Energy, Mines, and Resources

Forest Act Consultation

Concepts of the proposed Forest Resources Act
A draft of the concepts of the new made-in-the-Yukon Forest Resources Act developed in collaboration with First Nations and the Yukon forest industry is available for public review and comment. This new forest legislation will replace the outdated Timber Regulation  62 KB under the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act  207 KB that was inherited at devolution.

The cornerstone benefit of this made in the Yukon forest legislation is to ensure that forests are managed in the publics’ best interest through sound and sustainable forest management as well as providing regulatory certainty and the ability to offer secure tenure.

The concepts of the proposed Forest Resources Act as outlined in the discussion document Forest Resources Act Public Consultation  549 KB stem from previous policy work conducted and described in a document “Towards a Forest Policy Framework for Yukon”  443 KB as well as discussions with the Successor Resource Legislation Working Group, a Forest Values and a Forest Industry Working Group.

How to Participate:
The discussion paper describes the concepts of the proposed Forest Resources Act, as well as poses questions to the reader, and provides room for comments. Please feel free to attach additional pages if you need more room to write.
1. Download a copy of the discussion paper  549 KB
2. Copies of the discussion paper are available at all District NRO offices.
3. In addition, copies of the discussion paper will be available at the administration desk at the Yukon Government Administration Building – 2071-2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon.

Submitting Your Comments:
You may drop off your comments to 400-211 Main Street (Shoppers Plaza), Whitehorse, Yukon, or:
Email: Nicole.Hulstein@gov.yk.ca.
Fax: (867) 667-8601
Mail: EMR, Resource Policy and Planning K-6
Forest Resources Act
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

Timeline:
Please submit your comments on the concepts of the proposed Forest Resources Act by April 28, 2008. Energy, Mines and Resources plans to release a report on what we heard before beginning to draft the legislation.

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