Prince George, B.C.- Canfor has received a positive report card from the Forest Practices Board on an audit of its tree farm licence (TFL) 30 near Prince George.

 

The Board found, good planning and forest practices in its examination of activities on TFL 30 in the areas of  harvesting, roads, silviculture, protection activities and associated planning done between Sept. 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2010.

 

"Most of Canfor's harvesting was focused on salvaging beetle-killed trees outside of TFL 30, but they still continued to meet obligations on the TFL, especially with regard to road maintenance," said board chair Al Gorley.

 

During the audit period, Canfor was responsible for maintenance of 729.4 kilometres of temporarily deactivated road and 548.7 kilometres of semi-permanently or permanently deactivated road. Canfor constructed 4.7

kilometres of road and deactivated 1.1 kilometres of road, and harvested four cutblocks.