Community Involvement

Community involvement is an important part of LP's forest management planning. LP established a local Stakeholders Advisory Committee (SAC) in 1994, and it continues to be a valuable and integral part of the LP planning process. The SAC is comprised of individuals from a wide-range of local groups, such as the Cottage Owner’s Association, Manitoba Conservation, Manitoba Trapper’s Association, and the Intermountain Snowmobile Association. Meetings are held several times a year to provide the SAC with an opportunity to review proposals, have input into the AOP, inform members of current forest management activities and challenges, as well as answering specific questions and concerns.

Public input into the planning of forest operations is also garnered through annual open houses in communities such as Swan River, Roblin, Ethelbert, and Dauphin. These open houses give the general public the opportunity to offer their input and opinions on proposed activities and to learn more about LP operations. We are involved in various community events in an effort to educate the public on what we do and how important their input is.
Open House
Our staff spend a lot of time conducting presentations and displays at various community events (e.g. local schools, forestry exhibition, fish enhancement banquet, etc).

LP Swan River Forest Resource Division hosts an annual Best Practices meeting for all of the Contractors, Hauler's, Landowners and Private Land Contractors which provides updated information. The Department of Highways, Manitoba Conservation, Workplace Health and Safety, Department of Fisheries and Oceans also participate with this meeting.

Other Community Contributions...

  • School presentations and class field tours of active harvest and renewal areas
  • Planning and implementation at the 2003 Manitoba Envirothon, with over 180 volunteer hours contributed during events.
  • Visual Displays presented at the Swan Valley Sport Fish Enhancement Banquets, Swan Valley Rodeo, and Local School Career Workshops
  • Participation on Urban Forest Committee and Arbour Day Events
  • Participation on the Loggers and Haulers Association and development of the Duck Mountain Forest Interpretive Center
  • Contributing to the Manitoba Model Forest

Our staff also takes part in various training programs to keep up with current forest management practices. LP Holds memberships and/or participates with the following organizations:

  • Forest Products Assoc. of Canada (FPAC)
  • Canadian Forestry Assoc. (CFA)
  • Manitoba Forestry Assoc.
  • Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF)
  • Manitoba Model Forest (MMF)
  • Ecosystem Based Management Pilot Project for Ecoregion 90
  • Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada (FERIC)
  • Sustainable Forest Management Network (SFMN)
  • National Forest Strategy Coalition
  • Forest Industries Assoc. of Manitoba (FIAM)
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