NANAIMO, B.C. — Mosaic Forest Management is changing how it manages recreation access on its Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast lands, following an independent review prompted by last year’s public survey. More than 7,600 people responded to that 2025 survey. Mosaic then brought in recreation and tourism specialists RC Strategies and Legacy Tourism Group to dig into what was working, what wasn’t, and what a better program could look like. “As demand for outdoor recreation on Vancouver Island has grown, so have the expectations placed on our private lands,” said Duncan Davies, President and CEO. …The review’s message: recreation on Mosaic’s lands has outgrown the program built to manage it. That’s showing up as inconsistent gate hours, unclear rules between user groups, and a system built to control access rather than support the people using it. Mosaic is responding on three fronts — making access more reliable, planning recreation more deliberately, and strengthening relationships with First Nations, governments and recreation groups.

Additional coverage in the Campbell River Mirror, by Marc Kitteringham: Mosaic changing how it approaches recreation on Vancouver Island forest lands