VICTORIA – B.C.’s Forest Practices Board celebrated its first 10 years of existence with the release of its 2004/2005 annual report today. The board, B.C.’s independent forest watchdog, was established in 1995 to report to the public about compliance with the forestry laws. “Now in its eleventh year of operation, the board is well into […]
On December 13, 2000, the owner of a lodge on Babine Lake (the complainant) requested an investigation of the approval…
Victoria – The Forest Practices Board today released the results of its investigation into a complaint by a local resident relating to the silviculture prescription for a timber sale cutblock near Homesite Creek, 20 kilometres from Sechelt. The Board concluded that the silviculture prescription complied with the requirements of the Forest Practices Code and the […]
VICTORIA -More operators in British Columbia’s publicly owned forest are complying with the Forest Practices Code than in previous years, according to the Forest Practices Board’s 2000 annual report, released today. Six of the 13 compliance audits reported on by the board last year were clean – up from one in four in the board’s […]
In June 2012, the Board conducted a full scope audit of forest planning and practices on International Forest Products…
In September 2009, the Board received a complaint about large pieces of wood (i.e., logs) being left on a cutblock at…
