Timmins Local Citizens Committee
Minutes of the August 11, 2004 Meeting

Aug 11 hours: 16.00
Year to date: 289.60
Total: 3966.40

 

Date: August 11, 2004

Location: Gold Mine Tour Conference Room

Present: Mike Malek, Bob Bielek, Greg Corrigal, Real Gendron, Mark Joron, Michael Fallat, Gary Scripnik, Corrie King
Regrets: Robert Calhoun, Melanie Johnston, Marvin Frew, Allan Moyle
MNR: Terry Pawson

7:00 p.m; Meeting called to order by Chairman Bill Russell.

CORRESPONDENCE and CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS

· M.N.R. - revisions to Annual Work Schedule - Romeo Mallette Forest
· Regional Forum Letter
· Northwatch - FMP Forum
· August 17.04 Public workshop on FMP at 36 Birch Street South
· Email from Northwatch regarding Montcalm
· Northwatch - Amendment to Crown Forest Sustainability Act
· Northwatch - Forest Fire Management Strategy of Ontario
· Docksite Construction - Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans

Bob Bielek will represent the Timmins LCC on the 2007 FMP re: Romeo Mallette Forest. Michael Fallat will be the alternate.

Marvin Frew has submitted his resignation to the LCC.

Gary Scripnik moved that the Agenda be approved. Seconded by Mark Joron. Motion carried.

Bob Bielek moved that the minutes of the June 09, 2004 meeting be approved. Seconded by Real Gendron. Motion carried.

The meeting was turned over to Real Gendron, Chairman for the Regional Forum.

CORRESPONDENCE

Regrets were received from Jamie Lim who is unable to attend the Regional Forum due to previous commitments.

Real received a call from Mayor Victor M. Power’s office accepting our invitation to attend the forum. He is in the “welcome” portion of the forum agenda.

REGISTRATION

There have been ten registrations received to date. Dianne Corbett will be contacting the district managers shortly to encourage their member’s attendance.

So far there has been no confirmation from David Ramsay’s office regarding his attendance.

Terry will order either T-shirts or fleece vests for the LCC members so that we will have a visual presence at the forum.

Gary Scripnik will check with the MRCA for donation of Trail Guides for the forum attendees. He will advise Bill Russell of the outcome.

Bob Bielek will check with Keitha Robson of the Chamber of Commerce regarding Timmins brochures. He will advise Bill Russell of the outcome.

Terry Pawson will be ordering plastic name tag holders with white cords. The name tags will indicate Name (first name printed in large type), LCC affiliation, Stakeholder group.

Real Gendron will check into getting student volunteers to direct delegates.

Terry will get 1 - 2 MNR clerks to man the Registration desk.

Real will contact Day’s Inn to have a TV/VCR near the registration desk to show videos ie. Charlie Farquarson’s Silviculture video & early 60’s logging techniques.

SPEAKERS

All speakers are confirmed with the exception of Brian Fox’s Mixwood Management. The alternates were Brian Harvey and Blake MacDonald. Mike Malek will follow up on an alternative speaker and advise.

Mike Malek and Terry Pawson will contact the speakers to ask how they would like to be introduced and to supply a brief biography. They will also be asked whether any special equipment is required for their presentations.

EVENTS

The block being used for the Saturday excursion is 9 km south of the 144 & 101 intersection and 4 km into the bush. There is a 1 km loop to walk around. The block is already harvested and slash piled. The disc trencher will be onsite. Forum attendees will see cut @ stump with the processor. There is also a category 14 pit in the area.

The return route takes delegates through a plantation.

Each stop on the tour will have a speaker who will hand out a one page presentation. At the end of the tour, the delegates will have an information package to take home. Mike Malek is going to come up with the first one pager template.

Suggestions for site speakers are:

Planning Mike Malek
Lay-out Jacques Noel, Jeff Morris
Harvest Lino Morandin, Don Buck
Slash Mgmt.
Site Prep. Craig Parsons
Regeneration Mac Kilgour
Tending Guy Noel
Surveys
Treeplant Jenny Millson

Terry will confirm the Friday & Saturday busses with Tisdale Bus Lines.

There was a suggestion to have a large display showing the location of the site & the types of things to see at the site.

SPONSORSHIP

Gary read the sponsorship letter put together by Terry Pawson. It was decided that there would be Gold, Silver & Bronze sponsorships as follows:

Gold $900 and over
Silver $600 - $900
Bronze $300 - $600
Friends of the LCC $0 - $300

 

The next meeting will be September 01, 2004 @ the Goldmine Tour conference room. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

 

Prepared by Corrie King, Secretary

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