The Forest Practices Board will audit forest service roads (FSRs) maintained in the Campbell River, Okanagan-Shuswap and Peace natural resource districts in Victoria, Canada.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these audits will be carried out in two phases. The first phase will be office work to identify road populations and the second will be the fieldwork. The board will determine when it is appropriate to begin site inspections, likely in late summer or early fall, and will comply with the precautions recommended by the provincial health officer to keep employees and auditees safe.
The limited-scope compliance audit will focus on the district managers’ obligations on FSRs in the Campbell River, Okanagan-Shuswap and the Dawson Creek portion of the Peace natural resource districts, near the communities of Campbell River, Vernon and Dawson Creek. Auditors will examine whether the FSRs meet the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act.
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.
