The Cutblocks

This month's Harbour Spiel has covered Tsain-Ko's Information Meeting held here in Egmont on May 23rd. There is a map of most of the cutblocks and I have scanned and highlighted those blocks. When I get my hands on my own copy of the map, I will be able to offer more in depth views of the cutblocks. There is one cutblock missing in this view and that is EG273 which butts up against the Skookumchuck Provincial Park. I have highlighted Hwy 101 and Egmont Rd in orange, the lakes in blue and the cutblocks in red. The cutblocks are as follows:

EG041 - the upper end of Ruby Lake
EG057 - the southeast corner of Hwy 101 & Egmont Rd
EG046 - before North Lake Rd and onto the hilltop above a number of homes
EG043 & EG042 - left side of Egmont Rd heading as you head into village
EG044 - the area where Dave Dieter has been working over the past year or so
EG058 - Tsain-Ko has expressed an interest in pursuing this large cutblock and it did not appear on the the first maps given to the Sechelt Library and Egmont Heritage Centre. It did appear on the maps at the Information Meeting.

A58201 - BC Timber Sales has had this and another cutblock (not shown above) up for grabs for some time but they have not been bid on to the best of our knowledge. Both of these blocks are in the Waugh Lake watershed.

The Coast Reporter also has a story on the Meeting in this week's edition; although, there are some facts that need to be clarified. FOE is asking for a copy of the Tsain-Ko's Forest Stewardship Plan and this help answer more of our questions.