BC Timber Sales and Road Maintenance
In March 2003, four forest companies (the complainants) located in the Okanagan/Shuswap area asked the Board to…
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CLOSING LETTER: Tangier River Road Deactivation
A complaint was submitted to the Board about planned road deactivation in the Tangier River and Woolsey Creek watersheds.
Road Deactivation and Impacts to Fish Habitat near Kelowna
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 […]
Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Activities: Ainsworth Lumber Company Ltd. – Pulpwood Agreement # 16 and West Fraser Mills Ltd. – FL A20001
Timber harvesting and road planning activities undertaken by Ainsworth Lumber Company Ltd. on pulp agreement #16 and…
Woodlot road-building did not comply with code
The BCIT Forest Society incorrectly classified fish streams in a Maple Ridge woodlot, which contravened the Forest Practices Code, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
Road Construction in the Mounce Creek Domestic Watershed
On October 18, 2009, a resident of Crescent Valley, near Castlegar, complained to the Forest Practices Board that road…
Audit of Road and Timber Harvesting Practices: International Forest Products Ltd. – TFL 45
The objective of the audit was to determine if timber harvesting and road construction, maintenance, and deactivation…
Impacts of Harvesting and Road Construction on Water Quality in McClure Creek
The Board received a complaint from two water users on McClure Creek, north of Kamloops, about increased sediment loading in the McClure Creek drainage following harvesting and road construction by International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor). The complainants were concerned that the activities have resulted in a buildup of sediment at their domestic water system’s dam […]
Audit of Road and Timber Harvesting Practices: Finlay Forest Industries Inc. – FL A15385
This report represents the findings of an audit of timber harvesting and road construction, maintenance,…
