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Forestry roads a risk to grizzly bears in Kettle Granby

VICTORIA – An investigation of a public complaint about management of a threatened grizzly bear population in the Kettle-Granby area has found that the B.C. government has not effectively managed the risk forestry roads pose to the bears and forestry licensees have not met the road density limits recommended by government. “Government does not have […]
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Impacts of Harvesting and Road Construction to Malakwa Creek

The Board received a complaint from a property owner concerned that Tolko Industries Ltd.'s road construction and harvesting caused sediment to enter Malakwa Creek and damage his water system. The complainant was also concerned that Tolko's forestry activities damaged riparian areas and water courses. Tolko adequately addressed the risks of its activities and acted quickly […]
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Audit Season Has Arrived!

AUDIT SEASON HAS ARRIVED! The random selections have been made (congratulations to those chosen) and Forest Practices Board staff are busy planning the audits of forest practices we will undertake this year. Ten natural resource districts across the province have been randomly selected for audit and the individual licence holders that will be audited within […]
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Forest Development Planning in the Queen Charlotte Islands Forest District Between June 15, 1995 and February 15, 1996

This report concludes the Forest Practices Board’s special investigation of the state of forest development planning in...
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Forestry Audit: BCTS and TSL Holders: Okanagan-Columbia Business Area – Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource District

As part of its 2016 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board randomly selected the Okanagan-Shuswap Natural Resources District portion of BC Timber Sales' (BCTS) Okanagan–Columbia Business Area for a full scope compliance audit. The district stretches from the United States border in the south, to the Seymour River/Shuswap Lake in the north and presents […]
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Audit of BC Timber Sales finds issues

VICTORIA – An audit of the Okanagan Shuswap District portion of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) Okanagan–Columbia Business Area has found compliance with most requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act, according to a report released today. “BCTS and timber sale licence holders complied with most requirements of the legislation,” […]
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Forest Practices Board releases audit of Lakes Forest District SBFEP

The Forest Practices Board today released a report on the results of its first audit of a Ministry of Forests Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP). The audit examined - an audit of the operational planning for forest management activities approved between January and October 1996 in the Lakes Forest District SBFEP, near Burns Lake, […]
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Riverside Forest Products Gets Clean Audit from the Forest Practices Board

VICTORIA - Riverside Forest Products’ Armstrong Division is complying with the Forest Practices Code, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. "Riverside’s practices complied with the Code in all significant respects. The Board acknowledges the care and attention taken by Riverside to achieve this high level of compliance," said Board chair, Keith Moore. […]
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Forest Practices Board Releases Findings on Bulkley Valley RAMP Investigation

VICTORIA - In a report released today, the Forest Practices Board has found that it was appropriate for the Bulkley Valley Forest District not to restrict snowmobile users’ access to Harold Price Meadows and Blunt Creek basin. However, the Board also found that the Recreational Access Management Plan (RAMP) process was flawed because there were […]
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BCTS and timber sale licensees receive clean audits

VICTORIA – Planning and field activities undertaken by the British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) Program and timber sale licensees  in the southern portion of the Headwaters Forest District near Clearwater complied with forest practices legislation, according to a Forest Practices Board audit report released today. The audit of the BCTS program and timber sale licensees […]
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