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Forestry Watchdog Says Practices Improving —But Wildlife and Biodiversity Protection Still Missing from Code

Victoria - Forest practices in BC have improved significantly and the environmental impacts associated with logging and road construction have been reduced. That is one of the main conclusions of the 1998 Annual Report of the Forest Practices Board, tabled yesterday in the BC Legislature. "There is some good news here. Forest companies, government and […]
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Government-Approved Logging in Sustut Valley Failed to Comply with Code

Victoria - Two licensees' forest development plans for logging north of Smithers were incomplete, the public review process was flawed, and government administration and approval of the plans was inadequate, the Forest Practices Board said in a report released today. The report concludes the investigation of a series of complaints from the An Dsap Wilp […]
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Forest Practices Board Releases Canfor Audit Report

Victoria - Poor planning for mountain pine beetle was found in an audit of Canadian Forest Products Ltd.'s operational planning and forest practices near Takla Lake, says a report released today by the Forest Practices Board. Canfor generally complied with the requirements of the Forest Practices Code, the report said. However, significant non-compliance in the […]
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Forest Practices Board Audits West Fraser's Licence

Victoria - The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices on Forest Licence A16827 held by West Fraser Mills Ltd. The operating areas for this licence are in the northern and southern parts of the Morice timber supply area, which surround Houston, B.C. The licence is co-managed by West Fraser and the […]
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Board Releases Review of BC's Forest Planning

Victoria -Fundamental changes to the way forest development is planned in B.C. are recommended in a report released today by the Forest Practices Board. The report concludes the board's provincewide review of the forest development planning process. Forest development plans are prepared by individual forest companies and the Ministry of Forests' Small Business Forest Enterprise […]
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Forestry Watchdog Says Government Needs to Protect Environmental Resources

Victoria - The Forest Practices Code has produced good results in improving site-specific forest practices, particularly those dealing with roads and cutblocks around the province. But important Forest Practices Code provisions intended to protect wildlife, biodiversity, recreation and scenery have still not been implemented. This is the main message of the 1999 Annual Report of […]
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Investigation Found Northwood's Forest Plan Should Not Have Been Approved

Victoria - The Forest Practices Board released an investigation report today involving Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd.'s forest development plan for an area near McGregor River, 120 kilometres east of Prince George. The board found that the Ministry of Forests district manager should not have approved Northwood's 1997-2001 Forest Development Plan. In January 1998, Prince […]
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Board Audit Postponed Due to Forest Fires

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board has postponed its audit of the BC Timber Sales program in the Morice Timber Supply Area until August due to the current forest fire situation in the northern part of the province. The audit was scheduled to begin on Monday, July 21, 2014. "BC Timber Sales staff are focused […]
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Slocan Division Gets Clean Audit from the Forest Practices Board

Victoria - Slocan Forest Products’ operations in the Slocan Valley are complying with the Forest Practices Code, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. "Slocan’s practices complied with the Code in all significant respects. There is a high degree of compliance in an operating area with eleven community watersheds and steep terrain," said […]
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Forest Practices Board Releases Results of an Audit of West Fraser Mills Ltd.

VICTORIA - West Fraser Mills Ltd. is meeting the Forest Practices Code requirements, except that its forest development plan did not include a strategy to address the risk from mountain pine beetle infestations, according to a Forest Practices Board audit that was released today. While the company did not comply with a Code requirement to […]
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