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The Timber Supply Review in a nutshell
ALLOWABLE CUT REDUCED
- British Columbia’s chief forester’s determination of the allowable annual cut (AAC) is based on information ranging from technical forestry reports, First Nations and public input to the government’s social and economic goals. - Started in 1992 to update the understanding of timber supply in each of the province’s 38 timber supply areas (TSAs). - The AAC is the maximum amount of timber that the chief forester determines is reasonable to harvest from the TSA.
The Tolko mill yard in Merritt Ian Webster/Herald
Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
B.C.’s chief forester has decreased the allowable annual cut (AAC) in the Merritt timber supply area (TSA), dropping it from 2.4 million cubic metres to 1.5 million. By March 24, 2021 it will decrease to 1.2 million cubic metres. So far, the full impact of this immediate 37 per cent reduction is yet to be determined. Don Brown — owner of ML Brown Logging in Merritt — has had a
contract with the local Tolko mill for half a century. He said that for now business is going strong, but that could change. “It might mean we shut it down. We’ll have to wait and see what happens,” he said of the reduced allowable annual cut. Brown said he still needs to have his yearly meeting with the mill. With the new limit set, the Minister of Forests Lands and Natural Resources, Steve Thomson, says he will
determine how to disperse that amount throughout the TSA over the next couple of months. “We’ll be working with the communities, and the industry and First Nations and making those decisions,” Thomson said. “It’s not going to be an easy process, but we need to make sure that for the area we have an ongoing sustainable level of harvest,” the minister said. Murray Wilson, Tolko manager of stewardship and tenures for B.C.
and Manitoba told the Herald the company doesn’t expect their apportionment of the Merritt TSA to change from its current level. He said he expects the minister will complete his decisions on apportionment by June. “At that time, then we’ll know how much our individual license is impacted,” said Wilson. Wilson said the new allowable annual cut matched Tolko’s expectations. The new limit is
- The chief forester’s job is to determine the AAC for each TSA every ten years, or, as in the case of the Merritt TSA, whenever it is deemed necessary.
- The last TSA done in comparable to what it was Merritt was in December before the mountain pine of 2010. The chief forester at that time said beetle epidemic began. that as the mountain pine “Now that we have nearly completed salvage beetle was wrapping up its attack on the district, he harvesting of mountain pine beetle-affected stands wanted to get back sooner than the typical 10 year in the Merritt timber period. supply area, my new determination signals a return to more sustainable - Forest composition and management, and harvesting practices that objectives for that land will support and ensure base, the region, and the the long-term timber supply,” said chief forester province are some of Diane Nicholls in a press the factors considered by the chief forester when release. determining the annual See ‘No further’ Page 3 allowable cut.
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Ranges pass forest practices audit Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD
Five range areas around Merritt and Princeton have been branded with the stamp of compliance by the province’s forest practices watchdog. An audit report, released by the Forest Practices Board on March 31, examined four range agreement areas around Merritt, and a smaller range area just north of Princeton. Each area corresponds with an agreement signed by a rancher, who maintains the area for livestock grazing while protecting riparian areas, and managing for drought conditions among other responsibilities. In general, the report concluded that all five areas were in compliance with their range agreements, said Darlene Oman, communications director with the Forest Practices Board. The board serves as the province’s
independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, and reports its findings directly to the provincial government and the public. The audit report identified two areas out of the five surveyed where livestock had done some lasting damage to riparian, or streamside areas. The areas were so small, said Oman, that the damages weren’t “considered very significant.” “It’s more advice to the ranchers, to be careful around those areas and make sure they are managing their cattle so it doesn’t get worse,” she said. Mostly, the range agreement holders were lauded in the report for good maintenance of the crown lands. “The board is pleased to see these range agreement holders are working hard to manage their livestock grazing on public land,” said board chair Tim
Ryan. “These areas have been subject to serious drought conditions, reducing the forage available for grazing. In response, some range agreement holders have shown stewardship by voluntarily reducing the number of cattle they are grazing.” Another concern raised by the report is one that good stewardship on the part of the ranchers cannot solve: invasive plant species appearing with more regularity. “These range agreement areas, similar to other grassland ecosystems with the district, are experiencing a rapid spread of invasive plants (mostly knapweed)” an excerpt from the report reads, “likely being exacerbated by the high number of recreational users on the range agreement area.” For problems like the spread of invasive species, Oman said the only steps
ranchers are required to take are limited to mostly preventative measures, while a lot of the responsibility for eliminating the species falls on the shoulders of higher levels of government. “It’s a little bit of both [ranchers and the government], explained Oman. “The ranchers have a requirement that they not contribute to the spread of invasive species. But the species come in there from a whole range of activities that the ranchers have no effect on,” explained Oman. The audits were conducted in September of 2015, based on the Forest Practices Board’s criteria for selecting areas for its annual audit process. First, a geographical region is selected at random — in this case, the Cascades natural resource district — and then range agreements are selected for an audit based on a number
of factors, including proximity to one another. The Cascades district, as one of the major grassland areas in B.C., is an important area for the cattle industry, said Oman.
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City unhappy with DNA analysis tab Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
The City of Merritt isn’t happy with having to absorb new costs for DNA analysis services. At a police committee meeting in March, Merritt Mayor Neil Menard said that the city needs to let the province know it isn’t happy with these costs, noting that it will be a topic of discussion at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria this September. Last year, the city paid $1,400 for 25 per cent of its detachment’s DNA analysis costs — which are being phased
in over the next three years. This year, the city is budgeting about $13,000 for these costs and $15,600 for next year, director of finance Sheila Thiessen told the Herald. “It’s kind of ironic — and you can understand where [city] council’s frustrated — because on one hand we have the municipal auditor-general saying you have to pay closer attention to your policing costs and then on the other hand the province turns around and downloads costs,” Thiessen said. Local governments have just recently
started footing the bill for DNA analysis services. These costs are not funded from an agreement between the federal and provincial governments that expired in 2014. Historically, the federal government funded the cost of DNA analysis services, with provinces and territories chipping in a
fixed amount of about $3.8 million. B.C.’s share was about $1.3 million. A new agreement between the provinces and Ottawa was reached last June, which has the provinces and territories paying 54 per cent of the costs and the federal government paying 46 per cent. The amount paid by each province
or territory is based on their proportionate share of DNA analysis requests from their respective jurisdictions. The share of the costs municipalities are paying has been increasing. For 2014-15, B.C. agreed to pay the full $2.5 million cost apportioned to it and municipalities — up from the $1.3 million flat rate it had been paying previously. Last year, the province agreed to pay a base contribution of $1.3 million and 75 per cent of the remaining cost of $2.3 million, leaving $567,000 to be split amongst local
governments. This year, the province will continue to pay a $1.36 million base contribution and the remaining costs will be split between the province and local governments based on usage. Starting in 201718 the cost will be based on the two-year average actual cost of the lab and two-year average usage. In B.C., all police agencies, including municipal police departments, use the services of the RCMP DNA lab, with some support of accredited private laboratories.
No further job cuts expected at Tolko From Page 1 In a document outlining her rationale for the new allowable annual cut, Nicholls stated that reducing the harvest from 2.4 million cubic metres to 1.5 million is significant and has serious implications for the economic stability of local communities in the Merritt TSA. Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart told the Herald that while the drop is significant, the local mills have been aware the drop was coming down after the harvesting of mountain pine beetle-affected timber, and have planned for this. “There’s lots of opportunity for consultation and input and hopefully we can minimize the impact locally,” Tegart said. Last November, Tolko laid off 29 full-time employees and curtailed their small log production in response to expected reductions to the annual allowable cut.
(Left) Graphic of the allowable annual cut for the Merritt Timber Supply Area over the years. (Above) The boundary of the Merritt Timber Supply Area. Merritt Timber Supply Area Timber Supply Analysis Discussion Paper, July 2015.
Sawmill superintendent for the Merritt Tolko, Dwayne Thiessen told the Herald the mill isn’t expected to experience any further job cuts. “There are no further reductions in manpower expected with the current announcement of 1.5 million AAC,” Thiessen said. Representatives from Merritt’s other local lumber mill, Aspen
Planers, could not be reached for comment before the Herald’s press deadline. This is the second decrease of Merritt’s TSA in six years. In 2010, the allowable annual cut decreased from 2.8 million cubic metres to 2.4 million. The Merritt TSA covers 1.13 million hectares. Of the total area,
approximately 590,000 hectares are available for timber harvesting. In 2010, that number was 803,558 hectares. Communities in the timber supply area include Merritt, Princeton, Tulameen, Douglas Lake and Spences Bridge, as well as the First Nations communities of Coldwater, Cooks Ferry, Nooaitch, Shackan, Upper Nicola, Lower Nicola and Upper Similkameen. The allowable annual cut is determined through a timber supply review.
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FISH HATCHERY TO BE BUILT ON SPIUS CREEK The federal department of Fisheries and Oceans is going ahead with plans to build a $400,000 fish hatchery at the junction of Spius Creek and the Nicola River west of Merritt. Although actual construction won’t begin until spring, already surveyors have been on the site, and drilling for ground water is to begin this week. John McNally, senior engineer with the Slamonid Enhancement Program in Vancouver, told the Herald that the Spius Creek project is one of five similar hatcheries to be built in the province. The hatchery will be a ‘midsized pilot” and if the chinook and coho salmon can be reared successfully, McNally indicated, a larger hatchery may be developed.
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Debts and deficits When any level of government releases an annual budget often the focus tends to be largely and understandably on what programs and projects an elected government will increase or decrease funding on. Seldom is there much of a discussion on the long term impacts of a budget on future generations of citizens. In the case of the recent federal budget introduced by the Liberal government last week, DAN ALBAS there are a View from the number of HILL important questions to be asked that I believe all Canadians should be mindful of. One of them I will summarize in this week’s report. Recently the TD Bank issued a forecast report predicting that the cumulated debt by increased deficit spending of the Liberal government will reach $150 billion over the next five years. Astute political watchers will know this is very close to the $154 billion in debt that was added under the former Conservative government before it returned to balance. This raises the question — if both governments are increasing similar amounts of debt, why is this now a concern? There are a number of reasons why I raise this issue. In the case of the former government, the $154 billion in new debt was added over a 10 year period, with many of those years experiencing a worldwide economic recession not seen in decades. In the case of the $150 billion in new debt from the Liberal government, this is being proposed in just half the number of years (only five) and at a time when Canada is not in a recession but rather a period of slow but positive economic growth.
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B.C. has the lowest minimum wage in the country Friday might have been April Fools’ Day, but it’s no joke that BC has the lowest minimum wage in the country, says the B.C. Federation of Labour. “Today is the day that British Columbia officially moves into last place with the lowest minimum wage in Canada,” said Irene Lanzinger, President of the B.C. Federation of Labour. “Despite having the highest cost of living, Premier Clark and the B.C. Liberals have chosen to leave hundreds of thousands of lowwage workers in poverty.” The B.C. Federation of Labour continues to call on the B.C. Liberal government to increase the minimum wage to $15/hour to ensure that a person working full-time and earning the minimum wage can live above the poverty line. “There are more than half a million workers earning less than $15/hour in this province. That’s 27 per cent of our entire workforce earning a wage that is at or below the poverty line,” said Lanzinger.
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There is a growing list of jurisdictions in North America moving to a $15/hour minimum wage, the most recent being the State of California. The Premier might be happy to turn her back on the growing ranks of low-wage earners in this province, but British Columbians disagree with her on this issue. A poll conducted by Insights West reveals that 83 per cent of British Columbians think it is necessary to ensure a person earning the minimum wage lives above the poverty line. Furthermore, 76 per cent support raising the minimum wage to $15/hour. “Growing poverty and income inequality in B.C. is something the public cares about. It impacts families, communities and our economy,” said Lanzinger. “It is time for the Premier and her government to take this issue seriously. No more tinkering around the edges — British Columbians want real action. “We need a government that works for the people, not against them,” said Lanzinger. “This is their chance to do the right thing
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Future generations will be left to deal with the problem From Page 6 The question to be raised is that if government is increasing debt during a recession, and still increasing debt when not in a recession but during a period of slow economic growth and aging demographics — at what point does a Federal Government ever pay off debt? Why this concern? The challenge with increasing debt is that there is ever increasing interest on that debt that must be maintained — not unlike paying the minimum balance on a credit card each month. In the case of Canada for the 2013/14 fiscal year, over $28 billion was spent just on debt servicing. To put that number into context, the total amount of health transfers from the federal government to the provinces and territories in the same fiscal year was $32 billion. In other words, from a federal government perspective, we spend almost as much money servicing debt as we do helping to fund healthcare. As another comparison, the national defence budget for the same fiscal year was $21.5 billion, meaning we spend more on debt than we do on national defence. From a percentage standpoint, currently 10 per cent of the entire federal budget is spent servicing debt, and this is before another $150 billion in new debt from the Liberal government is added. Some view govern-
ment debt as being solely an ideological or partisan concern. The intent of this week’s report is to illustrate that increasing debt imposes real costs that must be paid. Ultimately, as debt and interest on debt increases so will the debt servicing costs. The fact that fiscal capacity is being lost to debt is seldom a focal point in budgetary discussions; however, it is an increasing problem that future generations of Canadians will be left to deal with. From my perspective, few citizens raise the concern of increasing government debt. My primary purpose in raising this topic is to ask citizens if debt and having a balanced budget are concerns that they view as important. Obviously, increasing spending is far easier for elected officials to do than to decrease spending; however, at some point, fiscal capacity will be diminished to the extent that future generations will have serious problems — particularly with our aging demographics. This is a topic I will cover in a future report. As most Canadian provinces are also heavily in debt, some taxpayers are now paying in excess of 50 per cent in combined income taxes — not counting consumption taxes. I welcome your view on this subject. I can be reached at Dan.Albas@ parl.gc.ca or toll free 1-800-665-8711. Dan Albas is the MP for Central OkanaganSimilkameen-Nicola.
Over 40 teams from throughout B.C. converged on the Nicola Valley on the weekend for the annual mixed Volleyfest competition. Games took place Friday evening and all day Saturday and Sunday at three area school gymnasiums. (Left) Merritt’s Pat McKinney (in the foreground) and Payton Schaefer duke it out at the net during rec competition on Friday at Merritt Secondary School. For more photos and complete results from this year’s mixed Volleyfest, check out this Thursday’s edition of the Merritt Herald. Ian Webster/ Herald
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Senator disappointed at closure “I am deeply disappointed to learn that the Trudeau government has decided to end the mandate of the Office of Religious Freedom, despite clear support from various community, religious and faith groups across the country, and despite an urgent need to protect Canadian values abroad. “Religious freedom is a very important universal right for Canadians, and yet we are witnessing an increasing number of violations of religious freedom that are having devastating effects on individuals and communities, as well as on global security and stability. Closing an office dedicated to religious freedom puts our diplomats and politicians at a disadvantage. They need to have a better understanding of how religious issues impact international affairs in other countries. “The Liberal government fails to recognize that religious persecution is increasing, is profoundly felt on the international stage and has been witnessed
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Minister nixes lower speed limits, photo radar Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS
Transportation Minister Todd Stone has ruled out a return of photo radar and the lowering of urban speed limits to help reduce motor vehicle fatalities. Stone’s statement was in response to Provincial Health Officer Perry Kendall’s recommendations in a new report that urban areas should have a default speed limit of 30 km/h to protect pedestrians and cyclists from fatal collisions. Safer roads and vehicles have reduced fatalities for vehicle occupants by almost 80 per cent in the past 40 years, but the death rate for pedestrians has remained stubbornly high, and cyclist fatalities have gone up as more people take to bikes in urban areas, the report says. Kendall said when a pedestrian is struck by a car travelling 50 km/h, the chances of survival are only 20 per cent. When the vehicle speed is reduced to 30, a pedestrian has about a 90 per cent chance of surviving a direct impact. The current default speed limit for streets in B.C. is 50 km/h, and that includes urban streets where vehicles may be parked on both sides and drivers have little time to see a pedestrian stepping out. Currently municipalities have to post signs to establish a lower limit for any selected street. Stone said Thursday the idea of lowering default municipal speed limits from 50 to 40 was debated at last year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, and “quite resoundingly defeated.” He said there would have to be a significant change in position of local governments before he would reconsider it. The report also recommends that the province consider returning to photo radar speed enforcement, and Stone restated the B.C. government’s longstanding position against it. “We believe there are more effective technologies that can be employed, and frankly a better way to utilize precious police resources than to resurrect a failed photo radar program that was nothing more than a tax grab from British Columbians,” Stone said. One of those technologies is electronic speed limit signs that can be changed remotely to reflect weather conditions. Stone said the ministry is close to activating its first three locations for electronic speed enforcement — on Highway 1 west of Revelstoke, Highway 5 north of Hope and Highway 99 between Squamish and Whistler.
New forest fire fines in effect Increased fines for a variety of wildfire-related violations are now in force. Anyone caught contravening specified open-burning and campfire regulations could now face fines three times higher than last year’s penalties. The B.C. government has been taking a tougher stand on irresponsible behaviour
that contributes to increased wildfire risks in an effort to protect communities, natural resources and infrastructure from wildfire damage. The regulatory changes announced on March 10, 2016, significantly increase ticket fines for 19 different violations under the Wildfire Act and another seven violations under the Wildfire
Regulation. These changes mean that British Columbia now has some of the highest wildfirerelated violation fines in Canada. For example, the fine for not complying with a fire restriction under the Wildfire Act has tripled from $345 to $1,150. Failing to properly extinguish a
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Nineteen young cowboys and cowgirls from all parts of southern B.C. converged on the Nicola Valley for the Mike Gill Rodeo School, held on Saturday and Sunday at the rodeo grounds in Collettville. Providing expert instruction was professional steer wrestler and bull rider Mike Gill from Merritt (far right). He received assistance from Savona’s Andy Farmer (second from right) and Get-Down Rodeo Clown Jayson Charters (far left). Photo courtesy of April Schneider
Youngsters learned the ropes of steer riding and steer wrestling using a variety of teaching devices. (Left) Brock Everett, 13, from 100 Mile House refines his technique on the drop barrel. (Centre) Gill uses a ground barrel to instruct Clinton’s Wyatt McCullough, 12, on how to keep the body upright and close to the rope. (Right) Farmer pulls a steer saver with an ATV so Ryan Roberts, 13, from Lac la Hache can practise his grip and slide. Ian Webster/Herald
The two-day rodeo school wrapped up with a friendly jackpot competition on Sunday. (Left) Kolby Turmel, 13, from Lower Nicola won the beginner’s steer riding event. The intermediate class went to Clinton’s Wyatt McCullough. (Centre) Ten-year-old Bobby-Rae Farrow from Louis Creek was the rodeo school’s only female participant. (Right) Tryton Bose from Douglas Lake. The chute doggin’ event went to Cole Harris from Courtenay on Vancouver Island. Gill also selected two Most Improved students — Turmel in the steer riding and Oliver’s Cash James in the chute doggin’. Gill extended a special thank-you to all the local stock providers and to the Nicola Valley Rodeo Association for the use of the grounds. Ian Webster/Herald
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