Removal of Wildlife Information from a Forest Development Plan for Knight Inlet
In 2000, a member of the Sierra Club of British Columbia examined a forest development plan (FDP) that he had reviewed..
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Protection of scenic views needs improvement
VICTORIA – An investigation of logging impacts on a prominent viewscape in Port Alberni has found that the viewscape was not adequately protected, and that government enforcement was inadequate, according to a report released today. “The board decided to look into the visual impacts of logging on a scenic viewscape in Port Alberni after board […]
Community Watersheds: From Objectives to Results on the Ground
Drinking water is of paramount concern to British Columbians. Government regulates the safe and reliable supply of…
A&A Trading Ltd. and Terminal Forest Products Ltd. receive good audit
VICTORIA – An audit of A&A Trading Ltd. and Terminal Forest Products Ltd. on forest licence A19229 has found both companies met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act, according to a Forest Practices Board report. “The board is pleased to see that A&A is fully meeting all of its legal […]
Audit Finds Improved Forest Practices by Western Forest Products
Western Forest Products Ltd. (WFP) has improved its forest practices in Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 25 and is fully compliant with all requirements of the Forest Practices Code for this licence, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
Forestry Audit: BCTS and Timber Sale Licence Holders – Prince George Business Area, Prince George District
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2013 compliance audit program, the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber…
Salvage logging near Quesnel has negative impacts on species at risk
VICTORIA – An investigation of a complaint by two trappers has concluded that the population of fisher — a fur-bearing mammal that is a species at risk in B.C. — is at a high risk of decline or local elimination in the Nazko region, west of Quesnel. The Nazko area experienced widespread tree mortality from mountain […]
Government Fails to Enforce Forest Practices Code on Kemess Mine’s Power Line
Victoria – Royal Oak Mines Inc. failed to comply with the Forest Practices Code and caused significant harm to the environment along a 380-kilometre power line to its Kemess South mine site, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today. The special investigation report is highly critical of the three ministries responsible for enforcing […]
