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Investigation Found Northwood’s Forest Plan Should Not Have Been Approved
Victoria – The Forest Practices Board released an investigation report today involving Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd.’s forest development plan for an area near McGregor River, 120 kilometres east of Prince George. The board found that the Ministry of Forests district manager should not have approved Northwood’s 1997-2001 Forest Development Plan. In January 1998, Prince […]
Board to Audit Enforcement in Fort St. James Forest District
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the appropriateness of government enforcement of the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) within the Fort St. James Forest District. Two government ministries are responsible for FRPA enforcement: the Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. The audit will review the enforcement […]
Recent audits reveal Wildfire Act Issues
VICTORIA – A review of forest and range practice audits from 2013 and 2014 finds about half the audits had no issues and half had non-compliance with legislation or areas requiring improvement, according to a report released today. Of the problems found, one-third involved problems with wildfire prevention. “We published 23 audit reports and 12 […]
