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Forest industry competitiveness : recommendations for enhancing Alberta's business model, final report

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With the rapid pace of change in the local, national and global business environment, improvements to the business model are required. Maintaining the status quo is not an option. Improvements to... More ≫

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With the rapid pace of change in the local, national and global business environment, improvements to the business model are required. Maintaining the status quo is not an option. Improvements to the business model need to reflect the challenges facing the industry, and a clear vision for forestry in Alberta's future. The vision, drivers, shifts and outcomes identified in the original report entitled "recommendations for enhancing Alberta's business model" were discussed and modified, and provide important policy direction for the recommendations contained in this report.

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Blue Ridge Lumber Inc. forest management plan : 2009 mountain pine beetle amendment

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area (FMA) under consideration is Blue Ridge Lumber Inc. FMA 7500020 is located in the west central part of the province, and spans portions of three natural sub-regions including the Central Mixedwood, the Upper Foothills and the Lower Foothills. The Landscape Assessment component of the Detailed FMP describes the planning area in greater detail.

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Final documentation report Chisholm fire (LWF-063)

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As the severity of the 2001 fire season developed in late May, Land and Forest Service escalated man-up and aircraft expenditures significantly above normal levels in expectation of increased fire... More ≫

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As the severity of the 2001 fire season developed in late May, Land and Forest Service escalated man-up and aircraft expenditures significantly above normal levels in expectation of increased fire load. Prior to fire activity in the Protection Zone of Alberta, municipalities in the agricultural areas were experiencing extreme fire behaviour and property losses. This is the context for Alberta’s latest record fire event – the Chisholm fire (LWF-063), which was man-caused, igniting on May 23, 2001. It is notable that the fire intensity for the Chisholm fire replaces the previous record calculation of the 1968 Vega fire, which ran parallel to the Chisholm fire. Both fires started the same day of the same month 33 years apart; both were driven by a low-level jet wind; and both fires ended their run just south of the Town of Slave Lake as a result of a major weather change.

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Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. (Grande Prairie) 2011 forest management plan

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area under consideration is FMA 6900016, allocated to Weyerhaeuser Company Limited (Grande Prairie) through legislative Order-in-Council (O.C. 503/2007) dated November 14, 2007. The FMP includes the FMA and non-FMA portion of Forest Management Unit (FMU) G16, collectively known as the Defined Forest Area (DFA). The DFA is located entirely within the Upper Peace Land-use Framework planning region in west central Alberta; it falls within the Alpine, Subalpine, Montane, Upper Foothills, Lower Foothills, Dry Mixedwood and Central Mixedwood Natural Subregions.

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ANC Timber Ltd. forest management plan : 2007 mountain pine beetle amendment

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area under consideration is FMA 8900026. The FMP includes the FMA and non-FMA portions of Forest Management Unit W14, collectively known as the Defined Forest Area (DFA). The DFA is located within the Upper Athabasca and Upper Peace Land-Use Framework planning regions in west central Alberta; it falls within the Subalpine, Upper Foothills, Lower Foothills and Central Mixedwood Natural Subregions.

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West Fraser Mills Ltd. (Edson) 2007 forest management plan

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Forest company forest management plans detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area under consideration is Forest Management Agreement FMA 9700032. The forest management plan includes the Forest Management Agreement and non-FMA portions of Forest Management Unit R13, collectively known as the Detailed Forest Area. The Detailed Forest Area is located within the Upper Athabasca, and North Saskatchewan Land-Use Framework planning regions in west central Alberta; it falls within the Subalpine, Upper Foothills, and Lower Foothills Natural Subregions.

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Weyerhaeuser Company Limited (Edson) 2006 forest management plan

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area under consideration is FMA 0900046. The FMP includes the FMA and non-FMA portions of Forest Management Unit R15, collectively known as the Defined Forest Area (DFA). The DFA is located within the Upper Athabasca and North Saskatchewan Land-use Framework planning regions in west central Alberta; it falls within the Central Mixedwood, Upper Foothills, Lower Foothills and Subalpine Natural Subregions.

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