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Board to Audit Enforcement in Fort St. James Forest District

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the appropriateness of government enforcement of the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) within the Fort St. James Forest District. Two government ministries are responsible for FRPA enforcement: the Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. The audit will review the enforcement […]

Investigation Found Northwood’s Forest Plan Should Not Have Been Approved

Victoria – The Forest Practices Board released an investigation report today involving Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd.’s forest development plan for an area near McGregor River, 120 kilometres east of Prince George. The board found that the Ministry of Forests district manager should not have approved Northwood’s 1997-2001 Forest Development Plan. In January 1998, Prince […]