 Fraser Lake Nadleh Whut'en Band (250) 690-7211 Fort St. James Nak'azdli Indian Band (250) 996-7171 Vanderhoof Saik'uz First Nation (250) 567-9293 Fraser Lake Stellat'en First Nation (250) 699-8747 NWT Takla Lake First Nation (250) 564-3704 Fort St. James Tl'azt'en Nation (250) 648-3212
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
Burns Lake Wet'suwet'en First Nation (250) 698-7307
BCTC
Cheslatta Carrier Nation Burns Lake Cheslatta Indian Band (250) 694-3334 BCTC Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Hazelton Gitanyow (250) 849-5373 BCTC
Hazelton Gitanmaax Band Council (250) 842-5297 Hazelton Gitsegukla Indian Band (250) 849-5490 Hazelton Gitwangak Band Council (250) 849-5591 Hazelton Glen Vowell Indian Band 1-877-842-5911
Gitxsan Treaty Society
Hazelton Kispiox Band Council 1-877-842-5911
BCTC
Dease River Dease River Band Council (250) 239-3000 Lower Post Kaska Dena Council (250) 779-3181 Mackenzie Kwadacha Band (250) 563-4161 Yukon Liard First Nation (867) 536-2131 Lower Post Lower Post First Nation (250) 779-3161
Kaska Nation
Yukon Ross River Dena Council
BCTC (Yukon First Nation sitting at table as observers)
Lake Babine Nation Burns Lake Lake Babine Nation 1-888-692-3214 BCTC
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Nation/Council Location (closest community)
Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
Lheidli-T'enneh Band Prince George Lheidli-T'enneh Band 1-877-963-8451 BCTC Nee-Tahi-Buhn Band Burns Lake Nee-Tahi-Buhn Band (250) 694-3494 Not currently participating in treaty
negotiations Yukon Carcross/Tagish First
Nation (867) 821-4251
Yukon Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
(867) 668-3627
Atlin Taku River Tlingit First Nation
(250) 651-7900
Northern Regional Negotiation Table
Yukon Teslin Tlingit Council (867) 390-2532
BCTC
New Aiyansh Kincolith Village Government
(250) 326-42120
New Aiyansh Gitwinksihlkw Village Government
(250) 633-2294
New Aiyansh Kincolith Village Government
(250) 326-42120
New Aiyansh Laxgalts'ap Village Government
1-877-477-0077
Nisga'a Lisims Government
New Aiyansh New Aiyansh Village Government
(250) 633-3100
Completed Nisga’a treaty
Skin Tyee Band Southbank Skin Tyee Band (250) 694-3517 Not currently participating in treaty negotiations
Dease Lake Iskut First Nation (250) 234-3331 Tahltan Nation Dease Lake Tahltan Indian Band (250) 235-3241
Discussions outside of BCTC process
Fort St. John Blueberry River First Nations
1-800-988-3533
Fort St. John Doig River First Nation (250) 827-3776 Fort Nelson Fort Nelson First Nation (250) 774-7257
Treaty 8 First Nations
Fort St. John Halfway River First Nation (250) 246-4736
Discussions outside of BCTC process, except McLeod Lake, which is part of BCTC process
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Nation/Council Location (closest community)
Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
Chetwynd McLeod Lake/TseK'hene First Nation
1-888-822-1143
Fort Nelson Prophet River First Nation (250) 773-6555 Chetwynd Saulteau First Nations (250) 788-3955
Chetwynd West Moberly First Nations (250) 788-3663
Tsi Del Del Chilanko Forks Tsi Del Del (250) 481-3335 or (250) 481-1163
Not currently participating in treaty negotiations
Tsay Keh Dene Band Germansen Landing
Tsay Keh Dene Band (250) 562-8882 BCTC
Hazelton Hagwilget Village Council (250) 842-6258 Wet'suwet'en Smithers Moricetown Band
Administration 1-800-881-1218
BCTC
Yekooche First Nation Houston Yekooche First Nation (250) 648-3267 BCTC Southern Interior Forest Region: Nation/Council Location (closest
community) Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
100 Mile House Canim Lake Indian Band (250) 397-2227 100 Mile House Canoe Creek Indian Band (250) 440-5645 Williams Lake Soda Creek Indian Band (250) 989-2323
Cariboo Tribal Council
Williams Lake Williams Lake Indian Band (250) 296-3507
BCTC
Nazko Lhoosk'uz Dene Nation 1-866-558-7587 Quesnel Lhtako Dene Nation (250) 747-2900 Nazko Nazko First Nation (250) 992-9085 Williams Lake Toosey Indian Band (250) 659-5655
Carrier Chilcotin Tribal Council
Alexis Creek Ulkatcho First Nation (250) 742-3260
Discussions outside of BCTC process
Esketemc First Nation Williams Lake Esketemc First Nation 1-866-440-5611 BCTC
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Nation/Council Location (closest community)
Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
Lytton Kanaka Bar Indian Band (250) 455-2279 Fraser Canyon Tribal Administration Lytton Skuppah Indian Band (250) 455-2279
Discussions outside of BCTC process
Invermere Columbia Lake Indian Band (250) 342-6301 Creston Lower Kootenay Indian
Band (250) 428-4428
Invermere Shuswap Indian Band (250) 342-6361 Cranbrook St. Mary's Indian Band (250) 426-5717
Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Council
Fernie Tobacco Plains Indian Band (250) 887-3461
BCTC
Lillooet Bridge River Indian Band (250) 256-7423 Lillooet Cayoose Creek Band (250) 256-4136 Pemberton Lil'wat First Nation (604) 894-6115 Lillooet Seton Lake Band (250) 259-8227 Lillooet T’it’q’et Administration (250) 256-4118
Lillooet Tribal Council
Lillooet Ts’Kw’aylaxw First Nation (250) 256-4204
Discussions outside of BCTC process
Little Shuswap Indian Band Chase Little Shuswap Indian Band (250) 679-3203 Discussions outside of BCTC process Lytton First Nation Lytton Lytton First Nation (250) 455-2304 BCTC
Merrit Coldwater Indian Band (250) 378-6174 Merrit Cooks Ferry Indian Band (250) 458-2224 Merrit Lower Nicola Indian Band (250) 378-5157 Merrit Nicomen First Nation (250) 455-2279 Merrit Nooaitch Indian Band (250) 378-6141 Merrit Shackan Indian Band (250) 378-5410 Lytton Siska Indian Band (250) 455-2219
Nicola Tribal Association
Kamloops Upper Nicola Band (250) 350-3342
Discussions outside of BCTC process
Ashcroft Ashcroft Indian Band (250) 453-9154 Lytton Boothroyd Indian Band (604) 867-9211 Lytton Boston Bar First Nation (604) 867-8844 Ashcroft Oregon Jack Creek Band (250) 453-9098
Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
Lytton Spuzzum First Nation (604) 863-2395
Discussions outside of BCTC process
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Nation/Council Location (closest community)
Affiliated Bands Contact Information Treaty Negotiation Status
Osoyoos Lower Similkameen Indian Band
(250) 499-5528
Vernon Okanagan Indian Band (250) 542-4328 Osoyoos Osoyoos Indian Band 1-888-498-3444 Penticton Penticton Indian Band (250) 493-0048 Princeton Upper Similkameen Indian
Band (250) 499-2221
Okanagan Nation Alliance
Kelowna Westbank First Nation (250) 769-4999
BCTC
Chase Adams Lake Indian Band (250) 679-8841 Kamloops Kamloops Indian Band (250) 828-9700 Cache Creek Skeetchestn Indian Band (250) 373-2493 Cache Creek Bonaparte Indian Band (250) 457-9624 Chase Neskonlith Indian Band (250) 679-3295 Enderby Spallumcheen Indian Band 1-877-838-6497 Barriere North Thompson Indian
Band (250) 672-9995
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
Heffley Creek Whispering Pines (250) 579-5772
Discussions outside of BCTC process
Quesnel Alexandria Indian Band (250) 747-1918 Alexis Creek Alexis Creek (250) 481-3335 Hanceville Stone Indian Band
(Yunesit'in) (250) 394-4295
Alexis Creek Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office
(250) 394-4212
Tsilhqot'in National Government
Alexis Creek Xeni Gwet'in First Nations Government
(250) 394-7023
Discussions outside of BCTC process
Xaxli'p First Nation Lillooet Xaxli'p First Nation (250) 256-4800 Discussions outside of BCTC process
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E. Contacts and Resources
A number of agencies and organizations provide support and information regarding
wilderness land use issues, or have responsibility for land use management. The following list
contains the contacts mentioned throughout the text of this guidebook, as well as other
contacts that may serve as a valuable resource.
SELECTED PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES:
FrontCounter BC Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.FrontCounterbc.gov.bc.ca/ Cranbrook Centre 1902 Theatre Road Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G1 Phone: (250) 426-1766 Fax: (250) 426-1767 Fort St. John Centre 370-10003 110 Ave Fort St John BC V1J 6M7 Phone: (250) 787-3415 Fax: (250) 787-3219 Kamloops Centre #210 - 301 Victoria St. Kamloops, BC V2C 2A3 Phone: (250) 372-2127 Fax: (250) 377-2150 Nanaimo Centre Suite 142, 2080 Labieux Road Nanaimo, BC V9T 6J9 Phone: (250) 751-7220 Fax: (250) 751-7224 Surrey Centre Suite 200, 10428 153rd St. Surrey, BC V3R 1E1 Phone: (604) 586-4400 Fax: (604) 586-4434
Prince George Centre 200-1488 4th Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 4Y2 Phone: (250) 565-6779 Fax: (250) 565-6941 Smithers Centre 1st Floor, 3726 Alfred Avenue Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Phone: (250) 847-7260 Fax: (250) 847-7556 Victoria Centre Sussex Place Suite G7, 1001 Douglas Street Victoria, BC V8W 2C5 Phone: (250) 387-3791 Fax: (250) 387-3752 Williams Lake Centre #201 - 172 North 2nd Ave Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Z6 Phone: (250) 398-4574 Fax: (250) 398-4836 Integrated Land Management Bureau 780 Blanshard St. Victoria, BC V8W 2H1 Phone: (250) 387-1772 Fax: (250) 387-3291 Web: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/ilmb/lup/index.html Natural Resource Information Centre Web: http://nric.ca/ Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts Web: www.gov.bc.ca/tsa
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Tourism and Resort Development Division 5-800 Johnson St. Victoria, BC V8W 9N7 Phone: (250) 952-6204 Fax: (250) 356-1195 Director of Adventure Tourism Sean Herbert Phone: 250 751-7275 Regional AT Managers Cranbrook Harry Mitchel Phone: 250 426-1764 Fort St. John Scott Shaw-MacLaren Phone: 250 787-3437 Kamloops Susan Fitton Phone: 250 377-7008 Nanaimo Diane Tetarenko Phone: 250 751-7241 Prince George Vera Vukelich Phone: 250 565-4474 Smithers Danelle Harris Phone: 250 847-7254 Surrey Kevin Lee Phone: 604 586-4442 Ministry of Environment Minister’s Office Rm 112 Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Phone: (250) 387-1161 Fax: (250) 387-6003 Email: [email protected]: www.gov.bc.ca/env
BC Parks Web: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/index.html Environmental Stewardship Division PO Box 9398 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9M9 Regional Operational Branches Vancouver Island 2080-A Labieux Rd Nanaimo, BC V9T 6J9 Phone: (250) 751-3100 fax (250) 751-3103 Lower Mainland 200-10470 152nd St Surrey, BC V3R 0Y3 Phone: 604-582-5200 Fax: 604-582-5380
Okanagan 102 Industrial Place Penticton, BC V2A 7C8
Thompson 1259 Dalhousie Drive Kamloops, BC V2C 5Z5 Phone: (250) 371-6281 Kootenay 205 Industrial Road G. Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G5 Phone: (250) 489-8540 Fax: (250) 489-8506 Cariboo 400 - 640 Borland St Williams Lake, BC V2G 4T1 Phone: 250 398-4530 Fax: 250 398-4214 Skeena 3726 Alfred Street PO 5000 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Phone: (250) 847-7260 Fax: (250) 847-7591
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Omineca #325 - 1011 Fourth Avenue Prince George BC V2L 3H9 Phone: (250) 565-6135 Fax: (250) 565-6629
Peace Room 400 10003 110th Ave Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M2 Phone: (250) 787-3411 Fax: (250) 787-3490 Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister’s Office Room 347-501 Belleville Victoria BC Phone: (250) 953-4844 Fax: (250) 953-4856 Web: www.gov.bc.ca/arr Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister’s Office Room 325, Parliament Building Victoria, BC V8W 9E2 Phone: (250) 953-4100 Fax: (250) 387-1803 Web: www.gov.bc.ca/empr Titles Division Carolyn Desjardins, Petroleum and Natural Gas Administrative Support Titles Division 6th Floor, 1810 Blanshard St. Victoria, BC V8W 9N3 Phone: 250-952-0333 Fax: 250-952-0541 Email: [email protected]: http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Subwebs/landsale/main.htm
Victoria Mineral Titles Titles Division, PO Box 9326 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, B.C, V8W 9N3 Phone: 250-952-0542 Fax: 250-952-0541 Mining Operations Branch - Regional Geologists / Inspectors South Central Region 162 Oriole Road Kamloops, BC V2C 4N7 Fax: 250-371-6070 Mike Cathro, Regional Geologist Phone: 250-371-6069, E-mail: [email protected] Joe Seguin, Inspector/permitting Phone: 250-371-6051 Email: [email protected] Kootenay Region
2nd
Floor, 42-8th
Ave South Cranbrook, BC V1C 2K3 Fax: 250-426-1652 Dave Grieve, Regional Geologist Phone: 250-426-1658, Email: [email protected] Steve Wuschke, Inspector/permitting Phone: 250-426-1655 Email: [email protected] Northeast Region 2275A Quinn Street Prince George, BC V2N 2X4 Fax: 250-561-5622 Bob Lane, Regional Geologist Phone: 250-561-5606 Email: [email protected] Ken MacDonald, Inspector/permitting Phone: 250-561-5605 Email: [email protected] Northwest Region 3793 Alfred Ave Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Fax: 250-847-7603
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Paul Wojdak, Regional Geologist Phone: 250-847-7391 Email: [email protected] Bruce Graff, Inspector /permitting Phone: 250-847-7768 Email: [email protected] Southwest Region 4
th Floor, 1810 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC V8W 9N3 Bruce Reid, Inspector/permitting Phone: 250-952-0495 Email: [email protected] Ministry of Transportation Rm. 306, Parliament Building Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Phone: (250) 387-1978 Fax: (250) 356-2290 Email: [email protected]: www.gov.bc.ca/tran South Coast Regional Office 7818 6th Street Burnaby BC V3N 4N8 (604) 660-8200 Tracy Cooper, Regional Director Email: [email protected] Southern Interior Regional Office 523 Columbia Street Kamloops BC V2C 2T9 Phone: (250) 828-4220 Kevin Richter, Regional Director Email: [email protected] Northern Regional Office 213 - 1011 4th Avenue Prince George BC V2L 3H9 (250) 565-6478 Dave Duncan, Regional Director Email: [email protected] Canadian Tourism Commission Suite 1400, Four Bentall Centre 1055 Dunsmuir Street, Box 49230 Vancouver, BC V7X 1L2 Phone: (604) 638-8300 Web: www.canadatourism.com
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Communications Branch 200 Kent Street 13th Floor, Station 13228 Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6 Tel: (613) 993-0999 Fax: (613) 990-1866 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index.htm Navigable Waters Protection Program – Transport Canada Pacific Regional Manager 820-800 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2J8 Phone: 604-775-8867 Fax: 604-775-8828 Parks Canada John Low Chief, Land Management Parks Canada Agency 25 Eddy Street, 6th Floor Gatineau, QC K1A 0M5 Phone (819) 994-5794 Fax (819) 953-2004 e-mail [email protected] OTHER: BC Hydro 6911 Southpoint Drive Burnaby, BC V3N 4X8 Ph: 1 800 224-9376 Web: www.bchydro.com Oil and Gas Commission 200, 10003-110 Ave Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M7 Main Reception: (250) 261-5700 FAX: (250) 261-5728 Land Status Clerks Susan Paulson Phone: (250) 261-5704 Email: [email protected]
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Sheila Tompkins Phone: (250) 261-5709 Email: [email protected] BC REGIONAL TOURISM ASSOCIATIONS: Tourism Vancouver Island 203 - 335 Wesley Street Nanaimo BC V9R 2T5 Phone (250) 754-3500 Fax (250) 754-3599 Email: [email protected]: www.vancouverisland.travel/ Tourism Coast Mountains 250-1508 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver, BC V6J 1H2 Phone: (604) 739-9011 Fax: (604) 739-0153 Email: [email protected] Web: www.coastandmountains.bc.ca/ Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association 1332 Water St. Kelowna, BC V1Y 9P4 Phone: (250) 860-5999 Fax: (250) 860-9993 Email: [email protected]: www.totabc.com/ Kootenay Rockies Tourism Box 10 1905 Warren Ave. Kimberley BC, V1A 2Y5 Phone: (250) 427-4838 Fax: (250) 427-3344 Email: [email protected] Web: www.kootenayrockies.com Cariboo-Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association 118A North 1st Ave. Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Y8 Phone: 1-800-663-5885 Fax: (250) 392-2838 Email: [email protected] Web: www.landwithoutlimits.com
West Chilcotin Tourism Association Petrus Rykes - President Phone: 250-742-2077 Northern BC Tourism Association PO Box 2373 1274 5th Ave Prince George, BC V2N 2S6 Phone: 250-561-0432 Fax: 250-561-0450 Email: [email protected]: www.northernbctravel.com SELECTED TOURISM ASSOCIATIONS: BC Wilderness Tourism Association President: Brian Gunn PO Box 1483 Gibsons, BC V0N 1V0 Phone: (250) 386-4080 Fax: 1-866-652-8502 Web: www.wilderness-tourism.bc.ca Council of Tourism Associations Suite 1208, 409 Granville St. Vancouver, BC V6E 3L2 Phone: (604) 685-5956 Fax: (604) 685-5915 Web: www.cotabc.com
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F. List of Current TSAs and TFLs in BC
TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
01 Arrow 550,000
A20191 A20192 A20193 A20194 A20196
Tolko Industries Ltd. Springer Creek Forest Prod. Ltd. Atco Lumber Ltd. Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd. Bell Pole Company
47, 589 100, 000 151, 627 34, 703 12, 963
Y Y Y Y Y
3 23
Springer Creek Forest Prod. Ltd. Pope & Talbot Ltd.
80,000 680,000
38 Arrowsmith 391,796
A19234 A19235 A74632 A49541 A52027 A53361 A59658 A71504
Coulson Forest Products Ltd. International Forest Products Steeves Forest Consulting Ltd. Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. Cowichan Lake Community Forest Equis Forest Products Ltd. Echa-Peh Forest Resources Ltd. Echa-Peh Forest Resources Ltd.
38,475 102,829 10,591 6,300 13,891 18,664 18,664 32,400
Y Y Y N N N N N
25 44 46 54 57
Western Forest Products Inc. Cascadia Forest Products Ltd. Teal Cedar Products Ltd. International Forest Products Ltd. Iisaak Forest Resources Ltd.
692,000 1,287,500 488,400 75,750
(381 ha/yr)
02 Boundary 700,000 A18969 A18970 A20172
Pope & Talbot Ltd. Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. S & O Sawmills Ltd.
334,591 25,944 1,877
Y Y Y
8 Pope & Talbot Ltd. 175,000
03 Bulkley 882,000
A16829 A16830 A70026 A78037 A57077 A76170
West Fraser Mills Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Moricetown Band Council Fink West Fraser Mills Ltd. Moricetown Band Council
116,688 275,625 14,250 2,830
185,000 28,988
Y Y Y Y N N
None
04 Cassiar 305,000 A64561 Tahltan Nation Development; Isku 120,000 N None 42 Cranberry 110,000 A48704 C Ged Forest Products Ltd. 100,000 N None
05 Cranbrook 974,000 A19040 A19042
Tembec Industries Inc. Galloway Lumber Company Ltd.
477,652 131,100
Y Y
None
53 A TSA AAC is not equal to the sum of the FL AACs for a specific TSA because additional forest tenure types, which make up the remainder of a TSA’s AAC, are not listed in this table. A TFL’s AAC is separate from a TSA’s AAC.
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A73554 A79141 A20102 A20104
Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Dvlpmt Co. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Mallard Mcdonald Ranch And Lumber Ltd.
68,333 10,000
75 5,596
N N Y Y
41 Dawson Creek 1,860,000
A13840 A57332 A60064 A70730 A74729 A17798 PAG10 PAG13
West Fraser Mills Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd.; W Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. Tembec Industries Inc. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Kennedy Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. Tembec Industries Inc.
371,740 100,000 348,000 252,000 30,000
72 97,585 97,584
Y N N N N Y Y Y
48 Canadian Forest Products Ltd. 580,000
08 Fort Nelson 1,500,000 A17007 A78356
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Tsa Cho Timber Ltd.
553,716 18,000
None
40 Fort St. John 2,115,000
A18154 A56771 A60049 A60050 A60972 A74730 Pag12 Pag13 A59959
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd.; W Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. Tembec Industries Inc. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Tembec Industries Inc. Cameron River Logging Ltd.
394,952 150,000 193,000 119,300 69,085 25,000 500,000 18,000 70,000
Y N N N N N Y Y N
None
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
30 Fraser 1,270,000
A19201 A19202 A19207 A20542 A74688 A75657 A77464 A32611 A47273 A20463 A20466 A20467 A20470 A20475
Teal Cedar Products Ltd. Cattermole Timber Ltd. Lakeside Pacific Forest Products Tamihi Logging Co. Ltd. B.C. Ltd. Probyn Log Ltd. International Forest Products; A Weyerhaeuser Company Limited Southern Nlaka'pamux Forest Allison Pass Sawmills Ltd. Wiltshire Contracting Ltd. Bell Probyn Log Ltd. Scott Paper Limited
314,380 129,566 125,484 56,264 13,597 4,578 6,250 10,001 10,000 1,492 480
2,267 2,467 1,642
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y
26 43
The Corp. of the District of Mission Scott Paper Ltd.
45,000 39,900
07 Golden 485,000 A17644 A17645
Wood River Forest Inc. Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.
51,315 303,466
Y Y
None
09 Invermere 598,570
A18978 A18979 A78604 A73240 A75431 A18984
Tembec Industries Inc. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. North Star Planing Co. Ltd. Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Dvpmt Co Summit Valley Contracting Ltd. Palumbo
220,668 221,005 7,505 16,667 10,000 1,372
Y Y Y N N Y
14 Tembec Industries Inc. 160,000
10 Kalum 436,884
A16835 A16836 A16885 A73726 A16863 A16865
Coast Tsimshian Resources Ltd. Bell Pole Company West Fraser Mills Ltd. Kitsumkalum Band Council T V Logging Ltd. Sharples Equipment (1969) Ltd.
244,037 13,052 26,112 160,000 1,834 570
Y Y Y N N Y
1 14
Coast Tsimshian Resources Ltd. Tembec Industries Inc.
611,000 160,000
11 Kamloops 4,352,770
A18686 A18687 A18688 A18689 A18690 A18692 A18693 A18694
Tolko Industries Ltd. Bell Pole Company Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. International Forest Products Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.
250,923 13,272 209,638 No Info 139,124 61,940 264,464 356,276
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
18 35
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.
290,000 325,600
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A74910 A56291 A58853 A58854 A73080 A73165 A73166 A73167 A73168 A73171 A73172 A73235 A73247 A73248 A73555 A73927 A75426 A76490 A76491 A76492 A79894 A18678 A18679 A18681 A18684 Pag16 A60369 A61105 A61109
Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. Meeker Log & Timber Ltd. Simpcw Development Co. Ltd. Forsite Consultants Ltd. Aldco Wood Products Ltd Simpcw Development Co. Ltd. Secwepemc Economic Dvlpmt. Northern Nlaka'pamux Forestry Aldco Wood Products Ltd Spiyu7ullucw Ranch Corporation Bonaparte Development Corp. Lower North Thompson Com. Upper Nicola Indian Band Tk'emlupsemc Forestry Dvlpmt Woodco Management Ltd. Woodco Management Ltd. International Forest Products International Forest Products Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd Simpcw Development Co. Ltd. Williewin Ranch Ltd. Sierra Simmentals Ltd. M.J. Reid & Co. Ltd. Rosen Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. Nikec Partners Products Ltd. Adams Lake Development Corp. Sk7ain Ventures Ltd.
275,000 74,000 55,000 53,000 45,000 100,000 150,000 76,667 33,333 10,000 16,667 39,636 100,000 18,376 54,540 70,000 10,000 125,000 30,000 100,000 66,667
218 570 238 38
86,000 10,000 10,000 15,000
Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N
33 Kingcome 1,284,000
A19238 A19242 A19243 A19244 A75083 A77806 A77807
International Forest Products Mill & Timber Products Ltd. Richmond Plywood Corporation Western Forest Products Inc 442578 B.C. Ltd International Forest Products International Forest Products
300,000 52,010 49,516 25,347 8,664
200,000 170,318
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
6 37 39 43 45 47
Western Forest Products Inc. Western Forest Products Inc. Cascadia Forest Products Ltd. Scott Paper Ltd. International Forest Products Ltd. TFL Forest Ltd.
1,460,000 1,068,000 3,547,000
39,900 220,000 780.000
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A32687 A34862 A49542 A55510 A59539 A60876
Mill & Timber Products Ltd. Scott Paper Limited Weyerhaeuser Company Limited Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Timber Lemare Lake Logging Ltd. Ida Lake Salvage Ltd.
79,544 5,000 14,204 7,489 27,625 2,000
N N N N N N
12 Kispiox 977,000
A16818 A16831 A16832 A16833 A74498 A57426
Kispiox Forest Products Ltd. New Skeena Forest Products Inc. Bell Pole Company Kitwanga Mills Ltd. Canema Timber Ltd. Kispiox Forest Products Ltd.
64,124 387,879 55,414 87,571 11,381 30,435
Y Y Y Y Y N
None
13 Kootenay Lake 681,300
A20212 A20213 A20214 A20218 A30171 A30172 A30176 A56529 A54214 A54215 A75462 A79505 A20224 A61877
Tembec Industries Inc. J.H. Huscroft Ltd Celcrest Timber Ltd; Wynndel Box Atco Lumber Ltd. Meadow Creek Cedar Ltd. Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Goose Creek Lumber Ltd. Creston Valley Forest Corp. Kaslo And District Community Wildhorse Contracting Ltd Westwood Fibre Ltd. 563899 B.C. Ltd. Cooper Creek Cedar Ltd.
99,081 78,644 65,461 20,167 96,513 55,247 No Info 9,500 15,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
247 10,000
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Y N
None
14 Lakes 3,162,000
A16821 A16823 A16824 A16825 A16826 A68213 A68222 A72919 A72921
L. & M. Lumber Ltd. Babine Forest Products Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Babine Timber Ltd West Fraser Mills Ltd. Tahtsa Timber Ltd. Cheslatta Forest Products Ltd. Burns Lake Band 639881 B.C. Ltd.
23,084 344,951 53,627 104,748 342,194 150,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Y Y Y Y Y N N N N
None
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A72931 A76469 A76470 A16851 A16853 A16855 A58943 A65246 A66762
Key-Oh Wood Products Ltd. Lemare Lake Logging Ltd. Lemare Lake Logging Ltd. Clovis Clovis Clovis Pleasant Valley Remanufacturing Cheslatta Forest Products Ltd. Burnslake Specialty Wood Ltd.
8,333 50,000 50,000
399 323 826
40,000 100,000 90,000
N N N Y Y Y N N N
15 Lillooet 635,900
A18699 A18700 A18701 A80509 A47384 A69960 A18703
Teal Cedar Products Ltd. Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. Lytton Lumber Ltd. Teal Cedar Products Ltd. Peyah Forest Products Ltd. Marble Canyon Forestry Ltd. N'quatqua Logging Co. Ltd.
No Info 318,534 32,778 40,432 15,000 10,000 6,987
Y Y Y Y N N Y
None
16 Mackenzie 3,050,000
A15384 A15385 A62356 A62375 A64289 A71017
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Abitibi Consolidated Company Of Takla Development Corporation Tsay Keh Dene Band Kwadacha Natural Resources Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.
1,082,904 932,500 36,663 53,404 53,404 50,000
Y Y N N N N
None
18 Merritt 2,814,171
A18039 A18695 A18696 A18697 A18698 A65006 A74911 A75062 A55524 A55525 A55527 A55528 A55529 A61106
Ardew Wood Products Ltd. Aspen Planers Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd Stuwix Resources Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Aspen Planers Ltd. Nicola Pacific Forest Products Ltd. Qwa'eet Forest Products Ltd. Princeton Wood Preservers Ltd. Aspen Planers Ltd. Princeton & District Community Princeton Forest Products Ltd.
64,469 165,814 331,966 7,640
484,131 240,157 125,000 76,061 67,500 60,000 30,000 15,000 20,000 35,000
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N
None
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A65442 Applied Timber Management Ltd. No Info N
19 Mid Coast 998,000
A16845 A16847 A16848 A16850 A62710 A65223 A67048
Western Forest Products Inc Western Forest Products Inc S.W.C. Holdings Ltd. International Forest Products Heiltsuk Coastal Forest Products Kvamua Enterprises Limited Heiltsuk Coastal Forest Products
265,762 38,436 19,463 336,578 20,000 14,286 25,000
Y Y Y Y N N N
25 39
Western Forest Products Inc. Cascadia Forest Products Ltd.
692,000 3,547,000
20 Morice 1,961,117 A16827 A16828 A71014 A64562
West Fraser Mills Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Wet'suwet'en Vtrs Ltd Partnership Key-Oh Wood Products Ltd.
589,836 940,424 100,000 47,000
Y Y N N
None
43 Nass 865,000 A16882 A16883 A16884 A16886
West Fraser Mills Ltd. Orenda Logging Ltd. Timber Baron Forest Products Ltd Sim Gan Forest Corporation
162,484 283,963 291,712 45,999
Y Y Y Y
None
21 North Coast 573,624
A16820 A16837 A16838 A16841 A60585
Triumph Timber Ltd Thomson Industries Ltd. Boyle & Dean Logging Ltd. International Forest Products Lax Kw'alaams Tribal Resources
146,824 29,385 19,295 51,220 22,000
Y Y Y Y N
25 Western Forest Products Inc. 692,000
22 Okanagan 3,375,000
A18632 A18666 A18667 A18669 A18670 A18671 A18672 A18674 A74912 A49782 A73212 A73213 A73238 A74107 A75422
Selkirk Timber Company Bell Pole Company Tolko Industries Ltd. Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. Federated Co-Operatives Ltd. Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Forest Licence A49782 Holdings Heartland Economics Ltd. Okanagan Indian Band Lbl Logging (2001) Ltd. Gudeit Bros. Contracting Ltd. Woodco Management Ltd.
13,762 54,718 655,224 129,715 328,805 246,058 205,602 209,431 150,000 15,000 33,333 33,333 31,667 14,000 7,500
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N
33 35 49
Federated Co-operatives Ltd. Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd.
21,000 325,600 580,000
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A75423 A18631 A18637 A18638 A18641 A18642 A18644 A18649 A18650 A18651 A18652 A18654 A18655 A18656 A18657 A18658 A18660 A18661 A18662 A61107 A61108
L.A Stein Forestry Consulting Inc. Cridland Daniels Dedood Kal-Pine Products Ltd. Wms Contracting Ltd. Coburn M.J. Reid & Co. Ltd. Twisted Tree Contracting Ltd. Peacher Zinck Procter Ritchie Rothenberger Russo Ss & R Lumber Co. Ltd. Shrock Thielman, Sr. Weddell Lakeside Timber Ltd. Monte Lake Forest Products Inc.
7,500 309 447 382 472 199 345 73 259 100 73 236 173 36 964 209 111 556 928
10,000 45,000
N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N
23 100 Mile House 1,334,000
A20001 A20002 A20003 A78587 Pag16
West Fraser Mills Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.
304,055 402,253 96,474 20,000 112,000
Y Y Y N Y
None
24 Prince George 14,944,000
A17842 A18156 A18157 A18158 A18160 A18162 A18163 A18165 A18167 A18169
L. & M. Lumber Ltd. Apollo Forest Products Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Carrier Lumber Ltd. Stella-Jones Inc. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Lakeland Mills Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Stuart Lake Lumber Co. Ltd.
140,088 216,746 769,366 253,027 47,048 316,821 254,102
1,104,858 no info
201,978
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
30 42 53
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Tanizul Timber Ltd. Dunkley Lumber Ltd.
330,000 160,000 880,000
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
Y Y Y N
Winton Global Lumber Ltd. A18171 Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Pope & Talbot Ltd. Takla Track & Timber Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. L. & M. Lumber Ltd.
A40873 A77955 A27823 A33801 A55578 A57544 A57545 A61216 A62247 A62425 A70174 A70864 A71015 A71016 A72189 A72190 A72920 A73936 A73937 A75068 A75069 A75472 A75473 A75474 A75475 A75670 A75671 A75947 A75948 A76218 A76219 A76400 A77813 A78069 A78072
Dunkley Lumber Ltd. Winton Global Lumber Ltd. T.R.C. Cedar Limited Dunkley Lumber Ltd. Gateway Forest Products Ltd. Carrier Lumber Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Prince George Hardwood Ltd T'ugus Timber Ltd. Saik'uz First Nations Chunzoolh Forest Products Ltd. Stellako Custom Wood Ltd. B&T Forest Products Ltd. Za Mari Economic Dvlpmt Corp. Nadleh Whuten Yekooche First Nation B&T Forest Products Ltd. Double A Ventures Ltd. B&T Forest Products Ltd. Aspen Ridge Consulting Ltd. Brave Holdings Ltd. Canyon Tree Farms Inc. Aspen Ridge Consulting Ltd. Aspen Ridge Consulting Ltd. Talloil Canada Inc. Talloil Canada Inc. Talloil Canada Inc. B&T Forest Products Ltd. K & D Logging Ltd. Brave Holdings Ltd.
505,541 1,661,266 640,000 200,000 200,000 N
N N N N N
250,000 no info no info 80,000 30,000 30,000 N
N N N N N
300,000 150,000 50,000 55,000 150,000 50,000 N
N N N N N
150,000 15,000 15,000 150,000 9,580 50,000 N
N N N N N
15,000 10,000 10,000 25,000 25,000 15,000 N
N N N N N
15,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 25,000 N 25,000 N
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A78073 A17804 A17809 A17810 A17813 A17840 A59071 A64418 A70349
Canyon Tree Farms Inc. Gordon Peters Logging Ltd Perry Poole 474483 British Columbia Ltd. Clovis F.S.J All Nations Forest Ta-Da-Chun Timber Ltd. Xsu-Wii-Ax Forest Products Ltd.
25,000 398
2,070 246 171 598
60,000 100,000 20,000
N Y Y Y Y Y N N N
25 Queen Charlotte 361,000
A16869 Husby Forest Products Ltd. 207,054 Y A16870 A16871 A75084 A16874 A16876
Tfl Forest Ltd. Sitkana Timber Ltd. Dawson Harbour Logging Co. Ltd. Sound Spars Enterprise Ltd. Kano Logging Co. Ltd.
15,945 17,577 7,956 272 484
Y Y Y N N
25 39 47
Western Forest Products Inc. Cascadia Forest Products Ltd. TFL Forest Ltd.
692,000 3,547,000 780.000
5 Y Y Y Y
26 Quesnel 5,280,000
A20005 A20010 A20011 A20013 A78603 A55477 A57712 A57713 A60473 A64706 A64707 A64708 A64709 A65107 A65926 A67545 A67546 A67547 A68219 A69604 A71779
West Fraser Mills Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Eberding Timber Ltd. C. & C. Wood Products Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Borland Creek Logging Ltd. Red Bluff Development Corp. Xat'sull Logging Ltd. Ndazkhot'en Forest Mgmt. Ltd. Yun Ka Whu'ten Holdings Ltd. Billyboy's Logging And Ndazkhot'en Forest Mgmt. Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd.; Canadian Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd.; Xat'sull Kluskus Mgmt. Holdings Ltd. Yun Ka Whu'ten Holdings Ltd.
192,826 259,704 382,194 400,790 2,034
121,600 120,000 53,000
Y N N N N N
15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
N N N N N N
70,000 150,000 140,000 140,000 125,000 75,000
N N N N N 50,000
52 West Fraser Mills Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd.
300,000 570,000
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A74439 A74718 A75166 A75167 A76729 A77509 A57963 A59411 A61545 A61546 A61547 A65878 A66815
Nazko Indian Band Council Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Talloil Canada Inc. Pioneer Log Homes Of British Paradigm Logging Ltd. C. & C. Wood Products Ltd. M & K Sawmills Ltd. Jackpine Forest Products Ltd. Parallel Wood Products Ltd. Gunderson Sigurdson Bros. Logging Comp.
15,800 20,000 50,000 25,000 300,000 75,000 12,000 40,000 10,000 30,000 20,000 3,000 75,000
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
27 Revelstoke 230,000
A18992 A31102 A32826 A19001 A19005 A19007
Bell Pole Company Downie Street Sawmills Ltd. Joe Kozek Sawmills Ltd Catherwood Selkirk Forest Products Company 469226 B.C. Ltd.
19,290 132,152 25,869
38 3,524 1,539
Y Y Y N N N
23 55
Pope & Talbot Ltd. Louisiana – Pacific Canada Ltd. Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation
680,000 90,000
56 100,000
186,428 75,018 11,112 11,372 10,000
17 Robson Valley 602,377
A15429 A15430 A17799 A17800 A71884 A73761 A17801
Mcbride Forest Industries Ltd Northwest Specialty Lumber Bell Pole Company Hauer Bros. Lumber Ltd. C. Baggett Logging Ltd. Mcbride Community Forest R. Harstad Sawmills Ltd.
10,000 104
Y Y Y Y N N Y
None
31 Soo 503,000
A19209 A19214 A19215 A19217 A19218 A20541 A20479 A20480 A20481 A20482
International Forest Products Squamish Mills Ltd.; International Terminal Forest Products Ltd. Halray Logging Ltd. C.R.B. Logging Co. Ltd. Richmond Plywood Corporation Black Mount Logging Inc. Gilham Poling Ltd. Halray Logging Ltd. Leblanc
88,297 75,240 59,780 18,004 19,626 18,252 1,295 1,633 8,048 5,600
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
38 Northwest Squamish Forestry Ltd. Partnership
250,500
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Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A20485 Talbot 2,500 Y
37 Strathcona 1,201,000
A19231 A19232 A19236 A20913 A29159 A74689 A49543 A53745 A53746 A20486 A20498
Western Forest Products Inc International Forest Products Hecate Logging Ltd. Tfl Forest Ltd. Tfl Forest Ltd. Raven Industries Ltd. Weyerhaeuser Company Limited Nootka First Nations Forest Nootka Sound Economic Dvlpmt. Chinook Forest Products Ltd. C, G & D Enterprises Ltd.
320,591 242,979 58,609 25,376 38,363 10,926 8,000 17,883 35,766 2,111 570
Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y
19 25 39 45
WFP Western Lumber Ltd. Western Forest Products Inc. Cascadia Forest Products Ltd. International Forest Products Ltd. TFL Forest Ltd.
940,000 692,000
3,547,000 220,000 780.000 47
39 Sunshine Coast 1,143,000
A19220 A19224 A19229 A47297 A20487 A20492 A20493 A20496 A20503 A20508 A65197
International Forest Products Terminal Forest Products Ltd. Terminal Forest Products Ltd. Weyerhaeuser Company Limited R. H. Barbour Logging Co. Ltd. F. A. B. Logging Co. Ltd. Mills Holdings Ltd. J.D.J. Poles And Piling Co. Ltd. Probyn Log Ltd. Hayes Holding Services Limited 9096 Investments Ltd.
487,031 81,450 125,966 95,000 1,295 6,381 905
1,309 1,531 1,102 10,000
Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N
10 39 43
International Forest Products Ltd. Cascadia Forest Products Ltd. Scott Paper Ltd.
170,950 3,547,000
39,900
29 Williams Lake 3,768,400
Y Tolko Industries Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd.
A20015 A20016 A20017 A20018 A20019 A20020 A20021 A54417 A55901 A55902 A55903 A55904 A55905
West Fraser Mills Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Yun Ka Whu'ten Holdings Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Jackpine Forest Products Ltd.
314,837 114,129 459,102 291,416
Y Y Y Y Y
322,586 212,733 104,837 180,000 160,000 50,000
Y N N N N N
100,000 50,000 60,000 N
None
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TSA #
Timber Supply Area
AAC Total m³/year53
FL# in TSA Licensee AAC Total
M3 Replaceable
TFL# near TSA
Licensee AAC Total M3
A55906 A56805 A60508 A66005 A72766 A73558 A73557 A74437 A75424 A75425 A77617 A19977 A62076 A64734 A65106
Tsilhqot'in Forest Products Inc. Yun Ka Whu'ten Holdings Ltd. Tsi Del Del Enterprises Ltd. Yun Ka Whu'ten Holdings Ltd. Yun Ka Whu'ten Holdings Ltd. West Fraser Mills Ltd. Sigurdson Bros. Logging Comp. Esketemc First Nation Pioneer Log Homes Of British Waddington Charter & Contracting Big 6 Contracting Ltd. Johnson Jackpine Engineered Wood Prod. Pal Lumber Co. Ltd. Tl'etinqox Logging Ltd.
65,000 40,000 60,000 25,000 25,000 150,000 150,000 38,263 10,000 10,000 135,000 2,058 20,000 15,000 15,000
N N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N
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G. Adventure Tourism Joint Steering Committee
Members of the joint steering committee (JSC) include:
• Wilderness Tourism Association • Council of Tourism Associations • Heli-Cat Canada • Guide Outfitters Association of BC • BC River Outfitters Association • Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC • Commercial Bear Viewing Association of BC • Backcountry Lodges of BC Association • Association of Canadian Mountain Guides • BC Commercial Snowmobile Operators Association • MTSA (5)
• Tourism Division, Head Quarters (1) • MTSA, Adventure Tourism Operations (2) • MTSA, Tourism Policy (1) • MTSA, Recreation Sites and Trails (1)
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