Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Conifex Mackenzie Forest Products Inc. – Forest Licence A15385
In October 2010, the Board conducted a full-scope compliance audit of forest planning and practices of Forest Licence (FL) A15385, held by Conifex Mackenzie Forest Products Inc. (Conifex). FL A15385 is located in the Mackenzie Forest District, on the west side of the northern half of the Williston reservoir, and the east side of the southern half of the reservoir. In August 2010, Conifex took over FL A15385 from Abitibi-Bowater (Abitibi), who was in bankruptcy protection and had not actively harvested in the licence area for approximately three years. The audit found Conifex in compliance with the legislated requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act.
Audit of Forest Legislation Enforcement in the Cascades Forest District
Audit of Forest Legislation Enforcement in the Cascades Forest District
As a part of its 2009 audit program, the Forest Practices Board randomly selected the Cascades Forest District, located in the Southern Interior Forest Region, for an audit of the appropriateness of government enforcement of forest and range practices legislation.
The audit examined enforcement activities under the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act from January 1, 2008, until March 4, 2010. This report describes the results of the audit, which looked at activities such as tracking, inspecting and reporting licensees’ forest activities, and taking action to address non-compliance.
Tembec Industries Inc. – FL A19040
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Tembec Industries Inc. – FL A19040
As part of the Forest Practices Boardʹs 2010 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Rocky Mountain Forest District as the location for a full‐scope compliance audit. Within the district, the Board selected FL A19040, held by Tembec Industries Inc., for audit.
The primary operating areas are scattered throughout the Cranbrook Timber Supply Area, around the cities of Cranbrook, Kimberley and Fernie, and the communities of Sparwood and Elkford.
The Board’s audit fieldwork took place from July 5 to 9, 2010.
Audit: BCTS Kamloops Business Area – Merritt Field Unit
Forestry Audit: BC Timber Sales Kamloops Business Area – Merritt Field Unit
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2010 compliance audit program, the British Columbia Timber Sales’ (BCTS) program and timber sale licence (TSL) holders in the Kamloops Business Area’s Merritt Field Unit, located in the Cascades Forest District, were selected for audit. Forestry activities were administered by the BCTS Kamloops Business Area office located in Merritt.
BCTS has been allocated an annual timber harvest volume of 595,236 cubic metres in the Merritt and Lillooet Timber Supply Areas (TSAs). During the one-year period of this audit, TSL holders harvested 380 075 cubic metres under the BCTS program.
The Board’s audit fieldwork took place from September 27 to 30, 2010.
Audit of Visual Resource Management – Headwaters Forest District
Audit of Visual Resource Management – Headwaters Forest District
In August 2009, the Forest Practices Board conducted an audit of visual resource management in the Kamloops Timber Supply Area portion of the Headwaters Forest District. Visual resource management is the process of identifying and classifying scenic landscapes, and managing forestry activities on the landscape to meet the visual needs of the public, visitors and other resource users.
