Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Stuwix Resources Ltd. – Replaceable FL A65006
Forest operations undertaken by Stuwix Resources Ltd. on forest licence A65006, in the Cascades Forest District are in…
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Small Business Program in Mid-Coast Forest District Undergoes Random Audit By Forest Practices Board
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board began an audit of the Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the Mid-Coast Forest District of the Ministry of Forests. Operating areas for the program are spread throughout the district on many islands and inlets on the central coast. The main community in the district is Bella […]
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Skeena Sawmills Ltd. – TFL 41, FL A16882 and FL A16885
As part of its 2018 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Coast Mountains Natural Resource District as the location for a full scope compliance audit. Within the district, the Board selected tree farm licence (TFL) 41, forest licence (FL) A16882 and FL A16885, held by Skeena Sawmills Ltd. (Skeena), for audit. Skeena operates […]
Timber Harvesting Impacts on Water Flows near Clearwater
In May 2015, the owners of the Sunset Village Mobile Home Park, near Clearwater, complained that harvesting by the…
Board Coming to the Queen Charlotte Islands to Audit BCTS and Timber Sale Licence Holders
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board is coming to the Queen Charlotte Islands in early May, to audit British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sale licence (TSL) holders. The audit will examine BCTS and TSL holders’ operations throughout the Queen Charlotte Islands timber supply area (TSA), including Sewell Inlet, Collison Point, and Massett Inlet. […]
2016/17 Annual Report Released
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board released its 2016/17 annual report today, which summarizes the board’s work over the past year and highlights current projects underway. “We produce this annual report to show what the board sees in forest practices and forest management performance, what the board is finding in our work, and to give […]
Board Audit Will Examine Mountain Pine Beetle Management
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will conduct an audit this September looking specifically at forest activities related to the ongoing mountain pine beetle infestation in north-central BC. Mountain pine beetles attack and kill mature trees by boring through the bark and mining the layer between the bark and wood of a tree. About half […]
Kootenay area community forests get clean audits
VICTORIA – A Forest Practices Board audit of two community forests in the Kootenay Lake Forest District has determined that their operations are compliant with the law, according to a report released today. The Harrop-Procter Community Forest and the Kaslo and District Community Forest Society (KDCFS) were audited in June 2008. In the Harrop-Proctor Community Forest, […]
