MANITOBA WOODLAND SERVICES MANUAL by Richard C. Rounds, Editor Joan Rollheiser, Project Coordinator Brad Milne, Research Assistant Krista Ripley, Research Assistant The Rural Development Institute Brandon University 1994 RDI Report Series 1994-1 The study on which this report is based was funded under the Canada­ Manitoba Partnership Agreement in Forestry. The views, conclusions and recommendations are those of the author. Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Main entry under title: Manitoba woodland services manual (RDI report series; 1994-1) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-895397-27-8 1. Forest products industry - Manitoba - Directories. I. Rounds, R.C. (Richard C.) II. Rollheiser, Joan M. (Joan Marie), 1959- III. Milne, Brad, 1970- IV. Ripley, Krista V. Brandon University. Rural Development Institute. VI. Series. IS803.M35 1994 338.4'7674'0257127 C94-920055-/ ABSTRACT This manual provides information on sawmills with production ofless than 100 MBF per year, sawmills with production of more than 100 MBF, primary mills who will offer custom services to the smaller mills, and persons or fIrms who are willing to provide a custom service in any of the following areas: felling, bucking and skidding, kiln drying, planing, planting/reforesting and trucking. TIle manual has been subdivided by forest section, and again by Rural Municipality or Local Government District within each section. Appreciation goes to all persons who contributed information to make this manual possible. 1beir contribu­ tion is gratefully acknowledged. Thanks also are extended to all the Natural Resource OffIcers, staff of Manitoba Natural Resources Forestry Branch, Agricultural Representatives, Secretary-Treasurers and Resident Administrators of the RMs and LGDs, non-governmental and governmental organizations involved with forestry, woodlot, shelterbelt planning and related programs for all the assistance given in helping us locate sawmills or persons/fIrms involved in the forest industry. Our purpose in producing this manual is to assist the business ventures of rural Manitobans involved in forest production, and those who service producers. Rural development requires the wise use of not only our natural resources, but also our human resources. By making everyone interested in private land and small scale forest operations aware of the services available, we hope to allow contact among all parties, and improvement in business transactions. At the same time, knowledge of governmental and private programs will assist private citizens in the timely and appropriate use of available resources with which to manage our forest. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIAnONS USED IN THIS MANUAL ............................. 1 PROVINCIAL SUMMARY ........................................ 2 FOREST SECTION - ASPEN PARKLAND Aspen Parkland Forest Section . 6 Sawmills - Production Less Than 100 MBF . 7 Sawmills - Production More Than 100 MBF ............................ 9 Primary Mills - Custom Services .................................. 10 Custom Felling, Bucking and Skidding ............................... 11 Kiln Driers .............................................. 12 Planers ................................................ 13 PlanterslReforestation ........................................ 14 Trucking Firms . 15 FOREST SECTION - CHURCHILL RIVER Churchill River Forest Section ..................................... 19 Sawmills - Production Less Than 100 MBF . 20 FOREST SECTION - HAYES RIVER Hayes River Forest Section . 22 Sawmills - Production Less Than 100 MBF . 23 FOREST SECTION - HIGHROCK Highrock Forest Section ........................................ 26 Sawmills - Production Less Than 100 MBF ............................. 27 Custom Felling, Bucking and Skidding ............................... 28 Planers ................................................ 29 Trucking Firms . 30 FOREST SECTION - INTERLAKE Interlake Forest Section . 32 Sawmills - Production Less Than 100 MBF ............................. 33 Sawmills - Production More Than 100 MBF ............................ 35 Custom Felling, Bucking and Skidding ............................... 36 Planers ................................................ 37 PlanterslReforestation ........................................ 38 Trucking Firms . 39 FOREST SECTION - LAKE WINNIPEG EAST Lake Winnipeg East Forest Section ..................................42 Sawmills - Production More Than 100 MBF ............................ 43 Custom Felling, Bucking and Skidding ............................... 44 Trucking Firms . 45 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREST SECTION - MOUNTAIN Mountain Forest Section ........................................ 48 Sawmills - Production Less Than 100 MBF ............................. 49 Sawmills - Production More Than 100 MBF ............................ 50 Primary Mills - Custom Services .................................. 53 Custom Felling, Bucking and Skidding ............................... 54 Planers ................................................ 55 PlantersiReforestation ........................................ 56 Trucking Firms . 57 FOREST SECTION - NELSON RIVER Nelson River Forest Section ...................................... 60 Custom Felling, Bucking and Skidding ............................... 60 FOREST SECTION - PINELAND Pineland Forest Section . 62 Sawmills - Production Less Than 100 MBF . 63 Sawmills - Production More Than 100 MBF ............................ 64 Custom Felling, Bucking and Skidding ............ 65 Planers ................................................ 66 Trucking Firms . ..-. 67 FOREST SECTION - SASKATCHEWAN RIVER Saskatchewan River Forest Section .................................. 70 Sawmills - Production Less Than 100 MBF ............................. 71 Sawmills - Production More Than 100 MBF ............................ 72 PlantersiReforestation ..................... 73 Trucking Firms . 74 PLANNING SERVICES Government Programs ......................................... 76 NGO Programs ............................................. 81 Conservation Districts ......................................... 85 Suppliers ................................................ 90 ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF FOREST SERVICES ........................... 93 iv LIST OF FIGURES 1. Manitoba Forest Sections . 3 2. Total lumber consumption of secondary sawmills in Manitoba, 1993 ................ 4 3. Total present lumber consumption of secondary sawmills - Aspen Parkland Forest Section, 1993 6 4. Percentage of total lumber consumption by species, secondary sawmills - Aspen Parkland Forest Section, 1993 .......................................... 6 5. Total present lumber consumption of secondary sawmills - Churchill River Forest Section, 1993 . 19 6. Percentage oflumber consumption by species, secondary sawmills - Churchill River Forest Section, 1993 ................................................... 19 7. Total present lumber consumption of secondary sawmills - Hayes River Forest Section, 1993 ... 22 8. Total present lumber consumption by species, secondary sawmills - Hayes River Forest Section, 1993 ................................................... 22 9. Total present lumber consumption of secondary sawmills, Highrock Forest Section, 1993 ..... 26 to. Total present lumber consumption by species, secondary sawmills - Highrock Forest Section, 1993 . .. 26 11. Total present lumber consumption of secondary sawmills - Interlake Forest Section, 1993 ..... 32 12. Total present lumber consumption by species, secondary sawmills - Interlake Forest Section, 1993 ................................................... 32 13. Total present lumber consumption of secondary sawmills - Lake Winnipeg East Forest Section, 1993 ................................................... 42 14. Total present lumber consumption by species, secondary sawmills - Lake Winnipeg East Forest Section, 1993 ..... 42 15. Total present lumber consumption of secondary sawmills - Mountain Forest Section, 1993 ..... 48 16. Total present lumber consumption by species, secondary sawmills - Mountain Forest Section, 1993 . .48 17. Total present lumber consumption of secondary sawmills - Pineland Forest Section, 1993 ..... 62 18. Total present lumber consumption by species, secondary sawmills - Pineland Forest Section, 1993 ................................................... 62 19. Total present lumber consumption of secondary sawmills - Saskatchewan River Forest Section, 1993 ................................................... 70 20. Total present lumber consumption by species, secondary sawmills - Saskatchewan River Forest Section, 1993 . 70 v ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL Coniferous Trees BF = Balsam Fir BS = Black Spruce EC = Cedar JP = JackPine RP=RedPine TL = TamarackILarch WP = White Pine WS = White Spruce Deciduous Trees AS = Ash, White & Green B = Basswood BA = Balsam Poplar E=WhiteElm MM = Manitoba Maple TA = Trembling Aspen WB = White Birch WO = Oak, White Type of Forest Operation FBS = Felling, Bucking and Skidding KD = Kiln Drier PF = Planters, Reforestation PL = Planer PR = Primary SE = Secondary TR = Trucking 1 PROVINCIAL SUMMARY 'This Manitoba Woodland Services Manual is the third in a series of publications relating to forest-based industries in Manitoba. The Directory of Primary Wood-Using Industries in Manitoba - 1991 reviewed the major forest product producers in the province. It summarizes each operation, providing mill location, ownership, capacity, production, employment, wood supply, products, markets, equipment, and factors