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Forest Resource Management and 30 unionized employees working in equipment maintenanceand logging. Forty-two (42) forest management consultants work for the company providingplanning, on-site supervision and specialized technical services. Seventy-eight (78) contractorfirms undertake logging, road construction and log hauling. Fourteen (14) silviculturecontractors provide forest management services.In recent years, there have also been significant changes and reduced employment and economicopportunities in the forest industry in BC. Annual allowable cuts have been reduced in someareas and logging costs have risen due to a number of factors including changing public demandsand legal requirements about logging practices. Commodity prices have been volatile andAmerican duties on softwood lumber have had a significant financial impact on the forestindustry. These and other factors have created strong pressures on companies like Tembec toincrease operating efficiencies and reduce costs. Tembec has undertaken a series of initiativesinvolving staff reductions, reductions to the number of contractors and the amount ofemployment provided by its forestry operations and rate renegotiations with its contractingforces. The effects of these changes are discussed in Criterion 4.1 in Appendix III.Page 56 of 89
APPENDIX I: FSC Reporting Form: Detailed FMO informationInformation prepared by Tembec and verified by assessment teamSCOPE OF CERTIFICATEType of certificate:Small/Low Intensity Managed Forest status:Group Certification Status:Number of group members (if applicable):Forest Management – Multi FMU – SingleManagerNot a SLIMFNot a ‘Group’Not ApplicableTotal number of Forest Management Units FMUs:listed below.Two (2) Volume based Forest Licences asDivision of the FMUs within the scope:Number of FMU-s Total forest area FMU group< 100 ha ha100 – 1000 ha ha1000 – 10 000 ha ha> 10 000 ha 2 267,834 haSLIMF FMUsN/A haList of each FMU included in the certificate: Forest Licence A19040 and A20212FMU FMU Owner Area/Volume Forest TypeForest Licence A19040Cranbrook TSATembec Industries Inc. 515,208 cubic metersanually (54.8% ofSubAlpine, Montane,and Columbia ForestForest Licence A20212Kootenay Lake TSATembec Industries Inc,TSA)105,573 cubic metersanually (15.5% ofTSA)620,781m3267, 834 ha (approx.) 5Product categories included in the scope (note: use FSC product category classification system):Type of product:Round WoodOther:Regions of CanadaSubAlpine, Montane,and Columbia ForestRegions of CanadaDescriptionPrincipally round wood sawlogs of various grades, including dry logsand occasionally pulp materialForest Types - Biophysical Description of the Timber Supply AreasThe Cranbrook TSA encompasses approximately 1.4 million hectares. There are three majorphysiographic regions that characterize the varied terrain of the TSA: the Rocky Mountains in the east, the5 267,834 ha is approximate due to the fact this is not an area-based tenure. Percentages of volumeapportionment are not directly translated to percentage of the Timber Harvesting Land Base of the TSA.Page 57 of 89
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Certified by:SmartWood Headquarters
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MWLAP Ministry of Water, Land and A
Page 5 and 6: 1. Scope of the Certificate1.1. Sco
Page 7 and 8: 2. ASSESSMENT PROCESS2.1 Certificat
Page 9 and 10: December 1-Jan 31,2006June 9, 2006
Page 11 and 12: The First Nations assessor (TL) wro
Page 13 and 14: During the assessment period, the a
Page 15 and 16: 3. ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND OBSERVAT
Page 17 and 18: FSC PrincipleP3 - IndigenousPeoples
Page 19 and 20: FSC PrincipleP4: CommunityRelations
Page 21 and 22: FSC PrincipleP4: CommunityRelations
Page 23 and 24: FSC PrincipleComments from Interest
Page 25 and 26: FSC PrincipleP5: Benefits fromthe F
Page 27 and 28: FSC PrincipleP6: EnvironmentalImpac
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Page 31 and 32: FSC PrincipleP7: ManagementPlanP7:
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Page 37 and 38: P7: ManagementPlanP8: Monitoring& A
Page 39 and 40: Tembec shall complete a summary of
Page 41 and 42: CAR #: 6/06 Reference Standard #: 3
Page 43 and 44: CAR #: 11/06 Reference Standard #:
Page 47 and 48: c) Clearly describes how monitoring
Page 49 and 50: In cases where the non-conformance
Page 51 and 52: Note for Future Annual Audits (Note
Page 53 and 54: planning processes to resolve confl
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Page 62 and 63: to local communities’ traditional
Page 64 and 65: 3 A19040 Fairy TBD3 A19040 Fernie A
Page 66 and 67: system category.Shelterwood systems
Page 68 and 69: Environmental protection measures,
Page 70 and 71: Forest Licence A20212: Harvesting m
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Page 74 and 75: Pre-condition #:1/06Non-conformance
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Page 82 and 83: CAR #: 6/06 Reference Standard #: 3
Page 84 and 85: Timeline for Conformance: By the en
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