Whereas many rural and remote communities rely on Forest Service Roads FSRs as their primary or only access routes for residents, emergency services, commercial deliveries, and essential travel; And whereas current Ministry of Forests major maintenance programs typically exclude funding for topping materials, binding fines, and full surface stabilization necessary to maintain safe, allweather passengervehicle conditions, while industrial users are not uniformly required to reinstate surfaces to that standard following haul activity: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the Ministry of Forests include funding for topping materials, binding fines, and full surface stabilization as required components of all Forest Service Road major maintenance projects and industrial user maintenance requirements.
