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Board to audit forestry activities west of Quesnel

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of Pacific Bioenergy Timber Corp. and RPP Holdings Inc. in the Quesnel district, during the week of June 22, 2015. The auditors will examine all operational planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture, and wildfire protection practices carried out over the last two years for compliance with the […]

BC Timber Sales Program in Hazelton Commended

VICTORIA – An audit of the BC Timber Sales program and timber sale licensees near Hazelton found most planning and forestry activities complied with forest practices legislation. Sixteen timber sale licensees and BCTS all fared well in the audit, however, one timber sale licence holder caused significant amounts of soil disturbance on two cutblocks. “The […]

BC Timber Sales gets clean audit

A Forest Practices Board audit in the area surrounding the communities of Merritt, Princeton and Lillooet found BC Timber Sales and its timber sale licence holders complied with forestry legislation, according to a report released today.

Board to audit BCTS operations in the Sunshine Coast

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit British Columbia Timber Sales’ (BCTS) operations in the Strait of Georgia Business Area, located in the Sunshine Coast Forest District, during the week of Sept. 15, 2008. The board carries out periodic independent audits to see if government and forest companies are complying with provincial forest practices […]

Board audit of forestry operations near Lillooet proceeding

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of 0866740 B.C. Ltd., held by Aspen Planers Ltd., on forest licence A18700 during the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, 2017. Originally scheduled for early July, the audit was postponed due to the forest fire situation at that time. Auditors will examine whether […]

Complaint finds forest road maintenance issues

VICTORIA – An investigation of a public complaint about road maintenance on the Cooke Creek Forest Service Road near Enderby in the Okanagan Shuswap Resource District has found issues with road maintenance, culvert design and government’s response to public concerns. “The board is concerned that the district and BC Timber Sales did not comply with […]