Integrating a Rural/First Nations’ Population into the Forest Sector A Role for Community Colleges

1. Integrating a Rural/First Nations’ Population into the Forest SectorA Role for Community Colleges Charles A. Backman Doug Hart Grande Prairie Regional College 2004 ACCC AGM June 1, 2004

2. Agenda • The Training Forest and GPRC Mandate • The Training Forest and Other Stakeholders • Ingredients for linkage • Links to First Nations • Allocating the GPRC Wood • The Players

3. The Training Forest and GPRC Mandate – A forest with an educational mandate While respecting other stakeholders such as • Wildlife • Trappers • Private land owners • Oil and gas • Land • Small local timber operators • Through a consultation process

4. The Training Forest and GPRC Mandate Students of resource management

5. Agenda • The Training Forest and GPRC Mandate • The Training Forest and Other Stakeholders • Ingredients for linkage • Links to First Nations • Allocating the GPRC Wood • The Players

6. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersWild fauna small

7. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersWild faunaBig

8. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersDomesticated fauna

9. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersTrappers

10. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersPrivate landowners

11. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersOil and gas An e.g of horizontal drilling

12. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersThe land

13. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersHarvest and local timber operators • Net volume harvested (2002/3+2003/4) (deciduous) • 25,011 m3 • Area harvested • 169 ha • Tolko buyer of the GPRC wood in 2002-3 and 2003-4 • Generated gross to GPRC ~$6/m3 • Varies according to year and attributes of area to be harvested

14. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersOther users for the timbers

15. The Training Forest and Other StakeholdersAnd their homes

16. Agenda • The Training Forest and GPRC Mandate • The Training Forest and Other Stakeholders • Ingredients for linkage • Links to First Nations • Allocating the GPRC Wood • The Players

17. Ingredients for the linkage • A forest • A forestry education program • A supportive government • A supportive industry • A supportive college • A supportive public

18. Agenda • The Training Forest and GPRC Mandate • The Training Forest and Other Stakeholders • Ingredients for linkage • Links to First Nations • Allocating the GPRC Wood • The Players

19. The links to First Nations

20. The links to First Nations Support at senior levels

21. The links to First NationsA memorandum of understanding

22. The links to First Nations Established forest companies in the vicinity

23. Agenda • The Training Forest and GPRC Mandate • The Training Forest and Other Stakeholders • Ingredients for linkage • Links to First Nations • Allocating the GPRC Wood • The Players

24. Allocation of the GPRC Timber • Aboriginal content of contractor • Local contractor • Net price to GPRC

25. Allocation of the GPRC Timber • First harvesting season • Aboriginal contractor from High Prairie

26. Allocation of the GPRC Timber • Second harvest season • Joint venture between Sturgeon Lake Resources and a full service contractor from Grande Prairie • MYSTIK

27. Agenda • The Training Forest and GPRC Mandate • The Training Forest and Other Stakeholders • Ingredients for linkage • Links to First Nations • Allocating the GPRC Wood • The Players

28. The Players • Aboriginal • College • Government • Industry • Other stakeholders