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Some Code Non-Compliance Found In Audit Of Port McNeill Forest District’s Small Business Program

ICTORIA – A Forest Practices Board audit released today finds that the Ministry of Forests Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the Port McNeill Forest District generally complied with Forest Practices Code requirements. Significant non-compliance was identified in timber harvesting, bridge construction and operational planning. “Most of the planning and practices in the Port […]

Final Report on Complaint Investigation

The Forest Practices Board has released a final report which concludes the investigation of a complaint filed with the Board in late 1995. This is the first major investigation report completed by the Board since the Code came into effect on June 15, 1995. The complaint was about the September 1995 approval of logging in […]

Companies Practising Good Forestry on Nisga’a Land, says Audit

VICTORIA – The second round of Forest Practices Board audits on Nisga’a lands found forest planning and practices complied in all significant respects with the Forest Practices Code and the Nisga’a Final Agreement. The audit examined the forestry activities of Skeena Cellulose Inc., West Fraser Mills Ltd., the Sim Gan Forest Corp., the Kalum forest […]

Investigation finds Meadow Creek Cedar’s practices unsound

A Forest Practices Board investigation into a complaint about the forest practices of Meadow Creek Cedar Ltd. near Kootenay Lake found failures to comply with forestry legislation and unsound practices, according to the investigation report released today.

BCTS Gets Clean Audit in Queen Charlotte Islands TSA

VICTORIA – British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sale licence holders in the Queen Charlotte Islands timber supply area (TSA) met the requirements of forest practices legislation, the Forest Practices Board reported today. “The audit found BCTS and its timber sale licence holders complied with their legal requirements in all significant respects,” said board […]