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Audit of Woodlot near Meadow Creek finds issues

VICTORIA – An audit of forestry activities on a woodlot in the Selkirk Natural Resource District concludes that the woodlot licensee complied with B.C.’s forestry legislation for some activities, but had two activities that did not meet legal requirements and one area for improvement, according to a report released today. “The auditors found that the […]

Board to conduct area-based audit on southern Vancouver Island

VICTORIA -The Forest Practices Board will conduct an area-based audit this spring in the South Island forest district. “In an area-based audit we examine all activities in an area subject to the Forest Practices Code, rather than focusing on a single licensee or government forestry program,” said board chair Bill Cafferata. “It gives us a […]

Audit of Carrier Lumber Finds Good Practices

VICTORIA – An audit of Carrier Lumber Ltd.’s forestry activities on forest licence A18158, southeast of Prince George, found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to a report released today. “We are pleased to see that Carrier carried out good forest practices and fully met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and […]

Canfor gets clean audit for Chetwynd forest license

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) has demonstrated sound forest practices in Forest Licence (FL) A18151 and is fully compliant with forest practices legislation, the Forest Practices Board reported today.

Forest practices law appropriately enforced on Nisga’a Lands

VICTORIA – A Forest Practices Board audit of government’s enforcement on Nisga’a lands found, with some minor exceptions, that the Ministry of Forests and Range (MOFR) and Ministry of Environment are appropriately enforcing forestry legislation. MOFR has primary enforcement responsibility on Nisga’a lands, which are located in and around the Nass Valley, about 100 kilometres […]