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Board to audit TimberWest operations near Campbell River
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of TimberWest Forest Corporation on Tree Farm Licence 47 (TFL 47) during the week of Aug. 18, 2014. TFL 47 is located on northern Vancouver Island near Port McNeill, and on parts of the coastal mainland and islands in the Johnstone Strait. The audit will […]
Salvage logging of dead pine creating large openings in central B.C.
VICTORIA – A study released today says that government needs to ensure areas are set aside for biodiversity and wildlife before salvage logging of mountain pine beetle timber clears the forests close to roads and communities in the central interior of B.C. “At least seven very large openings have emerged on the landscape through a series […]
Campbell River audit finds compliance problems with timber sales program
An audit of BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) Strait of Georgia Business Area has found several instances of non-compliance with provincial forestry legislation by timber sale licence holders and BCTS operating within the Campbell River area.
Oil and gas operators pass Wildfire Act audit
VICTORIA – An audit of Venturion Oil Limited, ARC Resources Ltd. and Tervita found the companies complied with requirements of the Wildfire Act in the Lower Beaton landscape unit, within the Peace District. Audited activities included mechanical land clearing for facility sites and right of ways, portable wood chipping, and maintenance of right of ways. […]
Board to audit forestry companies in Burns Lake area
The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of 639881 BC Ltd. on forest licence A72921 and Burnslake Specialty Wood Ltd. on non-replaceable forest licence A66762, during the week of Sept. 16.
Soil conservation practices effective in Golden Timber Supply Area
VICTORIA – A pilot audit has found that forest practices were effective at conserving forest soils in the Golden Timber Supply Area of the Columbia Forest District, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today. The audit, which started in July 2006, examined three operators – Wood River Forest Inc. (now called Downie Timber Ltd.), […]
Clean audit for Tembec Industries
An audit of forest licence A19040 near Cranbrook, held by Tembec Industries Ltd., found good planning and forest practices, according to a report released today.
Fuel reduction efforts examined
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will investigate how much progress communities have made in reducing forest fuels in the wildland-urban interface. The investigation is a follow-up to a report the Board published in February 2010. “We decided earlier this year that it was time to take a look and see what has happened since […]
