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northern studies: thunder bay

class environmental assessment for timber management on crown lands (class ea)

summary

  • ontario government passed the environmental assessment act in 1975
  • mnr submitted its class environmental assessment for timber management to the minister of the environment in dec 1985 (amended june 1987)
  • ea board began public hearings in thunder bay on may 10, 1988 and continued for 4 ½ years ending on november 12, 1992 in sudbury
  • hearings took place in 15 locations
  • ea hearing record includes 70,000 pages of daily recorded transcripts, over 2,300 exhibits, and over 500 people/groups presented
  • environmental assessment board released its decision in april 1994 which was subject to 115 terms & conditions

relevant documents

ontario.  ministry of natural resources.  class environmental assessment for timber management on crown lands in ontario.  1987. regional   sd 146 o5o565 1987

ontario. environmental assessment  board.  hearing of the proposal by the ministry of natural resources for a class environmental assessment for timber management on crown lands in ontario: in the matter of the environmental            assessment act, r.s.o. 1980. c.140; and, in the matter of the class environmental assessment for timber management on crown lands in ontario. 1988-1992.    411 volumes.   (silverbacks – transcripts of the hearings) regional sd 387 e5o5a43

ontario. ministry of natural resources.  index of exhibits from environmental assessment board hearing related to class environmental assessment for timber management on crown lands in ontario.  1993 regional  sd 387  e5o5a735  1993

ontario.  environmental assessment board.  reasons for decision and decision:  class environmental assessment by the ministry of natural resources for timber management on crown lands in ontario.  1994. regional  sd  387 e5o5a48 1994

ontario.  ministry of natural resources.  a review by the ministry of natural resources regarding the class environmental assessment for timber management on crown lands in ontario:  mnr’s timber class ea review.  2002                            regional  sd 387  e5o685 2002

useful terms for searching in the library’s online catalogue:

  • class environmental assessment  (keyword)
  • class environmental assessment , witness statement (keywords)
  • crown lands – ontario
  • environmental impact analysis – ontario
  • forest management – environmental aspects – ontario
  • forest management – ontario
  • forest policy – environmental aspects – ontario
  • forests and forestry – environmental aspects – ontario
  • public lands – ontario

royal commision on the northern environment

summary

  • an order-in-council was passed by the ontario cabinet in july 1977 to establish a royal commission
  • justice patrick hartt was appointed commissioner
  • between november 1977 and february 1978 public consultations were held at 14 northern locations including dryden, ear falls, geraldton, moosonee, red lake, kenora, sioux lookout, timmins, etc. (1 location in southern ontario – toronto)
  • commission received over 450 submissions from a wide spectrum of stakeholders ex. forestry, mining, tourism, first nations, government, anglers & hunters, environmentalists, etc.
  • mr. justice hartt issued his interim report and recommendations in april 1978
  • later in 1978 the commission published the issues report
  • mr. ed fahlgren was appointed commissioner in august 1978 and the final report and recommendations was published in june 1985

relevant documents

submission to the royal commission on the northern environment.
regional hc 117 o5f34s no. 1-329  (note: catalogued separately)
note:  index to the submissions located at regional hc 117 o5f34e95

ontario. interim report of the royal commission on the northern environment, april 4, 1978. regional hc 117 o5f2i7 1978

ontarioissues report of the royal commission on the northern environment.  dec 1978.
regional hc 117 o5f34i

the economic future of the forest products industry in northern ontario / prepared for the royal commission on the northern environment by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .  regional hd 9764 c33o53

ontario. final report and recommendations of the royal commission on the northern environment. regional hc 117 o5f34 1985

useful terms for searching in the library’s online catalogue:

  • royal commission on the northern environment (phrase)
  • land use – environmental aspects – ontario, northwestern
  • economic development – ontario
  • natural resources – ontario, northern – management
  • forests and forestry – ontario, northern – management
  • forest products industry

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