NFMC Obtains FSC® Certification for Big Pic Forest
Originally released September 26, 2014 by Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation
Certification Expands ability of forest industry in northwest Ontario to sell to wider markets
MARATHON, ON -The Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC) successfully obtained FSC® Forest Management and Chain of Custody certification for the Big Pic Forest on September 17, 2014. An important milestone for the Crown agency, the FSC certification will make the wood harvested on the Big Pic Forest more attractive as it will increase the ability of NFMC’s partnering mills to sell their products to wider markets.
According to Daryl Skworchinski, the Chair of NFMC’s Board of Directors, “obtaining FSC Certification on the Big Pic Forest clearly demonstrates our commitment to manage our forests sustainably, support our industry partners, and help facilitate local community and First Nation economic development.”
The NFMC extends its thanks to the associated facilities for their support in the certification process especially AV Terrace Bay Incorporated who played a significant role in attaining the FSC certification. The NFMC continues to be committed to working with its industry partners in northwest Ontario to bolster the forestry industry.
QUICK FACTS
- The NFMC is the first local forest management corporation in Ontario.
- The NFMC was established to operate within a defined management area that includes the communities of the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation, Pic Mobert First Nation, Hornepayne Aboriginal community, Marathon, Hornepayne, Manitouwadge and White River.
- The NFMC’s management area encompasses approximately 1.9 million hectares of productive Crown forest with an available harvest volume of 2.2 million cubic meters of merchantable fiber and 435,000 cubic meters of biomass fiber annually.
