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Romeo Malette Forest �2021-2022 Annual Report�Year 3

Timmins LCC Presentation

November 30th , 2022

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Presentation Outline �

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  • Purpose
  • Discussion on Forest Operations
    • Harvest Area & Volume
    • Renewal & Tending
    • Roads
  • Monitoring and Assessment
    • Significant Events
    • Compliance
    • Slash Management

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2019-2029 Forest Management Plan – Year 3

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1. Discussion of Forest Operations

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Harvest Area

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Forest Unit

2021-22 Harvest Area (ha)

Planned Annual Average Harvest Area (ha)

Percent of the AAHA (%)

YTD Harvest Area (ha)

% of the 10-Year Planned Harvest Area

BW1

213

110

193

389

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LC1

269

456

59

590

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MC2

680

426

159

1,209

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MH2

804

703

114

1,353

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MW1

269

236

114

596

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PJ1

48

131

36

552

42

PJ2

148

79

187

286

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PO1

195

399

48

813

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SB1

403

1,168

34

1,209

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SF1

189

268

70

495

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SP1

1,109

1,121

98

1,812

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TOTAL

4,327

5,096

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9,306

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Harvest Area�Scheduled vs. Harvested

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2021-2022 AR

2021-2022 AWS

2019-2029 FMP

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Bypass

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Total harvest+ bypass = 99% of AAHA

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Total bypass: 766 hectares

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Harvest Volume Utilization

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337,508 m3 of conifer

93,617 m3 of hardwood

13,871 m3 of salvaged balsam fir (infested by spruce budworm) utilized

Total:

444,997 m3

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Harvest Volume Utilized by Mill

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Mill

Product

Volume by Species (m3)

Conifer

Hardwood

Biofibre Mixed

Total

Pw/Pr

Pj

Sp

B

Ce

La

Subtotal

Bw

Po

OH

Subtotal

GreenFirst Forest Products (QC) Inc. (Cochrane)

Sawmill & Special Product

 

20,454

171,111

28,280

 

 

219,846

 

 

 

 

 

219,846

GreenFirst Forest Products (QC) Inc. (Chapleau)

Sawmill & Special Product

 

595

1,182

193

 

 

1,971

 

 

 

 

 

1,971

EACOM Timber Corp (Ostrom)

Sawmill & Special Product

 

15,432

30,985

19,423

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65,839

 

 

 

 

 

65,839

EACOM Timber Corp (Timmins)

Sawmill & Special Product

 

13,471

38,553

6,711

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58,735

 

 

 

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58,735

Little John Enterprises Ltd. (Timmins)

Sawmill & Special Product

 

122

3,737

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3,864

204

5,935

 

6,139

 

10,003

Rockshield Engineered Wood Products ULC (Cochrane)

Veneer/Plywood

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

3,071

 

3,071

 

3,071

Georgia Pacific North Woods L.P (Englehart)

Composite Wood Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

28,997

52,801

 

81,798

 

81,798

Ontario (Personal Use Building Material)

Personal Use Sawmill

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-

37

 

89

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97

Ontario (Personal Use Fuel Wood)

Personal Use Fuel wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

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656

 

 

656

 

656

Ontario (Commerial Fuel Wood)

Fuel wood

 

300

420

-

60

150

930

1,920

 

 

1,920

 

2,850

Ontario (Miscellaneous Material)

 

 

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65

-

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105

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130

Total

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50,432

246,075

54,613

102

150

351,380

31,802

61,815

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93,617

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444,997

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Renewal

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Renewal Activity

2021-2022 Area (ha)

Annualized FMP Target

% Achievement

Natural Regeneration

1,411

3,538

39%

Artificial Regeneration (Planting)

812

(1.2 million trees)

1,361

59%

Mechanical Site Preparation

642

1,127

57%

PJ = 950,400

SB = 200,000

PW = 50,160

Trees Planted

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Regeneration

Natural

Plant

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Tending

  • 574ha received aerial application.
  • 1,444ha planned annual average tending area in 2019 FMP.
  • Every proposed area surveyed as part of net-down process.
  • Poor weather conditions

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2021-2022 AR

2021-2022 AWS

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Roads and Maintenance

Construction:

    • Horwood Peninsula Road (6.1km)
    • Aube Road (~2km)
    • 19km of Branch Road
    • 143km of Operational Road

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Maintenance

  • 628 km of roads monitored and maintained.

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2. Monitoring and Assessment

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Significant Events

  • No significant events have affected implementation of the forest management plan.

Some damage included:

    • 166,755 ha by spruce budworm (moderate to severe mortality).
    • 977 hectares by forest tent caterpillar
    • 136 ha burn by three fires (one large, two small)

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Compliance

  • 22 Inspections were carried out by Industry and MNRF (17 and 5)
  • No non-compliances or issues currently pending.

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Slash Management

  • Occurs in areas planned for artificial regeneration and some for natural regeneration.
  • Slash piling does not take place in cut-to-length harvest areas
  • ~2,241 ha received a slash management treatment
      • Slash piling via dozer = 686 ha
      • Cut-to-length – 1,555 ha

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