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Board to audit BCTS operations near Hazelton
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of the BC Timber Sales Program in the Skeena Stikine Forest District from June 15 to 20. The audit will examine timber harvesting, roads, silviculture, fire protection activities, and associated planning, conducted by timber sale licence holders and BCTS, for compliance with forest practices legislation. […]
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: 639881 BC Ltd. – NRFL A72921
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2013 compliance audit program, the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber…
Atco Lumber Gets Clean Audit
Victoria -The forestry operations of Atco Lumber Ltd. complied with the Forest Practices Code in all significant respects, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The report concludes the board’s audit of Forest Licence A20218, held by Atco Lumber Ltd. The operating area for this licence is in the Kootenay Lake timber supply […]
Board Issues 20th Annual Report
VICTORIA –The Forest Practices Board released its 2015-16 annual report today, which celebrates 20 years as the public’s watchdog for forest and range practices in BC, as well as reporting on the board’s work over the past year. “British Columbia is unique in the world in having an independent body that provides oversight of forest […]
Public Complaints about Forest Planning and Practices in British Columbia, 1995-2001
In 1995, in response to the public’s desire for legislation to ensure sound forest practices, the province created the…
Report advocates setting clear, measurable goals
Victoria -Sound forest practices must be guided by clear and measurable goals, especially as government moves to results-based regulation, according to the Forest Practices Board’s 2001 annual report. The report, which summarizes the results of the board’s work last year, notes problems on the ground that could be avoided through well-defined, measurable direction at all forest […]
Bulletin 002 – Third Party Certification and the Forest Practices Board Audits (Revised 2010)
Independent certification systems have become fairly common in BC. Virtually every major BC forest company, as…
A Summary of Complaints to the BC Forest Practices Board (1995-2013)
The Board is BC’s forest and range practices watchdog, independent from government, industry and special interests. A…