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Board to Audit Enforcement in Fort St. James Forest District

VICTORIA - The Forest Practices Board will audit the appropriateness of government enforcement of the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) within the Fort St. James Forest District. Two government ministries are responsible for FRPA enforcement: the Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. The audit will review the enforcement […]
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Board to Audit BCTS Operations near 100 Mile House

VICTORIA - The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of the British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) program in the 100 Mile House Forest District. The audit will include BCTS's operations, under various licenses, located throughout the 100 Mile House Forest District, which covers over one million hectares. The forest district is […]
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Audit Finds Improved Forest Practices by Western Forest Products

Western Forest Products Ltd. (WFP) has improved its forest practices in Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 25 and is fully compliant with all requirements of the Forest Practices Code for this licence, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
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Board Audit Will Examine Soil Conservation

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will conduct a pilot audit this fall looking specifically at how forest activities affect soil conservation. Forest practices can have serious environmental impacts on soil. Poor forest practices can erode surface soils, causing landslides that harm fish and water sources and can endanger public safety and property. Soil damage […]
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Faster action, incentives needed to protect marbled murrelet habitat

A Forest Practices Board special report released today says potential habitat for threatened species is being lost to forest development while the process for defining habitat areas drags on.
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Board to Audit The Pas Lumber

VICTORIA -The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. near Bear Lake this fall. The audit will look at The Pas Lumber's operations on Forest Licence A18171, north of Prince George along Highway 97 from Summit Lake to the vicinity of Kerry Lake. From Bear Lake, […]
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First Audit of Forestry on Nisga'a Lands Completed, Second Audit Set to Begin

Forest planning and practices on Nisga'a lands are generally following the Forest Practices Code and the Nisga'a Final Agreement, with a few exceptions related to road maintenance and stream classification, according to the Forest Practices Board.
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Board to audit Cowichan Lake community forest operation

VICTORIA -The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Cooperative in the South Island forest district this fall. Auditors will examine operational planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities carried out over the past year. The cooperative – made up of community, business and economic […]
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Board to audit Qwa’eet Forest Products

Victoria - The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of Qwa’eet Forest Products near Merritt this summer. The audit will look at Qwa’eet’s operations on Forest Licence A55525, north of the Nicola River and Merritt and in drainages south of Merritt. Auditors will examine operational planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire […]
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Board to audit Tembec Industries Ltd.

Victoria -The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of Tembec Industries Ltd. (formerly Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd.) near Creston this summer. The audit will look at Tembec’s operations on Forest Licence A20212 in the Kootenay Lake forest district along Highway 3 east of Creston. This is a full-scope audit that will […]
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