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Multi-value audit finds good performance in Fort St. James Forest District

VICTORIA – A multi-value pilot audit by the Forest Practices Board found good performance by forest companies in the Kazchek operating area of the Fort St. James Forest District. The audit focused mainly on the practices of Apollo Forest Products within the operating area. The board assessed the licensee on biodiversity, stream riparian management and […]

Audit of woodlot finds non-compliance

VICTORIA – An audit of forestry activities on a woodlot in the Peace Natural Resource District has found a significant non-compliance with the Woodlot Licence Planning and Practices Regulation, according to a report. The audit found the licensee misclassified a stream and as a result harvested in the riparian reserve zones for six cutblocks. Under […]

Invasive Plants a Threat to B.C. Ecosystems

VICTORIA – Non-native, invasive plants, such as broom and knapweed, pose a growing threat to the native ecosystems in the province, according to a Forest Practices Board special report released today. The report states that progress toward co-ordination of invasive plant control has been made in recent years, but much more needs to be done […]

Board to audit BCTS operations near Hazelton

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of the BC Timber Sales Program in the Skeena Stikine Forest District from June 15 to 20. The audit will examine timber harvesting, roads, silviculture, fire protection activities, and associated planning, conducted by timber sale licence holders and BCTS, for compliance with forest practices legislation. […]

Board welcomes two new members, gets new vice-chair

VICTORIA – Al Gorley, chair of the Forest Practices Board, issued the following statement upon the Cabinet appointment of two new board members, and a new vice-chair, announced by Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson last week: “On behalf of board members and staff at the Forest Practices Board, we are pleased […]

Four woodlots near Burns Lake pass audit

VICTORIA – An audit of forestry activities on four woodlots in the Nadina Resource District has concluded that the woodlot licensees complied with British Columbia’s forestry legislation, according to the audit reports that have been released. The audits examined planning, timber harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities, carried out between October 2015 and October […]

Canfor’s forestry operation near Chetwynd passes audit

A Forest Practices Board audit of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. on Tree Farm Licence 48 in the Peace District found that forest practices complied with provincial forestry legislation, according to a report released today.