Prince George, B.C.- As Conifex prepares to restart the  former AbitibiBowater sawmill, the Forest Practices Board has announced it will audit forest licence A15385, held by Conifex Mackenzie Forest Products Inc., in the Mackenzie Forest District.

The audit is to take place next week.

 

Conifex purchased the licence from AbitibiBowater earlier this year. There has not been any active logging on this licence for the past few years, and there are currently no active operations. As a result, the audit will focus on operational planning, road and bridge maintenance and silviculture obligations.

 

The operating area for the licence is located about 270 kilometres north of Prince George, west of the Williston Reservoir, extending from Omineca Provincial Park to Finlay-Russel Provincial Park.

 

Once the audit work is completed, a report will be prepared, and any party that may be adversely affected by the audit findings will have a chance to respond. The board's final report and recommendations will then be released to the public and government.

Conifex recently  reached an agreement with it's  unionized employees at the Mackenzie mill.  The tentative start up date for the former AbitibiBowater  facility is November 1st.