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Significant Breaches of the Forest Practices Code along the Power Line Corridor for the Kemess South Mine in the Mackenzie Forest District
On July 27, 1998, a member of the public complained to the Forest Practices Board that his water supply had been…
Special Report on the Kemess South Mine Power Line Right-Of-Way
In June 2000, the Board published a special investigation report titled “Significant Breaches of the Forest Practices…
Managing Landslide Risk from Forest Practices in British Columbia
Landslides are a common natural process in a mountainous province like British Columbia. Common features of the…
Resource Road Construction in Steep Terrain
This is a Board special investigation to determine whether the parties who construct resource roads on steep terrain are meeting legal requirements of FRPA and following professional standards of practice and the related guidelines of the professional regulatory bodies. Are the roads stable, safe for industrial and public use, constructed according to plan, and is the potential for […]
Forestry Watchdog Says Practices Improving —But Wildlife and Biodiversity Protection Still Missing from Code
Victoria – Forest practices in BC have improved significantly and the environmental impacts associated with logging and road construction have been reduced. That is one of the main conclusions of the 1998 Annual Report of the Forest Practices Board, tabled yesterday in the BC Legislature. “There is some good news here. Forest companies, government and […]
Watchdog tests new approach to auditing effectiveness of forest practices
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board has successfully tested new tools to audit the effectiveness of forest practices in maintaining biodiversity and other important forest values, according to two new board reports released today. The first report addresses the testing of criteria and indicators to evaluate the maintenance of biodiversity – probably the most difficult […]
Two board members reappointed to the Forest Practices Board
VICTORIA – Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today that Dr. William B. McGill and Ralph Archibald have been reappointed to the Forest Practices Board for terms of two years each. “Bill and Ralph’s contributions and experience have been greatly appreciated by the board,” said Tim Ryan, board chair. “I am […]
