VICTORIA – A Forest Practices Board investigation into a complaint about how wood waste is measured and reported after timber harvesting shows that a government wood waste accounting system is being implemented appropriately, with the primary purpose of ensuring government receives payment for wood harvested. “Poor markets and the rising value of the Canadian dollar […]
An investigation of soil conservation practices by timber licensees operating in the Quesnel and Vanderhoof forest districts found good planning and practices, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today.
On August 30, 1999, the Board received a complaint from the owner of a tourist lodge (Takla Rainbow Lodge) on Takla…
Victoria -The Forest Practices Board will conduct its first set of audits of compliance and enforcement on Nisga’a lands this summer. The Nisga’a lands cover about 2,000 square kilometres in the Nass River Valley on both sides of the river about 90 kilometres north of Terrace. The operating areas for the auditees are in various […]
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board began the fieldwork portion of an audit of forest planning and practices of the Ministry of Forests’ Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the Sunshine Coast Forest District. The program has operations located throughout the Sunshine Coast, from the town of Gibsons at the south end, past […]
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of 0866740 B.C. Ltd., held by Aspen Planers Ltd., on forest licence A18700 during the week of July 10, 2017. Auditors will examine whether harvesting, roads, silviculture, fire protection and associated planning, carried out between July 2015 and July 2017, met the requirements of the […]
Victoria – The Forest Practices Board today released the results of its investigation into a complaint by a local resident relating to the silviculture prescription for a timber sale cutblock near Homesite Creek, 20 kilometres from Sechelt. The Board concluded that the silviculture prescription complied with the requirements of the Forest Practices Code and the […]
In May 2011, a resident of Meadow Creek, BC filed a complaint with the Forest Practices Board regarding the forestry practices of Meadow Creek Cedar Ltd. (MCC). The Board investigated and found that some of MCC’s roads, …
VICTORIA – Planning and forestry activities on two woodlots in the Quesnel Forest District, in central British Columbia, met all legal requirements, according to an audit of their operations released today. “Both woodlots have been in existence for over 10 years and are managed by individuals,” said board chair Bruce Fraser. “We’re pleased to find […]
