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Logging in mountain caribou habitat examined

VICTORIA – An investigation of timber harvesting within mountain caribou habitat near Blue River found that all licensees have met or exceeded the legal requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and a legal order that applies to the area. “We were pleased to find that the forestry, hydroelectric and adventure tourism industries all […]

Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Winton Global Lumber Ltd. – FL A18171

In June 2017, the Board audited forestry operations on forest licence (FL) A18171 held by Winton Global Lumber Ltd. FL A18171 lies within both the Prince George and Fort St. James Natural Resource Districts. This audit only includes those operations that took place within the Fort St. James district over a two-year period starting in […]

BCTS Cutblocks in Slocan Park

A group of residents of Slocan Park submitted a complaint about a British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) timber licence…

Smithers forest licensee gets good audit report

VICTORIA – An audit of forest licence A70026, held by Lowell A. Johnson Consultants Ltd., found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to a report released today. Planning and forestry activities on the licence were conducted by Canfor Ltd. on behalf of Lowell A. Johnson. “We are pleased to see that this licensee carried out […]

Dunkley Lumber Slows Mountain Pine Beetle Spread

A Quesnel-area forest company is getting high marks from the Forest Practices Board for the way it managed mountain pine beetle, and for the light footprint it left on a recently-audited operating area