This special report has been prompted by multiple concerns and complaints received by the Forest Practices Board about outdoor recreation activities and how recreation values are managed under FRPA. This report will determine how forestry planning and practices are addressing forest recreation values under FRPA
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices, Woodlot Licence W0657, Fort St. James District Audit of Forest…
In 2015, the Forest Practices Board published a special investigation report on forest stewardship plans (FSPs). The 2015 report findings were substantial, and the recommendations triggered a quick response from government in the form of non-legal direction and training for practitioners and government staff. Since the 2015 report came out, many FSPs have expired and […]
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will conduct its fifth and final annual audit of forest planning and practices, as well as its third and final audit of government enforcement of forestry legislation on Nisga’a lands, beginning Sept. 12, 2005. The Nisga’a lands cover about 2,000 square kilometres in the Nass River Valley, about 90 […]
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2011 compliance audit program, the Board selected the Fort St. James District as the location for a full scope compliance audit. Within the district, the Board selected six woodlot licences for audit. The Board audited woodlot licences W0657, W0295, W1893, W1431, W1881 and W1888. This is the audit report […]
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2011 compliance audit program, the Board selected the Fort St. James District as the location for a full scope compliance audit. Within the district, the Board selected six woodlot licences for audit. The Board audited woodlot licences W0657, W0295, W1893, W1431, W1881 and W1888. This is the audit report […]
On December 13, 2000, the owner of a lodge on Babine Lake (the complainant) requested an investigation of the approval…
Victoria – In a report released today, the Forest Practices Board found that the Ministry of Forests’ approval of logging on Mount Elphinstone was reasonable and met Forest Practices Code requirements. The report concludes the investigation of a complaint from two Sunshine Coast residents who were concerned that an approved road and cutblock between Sechelt […]
The Nisga’a Final Agreement (the Agreement), which came into effect on May 11, 2000, is a treaty between the Nisga’a Lisims government, the Canadian government, and the government of British Columbia. Part of the Agreement required the Forest Practices Board (the Board) to perform annual audits of compliance with, and enforcement of, forest practices legislation […]
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 […]
