LP Forest Resoures Division

The LP Forest Resources Division (FRD) is a small group consisting of 15 full time employees. LP FRD's main objective is to supply the mill with fiber for the production of oriented strand board (OSB) in a manner that will ensure sustainable forest management.

The Swan Valley Forest Resource Division consists of the following staff members:

Swan Valley Forest Resources Division
Area Forest Manager Wade Cable
Certification & GIS Analyst Ted Unrau
Operations Supervisor
Operations Technicians David Lund
Brian Nickel
Trevor Kotyk
District Forester Paul LeBlanc
District Silviculture Forester
District Biologist Donna Kopecky
District Planners South Vern Bauman
North Keith Proctor
Western Canada GIS Manager Nick Macdonald
Reception/Office Administration Val Reich

LP Canada is part of an international forest products company with operations in Canada, the United States and Chile. The LP facility in the Swan Valley began operating in 1996 and produces Oriented Strand Board. This facility primarily uses aspen harvested from LP’s Forest Management Licence (FML#3) area, other Crown land, and private wood sources. Forest management activities within the FML are conducted under agreement with Manitoba Conservation, following the approval of a 10 year Forest Management Plan and the issuance of the Environment Act Licence 2191E. The current plan is in effect for the years 1996-2005 and provides the strategic direction for operation within FML#3. Additionally, Annual Operating Plans (AOPs) have been created on a yearly basis to provide more detailed information on the exact locations of planned forestry activities for the year.

The following background information highlights some of the aspects and accomplishments of LP FRD:
Community Involvement
Certification
Research
Planning
Wildlife
Operations
Silviculture
Long-term Plan



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