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Audit of South Island Forest District’s Small Business Program Released by Forest Practices Board
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Forests’ Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the South Island Forest District complied with the Code in some areas, but showed poor performance in others, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The audit examined the full range of forest planning and practices for compliance with the […]
Woodlots near Kaslo and Creston pass forestry audit
VICTORIA – An audit of forestry activities on two woodlots in the Selkirk Natural Resource District concludes that the woodlot licensees complied with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to a report released today. “These woodlots are a mix of Crown and privately owned land and the woodlot licensees must comply with the Forest and Range Practices […]
Forestry Audit: BCTS and TSL Holders: Okanagan-Columbia Business Area – Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource District
As part of its 2016 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board randomly selected the Okanagan-Shuswap Natural Resources District portion of BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) Okanagan–Columbia Business Area for a full scope compliance audit. The district stretches from the United States border in the south, to the Seymour River/Shuswap Lake in the north and presents […]
BCTS Gets Clean Audit in Lakes TSA
VICTORIA – British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sales licence holders in the Lakes Timber Supply Area (TSA) have received a clean audit, the Forest Practices Board reported today. “The audit found BCTS and its timber sale licence holders complied in all significant respects with forest practices legislation. The audit did find two minor […]
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: British Columbia Timber Sales Program in the Chilcotin Forest District
The audit examined BCTS’s operational planning; timber harvesting; road construction, maintenance and deactivation;…
Amending Prescriptions for Achieving Free-Growing Forests
Harvesting on Crown land in British Columbia comes with reforestation obligations. Following logging, forest companies…