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Subcommittee on Boreal Forest

 

SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE BOREAL FOREST

COMPETING REALITIES: The Boreal Forest at Risk


APPENDIX C
36th PARLIAMENT – WITNESSES & FIELD TRIPS

Date Name

36th Parliament


May 27, 1998 From Natural Resources Canada:

Dr. Yvan Hardy, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forestry Service; and

Mr. Jacques Carette, Director General, Policy, Planning and International Affairs Branch, Canadian Forestry Service.

June 8, 1998 From the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development:

Ms. Louise Trépanier, Acting Director, Program Development and Claims Support, Comprehensive Claims Branch;

Mr. Hugh Ryan, Acting Director, Environment and Natural Resources Directorate, Lands and Environment Branch; and

Mr. Peter Wyse, Manager, Natural Resources, Environment and Natural Resources Directorate, Lands and Environment Branch.

June 10, 1998 From the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Mr. Gerry Swanson, Director General, Habitat Management and Environmental Science; and

Ms. Michaela Huard, Director, Habitat Management Branch.

September 23, 1998 From the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade:

Mr. Graham Lochhead, Director, Office of Forestry and Environment.

September 28, 1998 From the Department of Environment Canada:

Mr. Roger Street, Director, Environmental Adaptation Research Group, Climate and Atmospheric Research Directorate, Atmospheric Environment Service; and

Mr. Robert Cross, Advisor, Atmospheric Science Promotion, Policy and International Affairs, Atmospheric Environment Service.


FIELD TRIP TIMMINS
October 8, 1998 Mr. Richard Macnaughton

Operations Officer – Policy & Planning

Communications, Operations & Client Relations Division

Natural Resources Canada

Canadian Forest Service

Great Lakes Forestry Centre

Mr. Rob Tomchik

Chief Forester

Ontario Woodlands

Donohue Forest Products Inc.

Ms. Celia Graham

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Mr. Steve Osawa

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Timmins District

Mr. Bob Watt

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Northeast Science and Technology

Mr. Wally Bildwell

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Northeast Science and Technology

Mr. Bertrand Sirois

Donohue Forest Product Inc.

Mr. Richard White

Donohue Forest Products Inc.

WITNESSES

36th Parliament

October 8, 1998 From the Lake Abitibi Model Forest:

Mr Richard, Moore, Past Chair; and

Mr. Erik Turk, General Manager.

From the Forestry Futures Trust:

Dr. John Naysmith, Chair.

From the Abitibi Consolidated:

Mr. David Chown, Director of Production, Fiber.

From the E.B. Eddy Forest Products Ltd.:

Mr. Martin Litchfield, Chief Forester.

From Tembec:

Mr. Rick Groves, Chief Forester.

 

October 9, 1998 From Northwatch:

Ms. Brennain Lloyd, Coordinator.

From the Federation of Ontario Naturalists:

Mr. Ric Symmes, Coordinator, Partnership for Public Lands.

From the Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters Association:

Mr. Jim Antler, Research Analyst.

From the Government of Ontario:

Mr. William Thornton, Director, Forest Management Branch, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources; and

Mr. Randy Pickering, Senior Planner, North East Region, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

From the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters:

Dr. Terry Quinney, Provincial Coordinator, Fish and Wildlife Services.

From the Boreal East Round Table:

Ms. Bettyanne Thib-Jelly, Chair.

From the Métis Nation of Ontario:

Mr. Tony Belcourt, President.

FIELD TRIP MISTISSINI
October 26, 1998 Mr. Elisha Awashish

Counsellor of the Mistissini Nation

Chief Kenny Loon

Mr. Peter Coon

Mr. Kenny Blackstaffe

Statement by Cree Trappers Association

Mr. Thomas Loon

Mr. Sam Etapp

Mr. Simeon Petawabano

Mr. Johnny Mianscum

Mr. Isaac Gunner

Mr. Charlie Etapp

FIELD TRIP

ROUYN-NORANDA

October 27, 1998 Ms. Johanne Morasse

Forestry Operations Manager

Industry Norbord Inc.

Mr. Bernard Bouchard

Forest Planning Officer

Industry Norbord Inc.

Mr. Gilles Chantal

Senior Advisor

Canadian Forest Service

Mr. Nelson Royer

Forestry Technician

Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources

WITNESSES

36TH Parliament

October 27, 1998 From the Association touristique de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue:

M. Locelyn Carrier, President

From the Conseil régional de développement de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue:

Mr. Julien Rivard

As an individual:

Mr. Yvan Croteau

October 28, 1998 From l’Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue:

Mr. Yves Bergeron, Professor – Sustainable Forestry, Research and Development in Forestry.

From the Cree Nation of Oujé-Bougoumou:

Mr. Joseph Schecapio-Blacksmith, Local Environment Officer; and

Mr. Roger Lacroix, Forestry Technician.

From the Grand Council of the Crees:

Mr. Jack Blacksmith, Special Projects.

From the Tembec:

Mr. Robert St-Amour, Vice-President, Forestry Supplies.

 

From the Regroupement d’écologistes de Val d’Or et environs (REVE):

Mr. Henri Jacob.

From Les citoyens du lac Vaudrey:

Mr. Ivan Croteau.

From the Cree Nation of Waswanipi:

Mr. Allan Saganash, Project Manager, Trapline-Forestry Project; and

Mr. Samuel Gull, Director General.

 

From the Syndicat des producteurs de bois d’Abitibi-Témiscamingue :

Mr. Armand Plourde, Director General.

November 2, 1998 From the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association:

Mr. David Barron, Senior Vice-President, Environment, Resources and Technology;

Ms. Fiona Cook, Vice-President, International Trande and Government Relations; and

Mr. Tony Rotherham, R.P.F.

From the Canadian Institute of Forestry:

Mr. Ralph W. Roberts, Past President; and

Ms. Roxanne Comeau, Executive Director.

From the Canadian Forestry Association:

Mr. Dan Cooligan, Manager, National Programs.

From the Ontario Professional Foresters Association:

Mr. Lorne Riley, R.P.F. Executive Counsellor.

FIELD TRIP MIRAMICHI
November 3, 1998 Mr. Jean-Guy Comeau

Private Woodlot Owner

Ms. Janice Campbell

Manager, Science Marketing

Canadian Forest Service

Mr. Gerrit van Raalte

Director General, Atlantic

Canadian Forest Service

Mr. Doug Prebble

Woodlands Manager

REPAP New Brunswick, Inc.

Mr. Brian Hatch

Regional Manager

Ministry of Natural Resources

New Brunswick

Mr. Jan Ellignsen

Manager of Silvaculture

REPAP New Brunswick Inc.

Mr. Bill Donald

District Superintendent

REPAP New Brunswick Inc.

Mr. James Riggin

Silvaculture Superintendent

REPAP New Brunswick Inc.

Mr. Maurice Noel

Private Contractor

Mr. Steve Jones

Chief Forester

REPAP New Brunswick Inc.

Mr. Bob Currie

Wildlife Biologist

New Brunswick Ministry of Natural Resources

WITNESSES

36TH Parliament

November 3, 1998 From the World Wildlife Fund:

Ms. Roberta Clowater, Protected Natural Areas Coalition, Endangered Spaces.

From the Eel Ground First Nation:

Mr. Steven Ginnish.

From the Northumberland Forest Products Marketing Board:

Mr. Albert Richardson; and

Mr. Jean-Guy Comeau.

From the New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners:

Mr. Andrew Clark, President

From the Canadian Federation of Woodlot Owners:

Mr. Peter Demarsh, President.

November 4, 1998 From the New Brunswick Wildlife Federation:

Mr. Richard DeBow, President.

From the New Brunwick Ministry of Natural Resources:

Mr. Tom Spinney, Director, Forest Management Branch.

From the Conservation Council of New Brunswick:

Mr. David Coon, Executive Director; and

Mr. Norman Richardson, Board Member.

From REPAP Inc.:

Mr. Doug Prebble, Woodlands Manager;

Mr. Steve Jones, Chief Forester; and

Mr. Ian Prior, Forest Planner.

From Big Cove First Nation:

Mr. Kevin Augustine, Forestry Adviser.

November 16, 1998 As an individual:

Mr. Richard Thomas, Ecologist.

From the Taiga Rescue Network:

Mr. Don Sullivan, North America Co-ordinator.

From the Wildlands League:

Mr. Tim Gray, Executive Director.

From the University of Alberta:

Dr. David Schindler, Department of Biological Sciences.

November 18, 1998 From the Canadian Nature Federation:

Mr. Kevin McNamee, Director, Wildlands Program.

From the Wildlife Habitat Canada:

Mr. David Neave, Executive Director.

As an Individual:

Mr. Garth Lenz.

November 23, 1998 From the Assembly of First Nations:

Ms. Mary Jane Jim-Cant, Regional Vice-Chief

(Yukon); and

Ms. Charlene Higgins, Forest Manager, Shuswap Nations Tribal Council.

From the National Aboriginal Forestry Association:

Mr. Harry Bombay, Executive Director.

From the Teslin, Tlinget Tribal Council :

Mr. Hugh Taylor, Director, Lands and Resources; and

Ms. Blanche Warrington, Manager, Renewable Resources.

November 25, 1998 From the Métis National Council:

Mr. Tony Belcourt, Member, Board of Governors and President, Métis Nation of Ontario;

Ms. Jean Teillet, Legal Advisor; and

Mr. Bob Stevenson, Fur Representative Chair, Harvesting Committee.

December 2, 1998 From the James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment:

Mr. Claude Langlois, President (Department of Environment Canada);

Mr. Luc Bouthillier, Faculty of Forestry and Geomatics (Laval University); and

Mr. Denis Bernatchez, Secretary, James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment.

FIELD TRIP

SCANDINAVIA

February 3, 1999

Stockholm (Sweden)

Members of the Swedish Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Agriculture

Mr. Dan Ericsson, (Christian Democratic Party) President

Mr. Ingvar Eriksson (Moderate Party)

Mr. Eskil Erlandsson (Centre Party)

Mr. Michael Hagberg (Social Democratic Party)

Mr. Lars-Erik Sojdelius, Committee Secretary

Ms. Anne Charlotte Innela

Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Mr. Nils Jirvall, Vice-President Environmental Policy

Ms. Maria Hugosson, Executive Director

Federation of Swedish Forest Industries

Mr. Bjorn Hagglund, Deputy CEO of Stora-Enso

Mr. UlF Osterblom, President, Swedish Federation of Forestry Owners

Mr. Hugo von Sydow, Forestry Expert

Mr. Bo Carlestal, Secretary, Forestry Section, Royal Academy of Forest and Agriculture

Mr. Sven Lundell, Director, Federation of Swedish Forestry Owners

February 4, 1999

Uppsala (Sweden)

Mr. Ulf Didrik, Head of Development, County Forestry Board

Mr. Huge von Sydow, Forestry Expert

Mr. Ingemar Nordansjo, Head of Public Affairs

Mr. Jan Weslien, Associate Professor

Mr. Sten Frohm, Program Manager

February 5, 1999

Helsenki (Findland)

Mr. Kari Vitie, Information Manager, FFIF

Mr. Hannu Valtanen, Director of Natural Resources and Forest Policy, FFIF

Mr. Kai Lintunen, Communications Manager, Finnish Forest Association (FFA)

Mr. Olav Henriksen, Vice President, International Forest Affairs, UPM-Kymmene Group (UPM)

Ms. Anne-Leena Simula, Research Manager, Central Union of Finnish Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK)

Mr. Jan Heino, Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Mr. Anders Portin, Forestry Counsellor, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Ms. Anju Asunta, Forest Manager, World Wildlife Fund

Mr. Paavo Seppanen, Editor-in-Chief, Metsalehti

Ms. Liisa Saaremaa, Forestry Counsellor, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Mr. Larry Coming, Executive Vice-president, Timberjack Group

Mr. Olaf Henriksen, UPM-Kymmene

Mr. Martin Lillandt, Director, Forestry Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners

February 6, 1999

Lohja (Findland)

Mr. Eero Oittila, Forest Owner

Mr. Kai Lintunen, Communications Manager, FFA

Ms. Anna –Leena Simula, Research Manager, MTK

Mr. Olavi Leikola, Forest Owner

Mr. Mika Nevahainen, Metsaliito Co-operative

Mr. Kai Lintunen, Communications Manager, FFA

Ms. Anna-Leena Simula, Research Manager, MTK


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