Barrette Chapais Ltée. has appointed SGS QUALIFOR to carry out a Surveillance Audit of the management of the FMUs 26-63, 26-65, 26-66, 87-62, located in Chapais, Québec. This Surveillance audit is to be conducted in compliance with the FSC requirements, and against the Canadian FSC National Boreal Standard (2004). This FSC Surveillance audit will be conducted on October 18-20, 2016.

Your participation in this process is very important. If you have any comments regarding Barrette Chapais' management of the forest you could contact the Lead Auditor (Jean-Marc Verjans) for the Surveillance audit by e-mail (Jean-Marc.Verjans@sgs.com). If you would like to arrange an in-person interview, please do contact SGS at your soonest convenience.

Please see attached for a Stakeholder Report Form that can help you provide input; use of this form is optional, however. Please also find attached the Stakeholder Briefing Note and the SGS Qualifor guidelines on the FSC certification process.

Please note that feedback is welcomed in both French and English; SGS can also provide documentation on the FSC process in French, upon request.

Contact:

Nick Moss Gillespie, MFC, RPF
nmoss@responsibleforestry.com
Tel: 647-897-6995

SGS Lead Auditor: Jean-Marc Verjans
Jean-Marc.Verjans@sgs.com
Systems and Services Certification, SGS
Société Générale de Surveillance, S.A.