Logging on District Lot 33 within the Coastal Douglas-Fir Ecosystem
n May 2010, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from a resident of Nanoose Bay about planned logging on…
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Measuring Wood Waste in British Columbia
In 2009, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (the complainant) filed a complaint with the Forest Practices…
Audit of Ka-Bar Resources near Princeton finds good practices
An audit of Ka-Bar Resources Ltd.’s forestry activities, 45 kilometres northeast of Princeton, found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to a report released today.
BC Hydro transmission line passes audit
An audit of BC Hydro’s fire prevention practices on four licences to cut associated with the Columbia Valley Transmission Project found operations met the requirements of B.C.’s Wildfire Act, according to a report released today.
Issue #22 – Winter 2019/20
25 Years of Independence In 2020, the Forest Practices Board will be 25 years old. When it was first established in 1995, one of the most important attributes of the Board was that it would act independently and work on behalf of the public interest. From its inception, the concept of independence was built into […]
Approval of development over the Goat River trail and near the Goat River
This investigation examines a complaint by the Fraser Headwaters Alliance (the complainant) about whether operational…
Issue #27 – Winter 2022/23
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 […]
Comment on the Cutblock Review
The new Forest Practices Code of B.C. Act requires a review of all cutblocks (areas identified for timber harvesting)…
