Multi-Value Pilot Audit: Kazchek Operating Area – Fort St. James Forest District
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.
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices on Nisga’a Lands
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.
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices on Nisga’a Lands
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Triumph Timber Ltd. – FL A16820
Triumph Timber Ltd.’s activities near Prince Rupert complied with legislative requirements, including operations in isolated operating areas accessible only by aircraft or boat. The licensees employed good environmental practices to minimize the impact of logging on marine mammals and initiated an adaptive approach to applying eco-system based management in the audit area.
Triumph Timber Ltd. – FL A16820
International Forest Products Ltd.; 9096 Investment Ltd.; Terminal Forest Products Ltd.; F.A.B. Logging Co. Ltd.; Northwest Hardwoods
Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Activities: International Forest Products Ltd.; 9096 Investment Ltd.; Terminal Forest Products Ltd.; F.A.B. Logging Co. Ltd.; Northwest Hardwoods
Five forestry licensees in the Sunshine Coast Forest District—International Forest Products Ltd., Terminal Forest Products Ltd., Northwest Hardwoods, 9096 Investments Ltd., and F.A.B. Logging Co. Ltd. complied with legislative requirements for timber harvesting and road construction, maintenance and deactivation. Licensees also followed land-use plan directives such as protecting goat ranges and maintaining visual quality standards.
Audit: BCTS – Fort St. John Pilot Project Area
Forestry Audit: British Columbia Timber Sales – Fort St. John Pilot Project Area
BCTS and timber sales licence holders near Fort St. John have achieved full compliance for their operation under a Forest Practices Code pilot project. In the Fort St. John pilot project area, licensees commit to measurable targets for forest practices and are subject to regular third-party verification of compliance under the pilot regulation.
