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Comment on the Cutblock Review
The new Forest Practices Code of B.C. Act requires a review of all cutblocks (areas identified for timber harvesting)…
Administrative Appeals: 2002-2009
This report summarizes the administrative appeal work done by the Forest Practices Board (the Board) from January 1,…
Public Review of a Forest Development Plan in the Salmon Arm Forest District
This complaint is about the opportunity for public review and comment for the 1998 – 2003 forest development plan (FDP…
Forest development plan public review and bark beetle management
The Board received a complaint from a member of the public concerning an amendment to a licensee’s Five Year Forest Development Plan. The complaint asserted that: a licensee amended its forest development plan for a forest licence without providing adequate time for public review and comment. a licensee was not practicing healthy forest management, in […]
Forest Practices Board’s submission – STRATEGIC REVIEW OF OLD GROWTH MANAGEMENT IN BC
The Forest Practices Board is pleased to provide a submission to the Strategic Review of Old Growth Management in BC. We have done a fair amount of work involving old growth management through our audits, complaint investigations and special investigations. We are providing a selection of observations based on findings from our work, grouped around […]
Professional Reliance Review – FPB Submission
The Forest Practices Board made a submission to the government’s review of the professional reliance model in British Columbia. The submission is based on the Board’s experience in auditing and investigating forest and range practices throughout the province and reviewing the role of professionals in the course of that work.
Adequacy of the Notice of Public Review and Comment for Ten FDPs on Northern Vancouver Island
A complaint was filed with the Board in August 1996 about the way ten forest development plans in the Port McNeill…
Forest Practices Board Report Highlights Importance of Public Involvement in Forest Planning
VICTORIA – Today, the Forest Practices Board reported that the Arrow Forest District complied with the Forest Practices Code when it refused to extend the public review period for several 1996-2000 forest development plans in the Slocan Valley. However, the Board also found that the refusal to extend the time allowed for public review was […]
