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Changes needed to B.C.’s forest practices legislation

VICTORIA – In a new report released today, the Forest Practices Board is recommending that government make a number of improvements to the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA). These improvements all have been recommended in previous board reports, but government has never implemented the recommendations. “The board believes these changes are necessary to improve stewardship of […]

BCTS Cutblocks in Slocan Park

A group of residents of Slocan Park submitted a complaint about a British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) timber licence…

Forest Practices Board releases audit of Lakes Forest District SBFEP

The Forest Practices Board today released a report on the results of its first audit of a Ministry of Forests Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP). The audit examined – an audit of the operational planning for forest management activities approved between January and October 1996 in the Lakes Forest District SBFEP, near Burns Lake, […]