Achievement of Free-Growing Forests – 2004 Provincial Update
This investigation reviews the achievement of free-growing status – replacement of logged sites with healthy new…
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Forestry Audit: BCTS and Timber Sale Licence Holders – Prince George Business Area, Prince George District
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2013 compliance audit program, the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber…
An Audit of the Oil & Gas Commission’s Framework for Compliance and Enforcement
The Forest Practices Board was asked to perform an assessment of the Oil and Gas Commission’s (OGC) compliance and…
Closing Letter: Bamfield Visual Quality Objectives
The Forest Practices Board received a complaint that asserted harvesting by Huu-ay-aht Forestry Limited Partnership near Bamfield was not consistent with the visual quality objective for the area and furthermore, that government enforcement was not appropriate. The complaint was resolved.
Forestry Audit: BCTS & Timber Sales Licensees – Stuart Nechako Business Area – Vanderhoof District
As part of its 2016 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board randomly selected the Vanderhoof Natural Resource District portion of BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) Stuart-Nechako Business Area for audit. The Vanderhoof District covers approximately 1.4 million hectares and contains the communities of Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake. Vanderhoof is surrounded by the Northern Interior Plateau’s […]
Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Construction, Maintenance and Deactivation: Weldwood of Canada Ltd. – FL A20017
This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A20017, held by Weldwood of Canada Ltd. (Weldwood)….
Appropriateness of Government Enforcement of the Code in Haida Gwaii – the Queen Charlotte Islands
In March 2001, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from the Council of the Haida Nation (the complainant)…
Fire prevention efforts of forestry operations examined
An investigation of fire preparedness of forestry licensees has found that major companies are complying with the Wildfire Act, but some smaller operators are taking significant risks.
