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Board to audit BCTS operations Burns Lake

BURNS LAKE – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber-sale licence holders in the Nadina Natural Resource District portion of the Babine Business Area during the week of Aug. 17, 2020. Auditors will examine whether timber harvesting, roads, bridges, silviculture, fire protection activities and associated […]

Board to audit forestry operations in the Prince George Forest District

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of Canadian Forest Products Limited, Tree Farm Licence 30 (TFL 30) from September 27 to October 1. The audit will examine planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities for compliance with forest practices legislation. TFL 30 is located in the Prince George Forest District […]

New Members Appointed to the Board

VICTORIA – Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Doug Donaldson, has announced the appointment of three new members to the Forest Practices Board. The Board is pleased to welcome members Tara Marsden and Rick Monchak and new vice-chair, Bruce Larson. Bruce is a professor and FRBC Chair of Silviculture in the […]

Board to audit four woodlots in Creston and Kaslo area

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine forest practices on four woodlots in the Selkirk district, during the week of Sept. 21, 2015, for compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act. Auditors will examine all operational planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire prevention practices. Auditors will also look at […]

Board to audit forestry operations in Chilcotin, Central Cariboo

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest practices of Klatassine Resources Ltd., forest licence (FL) A81390, held by the Tl’etinqox-T’in Government (Anaham Band), from September 20 to September 24. The audit will examine planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities for compliance with forest practices legislation. Forest licence A81390 is located in the both the […]

Audit of Bulkley-area forest operations finds numerous issues

VICTORIA – An audit of the BC Timber Sales Program (BCTS) and timber sale licensees in the Bulkley Timber Supply Area (TSA) portion of the BCTS Babine Business Area found that most operational planning, harvesting and silviculture activities complied with legislation, but there were numerous problems with roads and bridges. The audit found BCTS had […]

Board to audit BCTS operations in Cascades Forest District

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit BC Timber Sales’ operations in the Cascades Forest District, which includes both the Merritt and Lillooet timber supply areas (TSAs). The audit will take place from August 16 to 20 and will examine timber harvesting, road construction and maintenance, silviculture, fire protection and associated planning activities carried […]

Board to audit Burns Lake community forest

VICTORIA– The Burns Lake community forest will be audited during the week of Oct. 15, the Forest Practices Board announced today. The audit will look at timber harvesting, roads, silviculture, protection activities and planning in the community forest, which encompasses 120,000 hectares surrounding the Village of Burns Lake.  To the west and north, the community […]

Board to audit BCTS operations in the Grand Forks area

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program in the Boundary Timber Supply Area, during the week of May 25, 2015. The auditors will examine harvesting, silviculture, wildfire protection, road and bridge construction, maintenance and deactivation and operational planning carried out by BCTS and timber sale […]