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Forestry auditors eye local scenery

VICTORIA – Forestry auditors will be in the Headwaters Forest District from Aug. 24 to 28 to look at how well six forestry operators are protecting visual quality. The audit area extends from Wells Gray Provincial Park east to the Columbia Mountains and includes the communities of Clearwater, Blue River and Vavenby. Scenic areas within the Yellowhead […]
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Board to audit forestry operations near Terrace

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of the Coast Tsimshian Resources Limited Partnership in Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 1 in the Kalum Forest District, from August 17 to 21. The audit will examine planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities, carried out over the past two years, for compliance with […]
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Board to audit BCTS coastal operations

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board is auditing forest practices of the BC Timber Sales Program in the North Island-Central Coast Forest District. The four-day audit, which began June 22, is examining timber harvesting, roads, silviculture, fire protection activities, and associated planning, conducted by timber sale licence holders and BCTS, for compliance with forest practices […]
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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. […]
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Study of fish passage at stream crossings shows improvements needed

VICTORIA – A study of 1,110 road crossings over fish streams in 19 watersheds around B.C. has found that, in total, less than half of the crossings were likely to allow fish to pass through without problems, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today. The board’s special investigation looked at crossings in two […]
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Board to audit PIR forestry operations in Bulkley TSA

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest practices of West Fraser Mills Ltd, Pacific Inland Resources Division, Forest Licence A16830, from July 5 to 10. The forest licence is in the Bulkley Timber Supply Area, which is in the Skeena Stikine Forest District. Auditors will examine planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities for […]
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Board to audit Tembec forestry operations in Cranbrook Area

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of Tembec Forest Industries in Forest Licence (FL) A19040 in the Cranbrook Timber Supply Area (TSA) from July 5 to 10. The audit will examine planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities for compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire […]
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Central Coast Audit Finds Road Maintenance System Lacking

An audit of British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sale licensees in the Seaward-tlasta Business Area on the Central Coast of B.C. found that planning, silviculture, fire protection, harvesting on 27 cutblocks, and more than 500 kilometres of road were in compliance with legislation, with one exception.
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Board to audit forestry operations in the Squamish Forest District

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of Terminal Forest Products Ltd. in Forest Licence (FL) A19215 in the Squamish Forest District, from June 7 to 10. The audit will examine planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities for compliance with forest practices legislation. The licence lies within the Sea to Sky […]
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Report examines management of fire hazards resulting from logging

VICTORIA – In a study of recently logged areas, the Forest Practices Board found that fire hazard was reduced satisfactorily in most cases, but no licensees fully met the legal requirement to assess fire hazard as required by the Wildfire Act, according to a report released today. The study examined 111 randomly selected cutblocks, harvested […]
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