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Current Complaints

ComplaintDescriptionLocation
Government use of FireThe complainant is concerned that a BC Wildfire Service-planned Bush Creek East ignition was inappropriate considering the circumstances, and that it led to the firestorm that devastated the communities of the North Shuswap.Scotch Creek
Mt. Remo LoggingThe complainant is concerned about terrain stability and visual quality management related to active logging on the slopes above the New Remo community.Terrace
Oscar Creek Species at Risk and Old GrowthThe complainants are concerned that: (1) logging of two cutblocks at Oscar Creek will cause harm to breeding goshawk; and (2) there is a systematic failure to manage old growth in the region in accordance with legal requirements and the Kootenay Boundary Land Use Plan.Ymir
Middle Lake Salvage HarvestingThe complainants are concerned about the impact of wildfire salvage harvesting on natural range barriers, wildlife habitat and visual quality.Southwest of Tatla Lake
Middle Lake Road ConstructionThe complainants are concerned about the impact of road construction on natural range barriers, wildlife habitat and visual quality.Southwest of Tatla Lake
Horsefly Fisheries Sensitive WatershedThe complainants are concerned that BC Timber Sales and two licensees are not complying with a fisheries-sensitive watershed order.Horsefly
Forest Stewardship Plan 681 Extension – Government ObjectivesThe complainants are concerned that a district manager should not have approved an extension to the term of a forest stewardship plan because certain results and strategies are inconsistent with objectives set by government.Southern Interior
Cai CreekThe complainant is concerned that BC Timber Sales did not consider their comments about proposed logging in the Cai Creek watershed.Castlegar
Claydon Bay WatercoursesThe complainant is concerned that BC Timber Sales changed the classification of several watercourses in a cutblock after harvesting was completed.Claydon Bay
Kettle Valley South Prescribed BurnThe complainant is concerned that planning, public involvement and habitat protection for the Kettle Valley South prescribed burn were inadequate, and that the burn plan was not followed appropriately.Rock Creek
Livestock Grazing Along the Euchiniko RiverThe complainant is concerned that range practices in the Euchiniko River and Neewa Creek area are damaging fish habitat and riparian areas, and that livestock are grazing outside the boundaries of a range agreement.Batnuni Lake
Visual Quality Objective Exemption for Salvage Under a Woodlot LicenceThe complainant is concerned about whether the district manager appropriately determined that meeting a Visual Quality Objective during salvage operations was 'not practicable' for a woodlot licence holder.Argenta
Logging Impacts on Two Sunshine Coast Recreation TrailsThe complainant is concerned that nearby logging has damaged or rendered sections of two Sunshine Coast recreation trails ineffective.Powell River
Forest Stewardship Plan 144 – Government Objectives and Public CommentsThe complainants are concerned that the decision maker should not have approved an amendment to a forest stewardship plan, because its old-growth and riparian strategies are inconsistent with government objectives and the holder of the forest stewardship plan gave insufficient consideration to public comments.Quadra Island
Forest Stewardship Plan 733 – Public CommentsThe complainant is concerned that the holder of a forest stewardship plan did not adequately consider their written submission during the public review, and that the district manager should not have been satisfied that the submission was adequately considered before approving the plan.Argenta
Enforcement of Road Use as part of Timber Sale LicenceThe complainants are concerned about government enforcement of road use during harvesting under a Timber Sale Licence. They assert that the licence holder used a forest resource road near their home without authorization for industrial use.Southeast of Ashcroft
Clore River Landslide and LoggingThe complainant is concerned that logging has worsened an existing landslide, harming fish habitat and water quality.East of Terrace
Walbran Gates and Road ClosuresThe complainant is concerned that the district manager's authorization to close and gate certain public roads in the Walbran area was unlawful.Walbran area
The Board conducts its work throughout British Columbia, and we respectfully acknowledge the territories of the many Indigenous Peoples who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.
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