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West Fraser Gets Clean Audit

The forestry operations of West Fraser Mills Ltd. in the Morice forest district complied with Forest Practices Code requirements in all significant respects, says a report released today by the Forest Practices Board.

LP Engineered Wood Products Gets Clean Audit

VICTORIA-The forestry operations of LP Engineered Wood Products Ltd. north of Revelstoke complied with the Forest Practices Code in all significant respects, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The report notes the high degree of compliance in an operating area with steep terrain and high snowfall. Co-operation between LP Engineered Wood Products […]

Forest Practices Board Audits Canfor’s Forest Licence A40873

Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board began an audit of Forest Licence A40873, held by Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor). The audit will examine the Fort St. James division of this licence. The operating areas for this division are located near Fort St. James, northwest in the Takla Lake area and east towards Highway […]

Investigation of forestry roads on steep slopes released

VICTORIA – An investigation of forestry roads constructed on steep terrain has found mixed results. While most of the road sections examined met the legal requirements, and some were very well done, others did not adhere to professional practice guidelines and several road sections were structurally unsafe, according to a report released today. The board […]

Forest Practices Board Releases Annual Report for 2006

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board has released its annual report for 2005/2006. The annual report details the key findings and topics the board has examined during the past fiscal year. The annual report gives the public an idea of the diversity of issues brought to the board through random audits, investigations of public complaints, […]

Forest Practices Board Audits Pacific Inland Resources Forestry Operations

Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board begins the fieldwork portion of an audit of Forest Licence A16830, held by Pacific Inland Resources, a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd. The operating areas for this division are located in the Bulkley Forest District, including the Bulkley Valley, close to Smithers, Telkwa, Moricetown and Fort Babine. […]

Windthrow Management on Vancouver Island Recognized in Audit

VICTORIA – Western Forest Products Inc. received a clean audit for operations in Tree Farm Licence 6 on northern Vancouver Island, the Forest Practices Board reported today. The board audited Western’s timber harvesting and associated planning activities for 159 cutblocks on the northern portion of Vancouver Island, and found Western was in compliance with legislative […]