Tolko’s operations in Merritt will be audited
Tolko’s operations near Merritt will be audited by the Forest Practices Board.
The Board will examine Tolko’s forestry activities in the Cascades Natural Resource District during the week of July 8.
Auditors will examine whether Tolko’s harvesting, roads, silviculture, fire protection and associated planning between June 1, 2018, and July 12, 2019, met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act.
Once the audit work is complete, a report will be prepared and any party adversely affected can respond. The board’s final report and recommendations then will be released to the public and government.
The Forest Practices Board is B.C.’s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, reporting its findings and recommendations directly to the public and government. The board audits forest and range practices on public land, as well as appropriateness of government enforcement.
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