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British-columbia · Ontario · Québec · Newfoundland


Ontario

Fort William

Address
1735 City Road
P.O. Box 10160
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Canada P7B 6T2
T (807) 625-7300

Manager : Peter Kibzey

Number of Employees

    • 13 staff
    • 72 IWA unionized woods workers
    • 8 OPIEU unionized scalers and clerks

Forest Management Plan (April 1, 2001 - March 31, 2021)
20-year term, renewable every 5 years

Spruce River Forest - Sustainable Forest Licence

Productive Forest: 649,317 hectares
Total Land Base: 783,402 hectares
Annual Allowable Cut:
493,211 m3 conifer
188,884 m3 hardwood

Roads
    • Construction:
       Primary class: 2 km
       Secondary class: 15.2 km
    • Maintenance: 101.0 km

Harvest (annual average)

Area: 5,300 hectares

Renewal (annual average)
    • Planting: 4,088,100 trees, 2,271 hectares
    • Seeding: 873 hectares
    • Natural Regeneration: 2,146 hectares
    • Site Preparation: 3,305 hectares
    • Tending: 2,223 hectares
    • Slash Pile Burning: 30 hectares
    • Regeneration Surveys: 6,162 hectares

Abitibi Freehold Blocks 1-8

Privately owned lands
Forest Management Plan 1995 - 2005

Productive Forest: 142,895 hectares
Total Land Base: 196,000 hectares
Annual Allowable Cut:
145,000 m3 conifer
145,000 m3 hardwood

Roads
    • Construction:
       Primary class: none
       Secondary class: 10 km
    • Maintenance: 70 km

Harvest (annual average)

Area: 2,148 hectares

Renewal (annual average)
    • Planting: 650,000 trees, 400 hectares
    • Seeding: 600 hectares
    • Natural Regeneration: 980 hectares
    • Site Preparation: 425 hectares
    • Tending: 250 hectares
    • Slash Pile Burning: 10 hectares
    • Regeneration Surveys: 1,200 hectares
    • Spacing: 75 hectares
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