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Board to audit two community forests near Fort St. James

VICTORIA – The board will audit the forest practices of Fort St. James Community Forest Corporation on Community Forest Agreement (CFA) K1D and Tanizul Timber Ltd. on CFA K4B, as well as the silviculture obligations of tree farm licence 42, during the week of Aug. 17, 2015. The auditors will examine all operational planning, harvesting, roads, […]
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Investigation highlights importance of EBM spirit and intent

VICTORIA – A complaint about logging of old forest on Sonora Island on B.C.’s South Coast has highlighted the importance of following the spirit and intent of ecosystem-based management (EBM). Residents of Sonora Island complained that TimberWest Forest Corp. was logging old-growth forest and rare and endangered plant communities in the Great Bear Rainforest. While […]
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Pebble Creek Timber passes forestry audit

VICTORIA – An audit of forest planning, harvesting and road practices of Pebble Creek Timber Limited on Forest Licence A19218, north of Whistler, found that all activities met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act, according to a report released today. “Pebble Creek’s timber harvesting, road construction and maintenance, and silviculture activities were […]
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Four community forests operations on Sunshine Coast get good audits

Forest practices in the Sechelt and Powell River Community Forests, and two community forest licences held by the Sliammon and Klahoose First Nations, all complied with provincial forestry legislation, according to a Forest Practices Board audit report released today.
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Woodlot road-building did not comply with code

The BCIT Forest Society incorrectly classified fish streams in a Maple Ridge woodlot, which contravened the Forest Practices Code, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
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More diligence required when logging near threatened species

Forest companies should go beyond simple compliance and exercise increased diligence when logging near threatened species, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today.
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Board to Audit Dunkley Lumber Ltd.

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of Dunkley Lumber Ltd. near Strathnaver beginning next week. The audit will look at Dunkley Lumber’s operations on Tree Farm Licence 53, about 80 kilometres south of Prince George and 40 kilometres north of Quesnel, just east of Highway 97. TFL 53 […]
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: BCTS and Timber Sale Licence Holders - Boundary TSA and Kootenay Business Area

In May 2015, the Forest Practices Board audited the activities of BC Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sale licence...
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: BCTS and Timber Sale Licence Holders - Chilliwack Natural Resource District portion of the Chinook Business Area

As part of its 2014 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board randomly selected BC Timber Sales' (BCTS...
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Lakeland Mills Ltd. - FL A18163

This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of forest licence A18163, held by Lakeland Mills Ltd. The operating...
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