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Audit of Timber Harvesting and Associated Planning: Western Forest Products Inc. – TFL 6

This is a report on a “limited scope” audit for TFL 6, held by Western Forest Products Inc., in which only harvesting,…

FSR Bridges: Inspections and Maintenance

In January 2004, the Forest Practices Board initiated an investigation of bridge and major culvert inspection and…

Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Chu Cho Industries LP – NRFL AA62375

In October 2016, the Forest Practices Board audited Chu Cho Industries LP (Chu Cho) NRFL A62375 in the Mackenzie Forest District. The Tsay Keh Dene First Nation own Chu Cho. The license expired on August 15, 2015. This was a full scope compliance audit with a two-year time frame between October 1, 2014, and October 4, […]

Forestry Audit: BC Timber Sales and Timber Sale Licensees: Dawson Creek TSA portion of Peace-Liard Business Area

In June 2018, the Board audited BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) forestry operations of the Dawson Creek Timber Supply Area (TSA) portion of Peace-Liard Business Area. The audit includes those operations that took place over a two-year period starting in June 2016. The Dawson Creek TSA covers about 2.3 million hectares in Northeastern BC and the […]

Board releases first audit of government

Forest Practices Board has released a report on its test audit of government’s enforcement of the Forest Practices Code within an entire forest district.

Tree Species Harvested In Areas Affected By Mountain Pine Beetles

British Columbia is in the midst of the most severe mountain pine beetle (MPB) outbreak on record. In 1999 the…

Bulletin 004 – Summary of Findings from the 2003 Audit Season (2004)

This bulletin is the fourth in a series of Forest Practices Board bulletins describing new aspects of forest…

Board Recommends Improved Procedures for Arsenic Beetle Treatments

Improved safety procedures and greater transparency are required to protect the public from the effects of arsenic treatments used to control bark beetle infestations, the Forest Practices Board reported today.