Mosaic Forest Management Corp., timberlands manager for TimberWest and Island Timberlands, expands bronze-level Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) certification across all Mosaic-managed lands, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
TimberWest was the first forestry company in British Columbia to achieve PAR certification, and extending this certification to Island Timberlands-owned lands was a key commitment when the companies affiliated land management as Mosaic Forest Management in November 2018.
PAR certification is a program of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business that evaluates performance and impact in key areas important to indigenous communities. Supported by independent third-party verification, certification under PAR signals that Mosaic Forest Management is a committed partner with the policies, systems, and resources dedicated to achieving positive outcomes in our indigenous relationships.
In 2019, the United Nations is observing the International Year of Indigenous Languages. In support of this important initiative and in celebration of our expanded certification under PAR, Mosaic is creating a new fund to advance Indigenous language revitalization. This $25,000 fund will go to support the teaching, revitalization and preservation of Indigenous languages within local First Nations communities.
