A Forest Practices Board audit in the area surrounding the communities of Merritt, Princeton and Lillooet found BC Timber Sales and its timber sale licence holders complied with forestry legislation, according to a report released today.
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board began an audit of Forest Licence A18689, held by Riverside Forest Products Ltd. The operating area for this licence is located about 15 kilometres west of Armstrong, in the southeast corner of the Kamloops Forest District. The audit will examine recent timber harvesting, road construction, maintenance and deactivation […]
I would like to once again thank those who participated in our surveys or met with us and provided frank and helpful input during the past few months. The results show that the Board continues to enjoy a healthy level of trust, in fact higher than in previous surveys. Eighty-four percent of our survey respondents said there […]
VICTORIA – The board will audit the forest practices of Fort St. James Community Forest Corporation on Community Forest Agreement (CFA) K1D and Tanizul Timber Ltd. on CFA K4B, as well as the silviculture obligations of tree farm licence 42, during the week of Aug. 17, 2015. The auditors will examine all operational planning, harvesting, roads, […]
On May 11, 1999, the Board received a complaint from the BC Trappers Association on behalf of trappers on three…
Victoria – The Forest Practices Board today released the results of its investigation into a complaint about road maintenance on Hillcrest Forest Service Road near Lake Cowichan. A resident complained that road maintenance was inadequate, resulting in unsafe conditions for those living on the road. The investigation found that MacMillan Bloedel did not comply with […]
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board is auditing forest practices of the BC Timber Sales Program in the North Island-Central Coast Forest District. The four-day audit, which began June 22, is examining timber harvesting, roads, silviculture, fire protection activities, and associated planning, conducted by timber sale licence holders and BCTS, for compliance with forest practices […]
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2014 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Coast Mountain…
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board began an audit of Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 19, held by Western Forest Products Ltd. The tree farm licence is located on the west side of Vancouver Island, between Strathcona Provincial Park and the coast, from south of Gold River to north of Zeballos. The audit will examine […]
