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Board audit of forestry operations near Lillooet proceeding
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of 0866740 B.C. Ltd., held by Aspen Planers Ltd., on forest licence A18700 during the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, 2017. Originally scheduled for early July, the audit was postponed due to the forest fire situation at that time. Auditors will examine whether […]
Timber Harvesting and Fishing Lodge Interests near Morrison Arm
On December 13, 2000, the owner of a lodge on Babine Lake (the complainant) requested an investigation of the approval…
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Conifex Mackenzie Forest Products Inc. – Forest Licence A15385
In October 2010, the Board conducted a full-scope compliance audit of forest planning and practices of Forest Licence (…
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 […]
Board to audit tree farm licence near Port Renfrew
PORT RENFREW – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of Pacheedaht Andersen Timber Holdings Limited Partnership (PATH) on tree farm licence (TFL) 61 in the South Island Natural Resource District during the week of May 13, 2019. Auditors will examine whether harvesting, roads, silviculture, fire protection and associated planning carried out by PATH […]
Consideration of Water Impacts from Planned Woodlot Harvesting near Nakusp
On March 12, 2004, the Granite Ridge Water Users Committee (the complainant) asked the Board to investigate the…
Marbled murrelet habitat needed better protection
VICTORIA -A review panel has reversed a Ministry of Forests district manager’s approval of a cutblock in North Jervis Inlet that contains valuable marbled murrelet habitat after an appeal of the decision by the Forest Practices Board. Following a request from the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association in August, the board asked the review panel to […]
Beetle killed timber salvage – is it meeting expectations?
A report on the forest industry’s harvesting of beetle-killed timber confirms that industry has been meeting govt’s expectations for concentrating harvesting on dead pine trees, but says the harvest of other kinds of trees is increasing more than expected in some areas of the province.
Board to audit forest practices on oil and gas sites near Fort Nelson
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest practices of oil and gas companies Apache Canada Ltd. and Devon Canada Corporation near Fort Nelson, from Oct. 4 to Oct. 8, 2010. The audit will assess compliance of forestry operations carried out during oil and gas-related activities, such as construction of well sites, access […]