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Timber Harvesting in Beetle-Affected Areas - Is it Meeting Government's Expectations?

British Columbia is in the midst of a large-scale salvage program, the likes of which has never been seen. There is...
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Haida Gwaii Visual Quality Objectives

In March 2013, Heritage and Natural Resources Committee of the Council of the Haida Nation complained that timber...
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Timber Harvesting in Mountain Caribou Habitat

Mountain caribou are at risk in the southern two-thirds of British Columbia. The government has identified habitat loss...
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West Cracroft Island Visual Quality

In January 2015, Spirit of the West Adventures, a guided adventure tourism company that has a base camp at Boat...
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Closing Letter - Unauthorized Damage to a Range Development

In August 2016, the Board received a complaint asserting that a timber sale licence holder (TSL holder) under the BC Timber Sales program had removed portions of a fence on the complainant’s range agreement area, within the 100 Mile House Natural Resource District, to accommodate road access for timber harvesting. The complainant alleged that the […]
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Impacts of Harvesting and Road Construction to Malakwa Creek

The Board received a complaint from a property owner concerned that Tolko Industries Ltd.'s road construction and harvesting caused sediment to enter Malakwa Creek and damage his water system. The complainant was also concerned that Tolko's forestry activities damaged riparian areas and water courses. Tolko adequately addressed the risks of its activities and acted quickly […]
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Resource Road Construction in Steep Terrain

This is a Board special investigation to determine whether the parties who construct resource roads on steep terrain are meeting legal requirements of FRPA and following professional standards of practice and the related guidelines of the professional regulatory bodies. Are the roads stable, safe for industrial and public use, constructed according to plan, and is the potential for […]
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Forestry Audit: BC Timber Sales and Timber Sale Licensees: Dawson Creek TSA portion of Peace-Liard Business Area

In June 2018, the Board audited BC Timber Sales' (BCTS) forestry operations of the Dawson Creek Timber Supply Area (TSA) portion of Peace-Liard Business Area. The audit includes those operations that took place over a two-year period starting in June 2016. The Dawson Creek TSA covers about 2.3 million hectares in Northeastern BC and the […]
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Appropriateness of Government’s Compliance and Enforcement Framework for FRPA and the Wildfire Act

The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development is British Columbia’s land manager, responsible for stewardship of provincial Crown land, cultural and natural resources. The Compliance and Enforcement Branch (C&E) is the law enforcement arm of the ministry and is responsible for ensuring compliance with natural resource legislation. In 2013, the Board […]
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Forestry Audit: BCTS and Timber Sale Licensees - Quesnel Natural Resource District Portion of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Business Area

In June 2019, the Board audited BC Timber Sales' (BCTS) forestry operations in the Quesnel Natural Resource District portion of BC Timber Sales' (BCTS) Cariboo - Chilcotin Business Area. The audit was a full scope compliance audit that included those operations that took place over a one-year period starting in June 2018. During this period […]
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