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Forest Practices Code Penalties and Environmental Damage
Over the last two-and-one-half years, the Board has become concerned about the occasional failure of government…
Approval of logging within rare mushroom habitat in the Sunshine Coast Forest District
On November 28, 1995, the Board received a complaint from a member of the public asserting that “logging has been…
Board to audit forestry companies in Burns Lake area
The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of 639881 BC Ltd. on forest licence A72921 and Burnslake Specialty Wood Ltd. on non-replaceable forest licence A66762, during the week of Sept. 16.
Managing Forest Fuels
A 60-year history of fire suppression, insect and tree disease epidemics, and logging practices are all contributing to…
Forest Practices in the Leet Creek Watershed, near Kaslo, BC
On May 14, 2007, Valhalla Wilderness Society (the complainant) submitted a complaint about Meadow Creek Cedar Limited’s…
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: West Fraser Mills Ltd., Skeena Sawmills Division – TFL 41
This is a report on a compliance audit of TFL 41 held by West Fraser Mills Ltd., Skeena Sawmills Division (West Fraser…
Audit finds licensee did not comply with bridge construction legislation
VICTORIA – An audit of Gwa’Nak Resources Ltd., on the B.C. central coast, has found poor bridge construction practices. However, Gwa’Nak’s operational planning, timber harvesting, road construction and maintenance,silviculture and protection activities all complied with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act, as well as the Great Bear Rainforest land-use order. “There […]
BCTS, licence holders perform well under Fort St. John Code Pilot Regulation
VICTORIA – The BC Timber Sales Program and timber sale licence holders in Fort St. John have received good grades from the Forest Practices Board for their operations under a Forest Practices Code pilot project. In 1999, the provincial government passed legislation to enable results-based pilot projects under the former Forest Practices Code. Only two […]
