creating profit and capacity with employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for Kitsumkalum people

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1 creating profit and capacity with employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for Kitsumkalum people Troy Sam, Lyle Bolton, and James Bohn at the North Beaver [Winter Edition] Logging Operations....2 MPB in Terrace Economic Development....5 Rec. Site/Forest Tenure/MPB Probing Course....5

2 Page 2 Logging Operations The Poupard Select Harvest block is now complete. Five to eight loads of Spruce were sold to Corewood in Houston, BC. Clear Creek North was active in October, and the last of the timber and pulp from this block was decked until spring. Main Logging pulled as much export as they could. The last of the grappleyarding was completed in the Swanson Creek block. Main pulled off as much export timber as they could from this block. Buckermen at North Beaver Road construction in the North Beaver is now complete. Falling and Hauling is still in progress. Wood is being hauled to Kitwanga and Ridley Island, with a small portion going to Corewood in Houston. There was a high Cedar content in this block, which allowed KVL to sell this wood to their two main vendors Kitwanga and Corewood. Debris piles at Clear Creek South and Rosswood were burned, as per KVL s commitment to bring harvesting blocks to completion. These two blocks were harvested in the summer of There has been some progress regarding the strike at Skeena Sawmills. IWA agreed to end the strike on October 22 nd. However, since this announcement was made, Skeena Sawmills will not open until market prices improve. i.e. a lower dollar value and a higher demand in the US for Canadian lumber. Skeena Sawmills has, however, purchased pulp wood from licensees as they will be starting a chipping shift at their mill. KVL was able to offload pulp wood from the Rosswood block. Lyle Bolton and David Bohn at North Beaver Harvesting blocks for next year have been engineered and cruised. Wood has been identified in the Big Cedar drainage, Sand Lake, and the South Anweiler areas. Cutting permits have been sent to Ministry of Forests and Range, and should be approved in the New Year. Harvesting could start in late January or early February An option of selling domestic wood to A&A Trading may become a possibility due to mill shutdown. Other markets have been pursued in order for KVL to sell domestic saw logs. Loader on Landing North Beaver Block James and Ricky Bohn Bucking at North Beaver

3 Page 3 Mountain Pine Beetle in Terrace The Mountain Pine Beetle has landed in the Terrace area. The following photos (pgs 3-4), taken in Rosswood, show the effects of the Mountain Pine Beetle Pitch Tube Where Beetle Enters Tree Adult Mountain Pine Beetle in a Gallery Sawdust from Pitch Tubes The MPB made their first appearance in Terrace in the summer of Most of the attacked pine is still green with a few trees turning yellow.

4 Page 4 Any hunters, trappers, fisherman, and other recreational users please report any beetle attacked trees that are not painted in orange line. Painted trees are documented and are in the process of being dealt with. A tree with the letter C painted on means that the tree is in current attack and is still green. A tree with the letter Y painted on means that the tree is in red attack. Adult Pine Beetle on Axe Head Pine Beetle Gallery with Larvae and Adult Attacked Pine Tree To find out more about the Mountain Pine Beetle visit these websites Pitch Tube Ministry of Forests and Range Natural Resources Canada David Suzuki Foundation

5 Page 5 Recreation Site Maintenance The recreation site maintenance crew is now finished for the year. KVL wrapped up their contract with BCTS in late October. KVL will be bidding on this contract again next year to maintain the local recreation sites. The MOF and BCTS were very satisfied with KVL s recreation site crew. Forest Tenure KVL met with Provincial Forest Minister Rich Coleman in order to get the process started in obtaining a new license. The meeting was successful in that the minister has mandated the local Forest District office to commence communications with KVL. Discussions with local MOF staff have begun. Pine Beetle Probing Course Two band members attended a Pine Beetle Probing course with the intent of monitoring the Mountain Pine Beetle within Kitsumkalum s traditional territory. Some infested trees have been found in the Terrace area. Meeting with Crew at North Beaver Loader at North Beaver

6 LTD. Box 922 Terrace BC V8G 4R2 Phone : Fax : Lyle Bolton, General Manager Phone : lyle.kvl@monarch.net Joe Bevan, Controller Phone: joe.kvl@monarch.net Troy Sam, Forest Tech./GIS Tech. Phone: troy.kvl@monarch.net Our office is located in Room 203 at 4650 Lazelle Avenue Feel free to drop in. Websites of Interest Northwest Timberlands British Columbia Ministry of Forests Forestry at UBC Forestry Careers and Employment Terrace Standard Kitsumkalum Band Council Skeena Native Development Society Job Bank Kalum Ventures newsletters are published and distributed every quarter. The next edition will be in March If you would like to be added on to, or removed from, the KVL Newsletter Mailing List please contact Troy Sam. PDF files of all newsletters to-date can be found on KVL s new website. Kalum Forest District BC Forest Information MPB-Ministry of Forests and Range Kalum Ventures Newsletter is Printed and Published by Frances Campbell. Visit the Kalum Ventures Website at: Happy Holidays from the Staff at Kalum Ventures