There are 11 blocks of VIP land situated on the east side of Vancouver Island, from the Miller Creek parcel near Campbell River to a parcel south of Duncan. The Province retained the services of Victoria lawyer, David Perry, to consult representatives of interest groups and chair public consultation meetings in various communities on Vancouver Island, the Mainland and the Queen Charlotte Islands. The thrust of our position was that the Crown defer stumpage owed by MB to pay down the amount agreed to in the Settlement Agreement, plus interest that will accumulate on the principle until paid in full. We recommended that the stumpage deferral should be paid over a period of time and MB should have input into which areas they would wish to apply the deferral. Officers' Report to the LADM, I.W.A. Canada Local 2171, 2000.
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