Cariboo Higher Level Plan Requires More Clarity
Vague and contradictory parts of the Cariboo-Chilcotin land use plan are causing conflict and threatening its effectiveness, the Forest Practices Board says in a new report.
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Audit of Boundary Forest District’s small business program shows improvements necessary to meet Forest Practices Code
VICTORIA- Forest practices in the Ministry of Forests’ Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the Boundary Forest District complied with most requirements of the Forest Practices Code, but there was poor performance in several important areas. These results are reported in a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The district’s road deactivation activities did […]
Watershed Protection at Anderson Lake
A resident of Anderson Lake wrote to the Board with concerns that logging south of McGillivray Creek would harm mule…
Board to Audit Forestry and Range near Hazelton
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will conduct a Forest Practices Code audit next month, west of Hazelton in the Kispiox forest district. The audit will look at all code-regulated activities in the selected area, including government enforcement. Operators to be audited include the Ministry of Forests small business program, a number of major forest […]
Forest Practices Board initiates special investigation on forest practices in areas with streams
The independent Forest Practices Board has decided to initiate a special investigation into forest practices around streams in coastal BC. The purpose of the Board’s special investigation is to see if forest practices in the field comply with the Forest Practices Code and protect streams and riparian areas beside the streams. The special investigation will […]
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 […]
Board to audit BCTS forest practices near Quesnel
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of the BC Timber Sales program in the Quesnel Forest District during the week of July 28, 2008. The board carries out periodic independent audits to see if government and forest companies are complying with provincial forest practices legislation. The audit will look at forestry […]
Audit Gives Good Marks for Streamside Forest Practices
A Kootenay forestry operator has received good marks for protecting streams from the effects of logging, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
Forest Practices Board Audits MacMillan Bloedel Forestry Operations in TFL 44
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board begins the fieldwork portion of an audit of Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 44, held by MacMillan Bloedel Limited. The TFL is located on the west side of Vancouver Island with operating areas south to the Carmanah Valley and Nitinat Lake and north through the Clayoquot Sound area. This […]
