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    COVID-19 Office Safety Procedures

    COVID-19 is a serious threat to public health.  The Council office has developed and implemented safety procedures for employees and visitors to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 at the Victoria Council office. Most Council business interactions can take [...]

    June 22, 2020
    2020 MF Inspection Program Update

    As part of Council’s responsibility for monitoring and enforcing forest practices standards, an annual inspection program is carried out to assess owner performance in relation to compliance requirements, focusing on: harvest activities; road construction, maintenance & deactivation; and reforestation. Council [...]

    June 9, 2020
    MF Council Election Spring 2020

    UPDATE: Will Pryhitko, Managed Forest 38, has been re-elected by acclamation for a three-year term starting July 1, 2020. One private managed forest land owner from the interior region is to be elected to Council for a three-year term beginning [...]

    February 10, 2020
    Annual Declarations: Due May 1, 2020

    The Annual Declaration form is now available for owners to report their harvesting, destroyed timber, road building, road deactivation, and reforestation activities. One of Council’s administrative roles is to collect information on the forest management activities of Managed Forest Owners.  [...]

    February 10, 2020
    2018-19 Annual Report

    Highlights include: drafting regulatory amendments to further protect drinking water and limit reforestation timelines; completing 3 investigations and 3 compliance determinations; conducting 46 managed forest inspections; and administering the managed forest program that includes 285 private managed forests encompassing 817,000 [...]

    November 7, 2019
    Managed Forest Inspection Program

    As part of Council’s function to enforce forest practices standards, an annual inspection program is carried out to measure owner performance in relation to compliance requirements. Owner compliance rate is 99%. The Managed Forest Council (Council) is the independent provincial [...]

    November 6, 2019
    Private Managed Forest Land Program Review

    The Province of British Columbia has initiated a review of the Private Managed Forest Land Program.  The announcement to review the Private Managed Forest Land Program was made earlier this year as part of the Province’s Coast Forest Sector Revitalization [...]

    May 28, 2019
    Compliance Decisions

    Council has several mechanisms that may be used to ensure compliance with the Private Managed Forest Land Act and regulations.  Compliance mechanisms and decisions are outlined in the compliance section of this website. The Private Managed Forest Land Act (Act) [...]

    May 8, 2019
    Regulatory Changes take Effect July 1, 2019

    The Managed Forest Council adopted amendments to the Private Managed Forest Land Council Regulation (Council Regulation) that will take effect July 1, 2019.  The amendments represent a comprehensive multi-year review of the Council Regulation and its effectiveness in meeting the [...]

    April 15, 2019
    Annual Administration Fee: Due March 15, 2019

    Administration Fee invoices will be in the mail to owners in early February. Owners of private managed forest land are required to pay an annual administration fee in accordance with Section 9(2) of the Private Managed Forest Land Act.  The [...]

    January 17, 2019
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