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Logging in Spotted Owl Habitat in the Blackwater Creek Valley
In June 2007, the Board received a complaint about a timber sale in the Blackwater Creek Valley near D’Arcy, in the…
Issue #8 – Winter 2012/13
“Social licence” is a term used to describe the general approval society gives to industries operating on public lands. The extent to which social licence exists depends upon the public’s confidence that industries will follow the rules, act responsibly, and generate more public benefit than harm. The Board believes that independent oversight is an important and cost-effective method for fostering […]
Campbell River audit finds compliance problems with timber sales program
An audit of BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) Strait of Georgia Business Area has found several instances of non-compliance with provincial forestry legislation by timber sale licence holders and BCTS operating within the Campbell River area.
Forestry Audit: British Columbia Timber Sales Cariboo-Chilcotin Business Area (Quesnel Field Unit)
The audit examined both BCTS’ and TSL holders’ obligations and activities. BCTS is responsible for operational planning…
Skaiakos Point Road construction and logging of old-growth trees near a proposed hiking trail by Sechelt Inlet
On June 22, 1999, the Board received a complaint about the construction of a logging road and cutblock on the northeast…
