Tiičma Forestry

We love our forests – they sustain us, they sustain our fish, our wildlife, and the biodiversity and beauty of our place – they make us whole. They are part of our identity, our culture, they provide us with what we need. Like us they are always growing and are dynamic and resilient. They provide for our present and our future. We are their stewards. We take only what we need…

Tiičma Forestry is the forestry business arm of the Ka:’ yu: ‘k’ t’h’ / Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations and works together with the Nations to manage current forestry tenures and achieve the vision of acquiring stewardship and management rights to the forest resources throughout the territory.

Our mission is to manage the Nations forestry tenures in a sustainable, efficient and professional manner that: sustains resource values, generates own source revenue to support the Nations’ goals, provides business development and employment opportunities to Citizens, and creates synergies within the KCFN Group of Businesses.

Current Tenures:

• FL A94730 – 93,781 m3/yr – Old growth & second growth Cw, Yc, Hw, Ba, Fd, Ss
• W1877 (Chamiss Bay) – 2480 m3/yr – Second growth Hw, Fd, Cw
• W1941 (Union Island) – 2692 m3/yr – Old growth Hw, Cw, Fd
• N1H FNWL (pending) – 14400 m3/yr – Old growth Cw, Hw, Ba
• NRFL (pending) – 20000 m3/5yr – Old growth Cw, Hw, Ss
• Private (Treaty Lands) – TBD m3/yr – Second growth and old growth Hw, Cw, Ba, Fd
• Dryland sort & 35 room land camp at Sh:awe:sa’h’ (Chamiss Bay)
• 7 – Log Handling and Storage Tenures

Products and Services

• West coast old and second growth logs (all grades incl specialty and high grades)
  • Huumiis (western red cedar Cw),
  • ʕałmit (yellow cedar/cypress Yc),
  • ƛ̓iikʷasmit (Douglas fir Fd),
  • tuḥmapt (sitka spruce Ss)
  • qʷiƛ̓aqmit (western hemlock Hw)
• Tenure Administration, Community Engagement, Stewardship and Planning
• Road and Timber Development Planning and Permitting
• Timber Development Sales, Implementation, and Contract Administration
• Forestry Operations Partnerships, Facilitation and Coordination
• Reforestation, Incremental and Restoration Silviculture
• Forestry Business Development, Employment, Mentoring Opportunities for KCFN Citizens

Partnerships and Collaborations:

• ISKUM Investments
• BC Ministry of Forests
• Terminal Forest Products
• First Nations Forestry Council

Video Links

• mam̓uuk̓saał – working together (trailer)
• mam̓uuk̓saał – working together (trailer with Japanese subtitles)
• mam̓uuk̓saał – working together (full video)
• saḥasw̓it̓asniš – huumiis pic̓ap – ‘cedar bark’ picking
• tsa-waak-nish – We Are All One – Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ Big house