Letter of Understanding Ministry Forests

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
between
THE MINISTRY OF.FORESTS
and ;
ISLANDS TRUST
- concerning ©

The establishment of Woodlots in the Islands Trust Area that respect the

Object of the Islands Trust while supporting the local island forest

economic base

This Letter of Understanding develops an ongoing consultative process between Islands
Trust and Ministry of Forests to co-ordinate respective roles related to forestry and
environmental protection within the Islands Trust Area.

1.0

2.0

PURPOSES

1.4

Define decision-making processes based on criteria and objectives that treat all
parties openly and fairly.

1.2 Share database and mapping resources in a co-ordinated and mutually
supportive manner.

1.3. Standardize the process for communications between agencies at each level of
review and decision-making.

1.4 Define a process for Islands Trust involvement during the establishment of the
boundaries of a woodlot licence to ensure the exclusion of key areas and
development of measures to ensure adequate conservation of the licence area.

PRINCIPLES

Both parties acknowledge the respective legislative mandate of the other party

including:

2.1 The object of the Islands Trust is set out in Section 3 of the Islands Trust Act

“The object of the trust is to preserve and protect the trust area and its unique
amenities and environment for the benefit of the residents of the trust area and
of British Columbia generally, in cooperation with municipalities, regional
districts, improvement districts, other persons and organizations and the
government of British Columbia.”

Ministry of Forests LOU February, 1999

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2.3

One of the mandates of the Ministry of Forests, is to administer Ministry policy

and promote the development of woodlot licence tenures while protecting
sustainability of forest use.

Nothing in this Agreement alters the legislatively mandated roles,
responsibilities and duties of either of the parties.

3.0 LAND USE PLANNING PROCESSES

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

Islands Trust planning processes will provide 30 days for referral of proposed
plans or bylaws to the Ministry of Forests for comment.

The Ministry of Forests will provide information as to good or acceptable
forestry practices and resource information for consideration by local
communities during planning processes.

Islands Trust and the Ministry of Forests will share relevant information from
their respective databases in a digitized format.

The areas the Islands Trust has identified as needing protection from
disturbance shall be provided to the Ministry of Forests in a GIS database.

Where a.local community plan includes support for woodlot opportunities or
other forestry activities, the Ministry of Forests will assist the islands Trust in
identifying methods for transhipment of logs.

4.0 REVIEW PROCESSES

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

The Ministry of Forests will notify Islands Trust 30 days prior to a decision to
consider placing certain land into the Prov

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