 |
|
Website updated Sept.
8,
2011
Content added:
-
4-p. NWBC FC flyer has updated contacts.
- New member - Skeena Sawmills Ltd.
-
Haul maps and volume analysis for Meziadin and
Kitwanga as delivery points.
- Frequently asked Questions & Answers
- Chinese text version
|
|
Northwest BC Forest Coalition: The Fibre
Supply: What We Offer
The Northwest BC Forest Coalition’s members are
making 2,700,000 cubic metres of presently uncommitted annual timber
harvest volume available for this Request For Expressions of
Interest (RFEI) The following table indicates the diversity of
species, grades and the geographic distribution of this volume
across the region
|
 |
Large size map
(1365.98KB) |
|
Med. size map
(445.72KB) |
PDF doc. (1947.76KB)
Download the latest version of Adobe Reader here...
 |
Table: Annual supply of volume being made available by the NWBC
Forest Coalition
|
|
|
|
Volume (m3) |
% |
Hemlock |
Balsam |
Spruce |
Cedar |
Pine |
|
North Coast |
|
Sawlog |
269,410 |
75% |
41% |
28% |
6% |
24% |
0% |
|
Fibre (pulp) log |
89,882 |
25% |
60% |
19% |
5% |
17% |
0% |
|
|
359,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Upper Nass/ Stewart/ Cassiar |
|
Sawlog |
392,668 |
60% |
35% |
34% |
18% |
0% |
13% |
|
Fibre (pulp) log |
260,055 |
40% |
58% |
38% |
4% |
0% |
1% |
|
|
652,723 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Terrace/ Lower Nass |
|
Sawlog |
597,778 |
61% |
50% |
32% |
7% |
10% |
1% |
|
Fibre (pulp) log |
377,751 |
39% |
75% |
20% |
2% |
3% |
0% |
|
|
975,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hazelton/ Kitwanga |
|
Sawlog |
396,906 |
56% |
44% |
35% |
10% |
8% |
3% |
|
Fibre (pulp) log |
310,206 |
44% |
50% |
36% |
6% |
5% |
3% |
|
|
707,112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total annual volume |
2,694,656(m3) |
Not included in the figures above is the potential
for additional biomass that could be accessed from the forests in
the region.
Long-term agreements for greater than 60% of this
volume may be negotiated with the remaining amount available through
BC Timber Sales, a government-sponsored open market agency.
|
 |
