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Volume of Timber Harvesting in Clayoquot Sound
This report deals with a complaint that the amount of harvesting in a forest development plan (FDP) was insufficient to…
Board to audit fire prevention practices on BC Hydro transmission line
VICTORIA – The board will audit BC Hydro’s fire prevention practices on four licences to cut associated with the Columbia Valley Transmission Project, starting Tuesday, June 18. The audit will examine fire hazard assessment and abatement practices along the transmission line expansion for compliance with the Wildfire Act and relevant regulations. Under the act, a […]
Logging and Lakeshore Management near Vanderhoof
In May 2009, the Upper Nechako Wilderness Council (the complainant) submitted a complaint that Canadian Forest Products…
Fort St. James woodlots get mixed audit results
Planning and forestry activities on three of six audited woodlots fully complied with legal requirements, according to the audit reports released today. However, three licensees did not meet required reporting commitments and one also did not comply with some reforestation obligations.
Issue #4 – Winter 2010/11
I would like to once again thank those who participated in our surveys or met with us and provided frank and helpful input during the past few months. The results show that the Board continues to enjoy a healthy level of trust, in fact higher than in previous surveys. Eighty-four percent of our survey respondents said there […]
Logging unlikely to increase existing risks at Duhamel Creek
The perceived risk of a landslide into Duhamel Creek that could cause debris flooding at the Duhamel Creek alluvial fan, due to road building associated with an approved cutting permit, has generated considerable public and media attention and was the subject of this complaint investigation.
Changes needed to compliance and enforcement program
VICTORIA – A new report on the compliance and enforcement (C&E) program in the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development has been released. “Sufficient oversight of forestry and range activities is critical to support the environmental, social and economic values that B.C.’s forestry legislation is intended to protect,” said Kevin Kriese, […]
Fuel Management in the Wildland Urban Interface – Update
Fire has been a natural part of many ecosystems in BC. Lightning-caused fires periodically reduced the build-up of…