Forestry Department
274 - A Halston Connector Road
Kamloops, BC V2H 1J9
t: 250-828-2178
f: 250-828-2756
The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council Forestry Department assists the member bands with any forestry activities or ventures that they may be pursuing. We also assist in high-level discussions and strategy development with the Ministry of Forests and Industry representatives. It is important to the Forestry Department that the resources in the Secwepemc territory are managed in a sustainable manner and that the Secwepemc people benefit from the resources that are harvested from their territory.
The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council and nine of the member communities have formed a corporation called the Secwepemc Economic Development Corporation. (SEDCO). Through SEDCO our goal is to pursue economic opportunities such as sustainable forest management, forest salvage opportunities, and explore value added opportunities to provide benefits to the participating communities.
Current Initiatives / Projects
SEDCO currently holds a 5-year non-replaceable forest license to harvest mountain pine beetle timber within the Kamloops Timber Supply Area (TSA). Approximately 300,000 m3 is intended to be harvested. SEDCO is currently looking for opportunities to diversify outside of forestry, and to acquire longterm tenures.
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Jeremy Boyd, Director
Jeremy Boyd is the Director of SNTCs Forestry Department. He is a RPF and has a Masters of Science degree in Forestry from UBC. Jeremy is from the Tsilhqot'in Nation and has extensive forestry experience from forestry development to academic research. He enjoys assisting and learning from the SNTC communities forest professionals and members.
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Aaron Higginbottom, Forest Technician
Aaron joined the SNTC Forestry Department in June 2006. He received a Natural Resources Diploma, in Forestry, from the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in 1998. Aaron began his career with Ts'kw'aylaxw, working in his community's Treaty Department and then as the natural resources officer. Aaron also has experience in the political arena, he served four terms on Council in his community. For the past 8 years Aaron has been involved with SNTC as a forest technician representative, he now looks forward to representing SNTC and working directly with the communities.
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Warren Fortier, First Nation Forestry Liaison
Warren is a member of the Simpcw First Nation and is a proud father and grandparent of four children and six grandchildren. Warren has been working as the first nation forest liaison for the Forests For Tomorrow program and the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council since April, 2008. He serves as a liaison between the SNTC community and the Ministry of Forests and Range and the Forests For Tomorrow program.
Amongst other educational achievements, Warren has completed a Forestry Diploma at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in 1993 and a Natural Resource Science Degree at Thompson Rivers University in 2004. He has worked with the forest industry as well as in post-secondary education with NVIT and the University of British Columbia.
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