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Number of Cutblocks in a Forest Development Plan on the North Coast of BC
On June 21, 1999, the Board received a complaint from the David Suzuki Foundation (the complainant) about the approval…
Board finds good performance in North Coast Audit
VICTORIA – Triumph Timber Ltd. received a clean audit for operations in the North Coast Forest District, the Forest Practices Board reported today. The board audited Triumph’s activities near Prince Rupert, in seven separate areas between Chambers Creek and Princess Royal Island, and found the licensee was in compliance with legislative requirements for planning, harvesting, […]
Reforesting Amendments Appropriate, Board finds
VICTORIA – Forest companies are making reasonable and appropriate amendments to their free-growing strategies, the Forest Practices Board reported today. Following the logging of public land, forest companies are required to reforest sites with native tree species to establish a new crop of trees. The companies are then required to tend those trees for a […]
Audit of Forest Legislation Enforcement in the Columbia Forest District
The Forest Practices Board has audited the appropriateness of government’s enforcement of the provisions of the Forest…
Planned Timber Harvesting at Two Recreation Sites near Rock Creek, BC
The Board investigated a complaint about proposed harvesting around recreation sites at Thone and Williamson Lakes. The complainants were concerned that the cutblocks were too close to the campsites and lakes. They thought the harvesting posed and unacceptable risk to: the recreational experience of campers and anglers, public safety due windthrow, riparian ecosystems and water […]
Audit of Quesnel BCTS program finds issues
VICTORIA – An audit of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber-sale licensees operating under the program has found poor results. Timber sales licensees were fully compliant with the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) but had several non-compliances with Wildfire Act requirements. BCTS had several non-compliance issues under FRPA, as well as an […]