Fire prevention efforts of forestry operations examined
An investigation of fire preparedness of forestry licensees has found that major companies are complying with the Wildfire Act, but some smaller operators are taking significant risks.
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Board to audit BCTS operations near Hazelton
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of the BC Timber Sales Program in the Skeena Stikine Forest District from June 15 to 20. The audit will examine timber harvesting, roads, silviculture, fire protection activities, and associated planning, conducted by timber sale licence holders and BCTS, for compliance with forest practices legislation. […]
Revelstoke Community Forest Audit Released
Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation has implemented sound forest practices, but must improve its fire preparedness, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
BCTS Gets Clean Audit in Queen Charlotte Islands TSA
VICTORIA – British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sale licence holders in the Queen Charlotte Islands timber supply area (TSA) met the requirements of forest practices legislation, the Forest Practices Board reported today. “The audit found BCTS and its timber sale licence holders complied with their legal requirements in all significant respects,” said board […]
Issue #21 – Summer 2019
These are turbulent times in forest management in BC. Internal factors, such as declining timber supply, and external factors, such as the softwood lumber agreement and commodity prices, are creating stresses for both the forest sector and communities that have not been seen since the 2009 recession. At the time of this newsletter, we are […]
Chair of the Forest Practices Board Appointed to Second Term
The Chair of the Forest Practices Board, Keith Moore, was re-appointed by the government on December 18, 1997. Moore is a forester and a former consultant in forest land management and environmental assessment. He is a long time resident of the Queen Charlotte Islands and is the original chair of the Board, which was established […]
Board to conduct first audit of a small scale salvage program
VICTORIA– The board’s first audit of the Ministry of Forests and Range’s small scale salvage program will be conducted in the Kamloops Forest District starting Sept. 24, the Forest Practices Board announced today. Small scale salvage is the recovery of timber not considered economically viable by the major licensees and includes trees that are wind-thrown, […]
Board to conduct area-based audit on southern Vancouver Island
VICTORIA -The Forest Practices Board will conduct an area-based audit this spring in the South Island forest district. “In an area-based audit we examine all activities in an area subject to the Forest Practices Code, rather than focusing on a single licensee or government forestry program,” said board chair Bill Cafferata. “It gives us a […]
