Kleanza Singlehurst
The complainant submitted a complaint to the Forest Practices Board on December 23, 2009 regarding Coast Tsimshian…
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: International Forest Products Limited, Grand Forks Woods Division – FL A18969
In June 2010, the Board conducted a full-scope compliance audit of forest planning and practices of International…
Upgrading of the Trout Mainline Road
In June 2011, the Stellat’en First Nation of Fraser Lake (the Stellat’en) asked the Forest Practices Board to…
Logging Near Habitat for Mountain Goats and Spotted Owl in the Chilliwack River Valley
This report is about a complaint from three residents of the Chilliwack River Valley who were concerned about logging…
Administrative Appeals: 2009-2014
The Forest Practices Board participates in appeals to the Forest Appeals Commission under the Forest and Range…
Summary of 2013 and 2014 Audit Reports
A summary of findings of the 23 audits published in 2013 and 2014 that draws attention to the number of…
West Cracroft Island Visual Quality
In January 2015, Spirit of the West Adventures, a guided adventure tourism company that has a base camp at Boat…
Managing At-Risk Plant Communities near Mount Elphinstone Park
Elphinstone Logging Focus, an environmental group on the Sunshine Coast, complained that cutblocks sold by BC Timber Sales would impact at-risk plant communities and affect the integrity of the ecosystem near Mt. Elphinstone Park. The Board investigated and determined that the mature forest stands in the cutblocks contained plant communities listed by the BC Conservation […]
Forestry Activities in the Skidegate Landscape Unit on Haida Gwaii
The Forest Practices Board received a complaint that alleged forestry activities by A&A Trading, Taan Forest, and BC Timber Sales in the Skidegate Landscape Unit (LU) on Haida Gwaii resulted in landslides, road failures and siltation of fish-bearing streams. In addition, the complainant believes that ecological representation targets for old forest in the Skidegate LU […]
Forest Practices Board initiates special investigation on forest practices in areas with streams
The independent Forest Practices Board has decided to initiate a special investigation into forest practices around streams in coastal BC. The purpose of the Board’s special investigation is to see if forest practices in the field comply with the Forest Practices Code and protect streams and riparian areas beside the streams. The special investigation will […]
