Fire Preparedness
This investigation identifies fire preparedness issues facing those subject to the Wildfire Act; determines if…
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Logging in the Deroche Creek Community Watershed
In August 2010, the Board received a complaint about logging by Tamihi Logging Co. Ltd. in the Deroche Community…
Gilpin Creek Debris Slide
In the spring of 2011, water from a trough located above Gilpin Creek, on the Overton-Moody Range Unit near Grand Forks…
Forestry Audit: BCTS and Timber Sale Licence Holders – Stuart-Nechako Business Area, Fort St. James District
This audit examined the activities of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber sale licence (TSL) holders in the…
Timber Harvesting in Beetle-Affected Areas – Is it Meeting Government’s Expectations?
British Columbia is in the midst of a large-scale salvage program, the likes of which has never been seen. There is…
Haida Gwaii Visual Quality Objectives
In March 2013, Heritage and Natural Resources Committee of the Council of the Haida Nation complained that timber…
Timber Harvesting in Mountain Caribou Habitat
Mountain caribou are at risk in the southern two-thirds of British Columbia. The government has identified habitat loss…
West Cracroft Island Visual Quality
In January 2015, Spirit of the West Adventures, a guided adventure tourism company that has a base camp at Boat…
Closing Letter – Unauthorized Damage to a Range Development
In August 2016, the Board received a complaint asserting that a timber sale licence holder (TSL holder) under the BC Timber Sales program had removed portions of a fence on the complainant’s range agreement area, within the 100 Mile House Natural Resource District, to accommodate road access for timber harvesting. The complainant alleged that the […]
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 […]
