Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.



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Public Participation
Millar Western understands the importance of consultation and places a high priority on integrated landscape management planning with other resource users and the wider community. Annual open houses, the deliberation of public advisory committees and other consultative mechanisms provide stakeholders and our communities with opportunities to review and shape harvesting plans.

Millar Western's public involvement intentions are described in the following Public Participation Policy:

We, the shareholders and employees of Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., base our livelihoods on the responsible development and protection of renewable forest resources. Understanding that the forests where we are active belong to all Albertans, we will undertake to consult with and involve the public in our work to sustain the forest for the benefit of present and future generations. Toward that end, it is our policy to:

Provide multiple opportunities for stakeholder and public participation in sustainable forest management planning;
Uphold all legal requirements with respect to aboriginal land treaty rights in our forest operations, and provide aboriginal communities living in and around our operating areas with opportunities to learn about and become directly involved in our forest management planning and activities;
Make available non-proprietary information about our forest management activities to our customers, investors, communities and other stakeholders who request it;
Report annually to the government and the public on our compliance with regulatory requirements and other aspects of our sustainable forest management activities;
Respond quickly and respectfully to any concerns expressed or suggestions made by the public; and,
Regularly evaluate our efforts to consult with and involve the public, with a view to continually improving our public participation activities.

To ensure the effective implementation of this policy, Millar Western will help employees fully understand our public involvement commitments and objectives and develop the necessary skills to achieve them.