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Issue #8 - Winter 2012/13

“Social licence” is a term used to describe the general approval society gives to industries operating  on public lands. The extent to which social licence exists depends  upon the public’s confidence that industries will follow the rules, act responsibly, and generate more public benefit than harm. The Board believes that independent  oversight is an important and cost-effective method for fostering […]
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Issue #10 - Winter 2013/14

My thanks to all of you who’ve contributed to the Board’s success over the past year. The cooperation and feedback we receive goes a long way to making our work rewarding and helps us to continually adapt and improve. This will be my last message as Chair, and I want to express my appreciation for […]
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Forest Practices and Code Enforcement in a Cutblock near Schwartzenberg Lagoon in the Port McNeill Forest District

This is the Forest Practices Board’s final report on a special investigation of a cutblock at Schwartzenberg Lagoon,...
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Issue #12 - Winter 2014/15

In some way, we are all owners of British Columbia, whether as government, citizens, First Nations, communities, businesses, or licensees. As an owner or a steward, you take care of your assets; you maintain them; you conserve them, you protect them; you grow them; you insure them, you measure them, you utilize them; you enjoy […]
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Fence Construction on Crown Range in the Horsefly Forest District

The District Manager of the Horsefly Forest District approved construction of a barbed wire fence under a grazing...
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Audit of Silviculture Practices: West Fraser Mills Ltd. - FL A20021

An audit of the silviculture activities on Forest Licence A20021 held by West Fraser Mills Ltd. The license is located...
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Audit of woodlot near Creston finds problems

VICTORIA – An audit of forestry activities on a woodlot in the Selkirk Natural Resource District found that the woodlot licensee failed to comply with B.C.’s forestry legislation for silviculture activities, according to a report released today. However, planning and road maintenance activities did meet the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act. “The […]
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Board to audit Canadian Resurgence Developments Ltd. near Stewart

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of Canadian Resurgence Developments Ltd. on forest licence A16884 in the Coast Mountain Resource District, during the week of Sept. 6, 2016. Auditors will assess whether forest planning and practices carried out between September 2014 and September 2016 met the requirements of the Forest and […]
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Board to audit five range tenures in Kamloops area

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit the planning and practices on five range tenures for grazing cattle in the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District, during the week of Sept. 12, 2016. Auditors will examine range activities for compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act. The grazing areas that will be audited range […]
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Audit of Pacific Inland Resources Finds Good Practices

An audit of Pacific Inland Resources’ operations in the Bulkley Valley in July found that planning and practices met all legislative requirements, according to a report released today.
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.
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