VICTORIA – Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, has announced the appointment of two new members to the Forest Practices Board. Kevin Kriese, board chair, is pleased to welcome members Cindy Stern and Gail Wallin. "Cindy brings a wealth of strategic forestry knowledge and important experience working with First […]
In its two-part project on conserving fish habitat under FRPA, the Board describes how the effective protection of fish habitat on the forest and range landbase is dependant on detailed planning of forestry and range activities, ensuring that practices on the ground protect fish habitat and that comprehensive monitoring is in place to continually improve […]
What Does A Forest Practices Board Compliance Audit Do, and Not Do? Background A Forest Practices Board compliance audit is quite specific about what is being audited, in what time frame, and what legislation activities are assessed against. The selection of a licence for audit is based on a modified random sample process, not on […]
VICTORIA – A complaint investigation has found TimberWest is meeting the intent of the Great Bear Rainforest (GBR) land use order for planned logging on East Thurlow Island. Residents of nearby Sonora Island filed the complaint when they became concerned about how TimberWest timber harvesting would affect conservation of old forest and rare and endangered […]
The Board conducts its work throughout British Columbia, and we respectfully acknowledge the territories of the many Indigenous Peoples who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.
