VICTORIA — The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of the Okanagan Indian Band operating out of Vernon, in the Okanagan Shuswap Forest District. The audit will examine the Okanagan Indian Band’s forest operations in the area of the Cedar Hill fire near Falkland and the Okanagan Mountain Park fire near […]
VICTORIA – Western Forest Products’ timber harvesting, road maintenance and road deactivation practices generally complied with Forest Practices Code requirements, says a report released today by the Forest Practices Board. The report concludes the board’s audit of Tree Farm Licence 25 held by Western Forest Products in the Vancouver forest region. The only significant non-compliance […]
The trend towards better forest practices continues, as seen in four seperate Audit reports released by the Forest Practices board today.
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board began an audit of the Arrow Forest District’s Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP). The SBFEP operates throughout the Arrow District, which is centred around the Arrow Lakes and the Columbia River, and has four main operating areas near Whatshan Creek, Trout Lake, Blueberry Creek and Eagle Creek. […]
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest practices of Chunzoolh Forest Products and Carrier Lumber Ltd., in the Prince George Forest District. The audit will examine Chunzoolh’s operations on non-replaceable forest licence A72190 and Carrier Lumber’s operations on non-replaceable forest licence A70174. The companies’ operations are all within a 75 km radius […]
VICTORIA – An audit of non-renewable forest licence A91154, held by the Saik’uz First Nation, near Vanderhoof, has found compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act, according to a new report. The forest licence is held by the Saik’uz, but all planning and activities were carried out by the Sinclar […]
Victoria – Poor planning for mountain pine beetle was found in an audit of Canadian Forest Products Ltd.’s operational planning and forest practices near Takla Lake, says a report released today by the Forest Practices Board. Canfor generally complied with the requirements of the Forest Practices Code, the report said. However, significant non-compliance in the […]
In June 2009, the Board conducted a full-scope compliance audit of forest planning and practices on woodlot licence…
