BC Timber Sales and Road Maintenance
In March 2003, four forest companies (the complainants) located in the Okanagan/Shuswap area asked the Board to…
In March 2003, four forest companies (the complainants) located in the Okanagan/Shuswap area asked the Board to…
In November 2017, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from a member of the public alleging that culverts at stream crossings on a section of forest road were removed and the channels filled with dirt, causing harm to fish and damage to fish habitat. The complaint also alleges that, despite reporting the situation to […]
A complaint was submitted to the Board about planned road deactivation in the Tangier River and Woolsey Creek watersheds.
In September 2000, the Golden branch of the East Kootenay Environmental Society complained to the Forest Practices…
On June 11, 2007, the Board received a complaint from an individual living near Port Alberni asserting that a woodlot…
VICTORIA – Western Forest Products’ timber harvesting, road maintenance and road deactivation practices generally complied with Forest Practices Code requirements, says a report released today by the Forest Practices Board. The report concludes the board’s audit of Tree Farm Licence 25 held by Western Forest Products in the Vancouver forest region. The only significant non-compliance […]
VICTORIA – A new special investigation examining how forest and range practices are protecting fish habitat under the Forest and Range Practices Act has been released. Board investigators examined forest and range practices in five watersheds throughout the province. “We found that practices, such as maintaining fish passage and riparian management, are quite good,” said […]