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Interior Forest Sector
Renewal
Ensuring local insight and input informs
how we shape a prosperous and
competitive Interior future forest sector
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
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Welcome & Introduction
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Thank you for being here today to support our Interior forest sector and contributing to B.C.’s thriving economy.
The Interior sector is facing challenges, as we all know. A shrinking supply of beetle-killed timber, record wildfire seasons,
U.S. lumber trade actions and declining lumber prices have all made business more difficult.
We need to take a different approach to address these challenges and secure and restore B.C.’s forestry jobs. That’s why
you’re here today. We need to hear your ideas and solutions.
I have asked industry, labour, First Nations and leaders in forest-dependent communities to come together and create a
framework that will keep the industry thriving and grow it into tomorrow.
It’s a locally-led, collaborative process to support communities and set our course for the future of forestry in the Interior.
This is our opportunity to build the future we all want:
• a competitive forest industry;
• opportunities for local workers;
• meaningful partnerships with First Nations; and
• security for forest-dependent communities.
I know you want to be a part of the solution.
I am confident that by working together we can chart a positive future for the forestry industry and the communities, workers
and families who rely on it.
Thank you for taking the time to help.
Doug Donaldson
Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource
Operations and Rural Development
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• Provide context of Interior Forest Sector Renewal Initiative
• Learn about the initiative's engagement process
• Learn about the policy areas and opportunities for change
• Roll up our sleeves and get creative and collaborative
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Objectives for Session today
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
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The Province wants to hear from you:
Examples:
o Forest and Range Practices Act
o CleanBC
o Climate Adaptation
o Private Managed Forest Land program
o Improving wildlife management and habitat conservation
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Context – Linking to other public engagement
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Forest
policy
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oLow lumber prices
oLong standing softwood lumber dispute
oAllowable annual cut reductions: forest pest infestations, wildfires
oMill curtailments and closures
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Context – Why Interior Forest Sector Renewal?
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Provincial Objectives for a Renewed Interior Forest Sector
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Interior Forest Sector
Renewal
Globally competitive forest sector
Resilient communities and workforce
Reconciliation with Indigenous communities
Sustainable forest management
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Government is engaging on:
o Interior Forest Sector Renewal
o Timber Supply Area-level collaboration
o Policy creation (4 buckets or vehicles are legislation and policy, partnerships, guidance and tools, incentives)
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Context – Two parts to engagement
on Interior Forest Sector Renewal
Forest Policy Initiative Timber Supply Area collaborations
Why? Seek your ideas Encourage partnerships to develop a
shared vision at a TSA level
What? Input opportunity for policy
and program change
Multi-interest groups to work together to
establish shared interests for future
Who? Indigenous Nations, local
governments, industry, labour,
stakeholders connected to and
involved in forest sector, and
the interested public
Leaders of communities, industry,
Indigenous Nations, labour – working at
local level
When? Mid summer/fall Spring 2019 onwards
How? Meetings like this, or online Self-identified groups
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Next steps = Forest Policy Initiative engagement avenues:
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
How to share
ideas?
What is the
timing?
Best way to
share ideas?
What happens to ideas?
Participate in
regional / local
meetings
Through
website:
engage.gov.
bc.ca/
interiorforest
renewal
• Reviewed to see how
ideas/inputs support the
provincial objectives
• Grouped together in themes
• Produce a “What We Heard”
report
• Inform government policy
deliberations
Share thoughts
in an email
submission
Complete online
form
July 18
-
October
11
Mechanisms for Change
Policy
Legislation
Regulation
Partnerships
Tools
Guidance
Programs
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Mechanisms for Change
Legislation
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Features:
• Complex to
develop
• Clarifies
general
government
direction
• Sets framework
• Challenging to
revise
Examples:
• Forest Act
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Mechanisms for Change
Regulation
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Features:
• Provides
details for
legislation
• Moderately
challenging to
revise
Examples:
• Cut Control
Regulation
• Transfer
Regulation
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Mechanisms for Change
Policy
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Features:
• Flexible to
change
• Simple to
introduce &
revise
(relative to
legislation and
regulation)
Examples:
• Interior
Appraisal
Manual
• Chief Forester
Standards for
Seed Use
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Mechanisms for Change
Tools
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Features:
• Provide a
function to
support
planning,
decisions,
engagement
Examples:
• LiDAR forest
inventory
• iMAP
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Mechanisms for Change
Partnerships
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Features:
• Opportunities
for parties to
pool
resources and
know-how to
advance
beneficial
work
Examples:
• Indigenous
Peoples
forestry
technical
training
program
• Bioproducts
research with
FPInnovations
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Mechanisms for Change
Guidance
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Features:
• Can interpret
policies and
regulation
• Can provide non-
binding
recommendations
Examples:
• Guide to
Visual Quality
Objectives
(VQOs)
program
• District
Manager
Letters of
Expectation
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Mechanisms for Change
Programs
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Features:
• Often
connected
with funding
• Leveraged
with other
party funding
Examples:
• Forest Carbon
Initiative
• Rural
Dividend
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
Policy Areas For Input
Forest Tenure and Fibre
Supply
Climate Change and
Forest Carbon
Manufacturing Capacity and
Fibre Utilization
Wood Products
Innovation
Reconciliation with
Indigenous communities
Fibre and Sustainability of Timber and Non-Timber
Forest Values
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Policy Areas For Input
Forest Tenure
and Fibre Supply
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Policy Areas For Input
Climate Change
and Forest Carbon
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Policy Areas For Input
Manufacturing Capacity and
Fibre Utilization
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Policy Areas For Input
Wood Products
Innovation
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Policy Areas For Input
Reconciliation with
Indigenous communities
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Policy Areas For Input
Fibre and Sustainability of Timber and Non-Timber
Forest Values
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Provincial Objectives for a Renewed Interior Forest Sector
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Interior Forest Sector
Renewal
Globally competitive forest sector
Resilient communities and workforce
Reconciliation with Indigenous communities
Sustainable forest management
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Next steps = Forest Policy Initiative engagement avenues:
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL
How to share
ideas?
What is the
timing?
Best way to
share ideas?
What happens to ideas?
Participate in
regional / local
meetings
Through
website:
engage.gov.
bc.ca/
interiorforest
renewal
• Reviewed to see how
ideas/inputs support the
provincial objectives
• Grouped together in themes
• Produce a “What We Heard”
report
• Inform government policy
deliberations
Share thoughts in
an email
submission
Complete online
form
July 18
-
October
11
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• Small group discussions
• Visit four tables, based on your interests
• 30 minutes per table / topic
• Five topics to choose from
• Table facilitator will start conversation
• No agreement necessary – all opinions are valid, all input welcome
• You can share your thoughts online after the session
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Ready, set, ideas!What’s important to you?
IDEAS FOR INTERIOR FOREST SECTOR RENEWAL