George Stanclik

Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada

George Stanclik has a long and distinguished history with the Lake Abitibi Model Forest, and was actually part of the team that wrote the original proposal to initiate its creation in 1992. He has been the Treasurer of the LAMF since its inception, and he is currently the alternate member on the Board of Directors for Rob Tomchick. This coming May 2004, George will celebrate his 30th anniversary with Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada. He received his Bachelor of Forestry Degree from the University of Toronto in 1974, and started that same year with the company.

George began his career in the Pulpwood Production Division of the company on the Smooth Rock Falls License, and remained in that position until 1979. He made the change to the company’s Forest Management Agreement (FMA) program in 1980, moving to Iroquois Falls as Management Forester with the granting of the Iroquois Falls FMA, (the first FMA in Ontario).

“It has been wonderful to watch the development and evolution of the Lake Abitibi Model Forest over the past 12 years,” says George. “We have been through some tough times, but also plenty of good times over the years. Right now things are working really well. The Board members and Partners are interacting in a way that is very positive and proactive, and much is being accomplished to advance sustainable forest management.”

George was born and raised in Toronto, and now lives at Nellie Lake. He has two children, Graham, aged 23, and Kate who is 21. Both are now taking post-secondary courses at McMaster University in Hamilton and at Cambrian College in Sudbury respectively. George thoroughly enjoys living in the area, and considers himself a true northerner. His education in forestry has allowed him to pursue a rewarding career in a location he prefers. He is especially pleased and proud of the advances in forest science that have resulted from LAMF projects.

“The development, implementation and fine-tuning of Harvest with Regeneration Protection (HARP) was a great achievement that was really helped along by many LAMF research projects,” says George. “The production of nutrient-loaded black spruce seedlings and the resulting extra spurt of growth after planting to get above competing vegetation is also a major achievement. It has been a solid and mutually beneficial arrangement that Abitibi-Consolidated has been a partner of the LAMF, particularly when it comes to advancing forest science.”

Our Board of Directors and many other partners are grateful to George for his part in the original vision to create a Model Forest, and for his continuing effort as our Treasurer, and for his dedicated and ethical practice of his chosen profession through his position as Divisional Forester with Abitibi-Consolidated.