Closing Letter: Post Creek
The complaint lists a number of issues and includes a request that the cutblocks proposed by Tamihi Logging Co. Ltd. (…
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Audit of South Island Forest District’s Small Business Program Released by Forest Practices Board
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Forests’ Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the South Island Forest District complied with the Code in some areas, but showed poor performance in others, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The audit examined the full range of forest planning and practices for compliance with the […]
Board to audit BCTS operations near Clearwater
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber sale licence holders in the Clearwater Field Unit portion of the BCTS Kamloops Business Area during the week of June 3, 2019. Auditors will examine whether harvesting, roads, bridges, silviculture, fire protection activities and associated planning […]
More transparency needed in Rocky Mountian Trench logging plans
VICTORIA – McBride Forest Industries and the Headwaters Forest District should provide more detailed information in logging plans for the Rocky Mountain Trench, the Forest Practices Board reported today. The board investigated a complaint by the Fraser Headwaters Alliance. The complainant was primarily concerned about the licensee’s ability to meet the visual quality objectives (VQOs) […]
Area-Based Audit of Forest Planning and Practices, and Enforcement of the Forest Practices Code in a Portion of the Kispiox Forest District
This is the Board’s report on the area-based audit of licensees’ compliance with, and government’s enforcement of, the…
Forest Resources and the Toba Montrose Creek Hydroelectric Project
Two organizations, Friends of Bute Inlet and the Sierra Club of BC, complained to the Forest Practices Board about the…
Board membership changes announced
VICTORIA – Al Gorley, chair of the Forest Practices Board, has issued the following statement upon the announcement of Cabinet appointments by Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson today: “On behalf of board members and staff at the Forest Practices Board, we are pleased to welcome new board chair Timothy Ryan to […]
BC Timber Sales in Arrow Lakes passes audit
VICTORIA – An audit of BC Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sale licence (TSL) holders in the Arrow Field Unit of the Kootenay Business Area found general compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to a report. “BCTS complied with requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act; however, auditors found that […]
