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Community Forests Escalating Stumpage
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Endorsed by the NCLGA Membership
WHEREAS the tabular stumpage rate system that currently applies to community forest agreements provides the means through which community forests innovate, operate in contentious areas, invest in long-term forest stewardship and provide jobs and other benefits to their communities;
AND WHEREAS the ability of community forests to innovate and invest in community priorities including climate change adaptation, wildfire risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, old growth management, recreational infrastructure development, and community economic development relies upon the current stumpage rates;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that NCLGA and UBCM petition the Province of British Columbia to maintain the tabular rate structure for community forest agreements.
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*Note: L12, L13, L14 were amalgamated into L7 at NCLGA AGM.
* Not admitted for debate at UBCM Convention
Letter dated November 14, 2022 from Mike Hykaway Assistant Deputy Minister, on behalf of the Honourable Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests.
Thank you for your letter of October 19, 2022, regarding NCLGA Resolution L7 concerning the stumpage rate structure for Community Forest Agreements. Minister Conroy is unavailable to meet in the near future, and I have been asked to respond on her behalf.
I acknowledge your concerns around how possible changes to the stumpage rate structure could affect communities holding Community Forest Agreements. The ministry will be completing a review of the current stumpage rate structures, consistent with the market pricing system, mindful that smaller tenure ownership is impacted by economies of scale. In the meantime, I encourage agreement holders to continue engaging with regional ministry staff to receive the most current information and updates.
Again, thank you for sharing these concerns on behalf of your members.