Municipality of North Cowichan Forestry Advisory Committee Agenda
Date: Friday, October 26, 2012 Time: 8:00 a.m. Location: Municipal Hall - Committee Room
Pages
1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Late Items
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Adoption of Minutes 5 - 8
Adoption of the April 27, 2012 Forestry Advisory Committee meeting minutes.
4.1 Action Item List
Review Action Item List from the April 27, 2012, meeting
5. Business
5.1 Quarterly Report 9 - 12
YTD Second Quarter to September 30, 2012
5.2 2011 Annual Report - Final Draft 13 - 26
Review the final draft of the 2011 Annual Report
5.3 Current Affairs
5.4 2013 Budget 27 - 31
5.5 Audit/Benchmarking Report
Update
5.6 Revenue Opportunities
1 5.6.1 Nanaimo Shipyard Group 32 - 39
Proposal by Nanimo Shipyard Group to extract sandstone rock form forestry lands
5.6.2 Gravel Sales 40 - 41
Duncan Paving - Grace Road area
5.7 Engineer Tendering 42 - 42
Contract awarded to Eco Connected
5.8 Logging Tendering
Update
5.9 Invasive Species 43 - 43
Treatments completed in 2012.
5.10 Wildland Urban Interface Treatment at the Cliffs Development and the Municipal Forest Reserve
Verbal report
5.11 Forest Legacy Fund
5.11.1 Value-added Woodworking Contest 44 - 51
2012 Value-added Woodworking Contest winners
2013 project - coat rack
5.11.2 Scholarship and Bursaries Winners 52 - 52
2012 winners
2013 update
5.11.3 Forest Legacy Fund - Funding Request - Vancouver Island University 53 - 54
Funding request by VIU for fall field trip. We have missed their trip deadline but might consider having them do a service for North Cowichan for future requests and a contribution to their trip. An example of the type of work would be the pulling of tansy ragwort.
2 5.11.4 Forest Legacy Fund - Funding Request - Cowichan Rugby Club 55 - 58
Funding request by Cowichan Rugby Club for $35,000 towards new bleachers at their Herd Road facility.
5.12 New Parks and Forestry Trails Brochure
5.13 Cowichan High School 59 - 65
Stewardship program on Mt. Prevost
5.14 Mount Prevost 66 - 66
Proposed park/trail development at the mountain's peak
5.15 Mountain Bike Society 67 - 68
5.16 ABCFP Video 69 - 72
Video by the ABCFP promoting the profession of forestry on Municipal Forest Reserve land.
5.17 Maple Bay Peninsula Local Area Road Service Petition 73 - 76
Review petition to establish a local area road service
6. Information Items
6.1 Scholarship Thank You 77 - 77
Thank you note from Grace Peng - 2012 Scholarship winner, $1,200.
6.2 Hang Gliding Accident 78 - 79
Review hang gliding accident that occurred May 2, 2012, on Mount Prevost.
6.3 Off-road Vehicle Management Framework - Outdoor Recreation Council of BC 80 - 80
6.4 BC Community Forest Association 81 - 84
June Newsletter
6.5 Ministry of Forests - Press Release 85 - 86
New tunure for biomass
6.6 National Forestry Week 87 - 87
3 Poster - September 23 - 29, 2012
6.7 Cowichan News Leader - Forestry Articles 88 - 89
May 11, 2012 - Letter to the Editor - Forest Reserve
June 29, 2012 - Article on Geocaching in the valley
6.8 Cowichan Valley Citizen - Forestry Article 90 - 90
May 23, 2012 - Article on Prevost downhill race
6.9 Silviculture Magazine 91 - 92
In support of community forests - Summer 2012
6.10 United Steel Workers 93 - 96
April 27, 2012, letter on log exports
6.11 Vancouver Sun Article 97 - 98
"Charting a new course for forestry" by Catherine Cobden
7. Adjournment
4 MUNICIPALITY of North
Minutes COWICHAN
Meeting Forestry Advisory Committee
Date April 27, 2012
Time 8:00 a.m.
Place Municipal Hall - Large Committee Room
Members Present Wayne Coombs, Chair; Councillor John Koury; Councillor Al Siebring (after 8:16 a.m.); Eric Jecklin; Mark Carter; Mayor Lefebure (comprising a quorum)
Members Absent Councillor Barb Lines
Also Present Councillor Kate Marsh
Staff Present Darrell Frank, Forester; Dave Devana, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO); Mark Ruttan, Director of Administration / Deputy CAO.
Agenda The Committee adopted the agenda, as amended.
Minutes The Committee adopted the minutes of the meeting held October 28, 2011, and reviewed a list of the status of actions arising out that meeting.
Scholarships and The Municipal Forester will invite a couple of Committee members to evaluate Bursaries this year’s applications for the forestry scholarship and bursaries, as well as the criteria and fund balance for setting next year’s funding levels and numbers of scholarships and bursaries.
Business
Keys and Gates The Committee supported the Municipal Forester investigating and reporting back on less expensive gate locks. The Municipal Forester also reported on his efforts to accommodate a resident that wants vehicle access to Maple Mountain. The Committee directed the Municipal Forester to not provide gate keys to residents that want vehicle access to the mountain. The Committee further directed the Municipal Forester to write to the resident, who had sought access, to explain that vehicle access cannot be accommodated due to the risks of garbage dumping and vandalism.
Quarterly Report The Committee reviewed the Municipal Forester’s 1 st quarterly report for 2012, noting the following accomplishments: • 4, 243 cubic metres were harvested, generating a net profit from logging of $145,424 (or $34.11 per cubic metre); • 37.7 hectares were planted with 33,269 seedlings.
2011 Annual Report The Committee reviewed the Municipal Forester’s April 18, 2012 , draft 2011 Annual Report, noting the following accomplishments: • 17,775 cubic metres were harvested, generating a net profit from logging of $664,170 (or $37.37 per cubic metre), which is up slightly over the 25-
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year average; • 40.3 hectares were planted, with a survival rate of 100%; and • Total annual direct and indirect jobs from managing the municipal forest was 31.99. The Committee will reconsider the final draft at the next meeting.
The Committee discussed ways to increase the forestry program’s profitability and agreed to continue this discussion at a future meeting.
Current Affairs The Committee received a brief update from the Municipal Forester on current forestry issues and log markets.
Contract Tendering The Committee reviewed a draft report from the Municipal Forester, dated March Benchmark Report 27, 2012, providing a comparison of coastal industry logging , development , and silviculture costs. The Municipal Forester will forward the report to the Forestry Advisory Committee when the additional information comes in from other community forest operations.
Recommended resolution : that Council support the current practice of letting out municipal logging contracts, but direct staff to issue a tender to log 5,000 cubic metres in order to determine if current costs are competitive with current industry costs.
Audit The professional foresters agreed to proceed with their regular audit of the Municipal Forestry program, focusing on current forestry systems to look for ways to increase efficiency and remove costs that are not associated with forestry.
Fire Fighting The Committee reviewed an email from the Municipal Forester, dated September Agreement 1, 2011, on the likely cost increase that will be imposed by the Ministry of Forests under a new fire control cost agreement.
Invasive Species The Committee discussed invasive species education opportunities, and directed Education staff to put information or a link on the Municipal Website regarding invasive species. The Committee also discussed having staff and interested Council members attend an upcoming workshop, on June 7 , in Victoria on invasive species.
Herbicide Program The 2012 herbicide program will involve spot treating last year’s tre atment areas, right-of-way areas on Mt Richards, and potentially blocks R-230, R-260, and P- 173.
Mt. Tzouhalem Trail The Committee reviewed the Municipal Forester’s April 20, 2012 , memo and Riley McIntosh’s March 28, 2012 , email regarding rebuilding and extending a trail named “East of Eden” on Mt. Tzouhalem. The Committee directed the Municipal Forester and Director of Parks and Recreation to meet with Mr. McIntosh and to report back to the Committee on stewardship options for trails. The Committee also discussed the need to have a formal group carry on these types of roles rather than an individual.
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Trail Brochure The Committee noted that the trails, parks, and forestry brochure will be finished by June and 15,000 copies will be printed.
Firewood Draw The Committee reviewed the Municipal Forester’s April 2, 2012 , report to Council regarding the annual firewood draw, which provides three logging truckloads of firewood to non-profit groups supporting youth in North Cowichan. This year there were eight applications , and Council chose the following groups at random: 1. Maple bay Yacht Club, 2. New Life Community Baptist Church; and 3. Maple Bay Rowing Club.
Mt. Prevost Road The Committee reviewed Krista Siefken’s March 28, 2012, News Leader Pictorial article on Duncan’s Daybreak Rotary Club’s initiative to coordinate the construction of a paved road and parking lot on Mt. Prevost to improve accessibility to the peak, war memorial, and park at the top of the mountain. The Committee noted the Council has directed staff to prepare a report on the feasibility of this proposal.
Mt. Tzouhalem The Committee discussed the Municipal Forester’s April 20, 2012, report Gate regarding a request to lock the gate to the entrance to the water tower on Mt. Tzouhalem from dusk to dawn to stop late night partying in the parking lot. The report noted that the annual cost to have a security company provide this service will be $7,380, 47% of the Forestry Department’s annual security budget. The Committee directed staff to ask the RCMP to deal with this concern.
New Business
Minor Forest The Committee directed the Municipal Forester provide a report on minor forest Products product and other revenue opportunities
Information Items The Committee received for information the following items: 1. Letter from Darren Hart, dated February 24, 2012, regarding the Cowichan Secondary School stewardship program to remove refuse from Mt. Prevost; 2. Mt. Prevost Bike Race - The Committee discussed the Municipal Forester’s March 8, 2012, report setting out conditions for a mountain bike race that Cowichan Cycles plans to sponsor on Mt. Prevost on May 20, 2012; 3. Letter of thanks, dated November 10, 2011, for help removing trees and advice on post logging site treatments; 4. UBCM Member Release, dated October 26, 2011, regarding the proposed Natural Resource Road Act ; 5. Kelowna Capital News article, dated December 13, 2011, entitled “New law will govern B.C. backroads”; 6. Lake Cowichan Gazette article, dated December 13, 2011, entitled “Mossiest forest in Canada creating buzz in Lake Cowichan”; 7. Memo from Municipal Forester, dated December 6, 2011, providing an update on the municipal forestry program; 8. Letter of reappointment of Wayne Coombs to Committee, dated January 20, 2012; 7 Page 3 Forestry Advisory Committee Minutes April 27, 2012
9. Email from Jerry Baker, dated January 24, 2012, regarding trapping in North Cowichan; 10. Letter from United Steelworkers, dated January 20, 2012, regarding raw- log exports; 11. Emails regarding conflicts between hikers and bikers on Mt. Tzouhalem trails; 12. Documents regarding Healthy Forests—Healthy Community initiatives.
Meeting Closure The Committee closed the meeting to the public at 11:20 a.m. under section 90 (1)(e) of the Community Charter , rose without reporting, and ended the meeting at 11:35 a.m.
Next Meeting The next meeting will be held at the call of the Chair.
Certified correct
Signature of Recording Secretary Chair or presiding member
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MUNICIPAL FORESTER’S QUARTERLY REPORT April 16, 2012 - to September 30, 2012
File No: 8930-20 MON Highlights:
Harvesting: Costs Year-to-date- $364,319 Budget - $605,000
A total of 7,662m³ was harvested over the period generating $519,825 or $66.67/m³ in log sales. Logging costs year-to-date are $30/m³.
Road Construction, Maintenance, and Deactivation:
Costs year-to-date - $127,614Budget - $161,000
Area Road Name Activity Accomplishments Mount Prevost Block P-139 Construct temporary access road 156 m and surface with shale rock; 1 400 mm install two temporary culverts 1 450 mm Mount Prevost Block P-124 Construct permanent road and 495 m surface with shale rock; 1 300 mm install three culverts 1 450 mm 1 600 mm Mount Prevost Block P-895 Construct temporary access road 430 m and surface with rock; 1 600 mm install two culverts 1 500 mm Mount Sicker B-40 Construct permanent road, 200 m Block P-548 surface with rock; and, 1 800 mm install two culverts 1 500 mm Mount Sicker Plantation Road Widened and used coarse 25 m material for repairing Blacktail Rd Mount Sicker Blacktail Road Remove organics in road bed, 200 m replaced with suitable ballast and surface with rock. Mount Prevost Wolf Road Developed rock/shale for road 750 m³ Borrow Pit #2 building
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Area Road Name Activity Accomplishments Mount Prevost W-20 Repaired soft spot on road with 30 m shale around culvert #17 180 m³ Mount Prevost Block P-139 Post-harvesting cleanup and 400 m install hay bales in drainage Mount Prevost, Various Blocked 4x4 access by various N/A Mount Sicker, gates during fire season Mount Richards, Maple Mountain, Mount Tzouhalem
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Planting and Tree Protection: Costs - $66,026. Budget - $100,000.
Survival plots were established in the 2012 planting blocks. The average survival rate at time of surveying was 91%. Several of the blocks, namely P-900 and P-795A, had poorer survival rates due to the long storage time of the seedlings treated with Plantskydd. The 2011 survival plots were revisited this summer, and the plantations had a 95% survival rate.
Cone maintenace was done on 7.9 ha.
Site Preparation: Costs - $4,320. Budget - $14,000
Fire Protection: Costs year-to-date $2,644. Budget - $12,400
The Municipal forest Reserve gates were closed July 13, and were still locked as of October 11. No wildfires have occurred on Municipal forest lands.
Integrated Resource Management: Costs - $222. Budget - $4,000.
No activity .
Silviculture:
Plantation Brushing:
Mechanical: Costs - $9,873 44.8 ha $220/ha Budget - $28,000
Herbicide: Costs - $0 Budget - $16,000
White Pine Pruning: Costs - $3,390 47.6 ha Budget - $20,000
Public Relations: Costs - $0 Budget - $500.
Staff worked with Cowichan High School assisting on their stewardship/roadside litter pickup on Mount Prevost. A total of 1,430 kg were picked and delivered to the CVRD Bings Creek site. A total of 17 and 24 volunteers assisted on January 25 and April 3, 2012.
Please find attached, a summary of estimated Revenues and Expenditures for the year-to-date as of September 30, 2012.
Darrell J. Frank, RPF Municipal Forester
Page 3 11 2012 Year to Date Budget Jan 1 to Sept 30 Revenue Log Sales 1,340,000 793,198 Volume 11,905m3 Cost of Sales Logging 605,000 364,319 Scaling 500 - Contract Engineering 28,000 31,024 Road Construction 80,000 104,222 Road Maintenance 75,000 19,072 Road Deactivation 4,000 - Site Preparation 14,000 4,320 Planting 55,000 54,285 Brushing and Weeding 28,000 9,873 Brushing Herbicides 16,000 - Pruning 20,000 3,390 Tree Protection 45,000 11,741
970,500 602,246
Gross Margin 28% 369,500 24% 190,952
Other Revenue 15,300 14,767 Rentals (Cell Towers) 68,775 33,335
453,575 239,054 1,424,075 841,300 Expenses Administration 343,600 249,437 Fire Protection 12,400 2,644 Security 15,000 9,706 Five year Development Plan 6,000 - Watershed Analysis 5,000 2,388 Tours 500 - Integrated Resource Mgmt 4,000 222 Community Wild Fire Protection - - Forestry contractor 7,000 - Juvenile Spacing - N/A Recreation Roads Maintenance 2,000 1,400 Scholarships 2,400 3,600 Grants in Aid 9,300 7,979 Invasive Species Control 5,000 6,567 Vehicles 31,000 13,957 Fire Truck 4,000 2,261
447,200 300,161
Net Income 6,375 (61,107)
Reserve Fund January 1, 2012 807,273 807,273 Interest 5,900 *Capital Expenditures (8,000) 0 ***Forest Legacy Projects N/A N/A
Total 805,648 752,066
*Note: Capital Expenditure is for the final payment for the 12forestry fire truck **Note : Forest legacy is to cover the cost of the Scholarhsip and Bursary North MUNICIPALITY of Report COWICHAN
Date October 12, 2012 File: 8930-20 ANN
To Mayor & Council From Darrell J. Frank, Municipal Forester Endorsed by Subject 2011 Annual Report
In the 2011 year, we saw small positive changes in the demand for logs, log prices, and the Canadian economy. North Cowichan harvested 17,775m³, or 89% of our annual allowable cut. A total of 45.5ha was logged, with net volume of 391m³/ha from ten cut blocks. The demand for Douglas-fir poles was again off for most of the year, removing a lucrative market for the product. Harvesting areas were on Mount Tzouhalem, Maple Mountain, Mount Richards, Mount Prevost, and Mount Sicker.
The harvesting program generated $1,175,026 in log sales, with $510,855 in harvesting costs, for a net of $664,171, or $37.37/m³. Gross margins on the forestry operation were 26%, or $303,475.
The Municipal Forestry program manages 25% of the land base of North Cowichan at no cost to the taxpayer. The program is funded by revenues generated from the land base, which includes log sales, land leases, and minor forest products. In 2011, the program donated three logging truckloads of firewood to non-profit groups supporting youth in the Cowichan and Chemainus valleys. The year’s winners were: Maple Bay Rowing Club, DJBA Red Hots Fastpitch Team, and Duncan Junior Baseball.
Also funded by the Forestry Program were the Forestry Legacy Fund Scholarship and Bursaries awards and the Forest Legacy Fund Value-added Woodworking Contest. This year’s Scholarship and bursary winners were: Jackson Jane $1,200. Scholarship Rebecca Hubsher $600. Bursary Samantha Potts $600. Bursary
This year’s Value-added Woodworking contest winners were: Aaron Van Boven $500. Matt Griffiths $250. Daniel Boer $250. Josh Palou $200.
The Forestry Program donated $3,750 to the Halalt First Nation for salmon enhancement work in Bonsall Creek. Other highlights for the year included the purchase of a forestry fire truck, replacing the 1975 International with a 3,000 gallon tank with a 1994 tandem Volvo gravel truck fitted with a 1,700 gallon tank. The 2011 budget contributed a $10,000 capital expenditure from the Reserve Fund and the $8,000 balance will come from the 2012 capital budget. The Forest Legacy Fund contributed $80,000 towards North Cowichan’s share of costs to build the Friendship Trail from downtown Duncan to the Cowichan Commons mall on the Trans Canada Highway. Another impact for 2011 was the installation of a buried fibre optic cable and power lines to service Environment Canada’s Doppler radar facility at the top of Mount Sicker, which impacted forestry roads on Mount Sicker and Mount Prevost. The line installation on the Mount Prevost Mainline and BC Tel Road forced North Cowichan to replace a number of culverts which were not budgeted for. Approximately $10,000 was spent purchasing culverts by North Cowichan and Environment Canada paid for culvert installation. The works done in the last few months of the year closed the Mount Prevost area for logging access purposes.
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The Forestry Department saw long-time Forestry Assistant Mike Clarke retire, and Lynn Laliberte was hired as the new Forest Technologist.
The 2011 program, before transfers from the Reserve Fund, had a $55,879 loss for 2011, or a loss of $3.65/m³. An $80,000 transfer from the Forest Legacy Fund covered the Friendship trail construction costs, and an additional $10,000 was transferred from the Forest Reserve Fund to cover the capital cost of the new Forestry tanker truck.
The Forestry program generated 10.7 person years of work in 2011, hosted seven woods tours, and was used for the Gut Buster Running Race and the Cowichan Challenge Triathlon.
The 2011 Forestry Program highlights are attached.
14 7030 Trans Canada Highway, Box 278, Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 Ph 250-746-3100 Fax 250-746-3133 www.northcowichan.ca Forestry Annual
Report 2011
The Corporation of the District of North Cowichan
October 2012 15 Municipality of NORTH Report COWICHAN
Date April 18, 2012 File 8930-20 ANN
To Mayor & Council
From Darrell Frank, RPF, Municipal Forester Endorsed by
Subject 2011 Annual Report
Listed below are the 2011 Forestry Program highlights:
HARVESTING:
The 2011 budget was 22,500m³, generating $1,496,175, with logging expenses of $652,500. The actual accomplishment was 17,775m³, generating $1,175,026 with logging costs of $510,855. A total of 45.5 ha were logged with an average net volume of 391 m 3/ha from 10 cut blocks. The average cut block size was 4.6 ha. As in 2010, there was a slow steady increase in log prices and they continued to improve in 2011. Demand for large Douglas-fir poles was off for most of the year. The Municipal logging contractor focused on maximizing the highest value for each cubic metre harvested.
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Logging Sales $1,175,025. 17,775m³ $66.11/m³ Direct Logging Costs $510,855. 17,775m³ $28.74/m³
Logging costs included post-harvesting slash piling for future burning. In some cases, the slash was forwarded 100 metres from adjacent private property to facilitate open air burning. Logging costs also covered the forwarding of firewood to the roadside for removal by the public and volunteer groups such being a revenue generator for School District 79 Alternate Education group and VITAL (Valley Integra- tion to Active Living Society). The Municipal Forest Reserve is located in a high forest fire hazard area with close proximity to urban areas. As such, we are required by the Ministry of Forests to abate slash on all our cut blocks. All logged areas require a post-harvesting fuel treatment to lessen the chance of a forest fire. All logging areas have significant green tree retention, the retention of wildlife trees as well as old growth Douglas-fir, and 10 dominants or co-dominants per hectare. The retention trees increase the complexity and costs for harvesting these areas.
Firewood Permits: Revenue $1,938 Budget - $1,000
The public purchased 51 cords of wood, Cowichan Valley Alternate School purchased 30 Cords.
Salal Permits: Revenue $540 Budget $1,000
The public purchased 9 permits, generating $540 in sales.
PLANTING: Costs - $43,575 Budget - $48,000
Accomplishments: 40.3 hectares were planted with 43,150 seedlings at a cost of $43,575 or $1.01 per seedling.
Initial Planting: 39.4 hectares were planted with 42,302 seedlings.
Fill Planting: 0.8 hectares were planted with 848 seedlings.
Species Planted:
Seedlings Percent
Douglas-fir 31,269 72.4 Western white pine 5,430 12.6
Western red cedar 5,160 12 Grand fir 1,075 2.5
Sequoia 216 0.5
Totals 43,150 100
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Historical Accomplishment:
The Municipality has planted 1,821,747 seedlings since the start of its intensive silviculture program in 1982.
SURVEYS:
Survival surveys were established in the 2011 plantations to monitor seedling survival rates by our summer student. The 2011 plantations had a survival rate of 100%. The 2010 plantations were re- visited and they had a survival rate of 91% after two growing seasons.
Free-to-grow surveys were carried out on 62.2 ha and declared free growing. Eight blocks, encompassing 48.9 hectares, were assessed for number of trees per hectare after treating them for the invasive species, Scotch broom or potential low seedlings per hectare. Follow up treatments will be carried out on four of these blocks in 2012 by fill planting 5.7 ha.
Tree Protection: Costs $26,420 Budget - $45,000
Accomplishments:
Deer repellent was applied to the Douglas-fir and Western red cedar 2011 planting stock prior to planting at a cost of $0.073 per tree. Tree cages were installed on 6.6 ha of seedlings with 5,042 cages at a cost of $2.43/tree. Maintenance of cages was done on 12.9 ha which included straightening cages pushed over by Roosevelt elk, deer, and snow; and removing cones from trees which had grown taller than the cones. Finally, cones which had been removed were recovered for reusing on new trees in the future.
The deer and elk populations are having a significant impact on new seedling growth. Areas located east of the Trans Canada Highway are under increasing pressure from an expanding deer population especially close to urban areas. New conifer plantations may have 100% of the planted trees browsed by deer in their first growing season in the field. The deer browsing sets back tree growth for the first few years.
Road Construction and Maintenance: Costs $183,263. Budget - $224,000
Road construction, road maintenance, and road deactivation were:
Activity Major road construction, improvements, and temporary roads 3.9 km
Road maintenance post-harvesting cleanup 2.1 km New culverts installed by North Cowichan 6 Culverts removed/replace by Environment Canada 11 *
Quarries: rock developed 4,920 m³
Debuilt roads 250 m
18 Page 3 Activity Road grading 16.0 km Snowplowing 3.4 km
Roadside brush cutting for roadside visibility improvements 1.8 km
Gate installation none
The Mount Prevost Mainline and BC Tel Road were severely impacted in November and December by the installation of new fibre optic and utility cables to service Environment Canada’s Doppler Radar site. The lines were replaced by Environment Canada because the existing lines were failing. Access to Mount Prevost was curtailed during the operations, forcing harvesting operations to go to areas typically not used at this time of the year. Additional costs were incurred to allow harvesting to take place in the John’s Mainline and Mount Sicker areas. Logging operations could not resume on Mount Prevost until the Spring of 2012 because of these changes with the fibre optic installation. The road will have to “set up” again before heavy equipment may haul over the road”.
The Forestry Department maintains and estimated 170 km of roads in the Municipal Forest Reserve.
* Note: The Municipality supplied the culverts at our cost on site and Environment Canada covered the installation costs.
SITE PREPARATION: Costs $9,938 Budget - $20,000
Accomplishments:
Logging debris areas piled and burned 42.7 ha Logging debris areas piled in 2011, to be burned in 2012 11.3 ha
The fall burning program consisted of 160 piles from 11 harvesting blocks. Burning results were good. The burning program was focused on cured piles, with logging completed prior to July 1, 2011. Piles were built according to the best management practices of the Southern Vancouver Island Smoke Man- agement Plan. The members of the Committee include the Ministry of Forests, Ministry of Environment, and major licensees operating on Southern Vancouver Island. The group exchange results, information, and training establishing the best practices for open air burning on forested lands. Burning took place on October 14 and 27, 2011.
Burning Costs - $8.47/pile ($1,355)
Estimated cost of chipping this material would have been approximately $64,000.
FIRE PROTECTION: Costs - $5,386 Budget - $10,500
The Municipal Forest Reserve gates were locked from July 7 to July 18, 2011, and July 29 to September 19, 2011. The year was very quiet, with no forest fires on the Municipal Forest Reserve. The department’s water truck was replaced and upgraded from a 1975 International 3,000 gallon to a 1994 Volvo gravel truck complete with 1,700 gallon tank. The new truck is capable of pumping directly from the truck with a hydraulic pump.
19 Page 4 SECURITY AND VANDALISM: Costs - $15,055 Budget - $13,000
The expenditures were predominantly for blocking 4x4 access to our lands, and re-enforcing gates where vandals were cutting the pins off of gates for access to the Municipal Forest Reserve.
INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Costs - $1,523 Budget - $7,000
All harvesting areas incorporated single and group tree retention. Old growth Douglas-fir, Western white pine, wildlife trees, and 10 dominant and co-dominant trees were retained in all cut blocks. Expenditures included costs for traffic controllers at a harvesting area on Mount Tzouhalem, Osborne Bay Road, and for falling danger trees.
WATERSHED ANALYSIS - Mount Sicker: Costs - $2,421 Budget - $7,000
Ongoing annual water monitoring has been done since 2003. The sampling has been done to measure the water for turbidity and suspended sediment from creeks which drain through the mid-slopes of the north face of Mount Sicker. The sampling has given us a short term baseline before a mid slope road and harvesting take place.
SILVICULTURE:
Contract crews completed the following:
Accomplishments :
Ha Costs Plantation brushing – *manual 68.6 $19,765 $288. ha Invasive species – **herbicide treatment 18.8 18,600 $989. ha to control Scotch broom Deer repellant purchase N/A 2,737 N/A Deer repellant application on seedlings 2,025 $ 0. 073 tree White pine pruning 129.1 25,457 $197. ha Tree caging installations (5,042) 6.6 13,275 $ 2. 63 tree Tree caging maintenance and cone recovery 12.9 13,145 N/A
Plantation Brushing
*Manual Treatment: are carried out as required on a spot basis. The treatments are done where the plantations have been established with evenly distributed potential crop trees. Cutting is done where the competing vegetation will impact the growth of crop trees.
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**Herbicide Treatment: is carried out where we have had problems getting a conifer plantation established. Competing vegetation, such as broom, has grown aggressively and spread through the cut block. The herbicide treatments will allow fill planting to get these areas back to restocked and healthy young stands of conifers.
The presence of the invasive species, Tansy Ragwort, in the Stoney Hill block SH-203 was brought to the attention of North Cowichan by the residents of the area. A severe invasion had taken place in this block and spread throughout the block and along the main access roads. Concerned Stoney Hill residents volunteered and hand-pulled plants along the right-of-way and in the block. The Forestry Department hired a contractor to assist in pulling the plants, and the area was completed. The flowers from the Tansy Ragwort were bagged and kept for burning this fall, and, finally, disposed of. The Municipality would like to recognize these residents for their efforts in controlling this plant on Municipal lands, as well as raised this issue with North Cowichan to make it a priority to treat.
With the addition of this year’s activities, the Municipality has completed the following activities since 1982:
Juvenile spacing 2,206 ha Pruning 1,102 ha White pine pruning 814 ha
Plantation brushing 2,830 ha Harvesting 1,475 ha
Municipal Forest Reserve and Tax Sale Lands managed by the Forestry Department - 5,344 ha.
JOB CREATION PROGRAM: Costs $889 Budget $10,000
No programs were accessed for funding in 2011, expenditures were for our Community Wildfire mapping works completed previously.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS: Costs $151 Budget $800
North Cowichan hosted seven tours of the Municipal Forest Reserve. Other highlights for the year included the use of Mount Tzouhalem for the Gut Buster Running Race and the Cowichan Challenge Triathlon at Fuller Lake /Cottonwood area.
Donations/Scholarship/Bursaries funded by the Forestry Department: 3 Logging truckloads of firewood $2,100 2 Bursaries @ $600 $1,200 1 Scholarship $1,200 Prizes for the Value-added Woodworking Contest $1,200 through our local high schools Bonsall Creek Salmon Enhancement Work through the Halalt First Nations $3,750
21 Page 6 Appendix A 2011 Harvesting Summary Net Costs Total Gross Gross Ha Vol Total Net ProfitNet Revenue Stump to Logging Gross Revenue Revenue Block (Gross) Treatment m³/ha Vol m³ $/m³ Revenue Per/Ha Dump $/m³ Costs Revenue Per m³ Per Ha Misc* 0.5 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 452 226 $40.96$9,258 $18,516 $38.64 $8,732 $17,990 $80 $35,980 M-21 6.5 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 376 2,444 $40.46$98,874 $15,211 $27.97 $68,350 $167,224 $68 $25,727 M-81 6.1 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 354 2,162 $35.18$76,063 $12,469 $28.03 $60,600 $136,663 $63 $22,404 P-134 4.5 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 580 2,610 $36.19$94,458 $20,991 $29.65 $77,398 $171,856 $66 $38,190 P-795A 1.3 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 1,395 1,814 $32.12$58,268 $44,822 $29.26 $53,074 $111,342 $61 $85,648 P-833 2.0 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 352 703 $33.50$23,553 $11,777 $29.09 $20,451 $44,004 $63 $22,002 P-900 6.6 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 341 2,253 $41.22$92,868 $14,071 $28.59 $64,409 $157,277 $70 $23,830 R-262 2.3 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 465 1,069 $41.05$43,884 $19,080 $28.50 $30,465 $74,349 $70 $32,326 R-340 3.3 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 210 694 $34.25$23,767 $7,202 $28.41 $19,717 $43,484 $63 $13,177 S-402 8.0 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 264 2,113 $36.30$76,702 $9,588 $28.07 $59,317 $136,019 $64 $17,002 T-101 4.4 Patch Cut GTR/Hoe Forwarding 383 1,687 $39.40$66,475 $15,108 $28.66 $48,342 $114,817 $68 $26,095
Total 45.5 391 17,775 $37.37$664,170 $14,597 $28.74 $510,855 $1,175,025 $66 $25,825 22 Logging Costs per m³ $28.74 GTR Green Tree Retention
Silviculture Systems Summary Ha Average Cut Block Size (Ha) Patch Cut GTR 45.50 Commercial Thinning 0.00 4.6 Individual Tree Harvesting 0.00 Seed Tree 0.00 Total 45.50
Conifer and Hardwood Component** Volume Revenue Revenue Volume By Percent Revenue $/M³ By % Hardwoods 0 0.0% $0 $0.00 0.00% Conifer 17,775 100.0% $664,170 $37.37 100.00% Total 17,775 100.0% $664,170 $37.37 100.00%
Note*: Misc log sales for 2011 are overstated by $3,477 for a missed logging payment . This will be corrected by a corecting entry in 2012. Note**: Hardwood sales for 2011 were included with the conifer sales. There were no entire loads of hardwoods sold. Appendix B 1987 To 2011 Harvesting Summary Forestry Program Profit Net Annual Forestry Profit Split As Follows: Revenue Annual Profit General Forest Forest Legacy Scholarship Land YearHa Volume m³ Volume/Ha Net Revenue $/m³ Annual Profit $/m³ Revenues Reserve Fund Fund Fund Purchases Acres 1 1987 63.4 13,159 208 $204,772 $15.56 -$24,825 -$1.89 $0 -$24,825 $0 $0 2 1988 73.9 18,602 252 $354,256 $19.04 $115,885 $6.23 $0 $115,885 $0 $0 3 1989 43.2 14,798 343 $272,913 $18.44 $38,486 $2.60 $0 $38,486 $0 $0 4 1990 36.1 10,969 304 $254,831 $23.23 $48,571 $4.43 $0 $48,571 $0 $0 5 1991 32.2 12,740 396 $271,217 $21.29 -$12,370 -$0.97 $0 -$12,370 $0 $0 6 1992 63.3 12,935 204 $289,102 $22.35 $67,231 $5.20 $45,000 $22,231 $0 $0 7 1993 55.2 14,907 270 $542,821 $36.42 $272,276 $18.27 $240,000 $32,276 $0 $0 8 1994 58.6 16,160 276 $692,414 $42.85 $275,880 $17.07 $250,000 $25,880 $0 $0 9 1995 78 21,556 276 $1,205,329 $55.92 $802,771 $37.24 $442,230 $33,313 $92,308 $140,920 35 acres 10 1996 48.7 14,427 296 $639,017 $44.29 $131,057 $9.08 $65,000 $51,057 $15,000 $0 11 1997 32.3 13,371 414 $625,437 $46.78 $24,815 $1.86 $24,815 $0 $0 $0 12 1998 30.2 12,085 400 $444,933 $36.82 $47,420 $3.92 $0 $37,935 $9,485 $0 13 1999 41 16,428 401 $564,867 $34.38 $99,214 $6.04 $0 $79,371 $19,516 $113,840 26 acres* 14 2000 35.9 13,378 373 $564,778 $42.22 $33,745 $2.52 $9,865 $17,057 $6,823 $0
1523 2001 39.34 15,538 395 $660,924 $42.54 $111,851 $7.20 $100,666 $11,185 $0 $0 16 2002 39.9 13,880 348 $580,631 $41.83 $95,375 $6.87 $28,612 $47,688 $15,618 $0 17 2003 49.2 15,841 322 $661,089 $41.73 $94,484 $5.96 $52,162 $22,273 $18,609 $1,440 $0 18 2004 64.47 19,126 297 $773,940 $40.47 $121,932 $6.38 $29,183 $68,880 $19,455 $0 $0 19 2005 54.6 16,018 293 $672,876 $42.01 $29,901 $1.87 $14,951 $27,749 $14,950 $1,509 $0 20 2006 53.4 17,518 328 $792,562 $45.24 $30,343 $1.73 $15,171 $41,829 $15,172 $2,192 $0 21 2007 65.6 21,153 322 $804,375 $38.03 $65,344 $3.09 $0 $65,344 $0 $0 $0 22 2008 39.5 13,703 347 $619,866 $45.24 -$20,393 -$1.29 $0 -$20,393 $0 $0 $0 23 2009 46.5 14,296 307 $439,936 $30.77 -$119,382 -$6.24 $0 -$119,382 $0 $0 24 2010 42.1 16,418 390 $451,287 $27.49 -$137,409 -$8.37 $0 -$137,409 $0 $0 25 2011 45.5 17,775 391 $664,170 $37.37 -$55,879 -$3.14 $0 -$74,879 * -$600 $0 Total 1232.11 386,781 314 $14,048,344 $36.32 $2,136,323 $5.52 $1,317,655 $397,752 $226,936 $4,541 $254,760 61 Ac Average 49.3 15,471 314 $561,934 $36.32 $85,453 $5.52 $52,706 $15,910 $9,077 $189 $10,190
Summary 1987 to 2011 314 M³/Ha $11,402 /Ha Net Revenue from the MFR 1987 to 2011 $2,136,323 $5.52 $/M³ * Note: the 2011 transfer from Forest Reserve Fund includes a $10,000 to Public Works for the new Fire Truck, $9,000 for the truck replacement fund * Note: The contribution for 2001 to Forest Reserve Fund went into the Fire Fighting Contingency Fund 2011 Averages * Note: The Land Purchase of 26 acres done in 1999 was paid for by a transfer out of the Forestry Dept Reserve Acct 391 M³ / Ha * Note: Profit from 1995 includes $47,000 carried forward to 96 for 5 yr plan unspent in 1995 to 96 * Note: Interest income from 2005 and on is not shown in revenues to comply with the finance dept accounting practices. Interest Income for 2005 $14,597/ Ha Net Revenue and on was retained in the Forest Reserve and Scholarship funds respectively. Appendix C 2011 Direct Employment Created from the Municipal Forestry Program Accomplishments / Person Person Activity Description Accomplishments yr / person years days Harvesting Hoe-forwarding/ Log Salvage 17,775 m³ 4,200 4.23 740.6 Swing Yarder/High lead 0 m³ 3,000 0.00 0.0 Trucking 468 Loads 880 0.53 117.0 Total 4.76 857.6 Tree Planting 43,150 Trees 140,000 0.31 68.0 Planting Supervision and marking Root Rot areas 0.07 10.5 Total 0.38 78.5 Road Construction Rubber Tired Backhoe and Gravel Truck 0.49 107.2 Road Maintenance,and Grading, and Snow Plowing 0.05 10.0 Road debuilding Blasting 0.05 10.4 Labour 0.07 15.2 Excavator, Cat, & Lowbed 0.28 60.9 Total 0.93 203.7 Site Preparation Excavator & Rubber Tired Backhoe Piling Slash 0.06 13.4 24 Labour - burning 0.01 3.0 Total 0.07 16.4 Silviculture Plantation Brushing 68.6 Ha 0.48 105.0 Invasive Species - Herbicide 18.8 Ha 0.20 44.2 Apply Deer Repellant on Seedlings 0 Ha 0.04 7.8 Tree Caging and Maintenance 19.6 Ha 0.22 47.6 White Pine Pruning 129.1 Ha 0.31 68.5 Total 1.24 273.1 Engineering, Security, Cut block layout, silviculture precscriptions, wildlife & tree assessments 0.49 108.6 Surveying & Fire fighting Security, no wildfires fires in 2011 0.03 7.0 Trail Maintenance & Construction 0.01 2.0 Land Assesments 0.00 0.0 Job Creation Forest Fuel Reduction, & Control of Invasive Species 0.00 0.0 Total 0.53 117.6 Staff Time Two full time staff and 40% of secretary 2.40 528.0 Summer student 0.34 75.6 Total 2.74 603.6 Total 10.66 2150.5
Indirect Jobs — Applying a Multiplier effect of 2 times the number of direct jobs 21.32 Total Direct and Indirect Jobs Managing the Municipal Forest 31.99 APPENDIX D TOURS 2011
TOUR GROUP/CLUB Date PARTICIPANTS COSTS Staff Time Site Visits NO. FORESTER TECH 1 Cowichan Land Trust 05-Apr 2 0 4 Hr 0 Hr Mt Prevost P170, P595, Grace Road S4 and Boys Scout day Use area 2 Simon Fraser University 09-Apr 21 0 5 Hr 0 Hr Mt Prevost P170, P200, and P833 3 India Forest Service 13-Apr 35 71 8 Hr 0 Hr Mt Prevost P-170, P833, and Chemainus Lake Area 4 Montreal Process CFS 19-Jul 1 0 2 Hr 0 Hr Maple Mt, Mt Prevost 5 Duty Foreman Woods Tour 19-Jul 3 $97 6 Hr 6 Hr Prevost, Sicker, Richards, and Maple Areas 6 PFLA 11-Aug 1 $0 5 Hr 0 Hr Maple and Richards area 7 PFLA 17-Sep 47 100 7 Hr 6 Hr Maple and Richards area 8 Montreal Process CFS 12-Oct 38 82 8 Hr 0 Hr Maple Mountain 25
148 $350 45 HR 12 HR Or as Expressed in Days 6.4 Days 1.5 Days District of North Cowichan Forestry Statement of Operations and Reserve Balances December 31, 2011
2011 Actual Actual Appendix E Budget 2011 2010 Revenue Log Sales 1,496,175 1,175,026 920,491
Cost of Sales Logging 652,500 510,855 469,203 Scaling 500 - Contract Engineering 34,000 30,501 40,400 Road Construction 160,000 126,004 81,543 Road Maintenance 60,000 54,499 64,811 Road Deactivation 4,000 2,760 1,550 Site Preparation 20,000 9,938 13,723 Planting 48,000 43,575 50,078 Brushing and Weeding 22,000 22,940 17,756 Brushing and Herbicides 11,000 18,600 12,350 Pruning 16,000 25,459 7,290 Tree Protection 45,000 26,420 40,211 % of General Program
1,073,000 871,551 798,915
Gross Margin 28% 423,175 26% 303,475 13% 121,576
Other Revenue 7,300 16,678 43,067 Rentals (Cell Towers) 68,775 75,946 68,775
499,250 396,099 233,418 Expenses Administration 383,750 374,390 315,034 Fire Protection 10,500 5,386 5,925 Security 13,000 15,055 4,730 Five year Development Plan 8,000 - 3,579 Watershed Analysis 7,000 2,421 594 Tours 800 151 211 Integrated Resource Mgmt 7,000 1,523 5,587 Community Wild Fire Protection 10,000 889 23,993 Forestry contractor 7,000 7,087 740 Juvenile Spacing 5,000 - Recreation Roads Maintenance 6,000 216 Scholarships 2,400 600 2,400 Grants in Aid 9,200 7,079 5,097 Vehicles 35,000 18,810 24,544 Fire Truck 17,000 18,371
521,650 451,978 392,434
Net Income (22,400) (55,879) (159,016)
Reserve Fund End of year 943,250 1,148,739 Interest 9,769 9,361 *Capital Expenditures (10,000) (25,834) **Forest Legacy Projects (80,000) (30,000)
Reserve Fund, End of year 807,140 943,250
*Note: Capital Expenditure is for the final payment for the forestry fire truck **Note : Forest legacy Expenditure is for the new Friendship Trail between Duncan and North Cowichan ***Note: funds from the sale of old tanker truck went to Truck Replacement26 Reserve Draft 2013 Budget Highlights Account 2012 2013 Details/Goals Budget Budget Amount Amount General Program 343,600 357,330 ▪ Allow for the hiring of a summer student 16 wks ▪ Administration fee of $26,800 ▪ Reprinting of hiking trails brochures and updates first printed in 2012 $4,000. ▪ Does not include any recoveries for DF / LL time doing jobs for other departments. Charge out as incurred
Engineering 28,000 30,000 ▪ Field layout of 20,000m³ @$1.00 m³ of logging areas. ▪ Legal surveys $4,000 ▪ SP’s $6,000
Scaling 500 500 Road Construction 80,000 136,000 ▪ Construct 4.0 km of new road (1.0 km in 2011) ▪ misc temporary access roads
Road Maintenance 75,000 50,000 ▪ 15 days work with MNC brush cutter for improving site lines on roads ▪ Spring road grading and compacting $18,000 ▪ Backhoe rental for 4 weeks
Fire Protection 12,400 11,000 ▪ No contribute to Fire Fighting Contingency fund currently sits at $146,184 ▪ Recommend the current Forest Fire Fighting agreement be modified for 2013 to have the MNC supply less firefighting resources ▪ Forest fire fighting insurance through the MoF 2012 - $1,856
Recreation Road 2,000 3,000 ▪ Backhoe work on Cairne Road, Mines Road, Maintenance and Grace Road - 3 days or grading
Road Deactivation 4,000 4,000 ▪ Debuild as required
Security& Vandalism 15,000 15,000 ▪ Blocking 4x4 access around gates $3,000 ▪ New locks $6,000 ▪ Painting, and repairing gates - $2,000 ▪ Weekend Patrols - 10 days $3500
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Site Preparation 14,000 15,000 ▪ Post-harvesting roadside cleanup $12,600 ▪ No tarping of piles ▪ Labour for burning logging slash piles, continuing with MNC aggressive fuel reduction for reducing the threat of forest wildfires 200 piles @ $10/pile
Integrated Resource 4,000 3,000 ▪ Trail maintenance - Maple Mountain, Mount Management Tzouhalem, Prevost Educational trails ▪ Flag people for traffic control on trails when logging ▪ Hazard tree assessment
Forestry Contractor 7,000 4,000 ▪ Update for siviculture record keeping ▪ Additional coverage when LL/DF are away
Development Plan 6,000 5,000 ▪ 20,000m3 paper layout mapping works @25cents /m3
Watershed Analysis 5,000 4,000 ▪ Ongoing monitoring of Mt. Sicker, North face only to be done if active in area with new logging road building
Planting 55,000 53,000 ▪ Plant 48,000 seedlings Spring 2013 ▪ Sow 58,000 trees for spring planting 2013
Tours 500 500 ▪ Transportation and food costs
Brushing & Weeding 28,000 21,000 ▪ Manual treatment 40 ha @ $400/ha ▪ assessment surveys 80 ha @ $65/ha
Juvenile Spacing 0 0 ▪ N/A
Pruning 20,000 13,200 ▪ White pine pruning 66ha @ $200/ha Trucks 35000 36,000 yrs old ▪ Dodge Dakota 2005 Student’s 8
▪ Chev Colorado 2008 DF’s 5 ▪ Chev Colorado 2011 LL’s 2 ▪ Fire Truck 1994 1700 gal 18 ▪ Pickup trucks costs include $3,000 transfer to reserve for truck replacements
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Tree Protection 45,000 14,000 ▪ Treat 32 ha with Plantskydd - one application per year $185/ha ▪ Plantskydd 41,000 trees @ 5 cents per tree ▪ Maintenance on 5 blocks caged SH 206, P-134, P-126, R-262, T-101
Community Wildfire 0 0 ▪ Protection Scholarships & 2,400 2,400 ▪ One $1,200 Scholarship Bursaries ▪ Two $600 Bursaries
Grants in Aid 9,300 7,300 ▪ Bonsall Creek $3,000. ▪ Roadside Litter Pickup 500. ▪ Value-added Prizes 1,000. ▪ Firewood Purchase 2,300.
Logging Contractor 605,000 609,000 ▪ 21,000m³ @ $29.00/m³ ▪ 2012 Year to date 11,905m³ @ $30/m³
Brushing - Herbicides 16,000 23,000 ▪ 20 ha @ $1,000/ha ▪ Develop 5 yr Integrated Pest Management Plan for North Cowichan West Coast ▪ Nothing planned Community Adjustment Fund Invasive Species 5,000 10,000 ▪ Manual removal of Tansy Ragwort, broom, and Control other invasive species ▪ Double the budget from 2012
Total Expenditures $1,425,700 $1,427,230
REVENUE Log Sales 1,340,000 1,358,00 ▪ 20,500 m³ @ $66.25/m³ ▪ 2012 budgeted 20,500 m³ @ $66.40/m³ ▪ Actual Year to date 2012 $66.62/m 3
Leases 26,275 $26,275 ▪ Telus & Rogers from Fuller Lake site 12,500 $13,750 ▪ Telus Maple Mt 30,000 $30,000 ▪ Allstream
Permits 1,000 2,000 ▪ Firewood and Lesser vegetation permits
Misc 500 500 ▪ Miscellaneous revenues
Road Use Fees 4,000 12,800 ▪ Telus - $4,800 ▪ EC - $8,000
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Grants 0 0 West Coast Grant from the Federal Gov’t $60,000 Community Adjustment Fund Scholarship Bursary 2,400 2,400 ▪ Transfer Interest income from forest legacy Interest Transfer scholarship bursary fund
Transfer From Truck 0 0 ▪ No new pickup truck purchases in 2013 replacement Fund
Transfer from Forest 0 0 Reserve
Total Revenue $1,445,475 $1,445,725 Profit / Deficit $18,495
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2013 Budget Summary Expenses Account Category Actual 2010 Actual 2011 2012 Budget 2013 Budget 2012 VS 2013 246102 General Program $315,034.00 $374,390.00 343,600.00 357,330.00 4% 246103 Engineering $40,400.00 $30,501.00 28,000.00 30,000.00 7% 246104 Scaling $0.00 $0.00 500.00 500.00 0% 246105 Road Construction $81,543.00 $126,004.00 80,000.00 136,000.00 41% 246106 Road Maintenance $64,811.00 $54,499.00 75,000.00 50,000.00 -50% 246107 Fire Protection $5,926.00 $5,386.00 12,400.00 11,000.00 -13% 246108 Recreational Rd Mantenance $0.00 $216.00 2,000.00 3,000.00 33% 246109 Road Deactivation $1,550.00 $2,760.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 0% 246110 Security and Vandalism $4,730.00 $15,055.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 0% 246111 Site Prep $13,723.00 $9,938.00 14,000.00 15,000.00 7% 246113 Integrated Resource Management $5,587.00 $1,523.00 4,000.00 3,000.00 -33% 246114 Forestry Contractor $740.00 $7,087.00 7,000.00 4,000.00 -75% 246115 Five Year Development Plan $3,579.00 $0.00 6,000.00 5,000.00 -20% 246116 Watershed Analysis $594.00 $2,421.00 5,000.00 4,000.00 -25% 246117 Planting $50,078.00 $43,574.00 55,000.00 53,000.00 -4% 246118 Tours $211.00 $151.00 500.00 500.00 0% 246119 Brushing and Weeding $17,756.00 $22,940.00 28,000.00 21,000.00 -33% 246120 Juvenile spacing $0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.00 0% 246121 Pruning $7,290.00 $25,459.00 20,000.00 13,200.00 -52% 246122 Community Wildfire Protection $23,993.00 $889.00 0.00 0.00 0% 246123 00 Truck N/A N/A N/A 246124 Fuel Treatment Pilot Project $0.00 N/A N/A N/A 246125 Scholarship and Bursaries $2,400.00 $600.00 2,400.00 2,400.00 0% 246126 Tree Protection $40,211.00 $26,420.00 45,000.00 14,000.00 -221% 246127 Logging Contractor $469,203.00 $510,855.00 605,000.00 609,000.00 1% 246128 03 Truck $8,236.00 $5.56 N/A N/A 0% 246129 Grants in Aid $5,097.00 $7,079.00 9,300.00 7,300.00 -27% 246130 Brushing - Herbicides $12,350.00 $18,600.00 16,000.00 23,000.00 30% 246131 Invasive Spp N/A N/A 5,000.00 10,000.00 New account 246136 Fire truck $942.00 $888.00 N/A N/A 0% 246144 2011 Chev Colorado 4*4 $2,460.00 $7,908.00 9,000.00 10,000.00 10% 246141 2008 Chev Colorado 4*4 $3,716.00 $8,903.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 0% 246142 2005 Doge Dakota $9,190.00 $10,107.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 0% West Coast Community Adjustment Program Unit 77 Fire truck 1994 Volvo N/A $18,371.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 0% Transfer to PW Equipment reserve $0.00 $10,000.00 8,000.00 0.00 #DIV/0! Transfer to General Revenues $0.00 $0.00 Transfer to Forest Legacy Transfer to Forest Reserve
246150 Capital Expenditures Truck Purchase $25,834.00 N/A N/A N/A Total 1,217,184.00 1,342,529.56 1,425,700.00 1,427,230.00 0%
Revenues Account Category Actual 2010 Actual 2011 2012 Budget 2013 Budget 2012 VS 2013 10-146100-0001Log Sales $920,490.00 $1,175,025.00 1,340,000.00 1,358,000.00 1% 10-146100-0005Firewood Permits $1,820.00 $1,938.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 33% 10-146100-0002AT & T Lease $30,000.00 $30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 0% 10-146100-0003Telus Maple Mt $12,500.00 $12,500.00 12,500.00 13,750.00 9% 10-146100-0004Rogers Telus Fuller Lk site $26,275.00 $33,447.00 26,275.00 26,275.00 0% 10-146100-0008Lesser Vegetation $780.00 $540.00 1,000.00 500.00 -100% 10-146100-0001Road Use Fees $34,800.00 $12,800.00 12,800.00 12,800.00 0% 10-146100-0010Misc $5,667.00 $1,400.00 500.00 500.00 0% Transfer From Truck Replacement $20,790.00 $0.00 0.00 0.00 0% West Coast Community Adjustment Program Grant- Protection Plan & Fuel Reduction $0.00 0.00 0.00 10-224102 Transfer from Public Works $0.00 0.00 0.00 Transfer From General Revenues $0.00 0.00 0.00 Transfer From Forest Legacy $10,000.00 $600.00 0.00 0.00 0% Transfer from Scholarship / Bursary $2,400.00 $0.00 2,400.00 2,400.00 0% Transfer From Reserve Fund $151,662.00 $74,279.00 0.00 0.00 0% Total $1,217,184.00 1,342,529.00 1,426,475.00 1,445,725.00 1%
Surplus / Deficit 0.00 -0.56 775.00 18,495.00 96%
01-Jan-12 40-497001 Forest Reserve Fund $554,684.00 2012 Year to date Sept 30/12 40-497010 Fire Fighting Contengency Fund $146,184.00 Gross revenues $66.62/m3 40-497020 Truck Replacement Fund $11,558.00 Logging Costs $30.00/m3 40-497025 Scholarship and Bursaries $53,431.00 Net Logging Rvenue to date on 11,905 m3 $36.62/m3 40-497030 Forest Legacy Fund $41,281.00 Total $807,138.00
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June 15,2012
To: District of North Cowichan Duncan, B.C. Attn: Mr. Danell Frank, R.P.F'
Ancient and inspiring monuments around the world (Grant Stone Spheres, Easter Island Moai, the Great Pyramids of Giza Stonehenge, and the Japanese Underwater Pgamid) all share one common factor in that they are all made from sandstone. To this day sandstone still influences modem architecture, landscaping, and urban design. Architectural work in NorthAmerica has utilized sandstone from areas around Vancouver Island and Newcastle Island. It is our dream to see this happen once again and provide a local industry employing people in the North Cowichan Municipality.
Currently sandstone is utilized as:
o ¿rrrnour stone for construction projects . armour stone cut-to-size (large pieces of sandstone cut to dimension) o cut-to-size sandstone used in landscaping industry (waterfalls, stone benches, stairways, etc.) o cut-to-size architecturai stone for residential and commercial buildings o crushed sandstone used for drainage and road building
Virtually all of the sandstone sold in British Columbia comes from the United States (Pennsylvania and Texas) due to its inherent strength as sandstone on Vancouver Island is very brittle and used almost entirely for crushing. For stone to be accepted for architectural use it must past stringent specifications so there is no chance of personal injury due to the stone breaking or deteriorating, etc. Stone is tested for strength, fteeze and thaw cycles, etc. The market price of sandstone depends on market demand for a specific type, its use, as well as its shape and size. Excavating and developing a market for any stone takes time and investment so once a market is established it is important that the source of stone continues for many years in order for it to be profitable. Therefore it is not only important to assess the quality and to test the stone, but to also quantify the extent of the quarry.
In the last few years, a miner's permit was acquired by Zeljko Djuric of AsturiaAquaculture Consulting allowing him to extract the sandstone from different locations in the North Cowichan area. The stone in the North Cowichan area initially exhibited higher strength and showed some potential for the development of a local sandstone manufacturing industry. Support from the North Cowichan Municipality provided for further evaluations to take place with the results demonstrating a higher quality stone than is exhibited in other areas on Vancouver Island in specific areas. Further assessment of the stone and theír associated areas needs to be caried out as well as the potential demand for the types of the stone acquired. This information would be shared openly with the Municipality.
32 In the past few years sandstone flags and caps from North Cowichan were used for both architectural stone work as well as remediation technology projects which attracted interest from potential customers through which small projects were completed on golf courses and urban àevelopments. Therefore, utilizing this local sandstone has shown some promise in the development of a local brand. There may also be a BC wide market for remedíation projects with the use of stone and craYfish.
ibility of establishing these markets requires agreement between the North Cowichan the joint venture. The joint venture partners are Nanaimo Shipyard Group and ¡' Asturia Consulting who have a long history of working together. The partners have also retained a ist who has studied these lands as well as a company that could dimensionally cut larger pieces of sandstone who they have agreements in place with on other stone projects. The partners will also seek the involvement of members of the First Nations Halalt Band who could directly benefit from increased employment in the area while being trained in developing transferable skills for stone masonry and remediation projects.
We are proposing a three-year pilot project between the partners and the Municipality to cany out the feasibility study in the attempt to establish the potential and develop a market. It is envisioned that a minimal amount of approximately 1000-3000 metric tonnes would be harvested per year for the first year and further quantities would be determined and mutually agreed to if consistent quality is achieved and the area shows potential for a commercially viable harvest. The harvesting would be done at approximately 100-300 metric tonnes per month but this may go up or down based upon weather conditions and the quality of the excavation. There is no guarantee of commercial viability due to the varying quality exhibited to date and the project has inherent risks (extraction for crushing purposes would not be competitive to other large operations that exist on Ø/r"* Vancouver Island). From past experience the North Cowichan sandstone can be categorized as follows: . High grade intact flags (very flat stones) 20% ¡ Medium Grade stone for landscaping and rough use 30% ¡ Third grade for crushing 50%
The extraction would result in 3-5 fuIl time jobs depending on the work load and the work would utilize a small back hoe or excavator such as a Kubota ZeroTalT Swing Compact which would load small dump trucks to carry the stone to our facilities. The ext¡action work will be done in an environmentally sensitive manner that will reduce the impact on the l'and as much as possible and no debris will be left on the road right of way as per extraction of stone in the past. All insurance will be in place for fire, vehicles, etc.
In the last few years when extraction work was carried out the Municipality was paid 5100 per tonne. That extraction work was done byhand. As the new work will be carried out with small machinery, we are hoping for adequate results and that the stone would not splinter or fall apart (could only be used for crushing purposes). Exploratory work will also need to be carried out prior to any extraction. Therefore, we would like to continue palng that rate until such a time when we have assessed the commercial viability of the project. If it works out that the stone cannot be commercially harvested we will know very shortly but there are many areas to assess. Therefore it may take one to two years or the full three years depending on the ¡esults that are achieved from the different areas and their potential quality and volume to assess the feasibility and logistics of the
33 operation. Ifthe assessed areas exhibit potential for would like to meet with the Municipality to forge a I parties.
Much of the past stone was quarried from the south-easte Chemainus so that is where the exploratory work will st Other areas that will be assessed will be aî atea near Full in the vicinity of Maple Bay, and other areas in the Cowi affect smaller areas as past exploratory work has shown t pockets on a small fraction of the land' We are also inter the lands.
In closing, we wish to thank you for the opportunity to pr should you require any further information or have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. .áL.\Yours sincerely, Ron van Wachem President Nanaimo Shipyard Group Asturia Aquaculture Crayfish Consulting 250-739-0960 \"J rvw@nanaimoshipyard. c om l"
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35 Darrell Frank
From: Darrell Frank Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:53 PM To: 'Pope, Rue FLNR:EX' Subject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from North Cowichan Municipality
Hi Rue Thanks for the advise Darrell
From: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX fmailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September lI,20L2 2:48 PM To: Darrell Frank Cc: 'djuric zeljko' Subject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from Nofth Cowichan Municipality
Hi Darrell: Mr. Djuric will have to fill out a Notice of Work online at Ministry of Energy and Mines and send it to FrontcounterBC. The inspector will look it over and decide if a permit is needed. I would check with the municipal permitting office to see if it will fall under their permits. There is a municipal permit for development but I don't think this will fall under that. While 120 metric tonnes isn't much, the mechanical disturbance and then selling the extracted substance does bring it into the "mining" realm. lf you have any other questions please contact me.
Rue
From : Darrell Frank lmailto : FRAN K@ northcowicha n, cal Sent: Monday, September 10,20L2 B:25 AM To: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX Subject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from North Cowichan Municipality
Good morning Rue At this point the Contractor is considering extracting l-20 metric tonnes this year. The material to be removed is sandstone rock and it would be removed with either small equipment or by hand, the goal is to remove the rock and extract the flattest and largest piece possible to be used for landscaping and or water features. Thanks for the help. Darrell
From: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04,20L2 1:37 PM To: Darrell Frank Subject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from North Cowichan Municipality
Hi Darrell, could you give me some extraction amounts, size of the area in question and what will be used to dig the holes. Will the soil or gravel be sold? l'll run it by an inspector once I can get an idea and we'll take it from there.
Thanks,, Rue
From : Darrell Frank lmailto : FRAN K@ northcowicha n.cal Sent: Friday, August 3t, 2012 4:L2 PM To: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX 36 Cc: 'djuric zeljko' Subject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from Nofth Cowichan Municipality
Hi Ms. Pope My name is Darrell Frank, I am the Municipal forester for North Cowichan. We are looking at considering the extraction of sandstone rock from one of our land holdings by Zeljko Djuric and an associate of his. From a Ministry of Mines perspective what sort of things would we need to have in place to allow this to take place on North Cowichan lands. Thanks for your help. Darrell Frank North Cowichan 250-746-3t24
From: djuric zeljko fmailto:iakeup [email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 31, 20121:04 PM To: Rui Pope Cc: Darrell Frank Subject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from North Cowichan Municipality
Hi Ms. Rue,
Just for your record, I am sending to you Mr. Darrel's e-mail address again. It is: darrel frank ([email protected])
Sorry for inconvenience.
Respectfully,
Zeljko Djuric Asturia Aquaculture Crayfish Consulting 7139 Peterson Road Lantzville, BC VOR 2H0 H: (250) 933-4000 jakeup [email protected]
From: [email protected] To: jakeup [email protected] Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:00:46 -0700 Subject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from North Cowichan Municipality
Good Morning Mr. Zeljko: I couldn't pull Darrell's email address from the CC:, could you send it to me again, please
Thanks, Rue
From: djuric zeljko lmailto:jakeup [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 30,20L2 3:41 PM To: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX; darrel frank Subject: RE: requirements for extracting sandstone from Nofth Cowichan Municipality
Hi Ms. Rue,
It was nice talking with you this afternoon, I spoke today with Mr. Darrel Frank from Nofth Cowichan Municipality in regards of the sandstone extraction project from Municipal land and he suggested to ask you for the requirements surrounding the mining permits from your Ministry. I will give you Mr, Darell's e-mail and if you could contact him for the
37 info of the lot number and other information to clarify our concerns.
Looking forward for our collaboration.
Thank you kindly for your understanding of a time sensitive issue for the project.
Allthe best.
Respectfully,
Zeljko Djuric Asturia Aquaculture Crayfish Consulting 7139 Peterson Road LanEville, BC VOR 2H0 H: (250) 933-4000 iakeup [email protected]
From: [email protected] To: iakeup 61@hotmail,com Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012l4zl4:29 -0700 Subject: Re: Mine fìle 0800021 -Cobble Hill Quarry
Hi Mr, Djuric: l've had a look at the file. There currently is a permit on this area and it is on privately owned land. The permit and land are in the same name. Whether or not someone holds mineral rights would be found on the Mineral Titles website. I hope this is of some help.
Rue
From: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX Sent: Tuesday, August 2t, 2012 12:56 PM To: 'djuric zeljko' Subject: RE: Nice to talking with you
Nice speaking with you as well. I will pull that file and consult with an inspector for the area and get back to you.
Thank you,
Rua Popo
Ad m inistrative Assistant Coast Area Mining Division Office: 250-387-4832 Fax: 250-953-3878 PO Box 9395, Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9M9 [email protected]
38 From: djuric zeljko fmailto:jakeup [email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 11:36 AM To: Pope, Rue FLNR:EX Subject: Nice to talking with you
Hi Ms. Rui,
It was nice to talking with you. I am looking forward to hear from you in regards of my request for land title of Kingzett lake limestone quarry. As I mentioned in our conversatíon I have information that the Kingzett lake quarry still belongs to Deparment of Mines. I have difficulty to have this information from the new owners who are claiming the property around the lake.
I am appreciative for our collaboration in this matter.
Allthe best.
Respectfully,
Zeljko Djuric Asturia Aquaculture Crayfish Consulting 7139 Peterson Road Lantzville, BC VOR 2H0 H: (250) 933-4000 jakeup [email protected]
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Kl A'd'/'''t J *l L oot'J'J G""'l Tolcn{-' tJ.-,,')) P"*ø74"^- - Chemainus - Red Rooster fü,"r-l h -+.. , Gravel deposit/Tree Farm C Ar-o @ Þ.".rs @ ÀJEise A )usl Discuss¡on notes: @ Ke\^t Ø U-"^ 14 å;oso J,'1s moc arc, r'cl lntroduction @ The goals of this mixed resource development includes the following: -develop, for the District of North Cowichan a new revenue stream from the Red Rooster property from aggregate sales in addition to the existing forest harvest revenues. -add a new aggregate resource to the District of North Cowichan to ensure a stable and plentiful supply of construction aggregates for a number of decades to come. - reduce existing haul times for aggregates, thereby saving construction costs for the District of North Cowichan and local aggregate users. - reduce carbon footprint of construction activity in the Cowichan Valley through the reduction in aggregate haul distances via adding a new aggregate source location. Facts, Figures and ideas: The graveldeposit is approximately 160 Hectares in size (400 acres). Duncan paving would be interested in developing the deposit in "lots" of about 10 hectares every decade. The exhausted portion of the gravel deposit could be returned to forest use at the end of ten years. 40 Consumption of approximately 1O,OO0 to 25,000 cubic meters per year of gravel could t be a source of approximately $20,ooo.oo to 950,000.00 of additional reueñre for the =/^= District of North Cowichan, which would be partially offset by 10 years worth of forest growth from 10 hectares of land. Potential impact on local residents and businesses. An aggregate extraction and processing operation can have impacts including: -Noise from loaders trucks and aggregate processing equipment. -Dust -lncreased truck traffic on local public roads Potential resolve to this would be to use a portion of the gravel extraction revenue paid to the District of North Cowichan offset a percentage of tñe annualtaxes paid by those land owners adversely affected by the gravel operátion. Such an arrangément could be grandfathered to only current owners. THE NEXT STEPS Determine lf the District of North Cowichan is amenable to receiving a proposalfrom Duncan Paving for gravel extraction for review by the DNC staff anã aiceitance by council. Duncan paving offers a development plan, in consultation with the DNC forest department to identity the financial and practical potential of all parties. lf accepted, implementation of a multi year dealwith options for renewal. lmplementation target date: May 1 , ZO,lg. KEN WRIçHT, e.c"o' Manager Office: (2sp)748-2531 DUNCAN PAVING COMPANY no"o D.riD': (259) 7ab'8353 õ;;;;;iò'inro"ãi"i 70s-1280 ãi'JLår" õä*i"tt*+rigrt*"v cell: (250) Fax: (250) 7ß-3627 p.O. Box 815 41 Flesidence: (250) 245-7619 Duncan, B.C. VgL3Y? Email: kwright@ islandPav¡ng'com North MUNICIPALITY of Memo COWICHAN Date June 29, 2012 File : 8850-01 Dave Devana; File From Darrell J. Frank, Municipal Forester Subject Engineering Tender for Forestry Department The Forestry Department requested bids from seven Engineering firms who indicated to us they were interested in supplying engineering services for the Department. One company declined the opportunity to bid as they felt they could not meet the work demands. The tender was for the field layout and mapping for harvesting 5,000m³ in 2012 and 20,000m³ in 2013. Bids received varied form a low $1.00/m³ to a high of $2.00/m³. The Forestry Department has reviewed the various bids and wished to award the tender to Eco-Connected Resource Services. They were the lowest bidder. The Forestry Department would recommend that the Engineering tender be awarded to Eco-Connected Resource Consultants at $1.00/m³. djfjun06mrp_Forestry Engineering Contract 7030 Trans Canada Highway,42 Box 278, Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 Ph 250-746-3100 Fax 250-746-3133 www.northcowichan.ca ftldåh tu$¡í24 20f z Corldnn llfüs l¡adü Plcffid Ag llaw an offi pu'd llke h sfiaæ? What's you ønoi I editor@¡owíchaanewslende ¡con spec¡alto about SpæialWoodstock? h phone 250-746-4471 'Singing." ,Spæial Woodstæk,s absolutely awesome. lt,s a Roben Ho\and, tîctoio sood opportuniry iõiiotrri tìiaijiåeìi täiåi tosañer and hang oul." Richord fulenegozo, h,ctoria You*TURrl Wìat do you think? Log on to w'4wcowíchannewsle¿der.com ani an¡wer mr l¡/e€k Ouestion of the Besults will be publíshed in our next edil¡on. Pipeline joumey an exanDle of he kind of attenlion lhis dæõryes 0oor cdlbr Stoney Hill area neglected by the pollllerc-that.be Collectively oursacred voice can behead. The David Suzuki Foundation also æla ou¡ v.oices be he¿rd on this mafler by Aug. 3 l. For ln myopinlon: Maple Bay's dark secret those who have not taken tJre tiire tolnvesti- t Wake up folkl kt's not through our compla_ cørcy and ignorance aLlow anothã Bp Oil joill systems ale first clas. in our coætal wateis. The time is now fo¡ orir Cowicban For- Forest practices bave been more, go to forestethics.orgltar-sa¡ds illte &aham, 5, ol Clrcmin$, le[ lÉp ornr ¡n ùhde dr¡lm flß' lmocr lmlailills Cnmt ann¡atB.t, Da¡ h fiñ,0áy eient ntsht,ihr,,0r-tËl'ù üi;noËíh Co*ichon ¡am Pipeline üek should haue bæn on anofter dde 0eardib¡ Regarding Fletcher's Harley-powered En- brídgerdge invatigation.nvestigation._lronic Ironic theåhe tiprip is futfuelled by - -to. the same sludge they're opposed io. Not :::!,y:.,!.!!t,,!.!:t,::r.:::,:!:!.:?.:tytu:,:,.... that fm in,favou ofthe danrn- lhing, not A aI. But if you're going to motor this hld of bip, Ghickens no more an issüe üan wty not do it in a vehicle powered by WVöor biodiesel? dogs and cab Cürß PsüYlèhda DBerdllor y.y:::f í I wish the_people who have such sfong reac- y . -bít : i!! ! !. ::.t, :."1 ::::::!': iy'b!:: : . . tions to tbe idea ofchickens would do a of Chicken opponeß arc ttlo small a gf{tup to matlcr llerdlbr Regarding-the Duncan chicken swvey. When .no, only I 3% ofyou overall residents voté you can't claim any kind ofmaioritv hæ de- cided Duncan doesn'( want chi¡kens. ïhe g.g% We need our voices heard! iladahlYallena ShelaghBsll.Hng com¡nenls stbuíIed online ot cot'ichannøtsleader,rctt Shawigon LaÎe So you puDlished? want a letter How lo n¡ch us Ìt shori 300 words or lcss; Keep it ¡oceJ _ lelters rejsed in - w,ar.¡t to yqqlgptnion on just aboul any mafler of loc¿t intirest. our pages get top prioit!1 Kæp _ 119 fea¡ it cle¿n aflack the issue, Herôs how to send il to us: . Email æwjchannewsleader.com call . ya¡.y Trans-Canada Highwey, Dunæn 8.C., V9L 6W4 . Far il tteß . Log onto trww.cowichannewsle¿dercom43 and us€ the feedback button. For moæ infonnalion, c¿ll the newsroom at 250-746.4471 MUNrcrPA'rY North Re COWICHAN" Date June 1,20122012 File: 8810-50 VAL To Mayor & Council From Darrell J. Frank, Municipal Forester Endorsed by Subject 20111 2012 Value-added Woodworking Contest Purpose North Cowichan once again sponsored its Annual Value-added Woodworking contest. The project involves local high school students building a woodworking project. The Muñicipality's Community Forest funds the woodworking contest through revenues generated from the Municiþal Forest Reóerve. North Cowichan supplies the high schools with the wood, project criteria, judges, and, finally, award gift certificates to the top three winners. Prizes, in the form of gift certificates, aré awarded to tñe fìrst ($5oO¡, second ($zsO¡, and third ($2oo¡ place finishers. Thè winning projects are put on display at the Municipal Hall during the month of June. Background This year's project was a serving tray made from Douglas-fir. Contestants were from Chemainus Secondary School and Duncan Christian School. Recommendation The winners, as selected by the panel, were as follows: 1't Place $soo. Dylan Ash Chemainus Secondary School 2nd Place $2s0. Anthony Neufeld Duncan Christian School 3'd Place $200. Chantal Bouchard Duncan Christian School 3'd Place $200. Ryan Aughey Chemainus Secondary School (n Jun.zn/,, a ühhr\ 3'oo r,onârJ to 8¿,o---.4 ffi fth*¿. (h",^/-. L rù<,tt -t*- cvt-.,¿-< -(-. 4eu,- Municipaf Forester (--t io^; c/r.¡ìsJ l"!k kl +- S --¡'.,Jt---n-/.*.-r ,/ jg,rnc-ì.:'ut Dcm,'l'r"b¡ - SrþJ Þ\ ('o"' N 4 djfjunO I - I 2 rrp-M&C-VAWC 7030 Trans Canada Highway,44 Box27B, Duncan, BC VgL 3X4 Ph 250-7 46-31 00 Fax 250-74&31 33 www.northcowichan.bc.ca tct23t2i'.2 45 åúr"' rr-.: "6i ,Êg lËrlt i.. I -{ dTii 06t20t2012 46 47 48 7r / \41.i !,¿'f^ þÈ. z 49 06t20t2012 ,o.t\t l(tjd.y r.t^d 2ttll t zttl¿ v^h¿¿ ¡tht.¿ s.flttrrr^.) aohtt\t Chaattàl 6ottchdtrl 50 The Corporation of the District of North Cowichan North Cowichan held its 12th Annual Value-added Woodworking Contest involving local high school students. Sponsored by North Cowichan’s Forestry Department, this year’s contest theme was a serving tray made out of Douglas-fir, which was processed from logs from North Cowichan’s Forest Reserve. The contest deadline was May 31, 2012. The participants’ projects were judged for workmanship, originality, and marketability. Prizes were awarded to the first, second, and third place finishers of $500, $250, and $200 gift certificates, respectively. The winning projects were also displayed at the Municipal Hall in June 2012. High School Value -added Woodworking Contest And the year 2012 winners are…. 1st Place --- $500. 2nd Place --- $250. Dylan Ash Anthony Neufeld Chemainus Secondary Duncan Christian School 3rd Place --- $200. 3rd Place --- $200. Ryan Aughey Chantal Bouchard Chemainus Secondary Duncan Christian School Could it be you next year? Is your school up for the challenge? Please join us in May 2013 for the 13th Annual Value- added Woodworking Contest. The project will be a wall-mounted coat rack to be made out of Douglas-fir. The coat rack should be a maximum size of 40” x 8”. A maximum of 20% of other materials may be used. For more information, please contact your shop teacher or Darrell Frank, North Cowichan Municipal Forester, at 250-746-3100, or e-mail [email protected]. 51 Øusin¿ss /,T MUNrcrPALrry * North Re ort COWICHAN Date May 25,2012 File: 8810-50 FLF To Mayor & Council From Darrell J. Frank, Municipal Forester Endorsed by Subject Scholarship and Bursary Awards Purpose Advisory fgrest Committee members, Wayne Coombs, Councillor Al Siebring and Darrell Frank, Municipal Forester reviewed this year's applications for Norlh Cowichan Foreät Legacy which includes one $1,200 scholarship and two 9600 bursaries awarded to graduating high school students from North Cowichan. The Forest Legacy awards are funded from profits gãne-rated from North Cowichan Community Forest. The recommendations for this year are: peng $1,200 Scholarship Grace Chemainus Secondary School $600 Bursary Jordanne Jasman- Rrooks Cowichan Secondary School $600 Bursary Taylor Farrell Cowichan Secondary School Recommendation That council supports the recommendation provided by the review panel and further identify which Council member will be present the awards. The Chemainus SecoÅdary School awards will be done on Friday, June 15, at 7:00 PM and Cowichan Secondary Schoolwill be done on Wednesday, June 6, at 7:00 PM Darrell Frank, RPF Municipal Forester _fO3_O-Tgans Canada Highway, Box27B, Duncan, BC VgL 3X4 Ph 250-7 46-31 52 00 Fax 250-7 46-3i33 www. northcowicha n, bc. ca $rs9',n'ts Darrell Frank From: Shannon Carlow Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 20128:27 AM To: Darrell Frank Cc: Mark Frame Subject: May 28 Canadian lnst of Forestry_Donation request.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Standard Attachments: May 28 Canadian lnst of Forestry_Donation request.pdf Good morning, Dave's note on this item requests that Darrell advise. I will leave it with the two of you - the original has gone to Darrell. Thank you, Shannon -%%á Secretary, Adm inistration Department MunicipaliÇ of North Cowichan Box278,7030 Trans Canada Highway Duncan BC VgL 3X4 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (250) 74Ç3183 53 ó¿ UNIVERSITY 900 F¡fth Street Nanaimo, BC, VgR 5S5 Mayz3'd 2072 Darrell Frank, RPF Municipal Forester District of North Cowichan 7030 Trans Canada Highway PO Box 278, Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 Dear Darrell: As you know, the Canadian lnstitute of Forestry-lnstitut forestier du Canada (ClF) is a not-for-profit, non political, national organization that advocates for science based socially responsible forest resource management across the country. For the past 105 years the CIF has spoken on behalf of forest practitioners, educators, researchers, students, and the general public on natural resource management issues of importance to all Canadians - the CIF has developed a national and international reputation as the "National Voice of Canadian Forest Practitioners", Every year the CIF holds a national conference on forest resource management; this year it will be held during the 3rd week of September in Quebec City and promises to be exceptional with technical presentations on forest biomass management, forest ecology, new technology in forest harvesting, and the state of the Canadian wood products industry - really, a must attend conference for all forest practitioners including students of forestry; an educationalexperience beyond all! The 22 second year students of the Vancouver lsland University (VlU) forestry program plan on attending the 105th CIF conference and must raise 51,500.00 each - funds above and beyond their tuition fees and living expenses for the 2OtZl2013 academic year. For this, the group has planned a variety of fund raising events including several tree planting contracts, Sinocast installation, raffles, "turkey shoots" and BBQs. The group, however, is looking for additional support and is soliciting contributions towards their fund raising program; the group is asking the DNC to contribute 5500.00 towards their efforts. lf you feel that the Disctric can support this very worthwhile cause, please make your cheque payable to VIU - Forestry and mail it to me at the above address. On behalf of the VIU class of 2013, I would like to thank you and your company for supporting this MichelVallee, RPF Forestry department [email protected] 250-753-3245 loc 2340 54 á ,,¡ Darrell Frank From: Darrell Frank Sent: Wednesday, September 26,2012 4:08 PM To: Dave Devana Cc: Ernie Mansueti; Mark Frame Subject: RE: Forest Legacy Fund Hi Dave I am preparing a forest advisory agenda and found this item request¡ng funding in my to do file. ts this something the rugby grouphasfoundanothersourceoffunding,orshouldwetakeittotheFACfortheForestlegacyFund. Thanks Darrell From: Darrell Frank Sent: Tuesday, March 06,2012 9:50 AM To: Dave Devana; Mark Frame Cc: Ernie Mansueti Subject: Forest Legacy Fund Gentleman For your informatíon the Forest Legacy Fund will only have 541,000 in it after the $80,000 (year end 201L transfer) for the Commons Trail from 2011. The requested 535,000 for bleachers at the Rugby Club will leave us unable to ass¡st a major Forestry theme request if we meet this request for bleachers. Food for thought. Darrell 55 Darrell Frank From: Mark Frame Sent: Friday, October 28,2011 10:04 AM To: Mark Ruttan; Dave Devana; Darrell Frank Subject: RE: Forestry Profits Distribution Any change to the policy might be a bit premature. The Forest Reserve includes a reserve for forest fires, reserve for truck replacement and reserve for scholarships. See breakdown below. The other side of Forestry Profits, is when Forestry is not making money, the Reserve is used to balance the budget. Since 2008 the Forest Reserve has been steadily decreasing as we use funds to subsidize operating. Until there is a turnaround in the Forest lndustry there will be no profits to distribute. ln each of 2008 to 2010, at least 5200,000 was budgeted to balance the budget. FOREST FIRE TRUCK SCHOLARSHIP FOREST TO'l RESERVE FIGHTING REPLCMNT LEGACY 31-Dec-09 764,940 146,L85 5 zo,79o 55,543 L6I,28T s 1_, lnterest 6,47O 2,558 334 From General Revenue Other From Forestry Operations To General (757,6621 (2O,7901 Used current year (2,4OOl (40,000) 31-Dec-10 s 61_9,748.00 5 146,184.92 $ 2,558.02 5 53,477.OO 5 121,281.00 Sg+ 768,491 From: Mark Ruttan Sent: October 28, 20LI 8:46 AM To: Dave Devana; Darrell Frank Cc: Mark Frame Subject: Forestry Profits Distribution Council's policy on distributing Forestry program profits is as follows: that Council set policy that until the Forest Reserve Fund has a balance of $750,000.00, Council will distribute any annual profit from the Forestry Program as follows: 1) 20o/o to the Forest Legacy Fund (to ach¡eve then maintain a balance of $100,000.00); 2) 50o/o to the Forest Reserve Fund; and 3) 30o/o to the General Revenue Fund. 56 57 Darrell Frank From: Dave Devana Sent: Tuesday, March 06,201210:04 AM To: Darrell Frank; Mark Frame Gc: Ernie Mansueti Subject: RE: Forest Legacy Fund Darrell, The maximum FAC contribution would be 57,000 (2O%1. I see no reason for us to go higher. Dave From: Darrell Frank Sent: March-06-12 9:50 AM To: Dave Devana; Mark Frame Cc: Ernie Mansueti Subject: Forest Legacy Fund Gentleman For your information the Forest Legacy Fund will only have 541-,000 in it after the 580,000 (year end 20L1 transfer) for the Commons Trail from 20L1. The requested 535,000 for bleachers at the Rugby Club will leave us unable to assist a major Forestry theme request if we meet this request for bleachers. Food for thought. Darrell 58 5.t7 Darrell Frank From: Darrell Frank Sent: Thursday, October 11,2012 8:29 AM To: Darren Hart (dhart@sd79. bc.ca) Gc: Ruth Hartmann; Dave Devana Subject: Garbage Clean up Mt Tzouhalem Cowichan High School SAR group Attachments: photo.JPG Hi Darren Thank you for a Breat start to the new school year. Your SAR group did a great job of cleaning up the parking lot area beside the water tower parking lot at the Properties. There was a significant difference and reduction in amount of garbage recovered at Tzouhalem vs Mt Prevost where the public has more vehicle access and therefore more garbage dumping on Mt Prevost. I have attached my best picture of your group for your records. ln terms of the next area for cleanup for your class I would like to go to the bottom of Maple Mt. The parking lot area at the gate and mountain entrance is the worst site. The rest of the mountain has improved with the gate closures restricting vehicle access. Dumping now just happens at the bottom of the mountain. For our next trip I seem to have lost the other dates we had discussed so if you would let me know I will diarize them. ln terms of a contribution to your class I will hopefully have a SSOO contribution for you at the end of next week in recognition of the significant cleanup last year's class did on Mt Prevost. Thanks Darrell 59 r{l 'l) r l.¡ \ t\ ', .,l f S*. ìr t ..*' .ì , r.r¡ù . .ri¡1¡' r . { I a \ ) (.1 t 7, l. J..'l!. 1 ls. .!' t.-- .l "S Jr.-j ¡ù; : t¡ Þ I a ( À tr| È .lil l.' s çþ . i¡ -.t+r i t,, ; "r' '-' 60 rf. --- Municipality of North Cowichan 7030 Trans Canada Highway, Box 278 Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 Telephone: (250) 74ó-3100 Fax: (250) 7,1ó-3133 www.northcowichan.ca April23,2012 File: 0530-30 DEL Mr. Danen Hart Social Studies Department Head Cowichan Senior Secondary School Email: [email protected] Dear Mr. Hart Re: Cowichan Senior Secondary School - Delegation (ttlt Prevost) On behalf of Mayor and Council, I want to thank you for your presentation at the Regular Council meeting on April 18,2012. This will confirm that the Municipal Council passed the following resolution: 'That Council endorse the Cowichan Senior Eecondary Scñoo/'s Environmental Stewardship Program to clean up Mt. Prevost and erect a new sign indicating the war memoríal at the top of the mountain." We greatly appreciate your group's efforts and look fonpard to working with you in the future. Enclosed for your review is a copy of the Sign Bylaw es you will need to apply for the sign with the Planning and Development Department in due course. Please include a sketch and specifications of your proposed sign when you make your application. Your primary contact for this project is Danell Frank, Municipal Forester, He may be reached at 250- 746-3124 or by email at [email protected]. We wish you luck in your future endeavours, please keep us informed of your progress from time to time. Sincerely Mark O. Ruttan, Director of Administration and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer MOR/sc Endosure Pc Councillor Ruth Hadmann Danell Frank, Municipal Forester Scott Mack, Director of Planning and Development Bruce Oliphant, Chief Building lnspedor {oWlehauq morapr20.20f 2tsc_Co,'¿lchan Senior S€condary_DetegatlonJMt Preyost61 Bvlaw No.3152 Sign Regulation Bylaw 2002 Adopted on September 4,2002 The Council of The Corporation of the District of North Cowichan, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: lnterpretation I In this bylaw: "canopy" means a fìxed, unenclosed structure projecting from a building wall to protect the public from the weather; "clearance curbt'means the distance betrveen a sign or canopy and the elevation of the nearest curb line vertically coinciding with the horizontal axis of the lowest part of the sign or canopy; "clearance height" means the distance between the lowest part of a sign or canopy and the grade below it; "llashingsign" meansa directly or indirectly illuminated sign exhibiting naturaloraftificial light changing in intensity or colour; "freestanding sign" means a sign supported by a structure rather than attached to a building or structure; "projectingsign"meansasignprojectingmorethan0.3m(ll.8l in.)fromthefaceorwall of the building or structure to which it is attached; "sign" means a structure, natural object, thing, or painting or representation on any ofthem, (a) used as, or in the nature of,, an announcement, direction, or adveÍisement, and (b) intended to attract attention to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization, or business; "window sign" means a sign applied or attached to either side of a window in view of the public. Permit requirement 2 (l) Subject to the subsection (2), a permit is required to erect or place a sign. (2) A permit referred to in subsection (l) is not required to erect or place the following: (a) a sign on or over private or public property announcing the date of a 'l"his bylaw is printed by authority of lhe Council of The Corporation of thc District of North Corvichan. 62 Dâi rell Frank From: Darrell Frank Sent: Thursday, October 11,2012 8:29 AM To: Darren Hart (dhart@sd79. bc.ca) Cc: Ruth Hartmann; Dave Devana Subject: Garbage Clean up Mt Tzouhalem Cowichan High School SAR group Attachments: photo.JPG Hi Darren Thank you for a great start to the new school year. Your SAR group did a great job of cleaning up the parking lot area beside the water tower parking lot at the Properties, There was a significant difference and reduction in amount of garbage recovered at Tzouhalem vs Mt Prevost where the public has more vehicle access and therefore more garbage dumpingonMtPrevost. lhaveattachedmybestpictureofyourgroupforyourrecords. lntermsofthenextareafor cleanup for your class I would líke to go to the bottom of Maple Mt. The parking lot area at the gate and mountain entrance is the worst site. The rest of the mountain has improved with the gate closures restr¡cting vehicle access. Dumpingnowjusthappensatthebottomofthemountain, Forournexttriplseemtohavelosttheotherdateswehad discussed so if you would let me know I will diarize them. ln terms of a contribution to your class I will hopefully have a SSOO contribution for you at the end of next week in recognition of the significant cleanup last year's class did on Mt Prevost. Tha n ks Darrell 63 { ù ¿ i 9 , à \ - rQ ç ì. l+ .BJ \ ì ( .¡iÞ'I.¡ aa .(ì,., Èr' n '*$ t l, r I \+ \ 64 , ¡a ,i ¡rA r lr¡ Fliday, Aplil 27, 2012 Co¡tichan lle¡rs l¡nder Pic'lodal Ag I Cowichan students and friends haul 3,000 pounds of trash from Mount Preuost At Preuost's base: Cowichan secondary students and Clements' friends lobbying for a new sign PUBLIC NOTICE Peler W. Rusland other youths into a North Nev,s Leader Pictoriul Cowichan municipal rig WATERMAIN FLUSHING for disposal, Ieaving Hart avingMount and councillors proud of SOUTH END WATER SYSTEM Prevost one the environmental actions (All water users except Chemainus and Crofton) tuck oftæh at screened in last Vy'ednes- day's power-point a time is the goal show in As part of an ongoing program of providing quality water to our customers, of eco-minded chamben. please advised courte4'Donø Hørt be that the Disbict of North Cowichan, Utilities Deparfnent, local youtls. "Wow!" Councillor l(yle traser, Jamb Jonæ, Enden lundahl, lladd l(oeht (baclt, will be undertaking routine watermain flushing in various areas of ú¡e South Teacher Da¡ren Ha¡t and Al Siebring sai( affer fiom le{t) and Jese help clean End water system between Friday, Apnl 27 and Sunday, May 27 2O11 hearing ofthe garbage FlæI ilounl Prcuost , , , students in Cowichan Sec- inclusive. ondary School's search- gmb and pupils'plans Ha¡t noted" adrting his junk spanning tubing and to erectanewcommunity- and-rescue program were goup hæ received wood bagged gaúage, to used Users may experience some chlorine odour and flavour, There may be sþ atPrevost's bæe, off donated forthe helped by folks from Cle- sþ. shotgun shells, fumitue short periods of low pressure and discolouration of water. Commercial Somenos Road. CSS marketingpupils and even marijuana grow- ments Cenfte's Activation establishmenb, such as' laundromats and beauty salons, will receive LesweProgramto haul That six- by l0-foot sip ate now desigringthe op fash. advance waming of flushing in ttreir area rl a request for such notification is will salute the war-me- sign, wittr hopes of getting But Councillor Barb about 1,420 kilograms of received. junk from Prevost dwing morial caim - restored paint and labour donaæd Lines told Ha¡t and by Siebring and others a to erect the placard. company they're deliver- two recent outings. Municipal staff will ty to minimÞe any inconvenience. Your patience is decade ago sitting atop Councillor John Koury ing a "message of hope" 'Mount hevost is an - appreciated. For further information, contact the Operatíons Department at Prevost. said he'd ty to get some tlrough their efforts. important part of our 250-746-3106 heritage, and something Gustaßonnotod some fedu'al funding for CSS' Council canied a motion personal to us," C¡nÃe 12 students weren't even aw¿¡re sign and collection d¡ive. to continue helping Hart's ln ne case can responsibility be accepted for any damage arising out of the ofPrevost's white qew student Lucas Gustaßon wa¡ caim. Councillors were disap- Youths aimto retum use of discoloured water. The former signhad pointed to hear æe told council. slobs to Prevost for a May 29 7030 Trans Canada Hwy Garage collected wæ been used for target using Prevost's roads fræh detail. Hart canbe MUNICIPALITYo' NOTTIT Box278, Duncan, BC VgL3X4 tossedby him and 20 practice in recent years, and bush æ a dump for caIldat250-746435. COWTCHAN Ph: 250-74G3100 Fâx: 250-746-3133 -877-553-3373'*f, Stay Safe I ffi www.prairlecoastequipment.corn Your in Third and Finat Reading of the 2O1Z_2O18 t'lylØs Annual Budget will be considered at this meeting. cotld¡0hF mtftg alüc hr ond ollh n¡m $ek dnÍd h0 c¡.tm â h¡nt ln pa$rquæ rrr'dsr's'ffi;ü.Ë'füñ't"'Ë ür"ßffimdil$drTffiYri,* ffi nct on üF r'e* ;i üËld PUBLIC NOTICE Pauing to Preuost summit not recommended WATERMAIN FLUSHING SOUTH END WATER SYSTEM to upgrade roads, peak (All water lllm.Tl$:9j[rt gltions buitd rraits, insrail safety rait_ users except Chemainus and Crofton) rngs and expand parking to be invætigated As part.of an ongoing prwram providing of quality water to our'OËp"rt customes, dease be advis€d het he D¡sbic{ of l,lonñóvUc'nan, ùd,fia, will be úndertaking routine wätemain nusnrng ìn varioür-"ä; ;ìËöuti"nt End water s¡atem between Frida¡ April Zi an¿ Sun¿ai,nll'zl,ZOlt, inclusfue. here may be Commercial will recêive notficalion ls Municipal .F! *il tV to minimize any inconvenience. your patÍence is appreciated. For furher information, óntac{ tlle Operaflons óef,årment at 25G74G3106. ln no case responsibility 1¡n be accepted for any damage arislng out of ttre uso of discoloured u¡eter. or flofiúÞ Box 279, "u"rc'ro.r., ""#lt#SDuMn, BC V9L'3X4 COWTCHAN Ph: 25G746-3100 Fù: 25G746-3133 CITY OF DUNGAN Mansueti signage to keep folls offPrevost's ENVIRONMENTAND t1 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE Call for Volunteers may Sevøn Sist¿rs Volunteers are neêded to serve on the City of Duncan's .E^,ir""r.""t and Sustainablllty Committee'. Supportìve Recovery This Committee a¿ui*J",,"";l ."a forWomen ct [ÂNrNc HousEt CI,EÀNING OUT YOUR BÂSEMENT? DoI,VI\JStZtNct .+.'&' 4* RENOV,{TINC? à!æ .ul:', neighbourhoòd recycle and ransfer statlon. Parlic¡pation will requ¡re Oq ø.*ain approximetely 3 _ 5 hours of your time each ir acpia, Public Forum mônth fÞ@eorgdlb To raise awareness of addictions As part of th submissions and one of the solutions ere reviewed by the 'Environment minee, and a æcommãnãàt¡on w¡¡l be fon¡varded ot ttre appo¡ntmenì ói i¡ã ,*o..rrl Tuesday, candidates. May 22,2012,7 pm A ified, in'óriling, to tËãoutcom" ot the select¡on process. "s - St. Peter's Quamichan Church Appllcants_are 5800 Church Rd., Duncan requested to submit a òrief biography or resume oufl¡ning their qualifioat¡ons and a statement tdentityinfwhy you ¡n with: serving on the City of Duncan Environmeni an-d SuitåinãU¡l¡tV"iãîiãà"t"0 öãmmitte". Bill Roufley, MLA Please send Àpplicat¡ons tishar Road Fecycling Convenienily located Gordon Harper, Execut¡vê Direclor to: Lynn Ketch, D¡rector of 1355 Fishcr noad and open 6 days a week Umbrella Sæiety for lvlental Health and Addictions Corporate Servtces Cily of Duncen Cobblo Hill [,lon to S¿t I am to b pm wrnrw. sevensistersrecovery 200 CraigCrâio StEet lel:250-733-2108 ctûsed Sundays ca Street Duncan, ând slalutory holidâys 778-422-0456 66 BC VgL 1W3 or ema¡l: [email protected] or fax: 230_746_6129 '-J! t'/1 --jgk,J4t.drÁ'' ' (rv é^r-.,"-- T Lrrr Darrell Frank To: Ernie Mansueti Subject: Mountain Biking Society Hi ernie ' Would you please have a look and see if there is anything that the MNC would like them to add for managing the Municipal forest reserve trails Thanks Darrell From : Riley Mclntosh lma ilto : rilev. mcintosh@gmail,coml Sent: Friday, August 3L,20L2 8:45 AM To: Darrell Frank; Darrell Frank Subject: update Hi Darrell Just wanted to give you a quick update. The society has been formed and is called the Cowichan Trail Stewardship Society. The directors are myself, Bruce Muir, Kevin Fraser, Cal Kaiser, and Robin Kenyon. Jane has been doing our maps, thanks for permitting us to use the data. Once the society is registered þaperwork has been filed) The next steps are: 1. register as a society with the Intemational Mountain Bike Association 2. Complete our Strategic Land Use Management Plan 3. Submit our Plan and Maps to IMBA/Oasis insurance to secure our insurance. Please review this list of topics in our Strategic Land Use Management Plan, and please let me know if there are any important topics I may be missing: implementation strategy obj ectives (g Conf 1,"/s u)(]1 o#*-rrsn-, 7oz- plan scope land use designation categories protected areas, endangered species special resource management zones economic values social values conservation values explanationof resource managment guidelines (the resource being our trails) and resource value maps management for general biodiversity connectivity guidelines ungulate winter range (doesnt apply hopefully) community and domestic watershed management fire maintained ecosystems guidelines (more like super dry zones arbutus and oak, very little natural pine 671 excepting planted) timber enhanced resource development zones (north cow's blocks) access management human settlement, subsurface managernent protected areas, parks, designated areas, right of ways, easements, etc other,users - horse, hike, quad, birders, etc general management objectives and strategies for new protected areas community monitoring and reporting major project development - eg. bathrooms attzoo parking lot, huge race or event plan management and admin public involvement, monitoring, reporting, responsibility to community annual public report, also internal agtrr dispute resolution both public and internal plan amendment trail plan, upkeep, structures (technical trail features), IMBA trail standards, signage, mapping tools and supplies youth programs, school programs, school credit for youth partnership with cowichan tribes for native youth programs sponsorships both local and commercial, eg. dodds lumber, k2, kona bicycles, experience cycling fundraising community partnerships, eg. cowichan tourism, chamber of commerce, TLC, nature conservancy, partnership and understanding with city of duncan, cvrd. Regards, Riley 68 5.t 6 Darrell Frank From: Amanda Brittain Hi potential video starsl l've had the opportunity to speak with some of you and others have just received a voice mail from me; however, I thought l'd send you more details about the recruitment videos l'm working on. These videos are designed to get young people interested in the profession of forestry not in any specific organization. We are looking for people who can speak enthusiastically about the profession and their particular jobs so the kids understand that there is a huge variety of jobs to do under the forestry um We are shooting two videos in two locations but we will probably feature both locations in each video. The Prince George shoot (lnland Rainforest) will be on September 19. Thanks to Shannon Carson and Mikel Leclerc for helping me organize this shoot. The Duncan shoot will be on September 21 at the Municipal Forest Reserve. Thanks to Darrell Frank for the organization. We are looking to feature a good range of both RPFs and RFTs in the videos. We also want to ensure we have some female and Aboriginal faces in the videos as women and Aboriginal youth are two of the groups we are focusing our recruitment efforts on. Our overarching title for the project is "So You Think You Know Forestry?" We have a general theme for each video and several roles that need to be filled. Steve Baumber, RPF, will be the host of each video and will "interview" the other forest professionals to find out what you like most about forestry or what your job is all about. We want to attack a few forestry myths with the videos so Steve will dress like a stereotypical "foreste/' in a red plaid jacket and will play up the fun factor (remember: our target audience is young teens!). Here are some more details about each video: Video 1: Forestry is all about cutting down trees lntro: Steve (dressed in a red plaid shirt and carrying an axe or chainsaw) walks through an active logging area talking about the good old days as a lumberjack and cutting down trees. He then invites viewers to meet some real forest professionals. Potential interviews/topics: o Planning forester (before the machines arrive, what needs to be done) ¡ Silviculture specialist/site remediation (what happens after the machines leave). o Managing for uses other than timber production such as recreation (Mikel PG) o Protecting areas such as riparian areas/wildlife tree patches etc. Video 2: Forestry is low tech and requires brute strength lntro: Steve (in his lumberjack outfit) walks through the forest talking about how all forestry requires is a strong back and a love of being outdoors in all types of weather. He then invites viewers to meet some real forest professionals. Potential interviews/topics: o Forest professional talking about the tools he/she uses in planning, remediation etc. o Researchers - working as a team to manage BC's forests (Darwyn PG) 69 . Forest professionals talking about what a typical bush day is like; where in the province they have worked, what's the coolest part of the job, what they didn't know about forestry until they started working. The closing credits on each video will feature information about the two sites as well as the names and designations of each forest professiona I interviewed. Until I know who would like to participate in each video, I can't slot you in for any particular spot. lf you would like to participate and you have a preference (i.e. you happen to specialize in one of the above areas)please drop me an e-mail and let me know. l'm happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have so don't hesitate to ask. The only thing that is non-negotiable is the date of each shoot. Cheers, Amanda Brittain, MA, ABC* Director of Communications Association of BC Forest Professionals Web: www.abcfo.ca Direct: 604.331.2321 Cell: 778.233.I 169 Twitter: @abcfp Ensuring BC's Forests Are ln Good Hands. *Accredited Business Commun¡cator 70 ABCFP Recruitment Videos Audience o Primary - Students in grades 8-10 ¡ Secondary - teachers and parents of students in grades 8-10 Purpose ¡ To promote the profession of forestry. o To dispel myths about professional forestry. Look and Feel o Youthful (Target age of featured forest professionals will be 35-45 (or younger if possible)) o High energy o Fun and upbeat . Edgy and able to laugh at itself Format So You Think You Know Forestry? Host (Steve Baumber, RPF) will introduce each video and highlight the theme. He will then invite viewers to "meet some real forest professionals." This intro segment will be followed by "chats" with forest professionals and demonstrations of their work. Storyboards Video 1: Forestry is all about cutting down trees lntro: Steve (dressed in a red plaid shirt and carrying an axe or chainsaw) walks through an active logging area talking about the good old days as a lumberjack and cutting down trees. He then invites viewers to meet some real forest professionals. Pote ntia I i nterviews/topics: ¡ Planning forester (before the machines arrive, what needs to be done) ¡ Protecting areas such as riparian areas/wildlife tree patches etc. o Silviculture specialist/site remediation (what happens after the machines leave). ¡ Managing for uses other than timber production such as recreation (Mikel PG) Video 2: Forestry is low tech and requires brute strength lntro: Steve (in his lumberjack outfit) walks through the forest talking about how all forestry requires is a strong back and a love of being outdoors in all types of weather. He then invites viewers to meet some real forest professionals. Potentia I i nterviews/topics: o Forest professional talking about the tools he/she uses in planning, remediat¡on etc. o Researchers - working as a team to manage BC's forests (Darwyn PG) 71 . Forest professionals talking about what a typical bush day is like; where in the province they have worked, what's the coolest part of the job, what they didn't know about forestry until they started working. The closing credits on each video will feature information about the two sites as well as the names and designations of each forest professional interviewed. 72 Municipality of North Cowichan 7030 Trans Canada Highway, Box 278 Duncan, BC V9L3X4 Telephone: (250) 746-3100 Fax: (250) 746-3133 www,northcowichan.ca October 12,2012 File: 3900-50 STO Folio No: Re: Maple Bay Peninsula LocalArea Road Service Petition I am writing to provide you with a revised petition to create a local area road service. lf you support the creation of a public road network on the Maple Bay Peninsula, please read the enclosed petition carefully and sign and return it in the envelope provided by October 3lst. Note, if two or more peopie own a property, a majority of the owners on title must sign the petition for it to be valid. The Municipality met last night with many property owners to present this revised petition and to answer questions. The Municipality explained the changes made to the petition that was previously circulated (these are shown in red on the enclosed copy). The Municipality also outlined the procedural steps required to establish the road network (as indicated on the enclosed proposed timetable). The meeting went well by all accounts and good information was exchanged. At the close of the meeting, a number of owners signed petitions, including North Cowichan, and the Municipality agreed to send petitions to the remainder of the property owners to determine if there is sufficient support for this project to proceed. Concern was raised that the actual costs could be higher than the estimate provided in the petition. lt was agreed that the Municipal Council be asked to not award the contract without first consulting property owners if the lowest tender exceeds the estimate contained in the petition by more than 10%. I anticipate Council will provide this assurance, and you will be advised of Council's decision next week by email from the Road Committee. Concern was also raised regarding fire service, and I can confirm that the Maple Bay Fire Department will respond to calls with its mini pumper truck which is well suited for gravel roads, and they will also respond by boat for fires near the shoreline. I would be happy to try to answer any questions you might have regarding this process, Sincerely Mark O. Ruttan Director of Administration ruttan(O northcowich a n.ca Enclosures (3) 73 (oW-rchan 74 Municiparity ot NOfth Petition COWICHAN October 1,2012 File: 2430-20 STO Folio: 00051-000 To North Cowichan Municipal Council From Maple Bay Peninsula Property Owners Subject Petition to Establish a LocalArea Road Service We, the undersigned property owners, petition the North Cowichan Municipal Council to establish a local area service, under section 212 of lhe Community Chafter, to build a road from Genoa Bay Road through the Maple Bay peninsula, as described below, and shown on the reverse. This road will be constructed as per DWB design drawings and cost estimates attached. 1. General Description of Local Area Se¡vice Estimated Cost (a) Build new I m wide gravel rural residential standard road (where possible within a 15 m wide corridor width) through Bird's Eye Cove Farm and the Stoney Hill Municipal Forest from Genoa Bay Road to Fainreather Road; 91,630,000 (b) Build new 5 m wide gravel surfaced Fairweather Road ftom 7901 Stoney Hill Road to lot 40 of the Fainreather subdivision; and SOO,OOO (c) Build new 5 m wide gravelsurfaced West Shore Road from Fairweather Road to SH300, and SH200 Road from lto¡ey Hill Road to Bourke property, each within a l5 m wide corridor width. 37O.OO0 Total Cost (including reimbursement to North Cowichan of $25,000 paid for pretiminary design work): -EsO0"0o0 (Any savings may be used for road improvements) 2. Boundaries The boundaries of the proposed local area service are shown in heavy outline on the map on the reverse page and include the land shown with S-åookfill. 3. Project Financing The total project is estimated to cost $2,500,000 and will be funded as follows: (a) The property owners will contribute $2,000,000 which will be borrowed through the Municipal Finance Authority and repaid by means of a local service tax in the form of an annual parcel tax. The annual parcel tax is estimated tó be $1 ,724 per parcel for 25 years. Alternatively, owners can pay a single lump sum payment of g27,397; and (b) The Municipality will contribute $500,000 from the sale of municipal land or timber. 4. Other (a) The Municipality has agreed to petition in favour of its 6 lots that lie outside the Municipal Forest Reserve. (b) The Municipality and Paul Bourke will purchase the land for the new road through Birds Eye Cove Farm, as per the terms of the settlement agreement dated June 21,2009. (c) The new roads will be surveyed and dedicated as public roads upon completion as part of the local area service, and constructed with tight of way clearance sufficient to allow future construction of a powedine. Ac¡ess roads to private properties that trespass over the Forest Reserue will be removed. (d) The Municipality will maintain the roads; however, maintenance will be limited to grading roads twice each year, applying dust control once a year, and promptly repairing any damage to roads from municipal forestry activities. The Municipality will not snow plow these roads and residents must arrange for their own garbage removai. (e) Owners will no longer have to pay an annual fee for private road access (cunently $532). This will reduce the incremental cost of the local area service lrom$1.724 to $1,192 for those that cunently pay the access fee. (D The owners will appoint a management consultant, paid for as part of the local area seruice, to work with the Municipality during road construction to ensure that the design and costs in the DWB design documents are adhered to, (g) Before adopting the local area service establishment and loan authorization bylaws, Councilwill need to seek the approval of the North Cowichan electors (by the altemative approval process) in order to adopt a bylaw to remove the existing 'Municipal Forest' reservation from that part of the Municipal Forest Reserve that will be dedicated as "road'. (h) To conslitute a sufücient and valid petition, the owners of at least 50% of the properties (37 of 73), with a combined value of at least 50% of the properties ($1 9,975,120 of $39,950,239), must sign and submit the petition. Assessed Address Owners Signatures Date Property Value 8350 STONEY COWICHAN VALLEY $ 21 19000 HILL RD (REGIONAL DtSTRtCT) 7030 Trans Canada Highway, Box278, Duncan, BC VgL 3X4 Ph 250-746-3100 Fax 250-746-313375 www.northcowichan.ca /a\ Min ?--CmútrÈ Sils8 tld STONEY HILL dÞE"l¿ss--r¿f *- ACCESS DESIGN PROPOSAL I FGEI{D: @ +l#Hhfrú) Mæ h[ær2 &N¡Wd &ãcmffi .1.i'::1biktrDÑ -æd(brdi,Fãlwldh 76 - þt Ú^. ûAt Frork on[ +tu H,r;c,a/,þ .t A/ortln (o^í.lnon, j. u*ü l;k¿ to llnonk g,u É- !6ùr lelQxous auarJ .I a^ Ve{g gna¡efo I 4a 4h¿ F",rst- tnJqsg F" Å and i(s lounÅ*, onÅ T ,,-till foÊ;t {l,n-plenhäl ]l^al, gou [tav. *. in me . þ/eas. expch rng prooC oC vrgíshahbn þo tlq- (J,tivssiþ "f Al[o*a wi l,t^in 1'lú oPcom;"g t^x 77 tv Darrell Frank ln.lL.^+ f.'/.. From: Darrell Frank * înc -l.¡.t€-, Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:54 PM To: Dave Devana; Mark Ruttan Subject: Hang gliding accident mount Prevost For your information TherewasahangglidingaccidentonPrevosttoday. Amalehadabrokenlegasaresultofforcedlandingonthesidehill of Mt Prevost. BC Ambulance attendants assisted to get him off the Mountain. The Coast Guard was using a helicopter to extract him but I am not sure if in the end he was carried out in a stretcher by Cowichan Search and Rescue or via the helicopter. My understanding was that there were three people hang gliding from the launch site on the west peak of Prevost and one of the three crashed. Lynn Laliberte ran across the two ambulances going up the mountain on the 9-1--1 call and she assisted them by guiding them up to the launch site and walked in the help deal with the injured individual. Darrell 78 Global BC I Hang glider breaks ankles in crash on Vancouver Island Page 1 of2 FOc f.$ ú, Global News Canada I World I Money I Health I Sports I Entertainment I Weather I Video I Global Nationa GlobalTV.com RSS Contests NUMBER Home Video Weather Events Traffic Programs Personalities Schedule Contests Hang glider breaks ankles in crash on Va ncouver Isla nd Global News : Wednesday, May 02,2012 8:36 PM Recommend ; Sign Up to see what your friends recommend. A Search and Rescue helicopter has air lifted an injured hang glider off a Vancouver Island Mountain. Just before 1 p.m. emergency crews responded to calls a hang glider carrying one man had crashed a short time after take off from Mount Prevost - a popular take off spot north of Duncan. Paramedics and search crews found the man in bushes below the take off spot. He was stabilized and a Search and Rescue Cormorant Helicopter was used to lift him from the area. Hang glider pilot in fatal Witnesses say he suffered broken ankles in the crash and has flight suspended by been taken to a Victoria hospital for treatment. association UPDATED: Pilot of fatal hang gliding excursion charged @ Shaw Media Inc., 20t2. All rights reserved. I tools: öpr¡nt Share: it Recommend iò j 79 htp://www.globaltvbc.comlhang-fglider+breakstankles+iÉcrash*ontvancouver+island/64... 51312012 FAc_f.nßu / Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia (i':' 47 West Broadway, Vancouver BC VsY 1P1 Tel: 604-876-7694 E-mail: [email protected] April 18,2012 The Honourable Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations Government of British Columbia PO Box 9048 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC VBW 9E2 By e-mail: tLNR. Minister@qov. bc.ca Dear Minister Re: Off Road Vehicle Management Framework - Exclusion of private Land The Outdoor Recreation Council (oRC).is an umbrella organization whose membership consists of the principal outdoor recreation rrganizations ln BC and a number of regional recreation organizations. ORC is a member of the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) for the Off Road Vehícle (ORV) Management Framework. ORC was also a member of the Coalition for Licensing & Registration of oRVs which published its 47 recommendatíons for the Registration, Licensing and Management of ORVs in 2005. Although ORC would have preferred the Framework to be more ambitious and to include annual licensing as well as one time registration, we support the provisions of the Framework as now contemplated with two significant exceptions. ln óur letter dated April2 to the Minister of Finance, with a copy to iourself, we advised him of our conc,ern regarding proposed the collection of sales tax on used ORVs. We recommended a one- year amnesty for the collection of sales tax on used ORV'S to ensure full buy-in to the program when it is introduced. the prop private la t. ln our principal sed quireme dplacea the e this wi s to be identified if and when their riders are a hazard to other persons. land will potentially create a ORVs on private land, may venture that this exemption will make it 9 difficult to have a foolproof and comprehensive registry n and, by ,"kint pòr¡tìu" o identification more difficult, it could facititate abusé in ine resaie of usãc'ORVs. t Iì We suggest that the modest registration fee being proposed for regístering ORVs is not a significant factor *hT weighed against the advãntage of registeing in the proposed e.lliOCv. È system. lt will also make it much more straightforwarO tor tñe ORV dealer network to be able to = treat all sales of new machines [he same from a registration LJ standpoint. We therefore recommend d that there.be no private land exemótion. f o Yo t I z o e* rdL tr (J Ro É Jeremy McCall, Executive Director É o o o F l o 80 64 Darrell Frank FAc rnfc From: Nancy Tates Sent: Monday, June I 1, 201210:21 AM To: Darrell Frank Subject: FW: BCCFA June Newsletter From: British Columbia Community Forest Association [mailto:smulkey=6çç¡[email protected],net] On Behalf Of British Columbia Community Forest Association Sent: Friday, June 08,20L2I:57 PM To: Info Subject: BCCFA June Newsletter BCCFA Monthly Newsletter ls this email not d¡splaying correctly? V¡ew ¡t ¡n vour browser Brltlsh ColumÞla Assoclation local pcople, local forests,ìocal dccisions June Newsletter 2012BCCFA Conference and AGM The great weather in the Kootenays provided the backdrop for the 2012 Conference and AGM and the 1Oth Anniversary of the BCCFA. Over 100 people attended over the course of 3 days, with 65 people participating in most events. Feedback from participants 201 2 Conference Part¡c¡pants gave the conference high marks for relevant panels and workshops, useful information and beneficial networking opportunities. Outcomes of the conference include: The Managers Session created a new forum for CFA managers to lay out their issues and questions. The session was so well recieved, it will become a permantent feature of the annual conference program. Manager's Session The climate change sessions identified a need for ongoing information to address regionally specific adaptation planning along with tools to manage risk on the land base. The panel of historical perspectives on the Community 81 Forest Agreement Program ended with a challenge to think through what our role is in the changing provincial context and future direction to to maximize oportunities for our communities. ln the panel of local small mills and manufacturers advice Harrop Procter CF Field Trip on keeping equipment up to date, diversification and being Ella Furness Photo adaptable and timely, along wiith moving products to the end user were recurring themes for their success. A pitch was made by the Wetzin'kwa Community Forest in Smithersffelkwa to host the 20'13 Conference and AGM. The Board and staff wish to thank everyone who sponsored, presented and attended the event and helped to make it a great success. The conference report will be available soon. Meanwhile, here are other documents and postings from the conference. The conference presentations are now þosted on the BCCFA website. 201 1 -201 2 President's Report The Special Committee on Timber Supply The BC government has struck a legislative committee to examine the mid-term timber supply issue in BC. The Special Committee on Timber Supply will be holding public meetings in pine beetle impacted communities during the months of June and July. The committee must provide a report to government by August 15, 2012. This is an important opportunity for us to promote the many benefits of community forestry. Community Forest representatives in these areas have a great deal to contribute to this process, and we encourage you to join in the public sessions. A submission from the BCCFA is under development. lf you are able to make a presentation at one of the community meetings and would like to include these points, it would help to strengthen our message. Please contact Jennifer Gunter for more information at [email protected] Community meetings will take place: June 18: Smithers, Houston 82 June 19: Burns Lake, Fraser Lake June 20: Fort St. James, Vanderhoof June 21: Prince George, Mackenzie June 22: Valemont, McBride To learn more about the Special Committee on Timber Supply, visit the following links. Committee's Website http://www. leq.bc.ca/cmV39thparl/session- 4/timber/index.htm Association of BC Forest Professionals http://www.abcfp.cala bout us/mid{erm ti m ber. aso Introducing the 2012-2013 BCCFA Board of Directors Newly elected or re-elected: 1. Gord Chipman (Esketem'c) 2. Erik Leslie (Harrop-Procter Community Forest) 3. Shane Bressette (Valemount Community Forest) 4. Don Brown (Logan Lake Community Forest) 5. Grant Thompson (Westbank Community Forest) 6. Jack Mc Leman (AlberniValley Community Forest) 7. Kevin Davie (Village of Fraser Lake ) Directors in the middle of a two year term: 8. Robin Hood (Likely-Xat'sull Community Forest) 9. Marc von der Gonna (McBride Community Forest) Support to Communities The BCCFA Extension Project is in the final year of the 3-year fundiing. The project continues to provide opportunities for face-to- face meetings for communities, the strengthening of a working relationship with the Faculty of Forestry at UBC and generation of new resources and tools for community forests. Ken Day and the Alex Fraser Research Forest team have developed three new Forest Management Extension Notes that were presented recently in Kaslo. The Extension Notes are now posted on the BCCFA website. ¡ Extension Note #3 - Get lt Down on Paoer: Planninq for 83 More News Wood$ourceB0 May Newsletter Mav Update from MinisterThomson forward to a friend C.opyrîght@2012 Btitish Columbia Community Forest Assocíation, All tights reserved. You have requested tq receive the BCCFA newsletter and updates. Our ma¡l¡ng address ls: Br¡tish Columbia Community Forest Association PO Bax 1227 Kaslo, BC VOG 1M0 Canada Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list I update subscription oreferences 84 trfc - ^+t ., BRT.I'ISH flt uvlUrvrDrrr NEWS RELEASE For lmmediate Release Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 2012FOR0098-000920 June26,2OL2 New tenures promote bioenergy, cut back on wasted wood VICTORIA - M¡nister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced today regulatory changes that provide access to logging slash and wood waste fibre needed by bioenergy producers and manufacturers of wood pellets and other bio-products. Amendments to regulations under the Forest Act, the Forest and Range Practices Act, and the Wildfire Act will bring into effect a residual forestry licence to cut, as well as a fibre supply licence to cut, for wood biomass. These licences will enable smaller operators to acquire wood fibre and logging debris unwanted by primary harvesters. This includes the smaller trees, branches, limbs and tops of trees that are piled roadside or on logging landing sites as the by-product of a typical timber harvesting operation. The new tenures do not grant rights to harvest standing timber. Supporting rural forest economies by improving access to wood biomass for smaller operators is part of the forest sector strategy for British Columbia, released in April 2012 under Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan. Quotes: Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson - "These tenures will increase opportunities to turn slash piles and unwanted fibre into energy, wood pellets and other bio-products. lmproved use of logging leftovers and residualwood provides jobs and economic benefits for rural communities, especially those affected by the mountain pine beetle infestation." Quick Facts: Residualforestry licences to cut are intended for utilizing wood waste fibre from small, short-term operations limited to a few cutblocks or roadside operations. Fibre supply licences to cut are intended for utilizing wood waste from larger geographic areas. The BC Committee on Bio-Economy has recommended improved access to forest biomass fibre and feedstock to help accelerate the growth of the British Columbia bio-economy. Wood fibre bio-products include electricity, fuels, plastics, solvents, lubricants and even food additives. 85 Learn More: Forest Sector Strategy for British Columbia: www.for.gov.bc.calmof/forestsectorstrategv/ BC Committee on Bio-Economy report: www.gov.bc.caliti/down/bio economv report final.pdf BC Bioenergy Network: www.bcbioenergv.com Contact: Brennan Clarke Public Affairs Officer Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 250 356-s261 Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www.gov.bc.ca/connect 86 lac -l-nÊ.' /; t-' National Forest Week Healthy Foresús Healthy Communities September- 2* to 2*, 2012 Ganadian Fo ialion aUe r get in 87 i}\No,,,,..,-,ìi;,.,.,Ì... , FAC- i:,:;ri,^".ìi ; r,1 _ CorlclEnilerrlraderPlohdalAll flan an o$Ífi yoü'd filè b sìam? t|lillan illegal deficit school budget spell positiue Ghange for Cowichan studenb? amíl edilot@totr¡chanrcv)sluder.con -l phone 250J46-4471 they should submit a deficit budget to mâke a don't really approve of the rvhole illegal pan point, espæially in a dishþt like Cowichan, bæauæ ofdoing lheir budget, tt's showing kids that doing our schæl boad's underfunded compared to laryer illegal things is 0K, in a way, brJt it's easierto ask lor æhæl districts on the mainland; they don't have the foqivenets lhan to ask for permision." wiggle room here." ' Seonùdnondson,Chenoinw ' BobùIlioU,Youbou You*TUR* lvhat do you lhink? Log on to ansry€r ou Que6tion ol tlæ Wæk. Results will be published in ournoxt edition. Tax shlft is dong now let's gel to rroil( on cxpand¡ng he hx base Forest reserue an llear edllo¡ Like weryone else I must live with the vote taken by council-to impose a major tax inoeose imptessiue r€source on residential Eopefly. I have a greatø reçonsibility now to focus ln my opinion: With it, Norlh Cow- my attention onmatteß thatwill heþ our com- munity grow. Mth the heavy lifting complee ichan is accomplishing much I believe council must moÍe away ftom lle anxiety ofdebate and swiftly toward bylaw andpolicy development tïat will encourage rapid growth in residential, commercial and industial sæton. Council næds to put æide its diferences and focus on action itemslo achieve our economic development priorities. Wffitr planted and young hees are spaced bnshd and Mth a sense of u4ency we need !o increase pruned to increase their value in the fuü¡e. Inva- customer service levels, reduce barriers to sive alien plants are connotld and areæ at high business, steamline approval processes and risk for wildfire receiye fuel treatnem. welcome business and invesÍnent with open h addition to good planning and record keeping, arms. I beliwe North Cowichan is blessed with the foresfy stafpunues partnenhips and fi.mding highly eompetentpeople inplace who care and for a variety ofprojæts with dre objætive to man- can get the job done. I look forward to working ale to Crown land standards. in apositive, constuctive wayto advance and The forest reserve including parcels at Mt. region. TzouhalørL Maple Mountaig- Mt Richards, Mt. Prevost and Mt. Sicker provide more than tees. Gffîn ild(endq Bnden kl(erþ .|,æiua t¡¡ong anl lotln llqmr ldentîy ürolr ølltr count n - !,,*: mJffîí#í hgging roads tavene thæe are¿s and arc valu- clans duilng üe annual lnhmaüoml l¡w llde Daf ouod at m{ah{as Seac{ ln Cowftlmn Bay on Saturúa¡ tlh¡ 5, able and requte upkeep. lh¡stees haue a momlobligation to Prcvincially, thae is atendtowæd deactiva! c!ze, each cutback and its impact made by the attach signage to their pola, bdxuse (a) it is ing roads æ the costs to maintain t¡em (as well as cruss line legalbudget administrator. illegal, and (b) nails and staples create a safety otherrisþ are too higþ. AtNorth Cowicbaq roads llÉrdllor this'reslting public outø¡r is the only hazard to their employees, particulæly during are valued. The cosb to maintain them arcn1 al- The B.C. govemmenthæ esøblishedptax- meihod now ofholding the govemment ac- niglit woft in the nin Such illegal sigrage ways oßet by coneEonding hawesting revenua, cut cycle..The cycle consists ofgiving tax cuts counhble. It is democ¡¿cv in action. canberemoved at iury time, by anyone who but that is a cost of doing businæs. rcsftingin ÊcrTIltl¡$ú appreciates having thêirpowo restored during Theæ are alsofi¡st-clæs trails to hike orbike The tax cut Dunnn lvinter storms. with views to knockyoursocla of. You can watch dget Ifthøe wæ less illegal signage littering dre hll ships at Maple Bay, enjoy panoramas fiom In my opinio4 this continuing cutback in orn community- on the roaclside vergg lhe south ard e¿st faces ofML Prevos! or mawel education hæ become a moral issue. The People need to lean üe facü a[out on telephone poles,.and on postal boxes at the bustle ofOowichan Bay ûom Mt Tzou- inpact ofcontinuing cúbabla now affects each publlc s¡gnage people would have a bétter idea ofwhat -$,as halerl student throughout their lives, eEecially in the Deer âÍlor and wasn't allowd and legal signs like Mr. Many people can enFr the tail.i fiom their orvn cæe of stude,nb with special næds. Tnstees I'm glad to see conFacton are removing Ketch's probably wouldn't get rcmoved along neighbouhoods, which is getty handy. must actnowto stop continuing inadequate illegal signs fiom tbe verge ofpublic roads withlhe illegal ones Other tlpes ofrccr,eation you øn enjoy in the school budgeb. because the roattside verge is public, not llEw Shatv folest reserve are cycling, hiking nnning snow- Trustees areplaced inthepositionwhere privatg property; and advertising signs on it Dunun shoeing'honebæk riding and natwe-wabhing. they legally have no alt€rnative but to impose are illegal, ugly, and an u¡safe distraction for Adrian Brody crawled tlrough a young plantation sewices, prinarily outting cutbacls in by back driven novice ones). Any bwinæs þarticulæly Everyone should haue got the on the south fæe of ML P¡evost when üre movìe sþ that is on priv¿te property, like Mr Ketch's WreckedwæfrlmeÀ. in tlis article, should of course, not be touched spollight in awads Glluenge The foresFy program also supports scholarships, students' int€rests. Tlieir only altemative now by anyone else;however, given howmany lleãr edllol a studortjob each summer, an annual woodwork- is to publicize dre our classrooms. crisis in A illegal roadside signs theie are, wæ the print it's undenønd- I disappointed with uneven . ing contest ancl a firewood draw for interested way to do is to submit a restoration/deficit lhis able Mainroad South lsland Contacting (and coverage of the Black Tie aw¿¡ds. I saw that chæities. These arejust some ofthe spinoffs. budget and be replaæd by an administrator companies like them) wiï end up removing big coverage photo ofBusiness Achievement The forest reserve ìs a busjness and the goal is The responsibilities of the ex-trustees, teachen, a few legal signs accidentally æ they do their winner Chad Conrad and read all about him to be profitable each year. Hawesæd tees provide parents, and studenb would then be to publi- job, Businesses and individuals need to know buthe wæ just one of the eightwinners. How revenues, but the expenses to do proper planning, tlte rules about where they can, and cannot, disappointing for the other winnen to be left on development and stand tending are part ofthe post advertising signage. the sideline, æ an afterthought in a small photo balance shæt. llÏe asked you: The roadside verge is public property. AdveÈ in the bottom ofthe article. How disappointing The foresfy staffharvests a certain amount of tising on aroadside verge is litter, and can be to be unable to recognize lhe other wi¡ners' allowable timber each year, but hæ theflexibility "Did North Cowichan council dæide right in shifting a removed at any tirne, by anyone walking dreir faces and link them to their awæds. to reduce tÏìs when log markets are poor During significant portion oftues 0n to homeowners, and off of dog. Canada Post boxes are private property, I checked out your website hoping for more tough economic times in the forest industry, suf Crofton's pulp mill?" and taping signs to tlem is vandalism. Such deails arìd perhaps individual photos ofthe rest has adjusted harvest levels in accordance witlr You answered: (8/ vofes) vandalism can be cleaned uþ at any time, by ofthe ûinners since there woulcln't be a space low market prices. The result is malntenance and anyone using the postal box including Canada resFiction. Again poor coverage! 60 per cent ll0 Pleæe could other expenses continued and may have ouþaced Post employees. Telephone poles are private you equally include the others who worked revenues property, and attaching signs to them is vandal- hard to deserve these prestigious awæds. Atough part of forest resouce management is To vote on the next Question oflhe Week, log onto lhe ism. In 201l, BC Hydro used community leah J fllclntosh costing forest uses such æ recreation, landscapes, poll at www.cowichannev/sleader.c0m ',lteb newspapers to æk British Columbians not to Dunem tourism, protection of sensitive ecosystems and water resources, to name a few. What is the value ofthe trails system on Mt. Tzouhalem for example? published? Healthy communities expect these social and So you urant a Ietter How to feaoh us environme¡t¿l values will be managed. The Distict ofNorth Cowichan Forest Reserve Here are some tips: Kæp it short-300 wods or less; Kæp itlæal- letters raìsed in We waniìo heu youro¡non on aboul any matlerof local interest, lust provides a cost-effective timber program and response to issues raised ¡n o0r pages get top priority; Keep it clean - attack the issue, Here's how to send itto us: notlhe individual. . Email your thoughts to editoúcowichannewsleader.com a valuable fo¡est resource to residents ofNorth . the You must include yotfifull name, home community and ä phone numberwhere we can Mail your lettert0 Unil 2,5380 Tråns-Canada Highway, Duncan B.C , VgL 6W4 Cowichan, value ofwhich extends beyond the reach you during oflice houß. Addrêsses and phone numbers will not be published. . Fax it to us at 250-746-852988 balance sheet g¡arnmat good . Letters will be edited for clarty, leflgth and taste. Name-wilhheb lelters Log onlo ww,co|vichannewsleader.com and use lhe fædback butlon, Kelly Schellenbery, Eric Jeklin ond Morgret Slnon are lo' will not be published, cally bued rcgistered proþssional loreslers \¡,/€ receive more letteß than we have space for. Publicatìofl is not guaranteed, For more informalion, call the newsroom ât 250-746-4471 ffir,h29,2û12 t€l Gotaffitûasürí wæIend going míl dilor@uíchm*luìnøn hg not b h open season for parliem phone25174H47l frc- Î.n{o - Pels V. Rßlad RCMP prepared to bfing the heat tßüStrr Nw lalq Píctuíd pmies bad iro othq mntacß fm simil¡r oa¡tiæ lined up for the re$ of the srmms. "And re're hoping it won't bâppen Hl ytr " Wóbadd Ad in Dmca¡, Cpt Kflin Day uid it's bæn a relativeþ quiet grad msol Àamtlatú 8¡tna ìlaqctoo ddthlÍffi b ¡ !0ocadEh$fqmdúr büEdEd[EfüEdsfiüillbrttebh|d s!li|ceüaùtg feF+att Massiue search being launched in Duncan rigl'rbo6fiÍed Centrnnlal spæial: Hundreds ex- wiha logbookftrg¿Ðcâcb€ß b atrüEir[frr in,plusSWAG-srull rinkçsa pæted to take part in lsland Spirit Geocaching Mega-Event L l0ish$*eo , ,tu!:!::,ln:!. Ib€y ¿lso $bss'hd b a "øteb, t¿sho¡f ^ philsopby, fi€qmrly bringing in bøs üc co,llæt Fæhfim lml wrrxtc awarenæs efors," Webb uid. "Ewyore hæ a difmt rann why r-bry g* "Sbamign deÞchnent mmbss will do øþ"Nixmsp ou b6t to b€ out on the rcads lakes ¿nd Darlß 'Yor fi rd places ¡rcu mu loew fl ised," ae lluough tbe srmr mo¡tbs. We have scheduled Ndagaison '"V!'e stated æ a my to gd tE kids p¿¡ols fo¡ tbe kke with tre addition ofsøm¡¿l o(ciþdabûf hiking.' fmding from Island District RCMP and the gffibqtoo. Î\ifydâùghErh¿d.daggÊd æ or!"Nixm . Cabine¿ Rêåaing . Nry KìtcÀere . Coütertops . BaArcoro ESTTIT{ATES Locttlly ()u ue 89 1ö wednesdaçrvay2r;2ùr2,'lGosüriànì/blteyÉitiÌeo: 6l FhaLrtt Sport, Provincials Prevost perfect for bike race series stop 'uncharted waters'for Competitive moruttaìn biking's l'eturn to Mt. Prevost this past Shawnigan Sunday was spectacular. i The latest downhiÌl race in the Vancouver Island Mountain Bike t soccer team Race Series saw lide¡s take to the slopes of the mourìtâin north of Ë +.Ëç KEVIiI ROIHSAUERCIIIZEN Duncan for an irrpressive after- noon of lacing. Shawnigar Lake School's sen- "It went off tremendously well," ior girls soccer team will try to said ot'ganizel Robin Dutton of build on a third-place finish at Cowichan Cycles. "It was prob- the Island tournament when ably one of the smoothest-run- they head to AA provincials in ning e\¡ents I've ever put on." Kamloops this week. It lìad been a few years since The Shawnigan girls edged the last mountain bike race on out St. Michael's University Mt. Prevost, and this was both School for third plaæ at Islands Dutton's first time organizing and wiII join two other teams an event there, and the first time from the region at the B.C. that particular course had been champiorubips. used, but participants enjoyed it After opening Islands with thoroughly. a tough loss to Parkl¿nd, they "It was fast, with technical sec- beat Brentwood Collége School tions," said Dutton. "People loved 2-1 and Esquimalt 3-1 to advance the course." to a third-place showdown with About 160 riders took part in the host team, The game went the races, which also pleaseal ! scoreless through regulation Dutton. and extra time bêfore being "Fol a first-year event, that's decided by Benalty kicks, 4-3 for fantastic," he said. Shawnþan. The beginner men's race was A ridertears down thetrall on Mt. Pfevost during the lsland Cup series downhill rare hosted by Cowichan Cycles'last "It was redly good forthe gi¡Is," won by Simon Tellier, who fin- sunday, {KEVtN RoTHEAUER/Crn4EN} said coach Mits Nakagawa, not- ished the cou¡se in five minutes ing that, in addition to qualify- and 31 seconds. In second was followed by Richard Smith eight Dan Tennant topped the field in ahead of second-place Seana ing for provjncials, þcating their Nicholas Court, seven seconds seconds later, and Colin Grant 11 the expert men's race with a time Wright and 29 up on third-place local rivals was a huge accom- back, while third-place finisher seconds back. of 4:08. Ken Faube¡t was second, Jerusha Millar. plishment for Shawnigal. "They Zack Iætou¡neau was 20 seconds Krysta Longridge was the top six seconds behind, while third Dutton plans to bring the race lost to Brentwood a few times behind. Stacey Hooson was the intermerliate women's rider with went to Ross Rossingrave, 16 sec= series back to Mt. Prevost in earlier in the season, so it was Iine rider in the l¡egiurer women's a time of 6:4?. Megan Chadwick onrls back. 2013. nice to [win] at that level." division, finishing in l0 milrutes. was second, 17 seconds back, and Karaleen Westmoieland was "As longas the District of North Parkland and Lambrick Park Tom Powel won the intermedi- third-place Tar-a Miller was 23 sec- first in tþe exaert women's event Cowichan liked what we did, we'll will also represent the Island at ate men's race with a time of 4:37, onds back. with a time of 5:49, 12 seconds be there for sur€," he said. provincials. The Shawnigan girls were thrilled to advance to the B C. r1:r- tour'[ament- üËL,H#li,iî, f'T: l'¡cst'æ "They were super excited," said Nakagawa. "Probably the CV.R.I) most excited I've ever seen any ;il,¡-'ËT¡i i'.:i,r: of our pÌayers. They all felt like BC SUMMER GAMES BID they had been learning a lot this year, so they were excited to see COMMUNITY MEETINGS somethilg come from it." RELAY FOR The squad is anchored by its To Gauge Support for a BC Summer Grade l2s, including a quaÌtet of Games Bid for either 2016 or 2018 Cowiclian Valley products: Lizzie i-üLiÈ{ï" #¡il,l;[i' Yates, Kat Doherty, Brianne Zin}iew ard Erin Co¡nell. The CVBD Board has requested Recreation 'Ali our Grade l2s have been A personal fight aga¡nst cancer takes courage. Commissions gauge the levêl of community suppori gleat to host the BC Summer Games in e¡ther 2016 or really leaders for our A community's fight takes conlmitment. 201 8. team," said Nakagawa. How Shawnigan finishes in its The public is invited to offer input during commun¡ty group will play a huge part in meet¡ngs that will be held in Ladysmith, Cowichan determining its final position Lake, South Cowichan, and at the lsland Savings at provincials. By winning their JOIN U5 ATTHE Centre. These sessions will be hosted by elected group, they will be set up for a representatives at the following dates and locations: top-four finish, but Nakagawa 2012 COWICHAN VALLEY RELAY FOR LIFE arlmits that is a "long shot," Frank Jamoson Community Centre: May 16, 7:00pm "If we could finish second May 26 May 27,6 pm - 6 am, Cowichan Sportsplex group, - Cow¡chan Lake Sports Afena: May 24, 7:0O pm in our I would be very Kerry Park Recreation Centre: May 29,7:00 pm happy," he said. 'Almost any Celebrate Cemerony starts at 6pm lsland Sav¡ngs Centre: May 31,6:30 pm result would make me happy. [Provincials] are uncharted wat- A personal fight against cancer takes courage. For further information, please contact: ers for us." Ron Austen, General Manager A community's fight takes commitment. Be there. CVRD Parks, Fìecreation & Culture Department 250-746-2635 v COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISÎRICI RETAY RE[AIS For more ¡nformat¡on: 175 lngram Street, Duncan, B.C. VgL 1N8 tOB tlFE P0UR LAVIE Contact LindaTesser at Phone: (250) 746-2500 Fd: (250) 746-5612 Ema¡l: [email protected] G¡.d¡¡n sdérè 250-893-4757 ot Gnú rmdl.nn. Web: http://ww.avrd.bc.ca Ë-.iy ãì;;ä- ltesserpbc.cancer.ca felaybc.Ca Ë cv.R.n 90 In Support of Community Forests I SilvicultureMagazine Page 1 of3 s-) FAc - L^Ê' 't (-. About Submissions Resources & Jobs Archives Advert¡sing Contact From Summer 2012 In Suppoft of Community Forests June by Jin McWilliams & leff Mcw¡lliams Also in this issue: Features and the CCC as Partners in Reforestat¡on The pr¡nc¡ples of community forests, when applied by local management to an area which can support a viable lorest enterprise, can provide significant benefìts. of wh¡ch Wells Gray Commun¡ty Forest provides an example, northwestern Ontario Columns . The Tar Sands and the Pine Eeetle D¡stinctive features of a community forest are: . A Word of Adv¡ce -an area-based tenure in the vicinity of a community . Toward susta¡nable biomass haruestino: the funoal percpective -local management which integrates community objectives and knowledge into operational plans and activ¡ties with a long term perspect¡ve. . A New Forestru Reoime: The Countdown Has Started -a forest based enterpr¡se, which has greater incent¡ve to reinvest in the lorest than a . New Brunswick Report manufactur¡ng-based licensee, and which can benefit f¡nancially from freer access to diverse . New PEI Woodlot Owners'Associat¡on customers for its logs (by species, grade and specifìcation) and products. Movino other forest Forward -net revenue from product sales can be distributed to local projects or reinvested in the forest. . Worker Fat¡gue . WSCA Reoort: B.C. Land Use and Timber Supplv: We In B.c., several forms oftenure have these characteristics. Included are several F¡rst Nations' tenures and T the largest group, now about 46 nity forests.;1Cf). Search This tenure or olume licences to-be held by comm was granted in 2000. cFs are not homogeneous. They exhibit very signjfìcant differences in ownership, structure, land Latest News base, allowable annual cut, (ACC) forest type, site quality, proximity to customers and managemen[. Consequently, generalizations are not appropr¡ate and compar¡sons are Summer ¡ssue now ava¡lable! problematical. lun 27th, 2012 Worker Orientation Apr 30th, 2012 WSCA Silv¡culture Worker Survev Report Mdr 27th, 2012 ent More News,,, Upcoming Events 5 year, renewable close to Highway ,000 cubic metres lvolume of beetle ead pine became 91 http://www,silviculturemagazine.comlarticles/summer-2012/support-comm'nity-forests 03t07 t2012 In Support of Community Forests I SilvicultureMagazine Page 2 of 3 managemenI constra¡nts including watershed disturbance restrict¡ons, visual qualify concerns, s M T W T F s urban interface fire hazards and high use oF recreat¡onal tra¡ls. 1[ 11 1 1 1( 1 I 1( 7 2 WGCF is structured as a corporation, with shares held by a society. It has a 7 member Board of Directors, including one from Simpcw First Nation, to whom the GM repofts. The Board has an 2 2 2, 2! 2f 2 2 Adv¡sory Committee consisting of 6 members ot the general public. The Society has 7 members: 2 Directors, 2 Adv¡sory Committee, District of Clearwater, Thompson-Nicola Regional Diskict and the zl 3( 3 Simpcw First Nation. WGCF recently distributed approx. $100,000 to local entities, after considering 26 applications. I Ll* I[-Eã;l e7 tikes. s¡sn up to see what your Forest development planning within the WGCF is based on extensive feedback from the mends [ke. community. Once areas are planned for harvest, the GM negotiates and supervises contracts for main road location, road construction, logging, reforestation and other silvicultural act¡vities. Currently, cutblocks are offered for sale to local logging contractors who are inv¡ted to submit a single price bid per ms for the t¡mber on the block, including pulp grade. Prospect¡ve contractors are responsible for making the most favorable log sales agreements with customers within economical hucking distance. This business approach has nelted WGCF a retum of 910-1lper m3 over the last few years. Kate Menzies Log sort¡ng for customers is done on the landings at the t¡me of logging. Typically, pine has been tel: 778.882.9156 | fax: 604.628.0304 purchased by InteÉor's Adams Lake m¡ll, cedar by Gilbert Smith mill in Barriere, peeler fir by Tolko's [email protected] Heffley Creek plywood plant, pulp by Domtar's m¡ll in Kamloops and fir sawlogs by local sawmills, @ 2012. S¡lv¡cullure I'lagaz¡ne. All rights rærved. Where feasible, harvesting, s¡lviculture plans and other activities are integrated to optimize long term resu¡b. With a siiviculture background, the GMt declared standard for logging and retorestation is "best practices" as compared to "common" or regulated practices in the region. Species select¡on and stocking density for reforestat¡on are carefully considered relat¡ve to producing the best mix of long term volume and value. Further discretionary expenditures are being considered for: -Post free growing brushing -Pruning high value fir stands -Fertilization ot 80-100 year old stands outside the watershed -Producing and supplying bio-fuels The most positive feature ol a community forest tenure is retention of public ownership with localized management. This provides a better reference framework for integrating decision-making behveen competing resource values and promotes a longer term management focus. This tenure prov¡des oppoftunities for partnerships between Flrst Nation communities and other ¡nterests which can benefìt forest management. While BC's community forest model has many positive attributes, changes to forest policy are required to maximize the opportunities [rom promoting this form of tenure. For example, the stumpage system could be replaced with a taxation system that supporß local management and provides incent¡ves for communities to invest further ¡n the¡r forest resources. Many CFs, to be economically sustainable, need larger AACs, even if this requires reallocation from other tenures or 50urces, Within the mix of publicly administered tenures in 8.C., the community forest model is worthy of further policy development and wider application. Jim Mcwilliams, RPF (ret'd) worked in the BC forest industry for 45 years, primar¡ly in execut¡ve posit¡ons with manufacturing facilities. Jeft lvlcwill¡ams, RPF, is a senio¡ associate with B.A. Blackwell & Associates Ltd. leff has over 24 years of experience in forest resource mônagement in BC. Download the PDF vers¡on of this issue. Share this afticle Facebook Tweet Blogger S hareThis 92 http://www.silviculturemagazirLe.com/articles/summer-2012/support-community-forests 0310712012 Frlô:::if* UNITED STEETWORKERS Fâc Tn'1'> ) U/ Districr 3 Western Provinces qnd Territories UNITY AND STRENGTH FOR WOR.KERS Stephen Hunt Aprrl 17,2012 District Director Mayor John Lefebure City of Duncan Box 278 Duncan, BC VgL 3X4 Dear Nlayor Lefebute and Council: Steelworkers would like to bring you up-to-date on our carnpaign to restlict the volume of law logs leaving British Columbia, and to create more BC jobs using BC resources. Since we last wrote you in January 2012, Steelworkers have continued to put forwald our case for raw-log restrictions (see attached backgrounder). We have algued that raw logs killjobs in BC communities by reducing the availability of logs to BC wood manufactulers. The issue of raw logs has become a major public issue and its cleal that the vast rnajority of British Columbians aglee with us that action needs to be taken to lestrict law-log expotts and to restore the balance between timber halvesting and wood manufacturing in this provir-rce. Steelworkets' concems were affirmed by the recent announcernent that the Teal-Jones sawmill in Surrey was shut down for five days in March for' lacl< of logs. In addition, Hans de Vissel of Coastlancl Veneer in Nanaimo told leporters and visìting Membels of the BC Legislatule lecently that raw-log expolts are under-mining his fimr's ability to access reasonably-priced BC logs of lequisite quality to operate its mill, while a Port Alberni shake mill said it could not access enough cedar logs because logging conpanies prefer to harvest othel species for export. These developments cane in the wake of news that BC Forest Minister Steve Thompson has repeatedly overmled lecommendations by the plovincial Timber Exporl Advisory Cornmittee with respect to logs that export companies wanted designated "surplus to dornestic rleeds" but which TEAC said had leceived a "fair-market" bid fi'om a domestic manufacturer. Although TEAC's role in overseeing applications from BC mills to buy logs othelwise slated fol export has been cited as justification fol current government raw-log-exporl policies, it is clear that the Minister feels justif,ed in overruling or ignoring the cornmittee at will, putting TEAC's role into question. ...12 Un¡ted Steel, Poper ond Forestry, Rubber, Monufocfuring, Energy, Allied lndusrriol ond Service Workers lnlernqtionot Union 300 3920 Norlond Avenue, Burnoby, . . . - BC V5G 4K793 604 683-1117 604-688-6416 [Fox] www usw.co A O However, Steelworkers were extremely pleased that USV/ mernbers in Port Alberni recently set up an information picket around a ship loading raw logs in Alberni harbour. This represents an early step in our efforts to bring public attention to the issue and to convince the governrnent and the legislature to restrict log exports and ensure that BC rrills get better access to BC resources so that they create more jobs here in BC. We also held in Port Alberni that same week the first of a series of town hall meetings on Forest policy scheduled for stops across BC. We invite you to attend our meetings to learn more about the impact raw-log exports are likely to have on your community. We also urge you to support our campaign; we need the backing of local governments to support our case that raw-log exports are undennining jobs and communities throughout the province. In May, Steelworkers plan to take our case for action on raw logs to the BC Legislature. As we point out in our backgrounder and in our earlier brief to the BC government, which we forwarded to you, log exports are not just an issue in Coastal British Colurnbia. Because Chinese, Korean and other offshore log buyers want to manufacture those logs, the more logs we export the more we undermine BC mills which are currently producing lumber for Asian markets. Many Interior BC mills are working today because of the cornpetitive advantages we hold in those markets. Log sales to Asian companies help thern to better compete with BC companies and workers. Again, we urge you to support the United Steelworkers' campaign against raw-log exports. Please feel free to contact us should you need more information or wish to discuss this matter further. Director SrVCt 4ffi: enclosure copy: Robert Matters, USV/ Wood Council Chair our ref: I 620-100 Policy Issues- Log Exports Policy 94 U NITED STEETWORKERS District 3 Western Provinces and Territories UNITY AND STR,TNGTH TOR WORKERS Stephen Hunt MEMO Dìslrict Dii'eci:r To: District 3 BC Locals Date: April 5,2012 From: Kim Pollock, Research Representative Re: RAIV-LOGS EXPORTS AND BC.IOBS BC's steadily-rising levels of raw-log exports are contributing to forest-industry job loss in a number of ways. Theirnpactoflogexportsonjobshascontributedtothelossofover35,000forest-sectorjobssince200l. Overthat same period raw-log exports of nearly doubled, from 2.9 cubic meters to over 5.5 million. BC Forest lndustry Log Exports Up - Jobs Down 2C03 2CO4 2005 20C6 2CO7 2C08 2009 2010 201 1 I 7 ;:il 6 70 l- Q eoF s3 rol 43a oo l- sB ¡o l- c 2 ïl 0 Log exports kill jobs by eliminating manulacturing opportunities. Sorne l6 percent ol all the logs exported in 201 I were high-value Douglas lir logs, the kinds that were supposed to suppol't a new generation of BC sawmills Iike Western Fot'est ProdLrcts Nelv Westminister sarvmill. The mill was specifically designecl to handle smaller-dimension second-grorvth DoLrglas fir, yet it closed in 2007. PremierGordonCampbell toldSteellvorkersthegovernmentjr¡stcor¡ldn'tlindenoughlogsfoltheopelation. Tl.rat same year, 3.5 million cubic meters of ralv logs worth $369 million rvere exportecl fi'om BC inclLrding $228 million wortll oi Douglas [ir. Log expolts also killjobs by disÍorling tlrc price sîntcÍure tbL BC logs. Foreign buyers can ailord to pay a signiticant prernium for relatively-small volutnes oihigh quality wood. Local mills don't have that luxury - they bLry all their r.vood here in BC ancl can't allord to pay artificially-high prices. This imbalance has contributed to the loss of over'70 wood-tnanufacturing opet'atious since 2000, 33 on the coast where log expolts are a particLllal problem. l2 United Steel, Poper ond Foreslry, Rubber, Monufocturing, Energy, Allied lndustriol ond Service Workers lnternotionol Union 95 30G3920 Norlond Avenue, Burnoby, BC V5c 4K7 . 604-683.1 | l7 . ó04-ó88-ó41ó(Fox) . w\rw usw co d¡:¡ Page2 Re: RAW.LOGS EXPORTS AND BC JOBS Essentially, we have a choice: huge profits for a handful of log exporters or jobs and opportunities in manufacturing where we can add much more value and create many more jobs than in simply exporting logs. In BC today for example, manufacturing provides 2.8 times as many jobs as log exports and generates l6 times the valueofexportsand35timesthevalueofshipments. YettheBCLiberalgovernmentinsistsonsacrificingthosejobs in the interests of profits for a small number of exporters. Jobs are also being destroyed because rawlog exports have tlistortecl the sÍructure of the forest irtdustry. BC Liberal governmenl policies severed the long-standing link between timber harvesting and manufacturing. Instead of using our logs to effectively "cross-subsidize" manufacturing. the Liberals have allowed log exporters to profit royally while the rest ofthe industry struggles. The result? We've lost over 18,500 wood-manufacturing jobs and over 5600 in pulp and paper since 2001. BC's once-promising value-added sector has been decimated: value-added exports fell by 65.7 percent from 2001 to 201 1 and shipments fell from $1.4 billion to $1 billion from 2005 to 2010, a 28-percent fell in just five years. Ironically, that hasn't created jobs in timber harvesting where log-export advocates would have us believe we're adding jobs - far from it. That sector lost nearly 10,000 jobs during the same period. Where are the jobs? In China. And that's another strike against raw-log exports, one that makes exports not just a coastal issue but one that impacÍs the enfire province. Log exports help our compelitors at the same time that they hur! our own industry. The BC interiors's main competitive advantage in global markets is that it has the world's lowest wood costs and the most efficient sawmills. China's disadvantage is that firms there face the world's highest wood costs and its mills are relatively inefficient. So far, our efficient mills and low wood costs trump their abysmally-low wages. But that won't last long if we keep helping them out by providing them relatively-low-cost wood. Today, dozens of BC sawmills are running by selling lumber - not raw logs - to China. When we ship them raw logs, we undermine the workers in those BC mills. Raw log exports are bad for workers and communities and bad for business in BC. We desperately:næd policies that ,r/ will ensu¡e that BC's resources help create jobs here in BC. Steelworkers have proposed the following measures to help turn things around: . An "equivalency fee" on log exports from BC Crown lands that would equal the difference between the export and domestic price for a log. This higher fee would erase the incentive to export an{drive down domestic log prices. While log export corporations would howl, BC mills would take advantage of lower prices, buy those logs, add value and create BCjobs. . The BC government should ask the federal government for equivalent measures to cover federally-regulated lands in BC; . A "backdoor" tax that would shift the collection of resource rents from the stump where they are currently collected to the back door of the mill or the export loading dock. This would make it more attractive for BC firms to buy, sell and add more value to BC wood. r A fund based on BC's share ol Canada-US Soltwood Lumber Agreement revenues, with the reveulles directed to supporting BC wood-manufacturing investment. ¡ A massive reforestation program to deal with the province's growing reforestation backlog. It would create jobs today and ensure healthier, more valuable forests in the future. The BC Liberals' attitude is that BC is helpless in the face of global markets ancl changing demand. Ir's rlot true. We 'What don't lack ideas, skiìls, knowledge or work ethic. we lack is political will. It's abont time we createcl more BC jobs using BC's resources. KP/re uswlu2009 96 Charting a new course for forestry ,u?" t ot, , o ü to Charting a new course for forestry The industry has emerged from bad times with diversified products and strong environmental credentials BY CATHERINE COBDEN, VANCOUVER SUN MAY 18, 2012 Resource development in oil and gas has recently been touted as the centrepiece of Canada's economic future but the move to revitalize another historic resource industry, the forest sector, also merits fresh attention. The Canadian forest products industry has been emerging from a difficult downturn by transforming itself. lt has been changing its business model by improving productivity and competitiveness, diversifying products and markets, building world-class environmental credentials and looking to ways to produce new innovative products from wood fibre. It's a budding success story and the industry now intends to build on the existing momentum. That's why the Forest Products Association of Canada is launching Vision 2020, a challenge to the sector as well as governments and other partners to drive the industry forward in the area of products, performance and people. Our first goal is to generate an additional $20 billion in economic activity from new innovations and growing markets by 2020. Canada needs to build on the work already under-way to research and develop new and innovative products made from trees. Pulp mills are already producing dissolving pulp to make rayon for clothing, or adding on the production of methanol, or producing specialty cellulose for pharmaceuticals. FPlnnovations, a unique industry/government partnership, brought in the world's first state-of-the-art demonstration plant that produced nano-crystalline cellulose from wood fibre for use in everything from bone replacement to cosmetics. Other world firsts and potential game-changers are now in the pipeline. Work is now underway on the lumber side as well to identify innovative construction products. When it comes to markets, industry is working with partners including government in such initiatives as the Emerging Markets Opportunities pro-gram to diversify markets. This effort is paying dividends. For example, forest products are now Canada's number 1 export to the Asia Pacific region, including China. Still the industry is setting its sights much higher in the area of new innovations and growing markets. The second goal is in environmental performance ? to deliver a further 3S-per-cent improvement in the industry's environmentalfootprint. Already the Canadian industry is emerging as the "greenest" forest products sector in the world. For example, Canada has more than 40 per cent of the world's certifìed forests, by far the most of any country. The industry has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by two thirds since 1990. Already mills produce bioenergy equivalent to the output of three nuclear reactors. The forest industry has also received global recognition for working in concert with environ-mental groups in 97 http ://www.vancouversun. com/storylrint.html?id:664295 5 &sponsor: 5lt8l20t2 Charting a new course for forestry Page2 of2 the landmark Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement. FPAC has identified 12 parameters where the industry will attempt to further its environmental credentials. This includes greenhouse gas emissions, forest management practices, caribou action planning, energy and water use, recycling, air contaminants and waste. The third goal relates to "people" and a desire to hire at least 60,000 new recruits including women, aboriginals and immigrants. After a decade of decline in the workforce, the Canadian forest products industry is now recruiting and offering solid careers for those with the skills, knowledge and desire to work in the sector. We need to find new ways to attract and retain young workers and also further reach out to female and first nations employees. The immigration sygtem needs to address the demand for skilled workers and tradespeople. There is a pressing need for traditional skills such as millwrights and electricians but as the industry transforms, it will also need technologists, chemical engineers, innovators and more. These ambitious goals in products, performance and people add up to an industry on the move and a vision of a Canadian forest products industry that will power Canada's new economy by being green, innovative and open to the world. We want the industry to be a place to grow and prosper. Within the next few months, FPAC will be going across the country to talk to our partners including governments to devise ways to make Vision2020 a reality. The Canadian forest products industry wants to position itself as one of the most innovative in the world, the most environmentally progressive in the world, and as an attractive magnet for skilled workers so that together we can help drive the Canadian economy well into the future. Catherine Cobden is president and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada. @ Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun 98 http://www.vancouversun. com/storylrint.html? id:664295 5 &sponsor: 5l18l2012