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Domtar launches online forestry activity tool

October 23, 2015 - Domtar's Windsor Mill is launching Mirador, an online tool for viewing the forestry activities scheduled for the company’s forest lands in southern Quebec.

Domtar launched this new platform at the annual forestry convention and show of the Association forestière du sud du Québec (southern Quebec forestry association).

For the past 10 years, Domtar has posted a summary of its forest management plan, with maps showing where it plans to carry out its yearly forest projects, on its website. "Forestry operations coexist with other uses of the land and we were looking for a more interactive way to provide this information," says Patrick Cartier, forestry and inventory coordinator at Domtar.

To do so, the company drew inspiration from two virtual visits it had created with Terraspec, a young local company.

On Domtar’s Mirador website (mirador.domtar.com), visitors can view information about the forest management projects related to 160,000 hectares of Domtar's private forest in south-eastern Quebec. There is a map that shows municipal and forest roads, as well as the projects scheduled for 2015 or 2016 for a given sector. Short videos explain other useful features, such as geolocation.

"While the information was initially aimed at hunters and fishers, Domtar sees Mirador as an opportunity to communicate with other users of the land, such as hikers, ornithologists, municipal employees and neighbouring owners. We have presented the platform to our hunting and fishing clubs and the reaction has been very positive," says Cartier.

Domtar Corp. designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a variety of fiber-based products, including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products.

October 23, 2015  By Pulp & Paper Canada



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