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West Fraser Mills' TFL near Terrace Gets Good Audit

Victoria - West Fraser Mills Ltd.'s forest practices in Tree Farm Licence 41 generally complied with the Forest Practices Code, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. Only one instance of significant non-compliance with the code was identified. The tree farm licence is managed by the Skeena Sawmills Division of West Fraser and […]
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TimberWest passes forestry audit

VICTORIA – An audit of TimberWest’s operations in Tree Farm Licence 47, near Campbell River, found legal compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, as well as the South Central Coast Order and the Vancouver Island Land Use Plan Higher Level Plan Order, according to a report released today. “The audit identified an area of improvement related […]
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Logging in Skidegate Channel Damaged Viewscape

VICTORIA – A complaint about the visual impacts of logging on Haida Gwaii was upheld in a Forest Practices Board report released today. The logging in question took place in 2009 on the north side of Skidegate Channel, west of Queen Charlotte City, in a significant travel corridor for tourists, fishermen and residents of Haida […]
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FRPA gets Report Card after 10 Years

The ten-year-old Forest and Range Practices Act, aimed at reducing cost and complexity for industry while maintaining high environmental standards, has been partly implemented and is working in most situations. However, some aspects of implementation are not complete or are not working as well as expected and improvement is needed, according to a Forest Practices Board report.
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Forest Practices Board Investigation Finds Maintenance Problems on Publicly Travelled Forest Service Roads

Victoria - The Forest Practices Board today released the results of its investigation into a complaint about road maintenance on Hillcrest Forest Service Road near Lake Cowichan. A resident complained that road maintenance was inadequate, resulting in unsafe conditions for those living on the road. The investigation found that MacMillan Bloedel did not comply with […]
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Meadow Creek Cedar Ltd. - Forest Practices and Government Enforcement

In May 2011, a resident of Meadow Creek, BC filed a complaint with the Forest Practices Board regarding the forestry practices of Meadow Creek Cedar Ltd. (MCC). The Board investigated and found that some of MCC’s roads, ...
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Weyerhaeuser forestry operation near Princeton passes audit

An audit of Weyerhaeuser Company Limited’s forest operations near Princeton found they met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act, according to a report released today.
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BC Timber Sales and Timber Sale Licence Holders - Strait of Georgia Business Area, Campbell River District

The findings of this audit are unique and do not represent the standard of forest practices usually identified through...
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Davidson Creek Access Management

In September 2010, Batnuni Lake Guides and Outfitters (the complainant) submitted a complaint to the Forest Practices...
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Soils protected during logging in Quesnel, Vanderhoof areas

An investigation of soil conservation practices by timber licensees operating in the Quesnel and Vanderhoof forest districts found good planning and practices, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today.
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