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Forest Practices Board Releases Results of an Audit of Tolko Industries Ltd.
VICTORIA – Although Tolko Industries’ timber harvesting and road practices generally met the requirements of the Forest Practices Code, certain forest practices in sensitive riparian areas next to streams were a problem, according to a Forest Practices Board audit report released today. The audit identified several instances involving riparian areas where the Code was not […]
Audit of Cooper Creek Cedar operations released
VICTORIA – Cooper Creek Cedar is generally meeting the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act on Forest Licence A30171 near Kaslo, according to a new report. The audit looked at timber harvesting, road and bridge construction, maintenance and deactivation, reforestation, wildfire protection and associated planning carried out between Sept. […]
Audit Finds Good Forest Practices in Quesnel Area
Forestry operators are carrying out good forest practices in the Quesnel area, but government’s enforcement of the Forest Practices Code could be improved, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Lil’wat Forestry Ventures – FL A83925; Lil’wat Construction Enterprises – NRFL A82250
The Forest Practices Board audited Lil’wat Forestry Ventures’ forest licence A83925 and Lil’wat Construction…
Forestry Audit: Arrow Lake Field Unit Portion of the Kootenay Business Area
As part of its 2018 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Arrow Field Unit portion of BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) Kootenay Business Area for audit. The Arrow Field Unit covers the Arrow Lakes and is approximately 1,350,000 hectares, starting at the US border and stretching north towards Revelstoke. BCTS has several operating areas […]
Audit finds bridge maintenance lacking on forest service roads in Squamish forest district
The Ministry of Forests’ Squamish forest district needs to improve its bridge inspections and completion of repairs to avoid potential user safety issues. Otherwise, the ministry’s small business forest enterprise program (SBFEP) complied with the Forest Practices Code according to an audit released today by the Forest Practices Board.
