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Board to Audit SWC Holdings Ltd. on the Mid-Coast of BC

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of SWC Holdings Ltd., in the North Island-Central Coast Forest District. The audit will examine SWC Holdings’ operations on forest licence A16848, located in Smith Inlet, approximately 70 km north of Port Hardy on the Central Coast. The audit will examine forest […]

Board membership change announced

VICTORIA – Tim Ryan, chair of the Forest Practices Board, has issued the following statement upon the announcement of the Cabinet appointment of new board member Norma Wilson by Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson today: “The board is pleased to welcome Norma Wilson to our organization. She brings a welcome new […]

BCTS operations near Mackenzie pass audit

An audit of BC Timber Sales and 24 timber sale licensees in the Mackenzie District north of Prince George found that forest planning, silviculture, fire protection, harvesting and road activities were mostly in compliance with legislation, according to a report released today.

Smithers forest licensee gets good audit report

VICTORIA – An audit of forest licence A70026, held by Lowell A. Johnson Consultants Ltd., found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to a report released today. Planning and forestry activities on the licence were conducted by Canfor Ltd. on behalf of Lowell A. Johnson. “We are pleased to see that this licensee carried out […]

Board to audit three forest licences near Chilliwack

CHILLIWACK – Three non-replaceable forest licences (NRFLs) in the Chilliwack Natural Resource District — NRFL A75807, held by Leq’A: Mel Forestry Limited Partnership; NRFL A79504, held by Ts’elxweyeqw Forestry Limited Partnership; and NRFL A90380, held by Skwah — will be audited starting the week of Aug. 19, 2019. Auditors will examine whether harvesting, roads, silviculture, […]

Board to Audit Western Forest Products Ltd.

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of Western Forest Products Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Doman Industries Ltd., along the west coast of BC, from the Queen Charlotte Islands to Jordan River on southern Vancouver Island. The audit will look at Western Forest Products’ operations on Tree […]

Board to audit BCTS operations in the Grand Forks area

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program in the Boundary Timber Supply Area, during the week of May 25, 2015. The auditors will examine harvesting, silviculture, wildfire protection, road and bridge construction, maintenance and deactivation and operational planning carried out by BCTS and timber sale […]