Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) – Sunshine Coast Forest District
This is a report on a compliance audit of the SBFEP in the Sunshine Coast Forest District.The audit examined the…
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Canfor Forestry Operations Near Chetwynd Undergo Random Audit By Forest Practices Board
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board began the fieldwork portion of an audit of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) forest planning and practices in Tree Farm Licence 48. Operating areas for this licence are located north, south, east and west of the community of Chetwynd, approximately 100 kilometres west of Dawson Creek. This is […]
Board to conduct area-based audit in Quesnel forest district
VICTORIA -The Forest Practices Board will conduct an area-based audit this spring in the Quesnel forest district. Area-based audits look at all activities subject to the Forest Practices Code within a selected area, including government’s enforcement of the code. The board will audit all major and small licence-holders, including Crown woodlot and range licence-holders within […]
Okanagan Indian Band gets clean audit for fire-timber salvage
The Okanagan Indian Band’s salvage of fire-damaged timber complied with forest practices legislation in all significant respects, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
Some Code Non-Compliance Found In Audit Of Port McNeill Forest District’s Small Business Program
ICTORIA – A Forest Practices Board audit released today finds that the Ministry of Forests Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the Port McNeill Forest District generally complied with Forest Practices Code requirements. Significant non-compliance was identified in timber harvesting, bridge construction and operational planning. “Most of the planning and practices in the Port […]
Board to conduct area-based audit on southern Vancouver Island
VICTORIA -The Forest Practices Board will conduct an area-based audit this spring in the South Island forest district. “In an area-based audit we examine all activities in an area subject to the Forest Practices Code, rather than focusing on a single licensee or government forestry program,” said board chair Bill Cafferata. “It gives us a […]
Canfor gets clean audit for Chetwynd forest license
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) has demonstrated sound forest practices in Forest Licence (FL) A18151 and is fully compliant with forest practices legislation, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Chu Cho Industries LP – NRFL AA62375
In October 2016, the Forest Practices Board audited Chu Cho Industries LP (Chu Cho) NRFL A62375 in the Mackenzie Forest District. The Tsay Keh Dene First Nation own Chu Cho. The license expired on August 15, 2015. This was a full scope compliance audit with a two-year time frame between October 1, 2014, and October 4, […]
Lignum Ltd. Forestry Operations Near 100 Mile House Undergo Random Audit By Forest Practices Board
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board began the fieldwork portion of an audit of Lignum Ltd.’s Forest Licence A20003. Operating areas for this licence are located west of 100 Mile House adjacent to the Fraser River from Clinton north to Lac La Hache. This is a limited scope audit that will examine construction, maintenance […]
Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. Gets Clean Audit From Forest Practices Board
VICTORIA – Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. operations in the Okanagan Valley is complying with the Forest Practices Code according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. “Gorman’s practices complied with the Code in all significant respects,” said Board Chair, Keith Moore. “The company used innovative methods to provide the public with an adequate opportunity […]
