The timber supply in the Mackenzie Timber Supply Area is being reviewed by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
"The purpose of the timber supply review is to provide the deputy chief forester with the information needed to determine a new allowable annual cut for the Mackenzie Timber Supply Area," said ministry spokesman Brennan Clarke.
As part of this process, the general public is invited to attend an information meeting on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Mackenzie Recreational Centre.
Those wishing advance information can look at the public discussion paper released in October that gives an overview of the Mackenzie TSA's latest analysis.
"Public feedback on the discussion paper will be considered by the deputy chief forester before she sets a new allowable annual cut early next year," Clarke said.
The Mackenzie TSA neighbours the Prince George forestry region. The logging and timber processing activities there play a large role in the economy of Prince George as well as Mackenzie's.
The current allowable annual cut, set in 2004, is slightly more than 3 million cubic
metres. The Mackenzie Timber Supply Area covers about 6.4 million hectares, of which only 1.36 million hectares is considered to be suitable and available for timber harvesting.
The deputy chief forester's allowable annual cut determination is an independent professional judgment based on information such as technical forestry reports and input from First Nations and the public. There are 38 TSAs in the province, each one with its own harvesting limits. They, and 34 provincial Tree Farm License areas, are each analyzed on a rotational basis at least once every 10 years.
For information about the meeting call Miodrag Tkalec at 250-997-2244 or Sam Davis at 250-997-2215.
The Mackenzie Timber Supply Area timber supply review public discussion paper can be found at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hts/tsa/tsa16/index.htm.
