Fort St. John Results Based Pilot Projects

Public Advisory Group Meeting #8

 

September 24, 2001

 

 

6:00pm to 9:30pm

 

Fort St. John Cultural Center

Attendance:

 

 

Name

Interest

Phone

Email

Participants:

 

 

 

Doug Russell

Louisiana-Pacific

782-3302

  

Jeff Beale

Slocan LP OSB Corp

261-6464

  

Warren Jukes

Canfor

788-4355

  

 

 

 

  

PAG Interest Representatives and Alternates:

 

  

Mike Waberski

Oil and Gas

787-0300

  

Ron Wagner

Labour

787-0172

  

Budd Phillips

Non-comm. Recreation

 

  

Frank Schlicting

Range, Agric. & Priv. Woodlots

 

  

Orland Wilkerson

Urban Communities

 

  

 

 

 

  

Facilitator:

 

 

  

Gail Wallin

 

305-1003

  

 

 

 

  

Advisors:

 

 

  

Joelle Scheck

Ministry of Water, Air, Lands and Parks

 

  

Paul Wooding

Canfor

 

  

Ron Rutledge

Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, FSJ

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

Observers:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome

·        Self-introductions were made around the table.

·        Review of meeting agenda.  No changes proposed to the agenda and accepted.

 

1.      Review of Meeting Summary of July 12, 2001

·        3 changes were tabled requiring an amendment to the July 12 minutes which included:

·         Remove reference of ( R )  From the list of attendees

·        Remove the reference to a specific interest in # 3, bullet 3, regarding oil and gas.

·        Revise wording of  # 4, bullet 3 as reflected in the amended minutes.

·        Provide definition prior to the use of acronyms (ongoing action)

 

Based on these changes, the Public Advisory Group (PAG) accepted the meeting summary as amended.

 

 

2.      Review Status of Draft Regulation & Detailed Pilot Project Proposal

·        Warren reviewed the status and advised PAG that the review of the Regulation was before the Legislative review counsel and must be completed by Sept. 29/01. 

·        Ministry staff had recommended a few minor changes, which the partners dealt with just recently.  All changes have retained the original intent of the Regulation.

·        We are expecting Regulation approval and implementation by the province effective November 1, 2001.

 

 

3.      Presentation and Discussion on CSA (Canadian Standards Association) Certification & Developing a Sustainable Forest Management Plan

§         Warren briefly re-affirmed that the direction of the pilot project was to pursue CSA certification as the prime component of developing a Sustainable Forest Management Plan.

Paul gave a detailed overview of what the six (6) Criteria are as per the CSA standards using a PowerPoint presentation and handouts of the Criteria matrix, covering the Values, Goals, Indicators and Objectives.  The group went through an example as a means of seeing how the pieces fit together.

 

§         A discussion followed as to what was the appropriate and logical order to complete the matrix with the PAG members.  See below for results.

 

 

4.      DECISIONS

·        How to proceed with completing the CSA Criteria and Critical Elements Matrix?

·        The PAG requested that the partners to provide a draft CSA matrix to the PAG circulating it well before the next meeting.

·        The PAG also requested Canfor to circulate copies of four other completed matrices that they have developed in concert with PAG’s in other communities.

·        Regarding the review of other background material such as the Fort St. John LRMP, it was decided that a review of the LRMP would be done before the group begins work on the CSA matrix requirements for “indicators and objectives”.

·        Regarding the rate and schedule for completing the CSA matrix, we will be targeting completion of input to the “values and goals” over the next two meetings.

 

·        The PAG agreed to the above process for moving forward in providing input to CSA.

 

 

·        Next meetings: November 13, 2001  &  December 3, 2001.

 

·        Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm.