Victoria – West Fraser Mills Ltd.’s forest practices in Tree Farm Licence 41 generally complied with the Forest Practices Code, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. Only one instance of significant non-compliance with the code was identified. The tree farm licence is managed by the Skeena Sawmills Division of West Fraser and […]
B.C.’s Ministry of Forests needs to follow its own policy for making sure range practices on Crown lands are meeting Forest Practices Code requirements.
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board has released its 2017-18 annual report, which summarizes the board’s work over the past fiscal year and highlights its current projects. During the year, the board published 18 reports: eight complaint investigations, six audits, two special reports and one special investigation. Part of the board’s role is to receive […]
As part of its 2015 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board selected woodlot W0436, held by Duncan Stanley Lake and Yvonne Boyd, in the Selkirk District, for audit. The woodlot’s operations are located on north-west of Meadow Creek, along Highway 31. The audit found, except for bridge maintenance and annual reporting, that planning and […]
VICTORIA – Pacific Inland Resources’ operations near Smithers complied with the Forest Practices Code in all significant respects, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. “In addition to the clean audit opinion, there are some notable practices in this audit. Pacific Inland Resources kept more vegetation and trees beside small streams and within […]
Skeena Cellulose Inc. needs to improve some logging practices near streams, but otherwise it was found to have generally complied with the Forest Practices Code in an audit of Tree Farm Licence 1 near Terrace.
VICTORIA – An investigation of a complaint by the Valhalla Wilderness Society about forestry activities near Summit Lake has found that the Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR) and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRO) have taken reasonable steps to ensure forest practices protect the western toad population. […]
