Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: FL A20020 – West Fraser Mills Ltd.
This is a report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A20020 held by West Fraser Mills Ltd. The audit examined West…
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Conservation of Species at Risk under the Forest and Range Practices Act: Marbled Murrelets on the Sunshine Coast
In July 2006, the district manager of the Sunshine Coast Forest District approved a FSP submitted by International…
Board to audit two non-replaceable forest licences in Cariboo-Chilcotin
VICTORIA– Two non-replaceable forest licences, A56805, held by Yun Ka Whu’ten Holdings Ltd., and A73558, held by Sigurdson Bros. Logging Company Ltd., will be audited the week of Oct. 9, 2007. The Yun Ka Whu’ten Holdings operations are located in the vicinity of Anahim Lake, which is about 200 kilometres west of Alexis Creek and […]
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Selkirk Natural Resource District – Woodlot Licence W1644
As part of its 2015 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board selected woodlot W1644, held by Rojo Logging Limited, in the Selkirk District, for audit. The woodlot’s operations are located east of Creston, along Highway 3. The audit found that planning and practices generally complied with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the […]
Special Report on the Forest and Range Evaluation Program
The Forest Practices Board evaluated FREP’s progress in implementing its effectiveness monitoring role in the FRPA framework, using FREP’s intended program outcomes as the evaluation criteria. This is a report on the Board’s findings.
Follow-up Review of Government’s Performance in Addressing New Skeena Forest Products Obligations on Nisga’a Lands
The Nisga’a Final Agreement (the Agreement), which came into effect on May 11, 2000, is a treaty between the Nisga’a Lisims government, the Canadian government, and the government of British Columbia. Part of the Agreement required the Forest Practices Board (the Board) to perform annual audits of compliance with, and enforcement of, forest practices legislation […]
Government doing fewer inspections of forest and range practices
An investigation into government’s inspections of compliance with forest and range practice legislation found that the number of inspections is one-third of what it was a few years ago, according to a report released today.
Follow-up Report on Forest Stewardship Plans: Are They Meeting Expectations?
In 2015, the Forest Practices Board published a special investigation report on forest stewardship plans (FSPs). The 2015 report findings were substantial, and the recommendations triggered a quick response from government in the form of non-legal direction and training for practitioners and government staff. Since the 2015 report came out, many FSPs have expired and […]
Managing Forest Recreation Resources Values under FRPA
This special report has been prompted by multiple concerns and complaints received by the Forest Practices Board about outdoor recreation activities and how recreation values are managed under FRPA. This report will determine how forestry planning and practices are addressing forest recreation values under FRPA
