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Investigation concludes wood waste properly accounted for
A Forest Practices Board investigation into a complaint about how wood waste is measured and reported after timber harvesting shows that a government wood waste accounting.
Fire Tools and Enforcement at Homesite Creek in the Sunshine Coast Forest District
In 1994, the Ministry of Forests Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the Sunshine Coast Forest District…
Forest Practices Board Audits MacMillan Bloedel Forestry Operations in TFL 44
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board begins the fieldwork portion of an audit of Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 44, held by MacMillan Bloedel Limited. The TFL is located on the west side of Vancouver Island with operating areas south to the Carmanah Valley and Nitinat Lake and north through the Clayoquot Sound area. This […]
Investigation concludes wood waste properly accounted for
VICTORIA – A Forest Practices Board investigation into a complaint about how wood waste is measured and reported after timber harvesting shows that a government wood waste accounting system is being implemented appropriately, with the primary purpose of ensuring government receives payment for wood harvested. “Poor markets and the rising value of the Canadian dollar […]
Audit of Range Planning and Practices: Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District – Range Agreements for Grazing RAN077749
In September 2016, the Forest Practices Board audited range planning and practices on five agreements for grazing in the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District. This is the audit report for one of those agreements, RAN077749. This tenure is located north of Cache Creek. Results for the other four range agreements are reported separately. The audit […]
Forest Practices Board Audits Pacific Inland Resources Forestry Operations
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board begins the fieldwork portion of an audit of Forest Licence A16830, held by Pacific Inland Resources, a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd. The operating areas for this division are located in the Bulkley Forest District, including the Bulkley Valley, close to Smithers, Telkwa, Moricetown and Fort Babine. […]
Board to audit forestry operations in Chilcotin, Central Cariboo
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest practices of Klatassine Resources Ltd., forest licence (FL) A81390, held by the Tl’etinqox-T’in Government (Anaham Band), from September 20 to September 24. The audit will examine planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities for compliance with forest practices legislation. Forest licence A81390 is located in the both the […]
Audit of Range Planning and Practices: Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District – Range Agreements for Grazing RAN077532 and RAN077579
This is the audit report for two of those agreements, RAN077532 located north of Barriere and RAN077579 located north of Kamloops.
Audit of Burns Lake Specialty Wood Finds Problems
VICTORIA – A report released today concludes that Burns Lake Specialty Wood complied with most requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act, but failed to comply with Wildfire Act requirements to assess and reduce fire hazards after logging. The audit examined forest planning and practices carried out between September 2011 and October 2013, near […]