Summary
- People in 100 Mile House and surrounding communities are invited to read the timber supply review public discussion paper for the 100 Mile House Timber Supply Area (TSA) and provide feedback
- Feedback will help the chief forester determine a new allowable annual cut (AAC), which defines the volume of timber that may be sustainably harvested from the TSA each year
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The public is invited to give feedback on the upcoming timber supply review for the 100 Mile House Timber Supply Area (TSA).
People can share their thoughts on the recently released 100 Mile House TSA discussion paper by submitting comments before Aug. 25, 2026.
The public discussion paper provides the results of a timber supply analysis and describes the legal requirements, geography, natural resources and forest management practices. This information will be used by B.C.’s chief forester to determine how much timber can be harvested in the TSA annually. This amount is known as the AAC.
Before setting the new AAC, the chief forester will consider input from First Nations, industry and community members. Public feedback is a part of every AAC decision and is an opportunity for communities to provide input, which will be considered during the AAC determination.
The 100 Mile House TSA includes the territories of more than 30 First Nations. The Tsq’escen First Nation (Canim Lake Band), Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation, High Bar First Nation and Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band were part of a timber supply review working group and contributed to the development of the public discussion paper. All 30 Nations have been invited to provide input on this timber supply review.
Administered by the 100 Mile House Natural Resource District, the 100 Mile House TSA covers approximately 1.24 million hectares in the Cariboo region. The current AAC is 967,805 cubic metres per year.
When B.C.’s chief forester makes an AAC determination, it is an independent, professional judgment based on information from:
- technical forestry reports
- First Nations consultations
- input from the public
- government’s social and economic objectives
Under the Forest Act, AACs must be reviewed at least once every 10 years for all 37 timber supply areas and 34 tree farm licences in the province.
Learn More:
To read the discussion paper, visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/timber-supply-review-and-allowable-annual-cut/allowable-annual-cut-timber-supply-areas/100-mile-house-tsa
For more information or to send comments, people can contact 100 Mile House Natural Resource District via post or email.
Postal address:
Kane Copley
Strategic Land Manager
Ministry of Forests
100 Mile House Natural Resource District
PO Box 129
100 Mile House, B.C. V0K 2E0
E-mail: 100MileHouseTSR@gov.bc.ca
Further information regarding the technical details of the timber supply analysis is available on request by contacting: Forests.ForestAnalysisBranchOffice@gov.bc.ca
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