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Volume 45, No. 6
B.C. Reg. 53/2002
The British Columbia
Gazette,
Part II
April 9, 2002
B.C.
Reg. 53/2002, deposited March 20, 2002, pursuant to the MUSKWA-KECHIKA
MANAGEMENT AREA ACT . Order in Council 1367/1997, approved and ordered December
11, 1997.
On the recommendation of the undersigned, the
Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council,
orders that, on the recommendation of the Environment and Land Use Committee,
the attached Muskwa-Kechika Management Order is made. — D. MILLER, Minister
of Employment and Investment; D. ZIRNHELT, Minister of Forests; C.
McGREGOR, Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks; and A. PETTER, Presiding
Member of the Executive Council.
MUSKWA-KECHIKA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Contents
1.0 — Introduction
1.1 — The Muskwa-Kechika Management Area
1.2 — Development of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan
2.0 — Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan Implementation
2.1 — Roles and Responsibilities
2.1.1
Advisory Board
2.1.2
Inter-Agency Management Committee
2.1.3
First Nations
3.0 — Direction for Local Strategic Planning
3.1 — Local Strategic Plans
3.2 — Approval of Local Strategic Plans
3.3 — Requirements for Local Strategic Plans
3.3.1
Landscape unit objective
3.3.2
Pre-tenure plan
3.3.3
Recreation management plan
3.4 — Exceptions to Requirements for Local Strategic Planning
3.5 — Consistency of Plans, Approvals, Permits and Other Instruments
4.0 — Direction for Operational Activity
4.1 — Consistency with Local Strategic Plan
4.1.1
Forest and range resources
4.1.2
Oil and gas exploration and development
4.1.3
Commercial backcountry recreation
4.1.4
Park management
4.1.5
Wildlife management
4.2 — Approval of Forest Development Plans
4.3 — Approval of Special-Use Permits
5.0 — Monitoring and Amendment
5.1 — Annual Monitoring Report
5.2 — Amendment
5.2.1
Interim amendments
5.2.2
Scheduled amendments — Plan review
5.3 — Consultation and Notice Requirements
5.3.1
Consultation
5.3.2
Notice
6.0 — Transition provisions
6.1 — Grandparenting of Existing Plans and Permits
6.2 — Transition Approval of Forest Development Plans
6.3 — Renewable or Replaceable Agreements and Permits
6.4 — Consistency with Amendments
7.0 — General Management Direction
7.1 — General Management Direction for the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area
7.2 — Fort Nelson LRMP General Management Direction
7.3 — Fort St. John LRMP General Management Direction
8.0 — Special Resource Management Zones
8.1 — Category Direction for Fort Nelson LRMP Special Resource Management Zones
8.2 — Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for Fort Nelson LRMP Special Resource Management Zones
8.2.1
Eight Mile/Sulphur
8.2.2
Aeroplane Lake
8.2.3
Churchill
8.2.4
Fishing
8.2.5
Moodie
8.2.6
Muskwa West
8.2.7
Prophet
8.2.8
Rabbit
8.2.9
Rainbow
8.2.10
Sandpile
8.2.11
Stone Mountain
8.2.12
Terminal
8.2.13
Kechika River Corridor
8.2.14
Muskwa River Corridor
8.2.15
Toad River Corridor
8.2.16
Turnagain/Dall Rivers Corridor
8.3 — Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for Fort St. John LRMP Special Resource Management Zones
8.3.1
Besa-Halfway-Chowade
8.3.2
Graham-North
9.0 — Enhanced Resource Development Zones
9.1 — Category Direction for Fort Nelson LRMP Enhanced Resource Management Zones
9.2 — Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for Fort Nelson LRMP Enhanced Resource Management Zones
9.2.1
Alaska Highway Corridor
10.0 — Protection Resource Management Zones
10.1 — Management Direction for Provincial Parks, Recreation Areas and Ecological Reserves
10.1.1
Sikanni Chief River Ecological Reserve
10.1.2
Tetsa River Provincial Park
10.1.3
Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park
10.1.4
Stone Mountain Provincial Park
10.1.5
Muncho Lake Provincial Park
10.1.6
Wokkpash Recreation Area
10.2 — Category Direction for Fort Nelson LRMP Protection Resource Management Zones
10.3 — Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for the Fort Nelson LRMP Protection Resource Management Zones
10.3.1
Denetiah (including Access Corridor and Dall River Old Growth Site)
10.3.2
Liard River Corridor
10.3.3
Northern Rocky Mountains
10.3.4
Horneline Creek Protected Area
10.3.5
Prophet River Hot Springs Protected Area
10.3.6
Toad River Hot Springs Protected Area
10.4 — Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for the Fort St. John LRMP Protection Resource Management Zones
10.4.1
Graham-Laurier
10.4.2
Redfern-Keily Creek
1.0 — Introduction
1.1 The Muskwa-Kechika Management Area
The
Muskwa-Kechika Management Area encompasses an area of approximately 4.45 million
hectares of Crown land where extensive boreal plains and muskeg of the east meet
the Rocky Mountains of the west. It is bounded on the south by the Needham Creek
drainage in the Misinchinka Range, on the west by the Rocky Mountains, on the
east by the Muskwa and Halfway Plateaus and on the north by the Liard Plain. The
area overlaps the Fort Nelson and Fort St. John Land and Resource Management Planning
areas.
The area includes parts of the Alberta plateau, the Rocky Mountain
Foothills, the Liard Plateau, and the Liard Plain. The topography of the area
rises from the vast flat Alberta plateau up the rolling foothill landscapes to
the rugged height of the Rocky Mountains. The river systems run straight, meander
and braid their way through the deeply cut bedrock of the mountains. This entire
region is within the Arctic watershed and is largely drained by the Liard, Muskwa,
Toad, Kechika and Sikanni Chief Rivers.
It is one of the few remaining large,
intact and almost unroaded wilderness areas south of the 60th parallel. It supports
a diverse number of large mammals including moose, elk, mule deer, whitetail deer,
caribou, plains bison, mountain sheep, mountain goat, wolves, black bears and
grizzly bears in population densities of global importance. Few places in the
world match the natural features of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area in terms
of species groupings, remoteness and minimal development. The area is also well
endowed with rich energy and mineral resources. In general, oil and gas reserves
dominate the eastern portion of the area while a variety of metallic and non-metallic
resources can be found in the central and western portions of the area. Valuable
timber resources are also present in the southern portion of the area.
There
are numerous First Nations groups within the area including the Fort Nelson First
Nation, Prophet River First Nation, Kaska Dena First Nation, Lower Post First
Nation and the Halfway River Band. A portion of the Muskwa-Kechika Management
Area is within the area covered by Treaty 8.
The Fort Nelson-Liard and Peace
Regional Districts are within the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area and include the
settlements of Toad River and Muncho Lake.
1.2 Development of the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Plan
Objectives for the management of the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Area were developed as part of the Fort Nelson and Fort St. John Land
and Resource Management Plans. Participants in these processes recommended that
the objectives for the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area be formally designated establishing
a separate jurisdiction: the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area. The Muskwa-Kechika
Management Plan identifies objectives for the management of the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Area and specifies an integrated and coordinated planning structure
to meet these objectives. Sections 2.0 to 6.0 describe the management framework
and sections 7.0 to 10.0 specify the objectives for management.
2.0 — Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan Implementation
The Muskwa-Kechika Management
Plan will be implemented by all relevant government agencies through agency-specific
management activities, local strategic plans, resource development permits and
Crown land and natural resource dispositions. Development plans and permits will
be consistent with the objectives and strategies of resource management zones
and any local strategic plans as specified in the Management Plan.
Local
strategic plans will include a description of the linkages to the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Plan and an explanation of how the local strategic plan meets the objectives
and strategies outlined in this plan. Conversely, it is recognized that the resource
management zone objectives and strategies in this plan May be amended in the future
based on feedback from local strategic plans.
2.1 Roles and Responsibilities
2.1.1
Advisory Board
An Advisory Board, appointed by the Premier, will advise
government on natural resource management in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area
to ensure that activities within the area are consistent with the objectives of
the Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan.
The Advisory Board will be responsible
for:
(
a) conducting semi-annual reviews of the issuance
of tenures and approval of operational activities to examine the achievement of
management plan objectives through local strategic planning and operational activities;
(
b) reporting, at least annually, to the public and the Premier on the results
of the Board's semi-annual reviews and any other issues related to the management
of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area;
(
c) providing
advice to the Inter-Agency Management Committee on corporate priorities for and
coordination of local strategic planning in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area;
(
d) facilitating provincial, national and international exposure of the values
and management of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area;
(
e) recommending and implementing measures to raise money for a Muskwa-Kechika
Fund;
(
f) reviewing proposals and funding requests
for, but not limited to, research projects; and making recommendations for expenditures
from the Muskwa-Kechika Fund;
(
g) supporting the initiation
of local strategic plans for the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area, to achieve the
management plan objectives;
(
h) ensuring adequate
public consultation in the preparation and approval of local strategic plans,
amendments to the Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan, any other significant policy
issue for the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area, or as requested by the Inter-Agency
Management Committee; and
(
i) providing recommendations
to the Environment and Land Use Committee on any proposed amendments to the Management
Plan.
The Premier will appoint up to 17 members to the Advisory Board, including
a Board Chair, such that the Advisory Board represents a broad range of interests.
These would include, but not be limited to, First Nations, environmental groups,
business, labour and Fort Nelson and Fort St. John Land and Resource Management
Plan participants. Kaska Dena representatives would be appointed in accordance
with the Letter of Understanding between the Kaska Dena Council and the Province
of British Columbia, signed September 24, 1997.
Advisory Board members will
be individuals noted for their scientific, financial or community service experience
and expertise. Advisory Board appointments will be for a period of 1 to 3 years
and will be staggered to provide continuity of Board operations.
The Premier
May also appoint up to five members as an Honorary Board who will be individuals
of provincial, national or international stature. These members will serve as
ambassadors to assist in raising the profile of the Muskwa-Kechika Management
Area, but May not participate fully in the working of the Advisory Board proper.
The Advisory Board Chair will be the Chair of the Honorary Board.
2.1.2
Inter-Agency Management Committee
The responsibilities of the Inter-Agency
Management Committee are as follows:
(
a) to assist
in resolving conflicts between agencies and resource users;
(
b) to maintain a registry of plan documents and plan amendments, including the
Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan and local strategic plans, available to the public
and any interested parties;
(
c) to review and provide
recommendations to the Environment and Land Use Committee on any proposed amendments;
(
d) in partnership with the Advisory Board, to provide
for and coordinate public review and consultation as necessary;
(
e) in consultation with the Advisory Board, to prepare an annual inter-agency
workplan to facilitate the implementation of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan;
and
(
f) to work in partnership with the Advisory Board
to prepare an annual monitoring report on plan implementation, amendments and
expenditures.
2.1.3 First Nations
A Letter
of Understanding, dated September 24, 1997, establishes an agreement between the
Kaska Dena Council and the Province of British Columbia regarding the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Area. The Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan is without prejudice to aboriginal
or treaty rights and treaty negotiations. First Nations will be encouraged to
have a direct role in the implementation and monitoring of the plan.
3.0 — Direction for Local Strategic Planning
3.1 Local Strategic Plans
Local
strategic plans must be consistent with the Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan. Local
strategic plans are defined and May be established, varied or cancelled as follows:
Landscape
unit objective
(
a) A local strategic plan for
the purpose of forest and range use is a landscape unit objective or objectives,
as defined by the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and established,
varied or cancelled in accordance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia
Act and the Management Plan.
Pre-tenure plan
(
b) A local strategic plan for the purpose of oil and gas exploration and development
is a pre-tenure plan, as defined by the Memorandum of Understanding Respecting
Operational Land Use Planning for Oil and Gas Activity in the Northeast of British
Columbia, July 31, 1996 , or amendments thereof approved by the Minister of
Environment, Lands and Parks, the Minister of Forests and the Minister of Employment
and Investment.
Recreation management plan
(
c) A local strategic plan for the purpose of recreation is a recreation management
plan, as defined by the Memorandum of Understanding Respecting Recreation Planning
in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area, December 1997 or amendments thereof
approved by the Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks, the Minister of Forests
and the Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture.
Park management
plan
(
d) A local strategic plan for the purpose of
the management of a park, ecological reserve or recreation area is a park management
plan, as defined by Parks Master Plan Policy, April 15, 1986 and the attached
zoning amendment, or the Guidelines Booklet for Management Direction Statements,
1996 , or amendments of either as approved by the Minister of Environment,
Lands and Parks.
Wildlife management plan
(
e) A local strategic plan for the purpose of wildlife management is a wildlife management
plan, as defined by the Planning Guide to Wildlife Management Areas, September
1996 , or amendments thereof as approved by the Minister of Environment, Lands
and Parks.
3.2 Approval of Local Strategic Plans
Landscape
unit objective
(
a) The establishment, variance or
cancellation of a landscape unit objective requires approval of the designated
forest official, the designated environment official and the designated employment
and investment official.
Recreation management plan
(
b) The approval, variance or cancellation of a recreation management plan requires
approval of the Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture and the Environment
and Land Use Committee and that the plan be established as part of
Schedule 6
of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Order.
Pre-tenure plan
(
c) The approval, variance or cancellation of a pre-tenure plan requires approval
of the Environment and Land Use Committee and that the plan be established as
part of
Schedule 6 of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Order.
(
d) The approval, variance or cancellation of all other local strategic plans
requires approval by the Environment and Land Use Committee and that the plan
be established as part of
Schedule 6 of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan.
3.3
Requirements for Local Strategic Plans
Except as specified in
section
3.4, local strategic plans are prerequisite to approval of operational activities
as follows:
3.3.1 Landscape unit objective
The
approval of a forest development plan (as defined by the Forest Practices Code
of British Columbia Act ) for a specific geographic area must be preceded by the
approval of a landscape unit objective or objectives for a landscape unit which
includes the area of the forest development plan.
3.3.2
Pre-tenure plan
The issuance, approval, permitting or authorization, by
a minister, ministry or agent of the Crown, of an oil and gas development plan,
allocation, tenure, disposition, licence or any other instrument or document of
oil and gas development allocation or management must be preceded by the approval
of a pre-tenure plan which includes the subject area of the instrument or document
of allocation or management.
3.3.3 Recreation management
plan
The issuance, approval, permitting or authorization, by a minister,
ministry or agent of the Crown, of a commercial backcountry recreation allocation,
tenure, disposition, licence or any other instrument or document of commercial
backcountry recreation allocation or management for any area within the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Area, must be preceded by the approval of a recreation management plan
which includes the subject area of the instrument or document of allocation or
management.
3.4 Exceptions to Requirements for Local Strategic Planning
Geophysical
exploration
(
a) A pre-tenure plan is not a prerequisite
to the approval of geophysical exploration in accordance with
Part 4,
section
32, of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
Wildfire, pest or disease infestation
(
b) A local strategic plan is not a prerequisite to the approval, issuance, permitting,
or authorization of an allocation, tenure, disposition, licence or any other instrument
or document of allocation or management considered necessary to address wildfire
or a pest or disease infestation to forests or wildlife. Operational activities
associated with an outbreak of this kind need only be consistent with the objectives
of the Management Plan.
3.5 Consistency of Plans, Approvals, Permits
and Other Instruments
Local strategic plans must be consistent with
the objectives and strategies of the Management Plan described in sections 7.0
to 10.0. Approvals, permits and plans which are subsequent to and take direction
from approved local strategic plans must be consistent with the local strategic
plan but need not demonstrate consistency with the objectives of the Management
Plan.
4.0 — Direction for Operational Activity
4.1
Consistency with Local Strategic Plan
Instruments or documents of allocation
or management must be consistent with local strategic plans that direct their
operation, as follows:
4.1.1 Forest and range resources
accordance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act , operational
plans for timber or range resource management must be consistent with established
landscape unit objectives. The Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act requires
forest and range use activities to be consistent with applicable operational plans.
Range use plans within provincial parks must be consistent with park management
plans.
4.1.2 Oil and gas exploration and development
Any issuance, approval, permit or authorization, by a minister, ministry
or agent of the Crown, of an oil and gas exploration or development plan, allocation,
tenure, disposition, licence or any other instrument or document of oil and gas
development or exploration allocation or management must be consistent with any
pre-tenure plan which includes the subject area of the instrument or document
of allocation or management.
4.1.3 Commercial backcountry
recreation
Any issuance, approval, permit or authorization, by a minister,
ministry or agent of the Crown, of a commercial backcountry recreation allocation,
tenure, disposition, licence or any other instrument or document of commercial
backcountry recreation allocation or management for any area within the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Area, must be consistent with any recreation management plan which
includes the subject area of the instrument or document of allocation or management.
4.1.4
Park management
Any issuance, approval, permit or authorization, by a minister,
ministry or agent of the Crown, of an allocation, tenure, disposition, licence
or any other instrument or document affecting park management, must be consistent
with any park management plan which includes the subject area of the instrument
or document of allocation or management.
4.1.5 Wildlife
management
Any issuance, approval, permit or authorization, by a minister,
ministry or agent of the Crown, of an allocation, tenure, disposition, licence
or any other instrument or document affecting wildlife management allocation or
management, must be consistent with any wildlife management plan which includes
the subject area of the instrument or document of allocation or management.
4.2
Approval of Forest Development Plans
Except as specified in
section
6.2, prior to the approval of a forest development plan (as defined in the Forest
Practices Code of British Columbia Act ), the designated forest official must obtain
the agreement of the designated environment official regarding any contents of
the forest development plan which relate directly to the construction, modification,
and deactivation of roads.
4.3 Approval of Special-use Permits
The
issuance of a special-use permit (as defined by the Forest Practices Code of British
Columbia Act ), for the purpose of providing road access and other infrastructure
outside of mineral claim areas to support mineral exploration or development requires
approval of the designated forest official, the designated environment official
and the designated employment and investment official.
5.0 — Monitoring and Amendment
5.1 Annual Monitoring Report
November 1, 1998, and annually thereafter, the Advisory Board in partnership with
the Inter-Agency Management Committee, will prepare a monitoring report.
The
report will assess the degree to which the objectives outlined in the Management
Plan are being met through management activities, local strategic planning and
development plans and permits.
The report will include all proposed updates
and amendments to the Management Plan or any other recommendations made by the
Advisory Board.
5.2 Amendment
All proposed amendments to the
Muskwa-Kechika Management Plan will be included in the annual monitoring report.
5.2.1
Interim amendments
Issues to be addressed through plan amendment May be
identified by any person, group or agency. Issues which, in the opinion of the
Inter-Agency Management Committee in consultation with the Advisory Board, require
an amendment to the plan and which materially affect the interest or delivery
of objectives of the plan to the extent that they must be addressed sooner than
the scheduled major plan review, will be addressed through an interim amendment
to the plan. When issues arise that require an interim amendment, the Inter-Agency
Management Committee in consultation with the Advisory Board will establish the
schedule and Terms of Reference for the amendment process, consistent with existing
legislation and regulations.
The Inter-Agency Management Committee and the
Advisory Board May make a recommendation to the Environment and Land Use Committee
on the proposed amendment, taking into consideration the outcome of public consultation.
Final decisions on amendments shall only be made by the Environment and Land Use
Committee. Amendments will only be approved if the Environment and Land Use Committee
is satisfied that requirements for public notice and consultation of
section 5.3
have been met.
5.2.2 Scheduled Amendments — Plan
review
A major plan review will be undertaken for the entire Management
Plan in November 2005, or at any earlier time as directed by the Environment and
Land Use Committee. The Inter-Agency Management Committee in consultation with
the Advisory Board will establish the Terms of Reference for the review process,
consistent with existing legislation and regulations. The public and all other
interested parties, agencies and organizations will be involved in the review.
Approval
of any proposed amendments resulting from the review will be given by the Environment
and Land Use Committee in accordance with the requirements for public notice and
consultation of
section 5.3.
5.3 Consultation and Notice Requirements
Sections
5.3.1 and 5.3.2 do not apply to any action taken under or pursuant to the Park
Act in respect of the Denetiah, Liard River Corridor, Northern Rocky Mountains,
Graham-Laurier and Redfern-Keily Creek Resource Management Zones; the Horneline
Creek, Prophet River Hot Springs and Toad River Hot Springs Protected Areas; or
the Wokkpash Recreation Area.
5.3.1 Consultation
Before
establishing, varying or cancelling a resource management zone or objective, or
other significant requirement of the Management Plan, the Environment and Land
Use Committee must publish in the Gazette and in a newspaper a notice stating
(
a) that a resource management zone or objective or requirement of the plan is
proposed to be established, varied or cancelled,
(
b) the location of the resource management zone,
(
i) that is proposed to be established, varied or cancelled, or
(ii) to which the objective proposed to be established, varied or cancelled relates,
(
c) that the following are available at regional and district offices
of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of Forests and Ministry
of Employment and Investment:
(
i) a copy of the proposed
order establishing, varying or cancelling the resource management zone, objective
or requirement of the plan;
(ii) in the case of a
resource management zone, a copy of the proposed objectives for the zone;
(iii) in the case of a requirement of the plan, a copy of the proposed alteration
to the plan;
(iv) a map showing the location and boundaries
of the resource management zone
(
A) that is proposed
to be established, varied or cancelled, or
(
B) to which
the objective proposed to be established, varied
or cancelled relates, and
(
d) that comments on the
proposal May be delivered to the regional or district office of any of the Ministry
of Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of Forests or Ministry of Employment
and Investment within 60 days of the date of the last publication of the notice
in the Gazette or newspaper.
5.3.2 Notice
After
establishing, varying or cancelling a resource management zone or objective, or
other significant requirement of the Management Plan, the Environment and Land
Use Committee must publish in the Gazette and in a newspaper a notice stating
(
a) that a resource management zone or objective or requirement of the plan has
been established, varied or cancelled,
(
b) the location
of the resource management zone,
(
i) that has been
established, varied or cancelled, or
(ii) to which
the objective that has been established, varied or cancelled relates, or
(iii) to which the requirement of the plan that has been established, varied or
cancelled relates,
(
c) that the following are available
at regional and district offices of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks,
Ministry of Forests and Ministry of Employment and Investment:
(
i) a copy of the order establishing, varying or cancelling the resource management
zone, objective or requirement of the plan;
(ii) in
the case of a resource management zone, a copy of the objectives for the zone;
(iii) in the case of a requirement of the plan, a copy of the alteration to the
plan;
(iv) a map showing the location and boundaries
of the resource management zone
(
A) that has been established,
varied or cancelled, and
(
B) to which the objective
established, varied or cancelled relates.
6.0 — Transition
Provisions
6.1 Grandparenting of Existing Plans and Permits
All
existing approvals, issuances, permits and authorizations of plans, allocations,
tenures, dispositions, licences and all other instruments and documents of allocation
and management that were approved prior to the coming into force of the Management
Plan are exempt from the requirements and objectives of the Management Plan.
This
does not prevent by mutual agreement the holder of such an instrument or document,
or an agency primarily responsible for a local strategic plan, amending the instrument
or plan to be consistent with the requirements and objectives of the Management
Plan.
6.2 Transition Approval of Forest Development Plans
Where
a forest development plan or amendment proposes cutblocks or road construction,
and the forest development plan or amendment has been approved or submitted for
approval at the time that the Management Plan comes into effect, any forest harvesting
or road construction that occurs in the approximate location of that shown in
the forest development plan or amendment are exempt from the requirements of the
Management Plan, provided the designated forest official is satisfied that these
activities are consistent with the spirit and intent of the Management Plan.
6.3
Renewable or Replaceable Agreements and Permits
All existing approvals,
issuances, permits and authorizations of plans, allocations, tenures, dispositions,
licences and all other instruments and documents of allocation and management
that were approved prior to the coming into force of the Management Plan which
May be renewed or replaced, must upon renewal or replacement be consistent with
the objectives of the Management Plan and any local strategic plan as specified
by the Management Plan despite any wording in the agreement or permit to the contrary.
6.4
Consistency with Amendments
Notwithstanding
section 6.2, any existing
approvals, issuances, permits or authorizations of plans, allocations, tenures,
dispositions, licences or any other instrument or document of allocation or management
that are approved prior to any amendment of the Management Plan are not required
to be consistent with the amendment.
7.0 — General
Management Direction
7.1 General Management Direction for the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Area
The management intent for the Muskwa-Kechika Management
Area is to ensure wilderness characteristics, wildlife and its habitat are maintained
over time while allowing resource development and use, including recreation, hunting,
timber harvesting, mineral exploration and mining, oil and gas exploration and
development. The integration of management activities especially related to the
planning, development and management of road accesses within the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Area is central to achieving this intent. The long-term objective is
to return lands to their natural state, as much as possible, as development activities
are completed.
7.2 Fort Nelson LRMP General Management Direction
The
general management intent described in sections 2.0, 2.1, 2.1.1 to 2.1.18 (pages
11 to 33) of the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan,
June 1997 (Schedule 4 of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Order) provide direction
to the management of the Eight Mile/Sulphur, Aeroplane Lake, Churchill, Fishing,
Moodie, Muskwa West, Prophet, Rabbit, Rainbow, Sandpile, Stone Mountain, Terminal,
Kechika River Corridor, Muskwa River Corridor, Toad River Corridor, Northern Rocky
Mountains, Turnagain/Dall Rivers Corridor, Denetiah, Liard River Corridor and
Alaska Highway Corridor Resource Management Zones; Horneline Creek, Toad River
Hot Springs and Prophet River Hot Springs Protected Areas; the Tetsa River, Liard
River Hot Springs, Muncho Lake and Stone Mountain Provincial Parks; and the Wokkpash
Recreation Area.
7.3 Fort St. John LRMP General Management Direction
The
general management intent described in sections 2.0, 2.1 to 2.1.17 (pages 11 to
24) of the Recommended Fort St. John Land and Resource Management Plan, April
1997 (Schedule 5 of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Order), provides direction
to the management of the Besa-Halfway-Chowade, Graham-North, Graham-Laurier and
Redfern-Keily Creek Resource Management Zones; and the Sikanni Chief River Ecological
Reserve.
8.0 — Special Resource Management Zones
Category
Direction and Area-Specific Objectives and Strategies for Fort Nelson LRMP Special
Resource Management Zones are described in the Recommended Fort Nelson Land
and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (Schedule 4 of the Muskwa-Kechika
Management Order).
8.1 Category Direction for Fort Nelson LRMP
Special
Resource Management Zones
The category direction for management described
section 2.2.4 (pages 79 to 82) of the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and Resource
Management Plan, June 1997 provides direction to the management of the Eight
Mile/Sulphur, Aeroplane Lake, Churchill, Fishing, Moodie, Muskwa West, Prophet,
Rabbit, Rainbow, Sandpile, Stone Mountain, Terminal, Kechika River Corridor, Muskwa
River Corridor, Toad River Corridor, and Turnagain/Dall Rivers Corridor Resource
Management Zones.
8.2 Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for Fort
Nelson LRMP
Special Resource Management Zones
8.2.1
Eight Mile/Sulphur
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.1 of
the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997
(pages 83 to 84) provide direction to the management of the Eight Mile/Sulphur
Resource Management Zone.
8.2.2 Aeroplane Lake
The
objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.2 of the Recommended Fort Nelson
Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 85 to 86) provide direction
to the management of the Aeroplane Lake Resource Management Zone.
8.2.3
Churchill
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.3 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 87 to 89)
provide direction to the management of the Churchill Resource Management Zone.
8.2.4
Fishing
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.4 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 89 to 90)
provide direction to the management of the Fishing Resource Management Zone.
8.2.5
Moodie
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.5 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 91 to 92)
provide direction to the management of the Moodie Resource Management Zone.
8.2.6
Muskwa West
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.6 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 93 to 95)
provide direction to the management of the Muskwa West Resource Management Zone.
8.2.7
Prophet
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.7 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 96 to 98)
provide direction to the management of the Prophet Resource Management Zone.
8.2.8
Rabbit
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.8 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 99 to 100)
provide direction to the management of the Rabbit Resource Management Zone.
8.2.9
Rainbow
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.9 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 101 to 102)
provide direction to the management of the Rainbow Resource Management Zone.
8.2.10
Sandpile
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.10 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 103 to 104)
provide direction to the management of the Sandpile Resource Management Zone.
8.2.11
Stone Mountain
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.11 of the
Recommended Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages
107 to 108) provide direction to the management of the Stone Mountain Resource
Management Zone.
8.2.12 Terminal
The objectives
and strategies of
section 2.2.4.12 of the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and
Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 107 to 108) provide direction to
the management of the Terminal Resource Management Zone.
8.2.13
Kechika River Corridor
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.13
of the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997
(pages 109 to 111) provide direction to the management of the Kechika River Corridor
Resource Management Zone.
8.2.14 Muskwa River Corridor
The
objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.13 of the Recommended Fort Nelson
Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 112 to 114) provide direction
to the management of the Muskwa River Corridor Resource Management Zone.
8.2.15
Toad River Corridor
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.15 of
the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997
(pages 115 to 117) provide direction to the management of the Toad River Corridor
Resource Management Zone.
8.2.16 Turnagain/Dall Rivers
Corridor
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.4.16 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 118 to 119)
provide direction to the management of the Turnagain/Dall Rivers Corridor Resource
Management Zone.
8.3 Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for Fort
St. John LRMP
Special Resource Management Zones
Area-Specific Objectives
and Strategies for Fort St. John LRMP Special Resource Management Zones are described
in the Recommended Fort St. John Land and Resource Management Plan, April 1997
(Schedule 5 of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Order).
8.3.1
Besa-Halfway-Chowade
The objectives and strategies of
section 3.2 of the
Recommended Fort St. John Land and Resource Management Plan, April 1997
(pages 44 to 49) provide direction to the management of Besa-Halfway-Chowade Resource
Management Zone.
8.3.2 Graham-North
The objectives
and strategies of
section 2.2.4.1 of the Recommended Fort St. John Land and
Resource Management Plan, April 1997 (pages 93 to 98) provide direction to
the management of the Graham-North Resource Management Zone.
9.0 — Enhanced Resource Development Zones
9.1 Category Direction for Fort
Nelson LRMP
Enhanced Resource Management Zones
The category direction
for management described in
section 2.2.2 of the Recommended Fort Nelson Land
and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (page 36) provides direction to the
management of the Alaska Highway Corridor Resource Management Zone.
9.2
Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for Fort Nelson LRMP
Enhanced Resource
Management Zones
9.2.1 Alaska Highway Corridor
The
objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.2.1 of the Recommended Fort Nelson
Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 37 to 38) provide direction
to the management of the Alaska Highway Corridor Resource Management Zone.
10.0 — Protection Resource Management Zones
10.1 Management Direction for
Provincial Parks, Recreation Areas
and Ecological Reserves
Objectives
for the management of provincial parks, recreation areas and ecological reserves
are described in plans and statements of
Schedule 6 of the Muskwa-Kechika Management
Order, and as specified below, and are deposited at BC Parks Peace Liard District,
Fort St. John, B.C. and BC Parks Headquarters, Victoria, B.C.
10.1.1
Sikanni Chief River Ecological Reserve
Objectives for management of Sikanni
Chief River Ecological Reserve are described in the Sikanni Chief River Ecological
Reserve Statement of Purpose and Values, March 1993.
10.1.2
Tetsa River Provincial Park
Objectives for management of Tetsa Provincial
Park are described in the Annual Park Management Plan for the Tetsa Provincial
Park, approved January 10, 1995.
10.1.3 Liard River
Hot Springs Provincial Park
Objectives for management of Liard River Hot
Springs Provincial Park are described in the Liard River Hot Springs Provincial
Park Master Plan, approved October 28, 1990.
10.1.4
Stone Mountain Provincial Park
Objectives for management of Stone Mountain
Provincial Park are described in the Stone Mountain Provincial Park Master Plan,
approved August 15, 1985.
10.1.5 Muncho Lake Provincial
Park
Objectives for management of Muncho Lake Provincial Park are described
in the Muncho Lake Provincial Park Master Plan, approved April 21, 1985.
10.1.6
Wokkpash Recreation Area
Objectives for management of Wokkpash Recreation
Area are described in the Wokkpash Recreation Area Interim Management Statement,
January 1991.
10.2 Category Direction for Fort Nelson LRMP
Protection
Resource Management Zones
The category direction for management described
section 2.2.5 (pages 120 — 122) of the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and
Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (Schedule 4 of the Muskwa-Kechika Management
Order) provides direction to the management of the Denetiah, Northern Rocky Mountains
and Liard River Corridor Resource Management Zones; and the Horneline Creek, Toad
River Hot Springs and Prophet River Hot Springs Protected Areas.
10.3
Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for the Fort Nelson LRMP
Protection
Resource Management Zones
Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for
Fort Nelson LRMP Special Resource Management Zones are described in the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (Schedule 4 of the
Muskwa-Kechika Management Order).
10.3.1 Denetiah
(including Access Corridor and Dall River Old Growth Site)
The objectives
and strategies of
section 2.2.5.1 of the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and Resource
Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 123 to 124) provide direction to the management
of the Denetiah Resource Management Zone which includes the Dall River Old Growth
Site and the Access Corridor.
10.3.2 Liard River Corridor
The
objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.5.3 of the Recommended Fort Nelson
Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (pages 126 to 127) provide direction
to the management of the Liard River Corridor Resource Management Zone.
10.3.3
Northern Rocky Mountains
The objectives and strategies of
section 2.2.5.5
of the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997
(pages 129 to 131) provide direction to the management of the Northern Rocky Mountains
Resource Management Zone.
10.3.4 Horneline Creek Protected
Area
section 2.2.5.8 of the Recommended Fort Nelson Land and Resource
Management Plan, June 1997 (page 136) provides direction to the management
of the Horneline Creek Protected Area.
10.3.5 Prophet
River Hot Springs Protected Area
section 2.2.5.8 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (page 137) provides
direction to the management of the Prophet River Hot Springs Protected Area.
10.3.6
Toad River Hot Springs Protected Area
section 2.2.5.8 of the Recommended
Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan, June 1997 (page 137) provides
direction to the management of the Toad River Hot Springs Protected Area.
10.4
Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for the Fort St. John LRMP
Protection
Resource Management Zones
Area-specific Objectives and Strategies for
Fort St. John LRMP Protection Resource Management Zones are described in the Recommended
Fort St. John Land and Resource Management Plan, April 1997 (Schedule 5 of
the Muskwa-Kechika Management Order).
10.4.1 Graham-Laurier
The
objectives and strategies of
section 4.2.2 of the Recommended Fort St. John
Land and Resource Management Plan, April 1997 (pages 155 to 157) provide direction
to the management of the Graham-Laurier Resource Management Zone.
10.4.2
Redfern-Keily Creek
The objectives and strategies of
section 4.2.2 of the
Recommended Fort St. John Land and Resource Management Plan, April 1997 ,
(pages 159 to 161) provide direction to the management of the Redfern-Keily Creek
Resource Management Zone.
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