The Board investigated a complaint from a community group about the potential visual impacts of a licensee’s planned logging near Lillooet. This area has visual quality objectives (VQOs), and the licensee’s forest stewardship plan contained results and strategies to meet these objectives. The complainant was concerned that planned logging would not meet the VQOs, and […]
This investigation reviews the achievement of free-growing status – replacement of logged sites with healthy new…
As part of its 2017 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board randomly selected the Skeena-Stikine Natural Resource District portion of BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) Babine Business Area for audit. BTCS’ operations fell within several operating areas contained within the Bulkley Timber Supply Area. Outdoor recreation is popular within the TSA, with recreation activities concentrated […]
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2013 compliance audit program, the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber…
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.
The Forest Practices Board was asked to perform an assessment of the Oil and Gas Commission’s (OGC) compliance and…
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 […]
This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A20017, held by Weldwood of Canada Ltd. (Weldwood)….
In March 2001, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from the Council of the Haida Nation (the complainant)…
