An audit of British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sale licensees in the Seaward-tlasta Business Area on the Central Coast of B.C. found that planning, silviculture, fire protection, harvesting on 27 cutblocks, and more than 500 kilometres of road were in compliance with legislation, with one exception.
In June 2000, the Board published a special investigation report titled “Significant Breaches of the Forest Practices…
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In September 2006, the Sierra Club (the complainant) submitted a complaint to the Forest Practices Board (the Board)…
In September 2000, the Golden branch of the East Kootenay Environmental Society complained to the Forest Practices…
Planning and forestry activities on three of six audited woodlots fully complied with legal requirements, according to the audit reports released today. However, three licensees did not meet required reporting commitments and one also did not comply with some reforestation obligations.
The perceived risk of a landslide into Duhamel Creek that could cause debris flooding at the Duhamel Creek alluvial fan, due to road building associated with an approved cutting permit, has generated considerable public and media attention and was the subject of this complaint investigation.
