Economic Objectives Clause Samples

Economic Objectives a) to continue working towards sustainability, economic development, and diversification for communities within the area outlined in Schedule IV, including infrastructure within those communities; b) to continue working towards increasing employment levels within aboriginal communities in the area outlined in Schedule IV to a level comparable to the employment rate in non-aboriginal communities; c) to continue to support an increase in local ownership within resource industries; and d) the Parties acknowledge that the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, on October 29, 1999, agreed in a speech to the First Nations Summit to discuss alternative treaty fiscal financing arrangements on the condition that the government of Canada participates in these discussions and that these discussions occur on a broader basis than table-by-table.

Economic Objectives. Objective 1: To Help Sustain Local Economies The volume of forest products harvested on municipally owned lands under the scope of this LMA will contribute to the supply of wood fibre to local forest resource processing facilities. By doing so, the communities depending upon the forest industry for employment and stability will continue to benefit from forest management activities on these private lands. The selection of qualified forest operators (including harvest operators) and of receiving forest products ▇▇▇▇▇ will be guided by the direction of municipal council(s), in accordance with their respective procurement policies, in an open and transparent manner. The movement of wood (i.e. the identification of approved destinations) will be consistent with the destinations approved for Crown timber on Private land. Any economic benefits associated with the harvest of non-timber forest products (commercial blueberries, birch syrup etc) will also be guided by the objective of contributing to the local economy and within the appropriate environmental guidelines. • Objective 2: To provide forest resources based on an appropriate Annual Harvest Level Given the relatively small land base associated with this LMA, the calculation and implementation of a long-term sustainable annual harvest level is not appropriate. This approach would likely result in very small, inefficient operations that would require repeated road construction and set-up (i.e. equipment floating) costs. The Municipalities will monitor the need and the market opportunities associated with harvesting the municipal blocks. The municipalities will also continue to evaluate opportunities for the sale of parcels on a case-by-case basis. At a maximum, harvesting will occur on all of the blocks that have reached their operable ages and conditions within the 10 year term of the Agreement. In the event that all of the blocks identified in this Agreement are harvested, the following volumes are forecast: From ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lake parcels: 115,000 m3 of SPF (11,500 m3/year) 59,000 m3 of white birch (5,900 m3/year) 118,000 m3 of poplar (11,800 m3/year From the Twp of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇: 37,000 m3 of SPF (3,700 m3/year) 4,800 m3 of white birch (480 m3/year) 22,400 m3 of poplar (2,240 m3/year) A silvicultural program that renews the areas harvested in accordance with the Silvicultural Ground Rules provided in this LMA will be implemented. Additional volumes of secondary species, notably larch, cedar and white pine may also ...