Forest Practices Board will audit Carrier Lumber's forest practices near Prince George
Audit will assess harvesting, roads, reforestation, wildfire protection
Summary
The Forest Practices Board will conduct a full-scope compliance audit of Carrier Lumber Ltd.'s forest planning and practices near Prince George, beginning Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.
The audit will cover operations under forest licence A18158 within the Prince George Natural Resource District for the period Oct. 1, 2024, until Oct 23, 2026.
Auditors will review harvesting, roads and structures, silviculture activities, wildfire protection and associated planning. They will assess compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act.
The licence operates within the Prince George Timber Supply Area, which includes the Prince George and Stuart Nechako natural resource districts. Only operations within the Prince George Natural Resource District will be audited.
The operations being audited are within approximately 100 kilometres of Prince George, extending from Bear Lake in the north to Penny in the east, Hixon in the south and the Stuart River to the west. The licence has an allowable annual cut of approximately 187,000 cubic metres.
The audit area overlaps the territories of numerous First Nations, including Doig River First Nation, Lheidli T'enneh Nation, McLeod Lake Indian Band, Nak'azdli Whut'en, Nazko First Nation, Simpcw First Nation, Tsay Keh Dene, and West Moberly First Nations.
Once the audit is complete, the board will prepare a report. Parties that may be adversely affected by the findings will have an opportunity to respond before the final report and any recommendations are released publicly.
The Forest Practices Board is B.C.'s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices. Auditees are selected using a modified random sampling method, without considering past performance or public complaints.
Contact:
Tanner Senko
Communications Manager
Forest Practices Board
tanner.senko@bcfpb.ca
250 889-8211 / 1 800 994-5899
