The Board received a complaint from two water users on McClure Creek, north of Kamloops, about increased sediment loading in the McClure Creek drainage following harvesting and road construction by International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor). The complainants were concerned that the activities have resulted in a buildup of sediment at their domestic water system’s dam […]
In March 2013, Heritage and Natural Resources Committee of the Council of the Haida Nation complained that timber…
As many of you have seen, we are actively recruiting for a new Chair for our Board and we hope to have the new chair in place early in 2023. In the meantime, the Board and staff continue to carry out our work auditing and investigating forest and range practices, and identifying opportunities for improvement […]
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2010 compliance audit program, the British Columbia Timber Sales’ (BCTS)…
In my meetings with stakeholders and professionals I have heard some comment that the Board never acknowledges good practices, and from others I have heard the concern that there is just a minimum standard of forestry being practiced in the woods. I think we can all agree we want our practices to be second to […]
One way the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) and Wildfire Act (WA) are enforced is through the use of…
The Blewett Watershed Committee filed a complaint to the Board about the Kootenay Lake Forest District’s request for…
An audit of the silviculture activities on Forest Licence A20021 held by West Fraser Mills Ltd. The license is located…
In June 2009, the Board conducted a compliance audit of forest planning and practices of the British Columbia Timber…
