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Audit of Bulkley-area forest operations finds numerous issues

VICTORIA – An audit of the BC Timber Sales Program (BCTS) and timber sale licensees in the Bulkley Timber Supply Area (TSA) portion of the BCTS Babine Business Area found that most operational planning, harvesting and silviculture activities complied with legislation, but there were numerous problems with roads and bridges. The audit found BCTS had […]
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Forest Practices and Planning in the Sustut Valley North of Smithers, BC

This special investigation examines a series of complaints made by the An Dsap Wilp Society (the society), a group of...
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Audit of Downie Street Sawmills finds road issue

VICTORIA – An audit of Downie Street Sawmills on forest licence A31102, near Revelstoke, found compliance with most legal requirements, with the exception of some steep sections of road that were not properly constructed and were considered unsafe for industrial use. Other than this issue, Downie’s forestry activities complied with the Forest and Range Practices […]
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Western Forest Products Ltd. TFL 25, Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Activities in the QCI, North Coast, Midcoast District

This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit1 of Tree Farm Licence 25 held by Western Forest Products Limited (WFP...
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Audit of B.C. Timber Sales finds issues

VICTORIA – An audit of the South Island District portion of the B.C. Timber Sales (BCTS) Strait of Georgia Business Area has found compliance with most, but not all, requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act, according to a report released today. “While BCTS met most of its obligations, the audit did […]
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) - Sunshine Coast Forest District

This is a report on a compliance audit of the SBFEP in the Sunshine Coast Forest District.The audit examined the...
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Reducing the Risk of Wildfire – The Time for Action is Now

OPINION-EDITORIAL by Tim Ryan VICTORIA – Sept. 24-30, 2017 marks National Forest Week in Canada. Established around 1920 as Forest Fire Prevention Week, the origins were to encourage greater public awareness towards Canada’s forests. At the time, the greatest threat to forests came from forest fires, mainly due to human causes. Since then, National Forest […]
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Forestry roads a risk to grizzly bears in Kettle Granby

VICTORIA – An investigation of a public complaint about management of a threatened grizzly bear population in the Kettle-Granby area has found that the B.C. government has not effectively managed the risk forestry roads pose to the bears and forestry licensees have not met the road density limits recommended by government. “Government does not have […]
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Salvage of Hemlock Looper-Killed Timber in the Robson Valley in the Robson Valley Forest District

Between 1992 and 1994, there was an epidemic of western hemlock looper (the looper) in the Prince George and Robson...
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Selkirk Natural Resource District – Woodlot Licence W0438

As part of its 2015 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board selected woodlot W0438, held by Jeffrey Mattes, in the Selkirk District, for audit. The woodlot’s operations are located on south of Kaslo, along Highway 31. The audit found that planning and practices generally complied with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the […]
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