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Board to audit six woodlots in north central B.C.

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine activities on woodlot licences W0295, W0657, W1431, W1881, W1888 and W1893, located in the Fort St. James district, during the week of Sept. 19 to 25. The audit will examine timber harvesting, road construction and maintenance, silviculture, fire protection and associated planning activities carried out by the […]

Board to audit two non-replaceable forest licences in Cariboo-Chilcotin

VICTORIA– Two non-replaceable forest licences, A56805, held by Yun Ka Whu’ten Holdings Ltd., and A73558, held by Sigurdson Bros. Logging Company Ltd., will be audited the week of Oct. 9, 2007. The Yun Ka Whu’ten Holdings operations are located in the vicinity of Anahim Lake, which is about 200 kilometres west of Alexis Creek and […]

Board to audit forestry activities on Sunshine Coast

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of Western Forest Products Inc. near Powell River the week of June 24. The audit will examine timber harvesting, road construction and maintenance, silviculture, fire prevention and associated planning activities carried out by Western Forest Products on Block 1 of tree farm licence 39 over […]

Board to audit BCTS activities near Squamish

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of BC Timber Sales’ operations in the Squamish Forest District portion of the Chinook Business Area during the week of Aug. 22 to 26. The audit will examine timber harvesting, road construction and maintenance, silviculture, fire protection and associated planning activities carried out by BC […]

Board to audit BCTS activities in northwest B.C.

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of the Terrace office of the BC Timber Sales Program during the week of June 10. The audit will examine timber harvesting, road construction and maintenance, silviculture, fire prevention and associated planning activities carried out by BC Timber Sales and timber sale licence holders. The […]

Issue #12 – Winter 2014/15

In some way, we are all owners of British Columbia, whether as government, citizens, First Nations, communities, businesses, or licensees. As an owner or a steward, you take care of your assets; you maintain them; you conserve them, you protect them; you grow them; you insure them, you measure them, you utilize them; you enjoy […]

Board to audit four Sunshine Coast community forests

VICTORIA – Four community forest licences in the Sunshine Coast Forest District—K3F, held by Sechelt Community Projects Inc.; K3G, held by Powell River Community Forest Ltd.; K4C, held by Klahoose Forestry Limited Partnership; and K3P, held by Tla’Amin Timber Products Ltd.—will be audited starting the week of July 24, 2011. The audits will examine operational […]

Board to audit forestry operations in the Selkirk Forest District

VICTORIA – The board will audit the forest practices of J.H. Huscroft Ltd., on Forest Licence A20213, starting July 25, 2011. The audit will examine operational planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture, fire preparedness and hazard abatement for compliance with forest practices legislation. This is the first time the board has audited J.H. Huscroft Ltd.’s operations. Most […]

Report Looks at Rangelands in East Kootenays

VICTORIA – This special report examines the actions implemented by government and others to improve rangeland in the East Kootenays and finds progress is being made. While there is progress, the Forest Practices Board investigation identified a number of issues that threaten this progress and the sustainability of rangelands over the longer term. These threats […]