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On June 1, 2006 the Regional District of North Okanagan [RDNO] reached an agreement with the Ministry of Forests and Range which enabled the Okanagan Shuswap Forest District to again start accepting applications for small scale salvage within the Community Salvage Licence operating area.
The RDNO became involved in small scale salvage during the fall of 2003, following an announcement by the Ministry of Forests and Range that the small scale salvage program would be terminated before April 2004. With support from the local salvage community, the RDNO submitted an application for a Community Salvage Licence to maintain the small scale salvage program in the Okanagan Shuswap Forest District which would continue to provide employment opportunities for salvage operators in the community. Community Salvage Licence K1T was issued to the RDNO on October 1, 2004.
The cumulative effects of added administration fees, increasing stumpage rates, declining log prices, and the elimination of grade 3 logs resulted in a reduced level of interest in the Community Salvage Licence to a point where the program could not sustain itself. The RDNO determined that by surrendering Community Salvage Licence K1T, salvage operators would realize a cost savings in administration fees.
On June 7, 2006 the Electoral Area Services Commission passed a resolution to surrender the Community Salvage Licence K1T.
Assistance regarding Professional Salvage Applications (PSA's) is available through the RDNO. For more information please contact:
John Friesen, R.P.F.
Salvage Logging Forester |
John Friesen, R.P.F.
Salvage Logging Forester
Regional District of North Okanagan
Phone: 250-550-3749
Fax: 250-550-3701
E-mail: john.friesen@rdno.ca
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