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Audit finds marked improvement in forestry on southern Vancouver Island

Forest companies and government are carrying out good forest practices on Crown lands on southeast Vancouver Island, the Forest Practices Board reported today.

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Faster action, incentives needed to protect marbled murrelet habitat

A Forest Practices Board special report released today says potential habitat for threatened species is being lost to forest development while the process for defining habitat areas drags on.

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Companies Practising Good Forestry on Nisga’a Land, says Audit

VICTORIA – The second round of Forest Practices Board audits on Nisga’a lands found forest planning and practices complied in all significant respects with the Forest Practices Code and the Nisga’a Final Agreement. The audit examined the forestry activities of Skeena Cellulose Inc., West Fraser Mills Ltd., the Sim Gan Forest Corp., the Kalum forest […]

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Board tests use of certification audit results

VICTORIA - The Forest Practices Board will try a new approach this month when it audits some of Pope & Talbot's forest operations in the West Kootenays, incorporating results from an earlier independent forest certification audit in an effort to save time and costs. The audit of Tree Farm Licence 23, operated out of Pope […]

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Board to Audit The Pas Lumber

VICTORIA -The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. near Bear Lake this fall. The audit will look at The Pas Lumber's operations on Forest Licence A18171, north of Prince George along Highway 97 from Summit Lake to the vicinity of Kerry Lake. From Bear Lake, […]

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Audit finds bridge maintenance lacking on forest service roads in Squamish forest district

The Ministry of Forests' Squamish forest district needs to improve its bridge inspections and completion of repairs to avoid potential user safety issues. Otherwise, the ministry's small business forest enterprise program (SBFEP) complied with the Forest Practices Code according to an audit released today by the Forest Practices Board.

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First Audit of Forestry on Nisga'a Lands Completed, Second Audit Set to Begin

Forest planning and practices on Nisga'a lands are generally following the Forest Practices Code and the Nisga'a Final Agreement, with a few exceptions related to road maintenance and stream classification, according to the Forest Practices Board.

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Board to Audit Forestry and Range near Hazelton

VICTORIA - The Forest Practices Board will conduct a Forest Practices Code audit next month, west of Hazelton in the Kispiox forest district. The audit will look at all code-regulated activities in the selected area, including government enforcement. Operators to be audited include the Ministry of Forests small business program, a number of major forest […]

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Board to Audit Forestry and Range near Princeton

VICTORIA -The Forest Practices Board will conduct a Forest Practices Code audit this July north of Princeton in the Merritt forest district. The audit will look at all code-related activities in a selected area, including government enforcement. Operators to be audited include the Ministry of Forests small business program, a number of major forest licence-holders, […]

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Report advocates setting clear, measurable goals

Victoria -Sound forest practices must be guided by clear and measurable goals, especially as government moves to results-based regulation, according to the Forest Practices Board's 2001 annual report. The report, which summarizes the results of the board's work last year, notes problems on the ground that could be avoided through well-defined, measurable direction at all forest […]

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