Government Enforcement and the Due Diligence Defence
First Nations Interests and the Approval of Forest Harvesting near Ucluelet, B.C.
Transfer of Planning Objectives under FRPA: Stillwater Timberlands
Three complaints from the Powell River area; one from private citizens, one from the Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society and a third from the Powell River Alpine Club was received. The forest stewardship plan (FSP) not being understandable; community advisory group no longer adequately represented the community; and the community values that were incorporated into the Stillwater Pilot Pan were not included in the draft FSP according to the complainants.
Transfer of Planning Objectives under FRPA: Stillwater Timberlands
Eagle Creek Pine Salvage
The Blewett Watershed Committee filed a complaint to the Board about the Kootenay Lake Forest District’s request for Atco Wood Products Ltd. to log MPB infested pine trees in its operating areas, including the Eagle Creek drainage area. The complainant believes the proposed level of logging would remove too much of the forest and would negatively impact the watershed, compromising the complainant’s ability to meet Canadian drinking water standards.
Eagle Creek Pine Salvage
Cutblocks and Roads near Furlong Creek
A resident of Lakelse Lake, near Terrace, wrote to the Board with concerns about forest practices in a cutblock near Furlong Creek. After discussions and a meeting with the participants, the complaint issues were resolved.
Cutblocks and Roads near Furlong Creek
Woodlot Harvesting and Red-listed Plant Communities in the Coastal Douglas-fir Ecosystems of Vancouver Island
The Carmanah Forestry Society filed a complaint about approval of timber harvesting on several woodlots in the coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem of Vancouver Island, within the South Island Forest District. The complainant is concerned that timber harvesting on woodlots is occurring without identification and ecological assessment of endangered plant communities, putting those communities at risk.
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1,598 Hectares of Coastal Douglas-Fir to be Protected (MFR News Release)
