Third Party: Forest Practices Board
Intervenors: Interior Lumber Manufacturers Assoc., COFI and Coast Forest and Lumber Assoc.
APPEAL NO. 2003-FOR-005(a) and 2003-FOR-066(a)

The appeal issue was in regards to whether risks of road construction were foreseeable and whether the licensee exercised sufficient care to avoid causing four landslides. The FAC found that the licensee’s road construction complied with the legal requirements and the landslides were not foreseeable, so there was no contravention and issue of due diligence did not arise.

Appeal allowed.

FAC Decision: http://www.fac.gov.bc.ca/forestPracCode/2003for005b_006b.pdf