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Highlights and Events October 1994

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MA MAW WECHEHETOWIN

Maintaining the balance between economics and environment in the forest industry is a difficult task. As keeper of 10% of the world’s forests, Canada is currently participating in setting worldwide standards for forest management.

Our forests are shaped by climate, soils and land formations and vary greatly from region to region. Western Canada’s temperate rain forests support a variety of species. Mixed forests of pine and hardwoods surround the great lakes and the balsam fir, birch and spruce forests are the pride of the maritime provinces. The boreal forest, a vast wilderness that extends from the north western regions to the farthest eastern shore, is Canada’s largest and most dynamic forest ecosystem.

The people that utilize these resources are as varied as the forests themselves. Environmental conferences often stimulate new ideas for managing natural resources. Such was the case in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, when Canada unveiled its Model Forest Network.

There are 10 strategically located Model Forests across Canada that represent the major forest types, ecological diversity and various ethnic cultures of each region. The Prince Albert Model Forest (PAMF) spans 315,000 hectares of boreal forest in the Prince Albert National Park, Weyerhaeuser’s Licence Agreement area and the Montreal Lake Cree Nation’s Land.

The Prince Albert Model Forest Association’s partners are the Canadian Institute of Forestry, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Parks Canada, Prince Albert Grand Council, Saskatchewan Environment & Resource Management and Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd. (Sask. Division).

The PAMF is a model of cooperation between First Nations People, government agencies, and industry. Each has an interest in maintaining the forest although opinions concerning emphasis often differ. Traditional users and custodians of the forests long before Europeans arrived here, the aboriginal people respected the balance of nature. Their strong participation in PAMF is a feature that makes this model forest project unique.

The key to the success of PAMF is that all partners are committed to sustainability and integrated resource management. Research is an effective tool for discovering innovative management techniques and at least 15 different research studies are currently under way at PAMF. Plans for the future include information workshops and conferences to stimulate public interest and tourism to the area. School tours and other activities, such as summer camps, will let students participate in PAMF studies. Refinement of the GIS (geographic information system) - a highly sophisticated computer map creating system - is another project. As part of the model forest network, PAMF contributes to the pool of information that will ultimately determine the direction of global forest management in the coming years.

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P.A. WRITERS GROUP

is an interesting mix of people whose ages range from the teens to the golden years and everything in between. Created ten years ago, the group offers encouragement, companionship and constructive criticism (upon request) to writers of various expertise from novice to published author. Bimonthly meetings are held at the Library on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month except for the summer holiday period. Matters of business are dispensed with quickly and the rest of the meeting is dedicated to readings of poetry and prose by members wishing to share their works. Writers from the group occasionally give public readings at the Arts Centre's Sunday Night Sounds. Funding from the Saskatchewan Writer's Guild enables the group to organize writing workshops and seminars throughout the year. Public participation (writers and/or listeners) is encouraged at all meetings and events hosted by the group. For more information, contact Eric Nelson (President) 763-2877 or Les Dickson (V.P.) 764-2087.

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