Planning and field activities undertaken in five woodlots in the Arrow Boundary Forest District in southern British Columbia complied with forest practices legislation. The audit of woodlot licences W0408, W0475, W0479, W1470 and W1832 was conducted in June 2007…
This is a report on a “limited scope” audit for TFL 6, held by Western Forest Products Inc., in which only harvesting, road activities and associated planning were examined. These activities were assessed for compliance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA), and related regulations.
The Board’s audit fieldwork took place from June 25 to 29, 2007.
BCTS and licence holders in the Kootenay Lake Forest District complied in all significant respects with legislative requirements, as well as the Kootenay Boundary Higher Level Plan Order, which had key requirements to include old and mature timber conservation and protection of important caribou and grizzly bear habitat.
Carrier Lumber Ltd.’s operations on non-replaceable forest licence A70174, located in the Prince George Forest District, complied with forest practices legislation in all significant respects. However, the audit identified a bridge that was not built as designed; therefore bridge construction practices should be improved.
Apollo Forest Products’ operations on forest licence A18156 and Brave Holdings Ltd. operations on non-replaceable forest licence A75670 complied with forest practices legislation. Apollo has also obtained third-party certification and taken significant additional measures to track performance and ensure accountability to the public.
The Nisga’a final agreement requires government to bring the forest lands on Nisga’a territory up to agreed-upon standards. The agreement also requires the Forest Practices Board to audit forest planning and practices on Nisga’a lands for the five-year period ending in May 2005.
The fifth audit began in 2005 and was completed in early 2007. The audit examined the planning and practices of West Fraser Mills Limited, Sim Gan Forest Corporation, New Skeena Forest Products, BC Timber Sales and the obligations of the Kalum district manager.
