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Administrative Appeals: 2002-2009
This report summarizes the administrative appeal work done by the Forest Practices Board (the Board) from January 1,…
Issue #1 – Summer 2009
Welcome to the first issue of Eye on B.C.’s Forests, the Forest Practices Board’s newsletter! Eye on B.C.’s Forests provides an overview of the Board’s recent work, including trends and issues analysis and previews of upcoming reports and projects. Eye on B.C.’s Forests will be produced two or three times a year and distributed to our e-mail subscribers, as […]
Board to audit fire prevention practices on BC Hydro transmission line
VICTORIA – The board will audit BC Hydro’s fire prevention practices on four licences to cut associated with the Columbia Valley Transmission Project, starting Tuesday, June 18. The audit will examine fire hazard assessment and abatement practices along the transmission line expansion for compliance with the Wildfire Act and relevant regulations. Under the act, a […]
Forestry Audit: BC Timber Sales Kamloops Business Area – Merritt Field Unit
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2010 compliance audit program, the British Columbia Timber Sales’ (BCTS)…
Forestry Audit: British Columbia Timber Sales Skeena Business Area – Hazelton Field Unit
In June 2009, the Board conducted a compliance audit of forest planning and practices of the British Columbia Timber…
Eagle Creek Pine Salvage
The Blewett Watershed Committee filed a complaint to the Board about the Kootenay Lake Forest District’s request for…
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, […]
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 […]
