A resident of Hillcrest Road, a forest service road near Lake Cowichan village on Vancouver Island, complained that the road was not adequately maintained by the South Island Forest District and industrial users during the winter of 1996-97. The resident maintained that this had resulted in unsafe conditions for those living on the road. He asked that the road be graded before and after every timber sale and that the Ministry of Transportation and Highways take over responsibility for maintaining the road.
Maintenance of the Hillcrest Forest Service Road Southern Vancouver Island
Forest Development Planning in the Queen Charlotte Islands Forest District Between June 15, 1995 and February 15, 1996
This report concludes the Forest Practices Board’s special investigation of the state of forest development planning in the Queen Charlotte Islands Forest District between June 15, 1995 and February 15, 1996. The report also deals with a complaint from the Haida Forestry Branch, which led to the special investigation. The Haida’s complaint asserts that contraventions of the Code resulted in a failure to provide adequate opportunity for the Council of the Haida Nation to be sufficiently consulted, or to have adequate time for appropriate review and comment.
Note: This report consists of Special Investigation 950062 and Complaint Investigation 950037
Forest Development Planning in the Queen Charlotte Islands Forest District Between June 15, 1995 and February 15, 1996
Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Activities: TFL 19 – Doman-Western Lumber Ltd.
This is a report on a compliance audit of Tree Farm Licence 19 held by Doman-Western Lumber Ltd. The audit examined timber harvesting and road practices, and related operational plans for the period August 1, 1997, to August 28, 1998, to assess compliance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and related regulations (the Code).
Doman-Western Lumber Ltd. – TFL 19
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) – South Island Forest District
This is a report on a compliance audit of the SBFEP, in the South Island Forest District. The audit examined all aspects of the district’s forest planning and practices in the SBFEP for the period of May 1, 1996, to June 30, 1997. The audit assessed compliance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and related regulations (the Code).This audit included a complete examination of operational plans, including all aspects of the forest development plan, silviculture prescriptions, logging and fire preparedness plans. It also included a complete examination of forest practices including timber harvesting, silviculture, fire protection, and road construction, maintenance, and deactivation.
Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) – South Island Forest District
Sewell Inlet Timber Sale: Appropriateness of the Silviculture Prescription in the Queen Charlotte Islands Forest District
The complainant was the successful bidder on a Small Business Forest Enterprise Program timber sale near Sewell Inlet, on Moresby Island. The timber sale document and the silviculture prescription specified skyline yarding as the preferred logging method, with helicopter yarding as the alternative method. In November 1996, the complainant began harvesting and concluded that part of the 14.9 hectare cutblock could not be harvested using a skyline system without damaging the soil because of poor deflection. This means that the slope was relatively flat, and skyline yarding would cause logs to be dragged along the ground (ground lead) instead of being suspended in the air.
