Environmental and Sustainable Forest

Management Policy

Mistik Management Ltd. is a forestry company dedicated to the sustainable use and stewardship of 1.8 million hectares of forest in northwestern Saskatchewan on behalf of its shareholders, NorSask Forest Products Inc. (fibre procurement policy) and Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Inc. Mistik's mission is to plan and practice forestry that balances all forest values, involve local communities in decision making and forestry activities and build on past experiences in a cost-effective manner.

Mistik Management Ltd. is committed to:

  1. Achieving and maintaining sustainable forest management standards;
  2. Continually improving sustainable forest management performance;
  3. Improving knowledge and understanding of forests by monitoring advances in sustainable forest management science and technology in order to continually improve operating procedures and minimize environmental impacts;
  4. Preventing environmental pollution;
  5. Complying with environmental legislation, regulations, policies and other requirements that apply to forestry activities;
  6. Providing for public participation in forestry plans and activities;
  7. Respecting Aboriginal and treaty rights and providing participation opportunities for Aboriginal peoples with respect to their rights and interests in forestry activities;
  8. Providing the necessary knowledge and safeguards to facilitate a safe environment for forestry workers and the public;
  9. Continually monitoring and improving our environmental and sustainable forest management performance through the establishment of environmental and forest management objectives and targets, regular evaluations and initiation of action plans where required.

Environmental and forest stewardship is both a corporate and individual responsibility. Mistik provides the tools and training to promote employee and contractor understanding and achievement of our environmental and sustainable forest management.

Voluntary Forest Certification

In August 2004, Mistik achieved certification of its environmental management system (EMS) to the ISO 14001 standard. ISO 14001 is an internationally recognized EMS standard that provides a highly effective, globally accepted framework for establishing and continually improving applicable management system processes. In August 2005, Mistik achieved certification of its forest management practices to the CAN/CSA Z809-02 Sustainable Forest Management standard. In November 2007, Mistik achieved certification of its forest management practices to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) National Boreal Standard. These three sustainable forest management certifications provide Mistik and its two shareholders - NorSask Forest Products Inc. and Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Inc. - with internationally recognized environmental and sustainable forest management accountability standards. Norsask Forest Products Inc. achieved FSC Chain of Custody Certification in November of 2007.