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Board tests use of certification audit results

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will try a new approach this month when it audits some of Pope & Talbot’s forest operations in the West Kootenays, incorporating results from an earlier independent forest certification audit in an effort to save time and costs. The audit of Tree Farm Licence 23, operated out of Pope […]

Board to audit Stella-Jones’s forestry operations

VICTORIA — The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest practices of Stella-Jones Canada Inc. on Forest Licence A20196 starting August 7, 2012. The audit will look at harvesting, silviculture, protection, road construction, road maintenance and deactivation, and operational planning that took place in the past two years for compliance with forest practices legislation. The […]

Fort St. James Community Forest Audit Finds Issues

VICTORIA – An audit of Community Forest Agreement CFA K1D has found that, while the Fort St. James Community Forest Corporation met many of the requirements of provincial forestry legislation, it also had some problems with operational planning, culvert construction, bridge construction and fire hazard assessments, according to a report released today. “While the auditors […]

Board to audit BCTS operations in Cascades Forest District

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit BC Timber Sales’ operations in the Cascades Forest District, which includes both the Merritt and Lillooet timber supply areas (TSAs). The audit will take place from August 16 to 20 and will examine timber harvesting, road construction and maintenance, silviculture, fire protection and associated planning activities carried […]

Board to audit forestry operations near Kamloops

VICTORIA — The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest practices of West Fraser Mills Ltd. on Forest Licence A18694 in the Kamloops Timber Supply Area, starting July 23, 2012. The audit will look at harvesting, silviculture, protection, road construction, road maintenance and deactivation, and operational planning that took place in the past two years […]

Board to audit two non-replaceable forest licences in Cariboo-Chilcotin

VICTORIA– Two non-replaceable forest licences, A56805, held by Yun Ka Whu’ten Holdings Ltd., and A73558, held by Sigurdson Bros. Logging Company Ltd., will be audited the week of Oct. 9, 2007. The Yun Ka Whu’ten Holdings operations are located in the vicinity of Anahim Lake, which is about 200 kilometres west of Alexis Creek and […]

Protection of scenic views needs improvement

VICTORIA – An investigation of logging impacts on a prominent viewscape in Port Alberni has found that the viewscape was not adequately protected, and that government enforcement was inadequate, according to a report released today. “The board decided to look into the visual impacts of logging on a scenic viewscape in Port Alberni after board […]