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-!. Stumpage i -I >, ~ I ’ <strong>Squamish</strong> and owe Sound District Chamber of Commerce S~~le~el.~t to the Sauamish Times appraisal seminar a first i .= W.V.(BSll) Manssn Chairman Forestry Committee January 12,1993 was a first in a number of ways. It was the first time the Forestry Committee of the <strong>Squamish</strong> & Howe Sound Chamber of Commerce initiated a sssion to examine the “Stumpage Appraisal System”, exists and how it:works. The progam endeavored to ‘: explore the issue filly and answer these questions in simple Most of the attendees do not need such information in their yors, councillors, school board or college dian bands or Chamber of Commerce reps along with an E.D.O. and a few from the small logging sector how that what goes on in the forest is going to have a pro- found impact on many of the decisions facing them today and more so in the future. ceded that the public at large do not have wledge of how the forest industry works, our politicians at all levels. This is not being , it’s just that in the past the forests have not been with- mandate of responsibility. However, the time is now upon us all to take a grezter interest in matters regarding our resources and their impact upon us. It is also obvious that senior governments are going to look more to the grassroots for guidance. As a Chamber of Commerce, we have felt for some time that we could and should play a more active role in such ini- tiatives, including study sessions attended by various stake- holders or concerned citizens who are willing to give of their time to address important issues. A few months ago we suggested to the lo<strong>ca</strong>l Ministry of Forests officials that we thought a seminar on the Stumpage Appraisal System would be of value to a variety of people within lo<strong>ca</strong>l government, edu<strong>ca</strong>tional institutions, etc. and who by their positions, are often <strong>ca</strong>lled upon to speak on issues relative to our resources. This is not a responsibility to be taken lightly. Out of our request for help <strong>ca</strong>me an offer by the M.O.F. to provide the facility and the services of their special team to conduct the seminar. This was also a first anywhere within the province. It was primarily a learning situation for the majority of those attending, and while it was strange stuff for most, it stimulated a great deal of interest and in the process answered The <strong>Squamish</strong> Forest District office was the site ob the first- ever stumpage appraisal system seminar in B.C. Attending were (br): Paul Kuster, Ministry of Forests; Stephen Edwards, A p p r a i sa 1 s 0 f fi e e r ; Wayne Arnold, Appraisals Officer; Larry Elchuk, Ministry of Forests; Wendy Magee, Cham- ber of Commerce (manager); Bill Manson, Chamber of Com- merce (Forestry Chairman); and Lynn WaugR, Chamber of Commerce (Immediate Past Bresiden t). many questions. A number of statistics emerged during question period - for example, B.C. has a total area of 95 million hectares, of which 95 per cent is Crown owned. From these lands, only 200,000 hectares produce our annual cut of 75 million cubic metres. In 1990-9 1, $573,200,000 in revenue was produced while it cost $500,000,000 to operate the M.O,F. Within this corridor (the SO0 TSA) there was about $6,400,000 generat- ed for stumpage, royalties, fees, etc. This represents 1.1 per cent of the provincial total. We, as a Chamber, are greatly indebted to Paul Kuster, the District Manager, Lany Elchuk, Field Operations Supervisor and the special team of presenters, Steve Edwards and Wayne Arnold from the Regional Office for making this event possi- ble. We extend our thanks also to those who made themselves available to attend, several travelling from a considerable dis- tance under winter conditions. In the fbture, we will be looking at other issues of land use and forest management. There is much to be done to assure our forests play their proper role within society and society plays its proper role within the forests. The Chamber of Commerce extends a warm welcome to the following new membcr: Hinds Funeral and Memorial Services Lid Lyle and Lori Hinds Professional and dign$ed cremation, burial and memorial services. 381 23 2nd Ave. 892-3683 For more information on membership, contact the Chamber at 892-9244
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