The Smartwood Program of the Rainforest Alliance will conduct a forest management certification assessment of the Scierie Jean Riopel Inc. forestry operations on public land in Lanaudiere area, Quebec, Canada. Comments can be sent to Nicolas Blanchette nicolas@incos.ca or 819-580-4000 or Yanick Ouellet youellet@ra.org or 450-937-1934 by December 6th, 2008.
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The Smartwood Program of the Rainforest Alliance will conduct a forest management certification assessment of the Scierie Dion et fils forestry operations on private land in St-Raymond area, Quebec, Canada. Comments can be sent to Nicolas Blanchette nicolas@incos.ca or 819-580-4000 or Yanick Ouellet youellet@ra.org or 450-937-1934 by November 24th, 2008.
The forst management certification reassessment will assess the environmental, silvicultural and socioeconomic aspects of Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd forestry operations using the "Certification Standard for the Great Lakes/St Lawrence Region" Comments can be sent to Scott Davis sdavis@ra.org or 613-324-2290 by November 20th, 2008. View public briefing for more information
The Coast Forest Conservation Initiative Society (CFCI) is seeking Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) group certification for their members’ operations in the Mid-Coast TSA. The CFCI is made up of International Forest Products (Interfor), Western Forest Products (WFP), BC Timber Sales (BCTS), Catalyst Paper and Canadian Forest Products (Canfor). The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance will conduct an assessment between October 15 and November 14, 2008 of the operations of CFCI group members (Interfor and WFP and their contractors, and licenses awarded by BCTS) in the Mid-Coast TSA and nearby communities. The purpose of the assessment is to determine if the management of these forest lands by the CFCI Group can be certified as meeting the requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council. Comments can be sent to Keith Moore kmoore@island.net or 250-559-8700 by October 15, 2008.
Posted August 21, 2008: The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance will conduct a forest management certification assessment of the M.C. Forêt forestry operations on FMUs 064-52 and 072-51 in Outaouais and the Laurentians region, Quebec, Canada. Comments can be sent to Nicolas Blanchette nicolas@incos.ca or 819-580-4000 by October 25, 2008.
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Posted April 7, 2008: The Smartwood Program of the Rainforest Alliance is conducting Forest Management certification assessments of the Nagaya Forest located in New Brunswick, Canada. The assessment will be implemented from April 21st to 23rd, 2008. Comments can be sent to Bruce Byford, bbyford@arbex.ca or 613-216-9532, by May 10th, 2008.
Posted January 31, 2008: Accreditation Services International (ASI) will be conducting the FM and COC accreditation audits for QMI, Canada, from 25 to 29 February 2008 on behalf of FSC AC, at Domtar Forest Products (Wabigoon SFL) and Domtar Pulp Mill in Dryden, Ontario, Canada.
Paolo Tranquillini (Accreditation Program Manager) will be the Lead Auditor for this audit. ASI welcomes comments from National Initiatives, Certification Bodies, FSC members and other interested stakeholders regarding the performance of QMI and the applicants for certification. Comments can be sent to Paolo (p.tranquillini@accreditation-services.com), by 22 February 2008.
Posted January 7, 2008: The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance will conduct an assessment of Tembec’s forestry operations between February 11 and February 29, 2008. The purpose of the assessment is to determine if their management of these forest lands can be certified as meeting the requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council, an independent and widely recognized forest certification system. SmartWood is an FSC certification body with offices in Canada and several other regions of the world.
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Posted Dec. 20, 2007: The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance is conducting a Forest Stewardship Council certification reassessment of the Gordon Cosens Forest (Management Unit #438) managed under the Sustainable Forest License held by Tembec Enterprises Inc. (#550039). The company carries out forest management and planning on the forest. The forest is located in Northeastern Ontario near Kapuskasing. View Public Notice for more details.
Please note that comments must be received prior to February 15, 2008
The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance will conduct a forest management certification assessment of the Société d’exploitation des ressources de la Vallée (SERV) forestry operations in the vicinity of Lac-au-Saumon, Québec on woodlots and the Bloc Faribault in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Québec, Canada. The assessment will be carried out between November 12 and 15, 2007. Click here for the full notice.
On behalf of FSC AC, ASI will be conducting the COC reaccreditation audit for KPMG Canada from 22 to 23 October 2007 to NorSask and the FM audit from 24 to 26 October 2007 to Mistik Management, in Saskatchewan, Canada. Paolo Tranquillini (Accreditation Program Manager) will be the Lead Auditor for these audits. ASI welcomes comments from National Initiatives, Certification Bodies, FSC members and other interested stakeholders regarding the performance of KPMG and the applicants for certification. Comments can be sent to Paolo (p.tranquillini@accreditation-services.com).
FSC will conduct an annual office surveillance audit for Rainforest Alliance Smart Wood program on 22-24 October 2007 in USA. FSC welcomes comments from national initiatives, certification bodies, FSC members and other interested stakeholders on the performance of Smart Wood. Please send your comments to Guntars Laguns (g.laguns@accreditation-services.com) by the 19 of October 2007.
The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance is conducting a Forest Stewardship Council certification assessment of the Big Pic Forest (Management Unit #67) managed under the Sustainable Forest License held by Marathon Pulp Inc. (MPI). Buchanan Forest Products Ltd. (BFPL) is the forest manager on behalf of MPI; they carry out forest management and planning on the forest. The forest is located in Northeastern Ontario near Lake Superior and the towns of Manitouwadge and Marathon.
During the week of Nov 26 to 30, 2007 the team will visit sites within the Big Pic Forest determined through random sampling procedures, stakeholder suggestion, and field observation. Additional information and interviews will be conducted before and after this field visit. Click here for full notice.
The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance is conducting a Forest Stewardship Council certification assessment of the Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) as a Resource Manager. The managers are located in Kemptville, eastern Ontario and manage private and some public forest land across southern and central Ontario.
On Nov 13 and 14, 2007 the team will visit some EOMF managed properties determined through random sampling procedures, and stakeholder suggestion. Additional information and interviews will be conducted before and after this field visit. Click here for full notice.
ASI will be conducting annual Forest Management audits for SCS between 05 and 14 September 2007 on behalf of FSC AC at Nipissing Forest Management Inc. (SCS-FM/COC-00055N). Hans Joachim Droste, Accreditation Program Manager, is to be Lead Auditor. ASI welcomes comments from National Initiatives, Certification Bodies, FSC members and other interested stakeholders regarding both the certification body and the company. Comments can be sent to ASI (hj.droste@accreditation-services.com), by 31 August 2007.
The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance will conduct a forest management certification assessment on June 27th, 2007, of the Groupement Forestier de l’Est du Lac Témiscouata forestry operations in the vicinity of Auclair, Québec on Forest Management Unit 123 and 629, the county forest units Est du Lac section and private lands in the Bas St-Laurent region, Québec, Canada. As a part of the forest certification assessment process, we invite comments and feedback on Groupement Forestier de l’Est du Lac Témiscouata’s forest management practices in the Temiscouata region, Québec. Comments will be kept confidential, unless requested otherwise by commentator, and are solely for the purpose of assisting SmartWood to assess Groupement Forestier de l’Est du Lac Témiscouata’s management. SmartWood must receive comments preferably prior to August 3rd, 2007, so that we can better take them into consideration in reaching a certification decision. Click here for the full document.
The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance will conduct a forest management assessment of the SEPH forestry operations between June 20 and July 18, 2007. The purpose of the assessment is to determine if the forest can be certified as meeting the requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council, an independent and widely recognized forest certification system. SmartWood is an FSC certification body with offices in Canada and several other regions of the world.
This notice is being provided to people and organizations who may have an interest in Stora Enso Port Hawkesbury’s (SEPH) forest management on Crown and company-owned lands in Cape Breton Island and eastern mainland Nova Scotia. Click here for the full document.
Forest management certification assessment of Domtar Inc.'s White River Forest in Ontario. The SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance is conducting forest management and chain of custody certification assessments of the White River Forest located within the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Administrative District of Wawa. The assessment will be implemented from November 13, 2006 to December 13, 2006, with the on-site visit scheduled for November 13-17. Download.
Westwind Forest Stewardship inc. has appointed SGS QUALIFOR to carry out an evaluation of the management of the French Severn Forest with a view to seeking the re-certification against the requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council Principles and Criteria (FSC P&C). SGS QUALIFOR plans to carry out the evaluation during 23 to 27 Octobre 2006. A stakeholder consultation is organized as part of the re-certification process. As stakeholders, you are invited to attend an information session and to comment on Westwind Forest Stewardship forest management practices to be held at the Jolly Roger on Thursday October 26th at 5:30 pm .
The re-assessment will take place from July 5th to July 7th, 2006. For a copy of the public notice of assessment click here.
The assessment will take place between March 9 and April 14th 2006. For copy of notice of assessment click here.
KPMG Forest Certification Services Inc. will conduct an assessment of Mistik Management Ltd.'s Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan FMA area. A stakeholder consultation process is planned for hte winter and spring of 2006, with the main assessment scheduled for Fall 2006. The MIstik FMA area encompasses 1,827,522 ha to the north and south of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. Email
Smartwood forest management certification assessment for Nova Scotia Landowners and Forest Fibre Producers Association, Sept. 12, 2005: The assessment will take place between Sept. 20 and Oct. 21 2005 and will be based on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Regional Certification Standards for the Maritimes region, and using the Small and Low-Intensity Managed Forests framework. Download.
SmartWood Forest Management Certification Assessment of Tembec’s Forestry Operations in the Kootenay Lake and Cranbrook Timber Supply Areas: September 7: This notice is being provided to people and organizations that may have an interest in forest management and potential FSC certification of Tembec Industries Inc. forestry operations under Forest License A20212 in the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area (TSA) and Forest License A19040 in the Cranbrook TSA. These operations are in the vicinity of Creston, Cranbrook, Elko, Fernie, Sparwood and Elkford in the East Kootenay area of south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. Download.
Notification of Pending FSC Certification Evaluation of Sudbury Forest: The Vermillion Forest Management Company (VFM) is seeking Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) endorsed certification of its Sustainable Forest License (SFL) on the Sudbury Forest in Ontario. This notice is to inform you that a certification assessment will be conducted beginning October 25, 2005. The Sudbury Forest is approximately 1.1 million ha located near the city of Sudbury, Ontario. It is made up of a transitional forest type that straddles the Boreal forest to the north and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence mixed-wood forests and agricultural areas to the south. Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a FSC-accredited certification body based in Emeryville, California, will conduct this FSC certification assessment. SCS welcomes comments on the forest management of the VFM, the SCS Draft Interim Standard for the Sudbury Forest, or other topics pertinent to VFM seeking FSC certification. The draft interim standard and more details about the upcoming assessment are available from Dave Wager ( tel (406) 251-7049, fax (406) 251-7108). Comments and questions can be submitted via email, standard mail, or facsimile to, Dave Wager. The source of comments received will be kept in strict confidence, if so requested.
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