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Board to audit Stella-Jones’s forestry operations

VICTORIA — The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest practices of Stella-Jones Canada Inc. on Forest Licence A20196 starting August 7, 2012. The audit will look at harvesting, silviculture, protection, road construction, road maintenance and deactivation, and operational planning that took place in the past two years for compliance with forest practices legislation. The […]
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Stella-Jones Canada Incorp. - FL A20196

As part of its 2012 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board selected Stella-Jones Canada Incorporated's (...
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Amabilis Contracting Limited - NRFL A79575

As part of its 2012 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board selected Amabilis Contracting Limited's (...
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J.H. Huscroft in the Kootenay Lake TSA: Audit of Forest Planning and Practices

As part of the Forest Practices Board's 2011 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Selkirk District...
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Interfor audit near Grand Forks shows mixed results

An audit of forest licence A18969, held by International Forest Products Limited (Interfor), found adequate forest practices for harvest planning, site preparation, planting and forest regrowth, but noted one unsafe bridge and concerns over winter road construction and road and bridge inspections, according to a report released today.
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Report Finds Limited Implementation of Measures to Protect Biodiversity

The provincial government’s biodiversity strategy under the Forest Practices Code is applied unevenly across the province, and key on-the-ground measures are not being implemented in many areas, according to a Forest Practices Board study released today.
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Independent study finds B.C.’s forests are regenerating very well

Victoria - A Forest Practices Board study has found that forest licensees, government and forestry professionals have done an excellent job of ensuring most trees replanted in 6,488 cutblocks across the province are growing into healthy forests. Each year, more than 200 million seedlings are planted in B.C. Following the logging of public land, forest companies […]
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Marbled murrelet habitat needed better protection

VICTORIA -A review panel has reversed a Ministry of Forests district manager’s approval of a cutblock in North Jervis Inlet that contains valuable marbled murrelet habitat after an appeal of the decision by the Forest Practices Board. Following a request from the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association in August, the board asked the review panel to […]
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Bridge maintenance key to public safety

Victoria - Those who build logging roads in the public forests need to make sure they’re inspecting and maintaining their bridges, says a report released today by the Forest Practices Board. The report calls on forest companies and the forest ministry to ensure their inspection and maintenance programs are up-to-date and repairs are undertaken, consistent […]
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Bridges only issue in Ainsworth audit

Bridges only issue in Ainsworth audit Ainsworth Lumber Company Ltd. is generally complying with the Forest Practices Code but needs to pay more attention to keeping logging road bridges in good order, says a report released today by the Forest Practices Board.
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