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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 […]
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Forestry Activities in the Peachland and Trepanier Creek Community Watersheds

In November 2017, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint about impacts to water quality in the Peachland and Trepanier community watersheds. The complainants asserted that forestry activities in the watersheds have negatively affected the quality of drinking water and increased the number of boil water advisory notices, resulted in stream bank erosion and caused […]
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Forestry Audit: Peace Natural Resource District - Woodlot Licences W0604, W1780, W1781 and W1950

As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2018 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Peace Natural Resource District as the location for a full scope compliance audit. Within the district, the Board selected five woodlot licenses near Fort St John for audit: W0604, W1780, W1781, W1950 and W2101. This report covers W0604, W1780, […]
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Issue #20 - Winter 2018/19

Welcome to the Eye on BC’s Forests winter newsletter. This is our first issue of 2019 and I am looking forward to a great year ahead. Over the next six months, one of the Board’s top priorities is updating our strategic plan. Ultimately, we will establish the priorities for special projects the board will focus on […]
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Woodlot Management and Practices in the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area

This special investigation examined whether the roles and responsibilities of woodlot licensees, the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, woodlot federation/association, and forest professionals in the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area (TSA) are clearly defined and understood, and are being carried out in a manner that ensures the woodlot licensees are […]
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Road Maintenance at Little Cayuse Creek

A landowner complained that Interfor Corporation (Interfor) was not maintaining its roads and caused landslides into Little Cayuse Creek where he gets his water. He also asserted that government was not adequately enforcing Interfor’s maintenance requirements. The Board’s investigation determined that Interfor had not conducted adequate inspections to ensure no material adverse effect on forest […]
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Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Construction, Maintenance and Deactivation: Skeena Cellulose Inc. - FL A16829

This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A16829, held by Skeena Cellulose Inc. (Skeena). The...
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Forestry Audit: BCTS and Timber Sales Licensees - Strait of Georgia Business Area - South Island Natural Resource District

From May 29 to June 2, 2017, the Forest Practices Board audited the activities of BC Timber Sales and timber sale licensees in the South Island Natural Resource District. This was a full scope compliance audit and all activities carried out between June 1, 2015, and June 2, 2017, were subject to audit. All activities […]
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Impacts of Harvesting and Road Construction on Water Quality in McClure Creek

The Board received a complaint from two water users on McClure Creek, north of Kamloops, about increased sediment loading in the McClure Creek drainage following harvesting and road construction by International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor). The complainants were concerned that the activities have resulted in a buildup of sediment at their domestic water system’s dam […]
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Audit of Range Planning and Practices: Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District - Range Agreements for Grazing RAN077749

In September 2016, the Forest Practices Board audited range planning and practices on five agreements for grazing in the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District. This is the audit report for one of those agreements, RAN077749. This tenure is located north of Cache Creek. Results for the other four range agreements are reported separately. The audit […]
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