The complainant is a professional forester in good standing, a former woodlot extension forester and former president of the local woodlot association. The complainant manages the forest on his own private land and 600 hectares of Crown land under a woodlot licence near Midway, BC. He has managed the woodlot for about 15 years. The complainant is proud of the woodlot and his forest practices, and he routinely conducts tours for students and interested individuals.

The complainant operated in the woodlot without incident for about 8 months in 1999 and 2000. In February 2000, the Ministry of Forests (the ministry) discovered that the complainant had built a short section of road in the woodlot without an approved road layout and design. On February 16, 2000, a ministry official called the complainant and told him that an approved road layout and design was required before the road could be built. Both parties agree that the conversation became heated and the complainant became upset. The official then issued a verbal stop work order that prohibited harvesting and hauling operations.

This is a report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A201912 held by Riverside Forest Products Ltd., Lumby Division. The audit examined timber harvesting and road construction, maintenance and deactivation, and the related operational plans, for the period September 1, 1998, to September 20, 1999, to assess compliance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and related regulations (the Code).

This is a report on a compliance audit of the SBFEP in the Boundary Forest District. The operations of the SBFEP are conducted in numerous locations around Grand Forks extending north from the Washington-British Columbia border to Big White Mountain, and east from the West Kettle River to Christina Lake.

The audit examined the district's timber harvesting and road practices, including related operational planning, for the period September 1, 1996, to September 15, 1997, to assess compliance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and related regulations (the Code).

This is a report on a compliance audit of the SBFEP in the Arrow Forest District. The audit examined the SBFEP’s timber harvesting and road practices, and the related operational plans, for the period September 1, 1997, to October 2, 1998, to assess compliance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and related regulations (the Code).

The Forest Practices Board (the Board) received a complaint about two cutblocks in the Little Cayuse Creek watershed near Castlegar, BC. The cutblocks were proposed by Pope and Talbot Ltd., Arrow Lakes Division (the licensee) and approved by the Ministry of Forests, Arrow Forest District (MoF). The cutblocks in question are Block 1 and Block 2 of cutting permit (CP) 355, Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 23.

The complainant was concerned that logging operations in the Little Cayuse Creek watershed would adversely affect the water quality of the creek. The complainant is a licensed water user. He needs a clear, consistent source of water for domestic consumption, to irrigate crops, and to generate electricityThe complainant asked the Board to defer logging of the cutblocks until further analysis could be completed and operational plans amended to incorporate the recommendations of the analysis.