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Consideration of Water Impacts from Planned Woodlot Harvesting near Nakusp

On March 12, 2004, the Granite Ridge Water Users Committee (the complainant) asked the Board to investigate the...

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Windthrow on West Island Timberlands

This special investigation examined windthrow management activities in the Franklin operating area of Weyerhaeuser...

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The Forest Appeals Commission is an independent tribunal and has the authority to hear appeals of a range of determinations (an act, omission, decision, procedure, levy, order, or other action made or taken by an official) made under the Forest and Range Practices Act, the Wildfire Act and others. The Commission can hold hearings in […]

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How can the Board be independent when the government funds you?

While the Board is accountable to the Minister of Forests, it does not report to the minister and does not receive its funding from the ministry. The Board receives its funding directly from the Treasury Board. The Board operates independently, deciding what audits and special investigations it will carry out, and must deal with all […]

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