Beginning in late 2012, FSC Canada launched the process to revise and align of Canada’s regional Forest Management (FM) Standards (National Boreal Standard (2004), Maritimes Standard (2008), BC Standard (2005) and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence draft Standard (2010)) with the revised Principles and Criteria.
In carrying out this important work, FSC Canada has assembled an eight person
Standards Development Group (SDG), with representation across chambers (Aboriginal Peoples, Social, Environmental and Economic), with an equal number of people in each chamber and consideration for regional representation, gender balance and diversity of experience.
The FSC Canada Standards Development Group has been convened to support the development of a National Forest Management Standard with common indicators and regional indicators, where warranted. The development of the National Forest Management Standard, will involve supporting the transfer and adaptation of FSC International Generic Indicators (IGIs) and the development of Canadian specific SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Rational, Timebound) indicators.
FSC Canada Forest Management Standards Development Group:
For the Aboriginal Peoples and Social Chambers one of the two seats is shared by 2 people, a PRIMARY and ALTERNATE. In both cases, capacity issues were identified, and the use of alternates was a means to allow comfortable participation at the table.
ECONOMIC CHAMBER
Christopher J. Stagg, RPF - British Columbia
Chris has extensive experience overseeing the implementation of FSC Standards in Western Canada. Chris is currently the Chief Forester for Canfor in British Columbia, and previously worked in a similar capacity for Tembec in their BC and Manitoba operations.
Guy Tremblay, Resolute Forest Products- Quebec
Guy has experience with both the FSC Canada National Boreal and Great Lakes St. Lawrence Standards and was involved in the development of the National Boreal standard. He is a registered professional forester with over 30 years of experience and has extensive knowledge of other standards such as ISO 14001.
SOCIAL CHAMBER
Satnam Manhas, Ecotrust - British Columbia (PRIMARY – shared seat)
Satnam works as the Ecosystem Services Manager, where he is involved with assisting forest tenures pursue management services. He has worked on various issues including FSC certification, carbon, First Nations’ values, visual quality, ecological values, recreation, community planning, and more.
Scott Davis, Eastern Ontario Model Forest – Ontario (ALTERNATE – shared seat)
Scott has been the Forest Certification Coordinator for the Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) since 2000. During his time spent at the EOMF Scott has assembled a group of private and community forest owners that are certified by the Rainforest Alliance to the Principles of the Forest Stewardship Council Certification System. Currently there are 140 independent owners, 9 Community forests, and an urban forest covering over 55,000 hectares. Prior working with the EOMF Scott worked as a woodlands manager for the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation and also worked in the Fire Management Program for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Solange Nadeau - New Brunswick
Solange works for Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Centre and conducts research on social aspects of forestry such as: forest-dependent communities, attitudes and motivations of forest woodlot owners, public participation in forest management and policy making.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER
Karen Tam Wu - British Columbia
Karen is a Registered Professional Forester in BC. Karen has worked as an auditor with an accredited Certification Body for FSC certificates for two years. She participated in the development of the Maritime standards, and has been a consultant, providing technical expertise to companies in BC and internationally to develop management systems that comply with FSC standards.
Dave Pearce, Wildlands league / CPAWS - Ontario
Dave has worked for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Wildlands League Chapter since 2003 on issues related to forest management, focusing on boreal issues and caribou management. He is currently the Manager, Forest Conservation for CPAWS Wildlands League.
ABORIGINAL PEOPLES CHAMBER
Peggy Smith,– Ontario (PRIMARY)
Peggy is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Natural Resources Management at Lakehead University. Peggy teaches Forest Policy and Legislation in Natural Resources, Environmental Assessment, and Aboriginal Peoples and Natural Resources and research interests focus on the social impacts of natural resource management, including Aboriginal Peoples’ involvement in natural resource management, development and conservation, community forestry, public participation, northern development, and forest certification. Peggy received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Forestry in 2007 and is a Registered Professional Forester who graduated from the Faculty of Forestry at Lakehead University in 1991.
Russell Diabo, Wolf Lake First Nation- Quebec / Ontario (ALTERNATE)
Russell is a Policy Advisor at Wolf Lake First Nation and at the Algonquin Nation Secretariat. Russell is also Editor and Publisher of the First Nations Strategic Bulletin an online newsletter on First Nation political and legal issues.
Kevin Gillis – Saskatchewan
Kevin works for FSC-certified Mistik Management where he works with a range of operational and technical skill sets focused on the maintenance of biodiversity, wildlife and other environmental values in the forest landscape. Kevin’s knowledge of key environmental values, acquired from a combination of pre-activity reconnaissance, field work, local trapper and outfitter stakeholders and Aboriginal traditional use stakeholders has resulted in exceptional landscape-level forest harvest design and implementation.