Forest Certification

Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. has achieved forest certification to the SFI standard and has achieved Internationally recognized SFI Chain of Custody certification, which is also endorsed by PEFC. 

Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. self declares that they will not knowingly source wood or wood fiber from any unacceptable or controversial sources, which include:

1. Illegally harvested wood
2. Wood harvested in violation of traditional and civil rights
3. in forests where high conservation values are threatened by management activities
4. Wood harvested in forests being converted to plantations or non-forest use
5. Wood from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted

Terrace Bay Pulp Inc.’s Land Stewardship Ethic combines perpetual Forest Management Planning with the long-term protection of wildlife, plants, biological, soil and water quality as well as social, cultural and conservation values. 

Canada is world-renowned for its Forestry Practices and its Crown Forest Sustainability Act.  As a Province of Canada, Ontario has attained a world-reknowned  platinum standard for excellence in forestry due to some of the world’s most stringent environmental forest policy. 

Buchanan Forest Products Ltd. And Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. are committed to the principles of sustainable forest management and continue to protect all forests, including Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value, as verified through third-party independent audits, using accepted processes and resources such as NatureServe. Forest management activities are prescribed and conducted in accordance with government legislation thereby ensuring due consideration and safeguards for globally, nationally and regionally protected species and communities, while addressing cultural, spiritual and socio-economic values associated with local communities, stakeholders and indigenous peoples.

The Sustainable Forest License for the Kenogami Forest was transferred to Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. (TBPI)_on August 31st, 2006.  One of the key objectives at the time of acquisition was to obtain recognition of our sustainable forest management practices for the Kenogami Forest and procurement for the TBPI mill facility through an independent third party certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standard for sustainable forest management.  TBPI was able to achieve this goal within 3 months of the acquisition; specifically November 16, 2006.

One of the major changes to fibre management on the Kenogami Forest is that Terrace Bay Pulp Inc.  has developed an integrated sawmill to pulp mill relationship, thus helping to ensure best end-use of sourced wood fibre.  This integration, along with the millions of dollars invested, allow better merchandising of wood fibre inputs into the mill by culling unacceptable logs, and  directly increasing the capacity to feed Terrace Bay Pulp with sawmill residuals.

TBPI has taken further steps towards increased utilization of wood fibre by encouraging the topping of treelength to a diameter well below the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) standards.  This practice has resulted in enhanced utilization of wood fibre by approximately 20% from logging slash.