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Sunshine Coast Forest District tree farm licence plans
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1968-1999 (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Sunshine Coast Forest District
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5.1 m of textual records, maps and photos
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Biographical history
The Sunshine Coast Forest District was initially called the Sechelt Forest District. The name changed sometime between 1978 and 1988. It was created as part of the Vancouver Forest Region and had existed as a Ranger District before 1978. In 2016 the name was changed to the Sunshine Coast Natural Resource Region. As of 2022, the District continues to exist as part of the South Coast Natural Resource Region.
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Scope and content
This series consists of tree farm licence (TFL) forest development plans and management plans created from 1968-1999 by the Sunshine Coast Forest District. TFLs are a type of timber tenure which grants a virtually exclusive right to harvest timber and manage forests in a specified area. They are issued for a term of 25 years, but can be replaced every 5-10 years.
These files document the management of TFL numbers 10, 39 and 43. Over the years, TFL boundaries and rights holders may have changed. TFL holders are required to submit a management plan every five years to the Chief Forester (RSBC 1996, c. 157, s. 35, and BC Reg. 23/2013).
These records include draft and final management or development plans; revisions or amendments to existing plans; correspondence between the ministry and licence holders, as well as correspondence with ministry staff; records related to public review of the development plans; consultation and correspondence with impacted First Nations; reasons for why a plan or amendment was or was not approved; advertisements in newspapers and the Gazette; and maps and map overlays.
The ministries responsible for these records, and the years that they were responsible, are:
Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)
The records have been classified as 19710-20 and 19710-55 in the Forestry Operational Classification System (ORCS).
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Transferred from the Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development in 2021.
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No access restrictions apply.
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Finding aids
A file list is available. http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Document/Finding_Aids_Atom/GR-4001_to_GR-4500/GR-4093.pdf
Associated materials
The ministry maintains an online tree farm licence registry that includes copies of the licences, management plans, maps and orders. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/forest-tenures/timber-harvesting-rights/tfl
Accruals
General note
Accession number(s): 94-7693
Physical description
The series includes large numbers of oversize maps and map overlays. The maps were sent offsite by the creator folded to fit into standard size boxes.