Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Construction, Maintenance and Deactivation: Weldwood of Canada Ltd. – FL A20017

This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A20017, held by Weldwood of Canada Ltd. (Weldwood). The operating area for this licence is located between 150 Mile House and McLeese Lake and east of Highway 97 to Horsefly and Likely.

West Fraser Mills Ltd. – FL A16827

Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Construction, Maintenance and Deactivation: West Fraser Mills Ltd. – FL A16827

This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A16827, held by West Fraser Mills Ltd. (West Fraser). Operations on Forest Licence A16827 are carried out by both Houston Forest Products Company and West Fraser Mills Ltd. The operating area for this licence is located in the Morice Forest District, primarily north and south of the town of Houston.

MacMillan Bloedel Limited, West Island Timberlands – TFL 44

Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: MacMillan Bloedel Limited, West Island Timberlands – TFL 44

This is the Board’s report on a compliance auditof Tree Farm Licence 44 (TFL 44) held by MacMillan Bloedel Limited (MacMillan Bloedel), subsequently acquired by Weyerhaeuser Company Limited (Weyerhaeuser), and administered by its West Island Timberlands unit. TFL 44 is located in the South Island Forest District in west-central Vancouver Island in the vicinity of the communities of Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Bamfield.

Kamloops Forest District Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP)

Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Construction, Maintenance and Deactivation: Kamloops Forest District Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP)

As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2000 compliance audit program, the Ministry of Forests SBFEP in the Kamloops Forest District was selected fro audit from the population of SBFEPs within the province.

The audit examined the planning and field activities related to timber harvesting and the construction, maintenance and deactivation of roads for the period September 1, 1999, to September 10, 2000. This included examining operational plans, such as forest development plans, silviculture prescriptions and logging plans, that supported the activities examined during the audit period. These activities were assessed for compliance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and related regulations.

Timber Harvesting and Road Construction, Maintenance and Deactivation: International Forest Products Ltd., West Coast Division – TFL 54

Timber Harvesting and Road Construction, Maintenance and Deactivation: International Forest Products Ltd., West Coast Division – TFL 54

This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Tree Farm Licence 54 (TFL 54) held by International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor). The licence area is located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in 24 separate geographical blocks. Ninety-two percent of the area of TFL 54 is located in Clayoquot Sound.

Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Activities: Evans Forest Products, a Division of Louisiana-Pacific Canada Engineered Wood Products Ltd. (currently LP Engineered Wood Products Ltd.) – TFL 55

This is a report on a compliance audit of Tree Farm Licence 55 held by Evans Forest Products, a division of Louisiana–Pacific Canada Engineered Wood Products Ltd. (Evans–LP). The audit examined Evans-LP’s timber harvesting; road construction, maintenance and deactivation; and related operational plans, for the period of June 1, 1999, to June 9, 2000.