Forested Area – 55% of Total Land Area Forested land remaining after removals for communities, farmland, water, and alpine zones.

Available for Harvest – 20% of Total Land Area Forested land remaining after removals for parks, old-growth protection, low-productivity forests, environmentally-sensitive terrain, wildlife habitat, stream buffers, and recreation features.

Annual Harvest – Less than 1% of Available to Harvest Area The forested land that is logged and replanted each year.

• Established September 1, 2008. • Total area: 10 113 ha. • Controlled recreation area for

competition, training, and currently used as a recreation facility.

• Fastest track in the world. • 1 of only 15 international

competition sliding tracks in the world.

Issue: Unique challenges associated with a population of approximately 2.5 million residents within one hour’s drive of the district. Approach: Engage with clubs and communities to utilise this as a resource. Use the large number of clubs, commercial recreation providers and motivated individuals to form partnership agreements to enhance public recreation. Manage and direct the efforts of these diverse groups so they can work together to achieve more.

Issue: High demands for recreation opportunities, with growth following the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic games. Approach: Build on the excitement provided by the Olympics/Paralympics to increase the number of long-term agreements enabling us to increase the number and quality of recreational opportunities in the district. Continue to encourage and facilitate the expansion and development of recreational opportunities by responsible public recreation groups. Coordinate the efforts of numerous public groups, commercial operators, First Nations, municipalities, regional districts and the province to grow recreational opportunities in the district.

Issue: Impacts on recreation from the construction of clean energy power projects and their associated power lines. Approach: Use a cooperative approach to work closely with community groups and the proponents to realize net gain to recreation through their developments. Try to educate them to the existing situation on the ground, and help them come to a realistic appreciation of the impacts they are having. Wherever possible we facilitate the proposal and development of recreational opportunities by the proponent. Encourage proponents to inform the public and take credit for the contribution they are making to improve recreational opportunities. This encourages a higher level of commitment by the proponents and reduces the level of conflict during and after construction. Encourage community and user groups to be an active participant and conduct negotiations with the proponent about relevant issues, allowing them to take the lead on the issues that are significant to them.

• One of the largest adventure tourism markets in Canada: o 2 major heli skiing operations. o 2 major cat skiing operations. o 4 multi activity tour companies (e.g.

snowmobile, ATV, dogsled, hiking, etc.) each employing up to 40 staff.

• Over 90 authorized/established summer use trails for recreation.

• 30 recreation sites and trails are managed through partnership agreements.

• 25% of land base is park or conservancy. • 2008 Sea to Sky Trail Strategy identified over

700 kms of mountain bike trails. • Over 78 000 winter backcountry users were

identified in 2008 survey carried out by Simon Fraser University.

• Largest ski resort in North America.

• Approximately 2.1 million annual visitors.

• Outdoor recreation capital of Canada.

• Home of Stawamus Chief Park, Canada’s big-wall rock climbing mecca.

• Over 200 km of single track mountain bike trails.

• Run-of-river waterpower projects are the primary type of clean energy project in the district.

• There are a total of 13 run-of-river projects one of which has been authorized but is not yet operating.

• There are 5 proposed run-of-river projects in the district being actively reviewed .

• Increasing smaller non-commercial waterpower applications for fulfilling residential power requirements and also contributing to BC Hydro’s Net Metering Program.

• Geothermal exploration at Mount Meager and Mount Cayley.

Issue: Lack of coordination on transmission lines with BC Hydro. Approach: Need higher level of buy in from BC Hydro for transmission line planning.

Issue: Professional Reliance. More energy is spent arguing against Crown professionals than undertaking the studies required. There is little accountability for impacts. Approach: Support staff to address issues through professional organizations (ABCFP, APB).

• Busiest FSR in the district.

• Approximately 80% of district budget.

• Accesses four First Nations communities.

• On the daily school bus route.

• Plan to make it a two lane four season road from Harrison to junction with Highway 99.

On August 6, 2010, Meager had the largest landslide in recorded Canadian history and it continues to be the most unstable landscape in Canada. • 55 million cubic metres

of debris. • 6 km of road, 2 bridges,

and over a million dollars of equipment destroyed.

• Approximately 1200 km of forest service road throughout district, most inspected annually.

• Maintain approximately 200 bridge structures. • Budget this year was approximately

$1.1 million. • Major projects include bridge replacements,

road lifts/realignments and erosion control. • There are several roads in the district that the

FLNRO manages on behalf of MoTI due to community or rural residents.

Issue: Deterioration of infrastructure (roads and bridges) historically maintained by the forest industry impacting a multitude of users (commercial recreation, communities). Approach: Identify high priority roads and develop focus plan to allocate resources appropriately.

Issue: Downstream impacts as a result of Meager Creek slide. Approach: Proactive erosion control, linking live weather information with revised road closure procedures to ensure public safety.

Issue: CEP impacts to road infrastructure. Approach: Work with proponents to ensure proposals/designs meet requirements of all road users, and develop partnerships to leverage funding opportunities.

• Established on May 11, 2009. • Held by the Cheakamus

Community Forest Limited Partnership; this consists of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation.

• Identified as pilot program for selling carbon credits in community forests.

• Timber Supply Review III was completed in May 2011 and resulted in a decrease in the annual allowable cut for the Soo TSA from 503 000cubic metres to 480 000 cubic metres.

• Approximately 50% of the AAC is controlled by First Nations.

Issue: Licensee harvest is currently primarily focused on Douglas-fir and western redcedar stands and avoiding hemlock and balsam stands due to domestic log markets. Approach: The district supports a local export OIC to encourage more harvesting of hemlock and balsam stands. Export file is on hold pending provincial decision by minister. Approval of an OIC would facilitate much needed investment in infrastructure to support both logging and commercial recreation industries.

Issue: Take or pay legislation has contributed to poor forest stewardship in the district. Focus on the higher value stands and less than optimum utilization. Approach: Similar to above, district supports an export OIC exemption. Export markets will increase value of lower quality stands and improve overall utilization.

The total area of the Soo TSA is 909 519 hectares of which 266 646 hectares are productive forested land base. 93 152 hectares of this is available for timber harvesting and is referred to as the timber harvesting land base.

Squamish Nation is the licensee for TFL 38.

• April 2008, Cabinet approved the Sea to Sky LRMP.

• LRMP provides current and future direction and guidance for the development of the entire district.

• Led to the Order Establishing Land Use Objectives for the Sea to Sky LRMP.

Issue: Recreation zoning has created unrealistic enforcement and management expectations among user groups. Approach: Continue managing expectations and look for “easy wins” to educate and satisfy recreation users. Focus enforcement activities consistent with risk management plan endorsed by C&E compliance leader and South Coast Region RMT.

Issue: Unresolved motorized/non-motorized zoning has considerable impact on commercial and public interests. Approach: Proceed with land use decisions with no zoning in place. Focus on highest and best use. Remain willing to engage with First Nations on zoning if they desire.

• There is a plan to establish WHA for the Spotted Owl by June 2012 and for the Marbeled Murrelet in 2012/2013.

Soo TSA Old-Growth

• 7 415 ha Draft OGMA. • 26 130 ha Legal OGMA.

Spotted Owl habitat 49 187 ha.

Grizzly Bear habitat 33 675 ha.

Ungulate Winter Range 81 694 ha.

Issue: Significant impact to old-growth management areas, ungulate winter ranges and wildlife management areas by other industries and commercial interest has significant impact on the timber harvesting land base. Approach: Project to reconcile encumbrances and free up timber harvesting land base.

• Seven First Nations have asserted traditional territory and Indian reserves in the district. Through various forest licence agreements, First Nations control approximately 50% of the Soo AAC. Squamish Nation is the licensee for Tree Farm Licence 38.

• In-SHUCK-ch (Skatin, Samahquam) Nation is in the advanced stages of treaty stage 5 and Tsleil-Waututh is nearing a signed Agreement in Principle in stage 4.

• The Sea-to-Sky LRMP includes land use agreements with the Squamish, Lil’wat and In-SHUCK-ch Nations.

• All First Nations currently hold forest consultation and revenue sharing agreements.

Issue: Xa’xtsa Douglas First Nation has recently withdrawn from the In-SHUCK-ch treaty table and has identified their own consultative area. Approach: Have requested that they be given their own FCRSA. We will work with MARR to get Xa’xtsa a separate forest consultation and revenue sharing agreement during 2012/13; in the meantime they are covered and accommodated under the In-SHUCK-ch forest consultation and revenue sharing agreement.

Issue: In-SHUCK-ch has been through the treaty land selection stage, and some additional work prior to completion of treaty is now required as a result of Xa’xsta withdrawal. Approach: Operational forestry decisions are ongoing within designated treaty settlement lands in the interim; current OIC expires in August 2013.

Issue: Lil’wat and Squamish Nations are partners with the Resort Municipality of Whistler in the Cheakamus Community Forest, and are continuing a practice of working together that was initiated in the build-up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic games. Approach: We encourage all First Nation clients and other proponents to work collaboratively for efficient resource management and to maximize value of the public resource.

Issue: Tsleil-Waututh Nation is approaching the treaty land selection stage of work with MARR, and is finalizing all the chapters of text that would make up a modern treaty. Approach: We are working closely with MARR negotiators to ensure that natural resource values are fully considered and valued in any land offer.