Proposed Logging in the Shawnigan Lake Watershed
The Board received a complaint from Shawnigan Lake Watershed Watch about proposed development within the community…
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Forest Planning and Practices in Coastal Areas with Streams – Technical Report
In early 1997, the Forest Practices Board began a special investigation into forest planning and practices around…
CLOSING LETTER: Twain Creek
Closing Letter File: 97250-20\010304 October 31, 2001 Dear Participants: Re: Decision to Stop…
Board to audit Conifex forest licence
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest licence A15385, held by Conifex Mackenzie Forest Products Inc., in the Mackenzie Forest District, from Oct. 4 to Oct. 8, 2010. Conifex purchased the licence from AbitibiBowater earlier this year. There has not been any active logging on this licence for the past few years, and there are […]
Government addressing New Skeena obligations on Nisga’a Lands
VICTORIA – The provincial government is making good progress in addressing significant non-compliance by New Skeena Forest Products on Nisga’a lands, the Forest Practices Board reported today. The board’s fifth audit of forest planning and practices on Nisga’a lands found that all licensees apart from New Skeena were compliant with Forest Practices Code and Nisga’a […]
CLOSING LETTER: Impact of Harvesting on Bowlder Creek and the Pine River
A gravel bar formed in the Pine River at the mouth of Bowlder Creek after a significant rainstorm in 1987. A trapper, became concerned that the gravel and other debris could block the Pine River, causing flash flooding of the community of Hasler Flats.
Issue #13 – Summer 2015
The Forest Practices Board is celebrating 20 years of service to the public and government of BC as the independent oversight of BC’s forest and range practices. The Board’s body of work is substantive and has contributed to better and more consistent practices, compliance and regulatory performance. Independent oversight is good public policy—it builds accountability, […]
Board to audit government’s enforcement in the Cascades Forest District
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit three government ministries to assess whether they are appropriately enforcing forest practices legislation in the Cascades Forest District, the Forest Practices Board announced today. The ministries to be audited are Forests and Range; Environment; and Tourism, Culture and the Arts. Each of these ministries is responsible for […]
Timely action needed to fulfill Nisga’a forestry commitments
The provincial government needs to act promptly to ensure its forestry obligations under the Nisga’a treaty are fulfilled, the Forest Practices Board reported today in its fourth compliance audit of forestry operations on Nisga’a lands.
