Beetle Salvage Impacts on Guide Outfitters
A complaint filed by the Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia about its members’ businesses being harmed by…
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Closing Letter – Harvesting in Moose Ungulate Winter Range in the Okanagan District
Resident of Lake Country filed a complaint with the Board asserting that Tolko Industries Ltd. overharvested trees in…
Adequacy of Repair and Maintenance of the Elk River Road, Near Elk Lakes Provincial Park
On January 6, 2000, the Board received a complaint from an Elkford resident about repairs that were made to the Elk…
Closing Letter: French Road Cattle
A resident of Kersley filed a complaint that wind-thrown Crown timber and excessive undergrowth have damaged her fence…
Public Review of a Forest Development Plan in the Salmon Arm Forest District
This complaint is about the opportunity for public review and comment for the 1998 – 2003 forest development plan (FDP…
Co-operation Key to Survival of Coastal Forest Ecosystem
VICTORIA – An investigation report released today upholds a public complaint about proposed logging in a rare forest type near Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island. Local residents filed a complaint with the board when they discovered about one-third of the 64-hectare parcel of coastal Douglas-fir forest, known as DL 33, was slated to be logged, […]
Adequacy of Brushing in the BCTS Chinook Business Area
The Board received a complaint that BC Timber Sales (BCTS) in the Chilliwack area was not doing enough to remove competing vegetation on their recently planted cutblocks. The complainant was concerned that it could result in plantations growing poorly due to competition with brushy vegetation and that BCTS might not meet its legal obligations for […]
First Nations Interests and the Approval of Forest Harvesting near Ucluelet, B.C.
The Toquaht Nation filed a complaint to the Board about the approval of an amendment to the BC Timber Sales 2001/2006…
Measuring Wood Waste in British Columbia
In 2009, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (the complainant) filed a complaint with the Forest Practices…
Impacts of Harvesting and Road Construction to Malakwa Creek
The Board received a complaint from a property owner concerned that Tolko Industries Ltd.’s road construction and harvesting caused sediment to enter Malakwa Creek and damage his water system. The complainant was also concerned that Tolko’s forestry activities damaged riparian areas and water courses. Tolko adequately addressed the risks of its activities and acted quickly […]
