Decisions - BC Forest Appeals Commission

Preliminary and Final Decisions

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2007fa023a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
November 13, 2007

Decision Number:
2007-FA-023(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Ronald Edward Hegel and 449970 B.C. Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005for009a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
October 12, 2007

Decision Number:
2005-FOR-009(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Ryan Bowes v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for001a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
October 5, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-001(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Forest Practices Board, Third Party Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association; Council of Forest Industries; Coast Forest and Lumber Association, Intervenors

Supplementary reasons for decision

APPLICATION FOR COSTS DENIED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2003for005c_006c.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
September 25, 2007

Decision Number:
2003-FOR-006(c)

2003-FOR-005(c)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Pope and Talbot Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Council of Forest Industries, Intervenor

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005for004b.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
September 4, 2007

Decision Number:
2005-FOR-004(b)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
A & A Fibre Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED IN PART

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005for008a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
August 9, 2007

Decision Number:
2005-FOR-008(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Bruce Giles v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for014a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
July 16, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-014(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Jannette and Dean Daly v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2007fa002a_003a_004a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
June 21, 2007

Decision Number:
2007-FA-002(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Silverking Woodlands Inc. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2007fa002a_003a_004a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
June 21, 2007

Decision Number:
2007-FA-003(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Allan Bahen and Anne Lockington v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2007fa002a_003a_004a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
June 21, 2007

Decision Number:
2007-FA-004(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Rainer Albert Krumsiek; Gertrud Sturm-Krumsiek v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for017a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
June 13, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-017(a)

Act:

Forest and Range Practices Act
James Wayne Dyck v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006fa064a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
April 11, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FA-064(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Stuart Lake Lumber Co. Ltd. v Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED IN PART

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006fa054a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
April 11, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FA-054(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Allan Neville v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED IN PART

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for010a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
February 22, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-010(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Teal Cedar Products Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Consent order

APPEALS ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa069a_etc.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
February 19, 2007

Decision Number:
2005-FA-069(a)

2005-FA-070(a)

2005-FA-094(a)

2005-FA-095(a)

2005-FA-096(a)

2005-FA-097(a)

2005-FA-098(a)

2005-FA-124(a)

2005-FA-125(a)

2005-FA-126(a)

2005-FA-127(a)

2006-FA-001(a)

2006-FA-002(a)

2006-FA-021(a)

2006-FA-022(a)

2006-FA-029(a)

2006-FA-030(a)

2006-FA-039(a)

2006-FA-040(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Hugh Barnet Linville v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006fa052a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
February 2, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FA-052(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Greg DuBois (Summit Valley Contracting Ltd.) v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006fa051a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
January 30, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FA-051(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Terri Basso v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEALS ALLOWED IN PART

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for007a_008a_009a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
January 22, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-007(a)

2006-FOR-008(a)

2006-FOR-009(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Randolf Carson O’Brien v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005for014a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
January 12, 2007

Decision Number:
2005-FOR-014(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Babine Forest Products Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Consent order

DETERMINATIONS RESCINDED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006fa055a_057a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
January 10, 2007

Decision Number:
2006-FA-055(a)

2006-FA-057(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Chris Camping v. Government of British Columbia

Consent order

PENALTY VARIES

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for004a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
December 22, 2006

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-004(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Darren Smurthwaite v. Government of British Columbia

Forest Practices Board, Third Party

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005for015a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
November 24, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FOR-015(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Edward William Reierson v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED IN PART

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for006a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
November 21, 2006

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-006(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
William Podgorenko and Gordon Podgorenko v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED IN PART

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for002a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
October 10, 2006

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-002(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Michael and Corrina Hoffart v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEALS DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006fa026a_027a_028.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
October 2, 2006

Decision Number:
2006-FA-026(a)

2006-FA-027(a)

2006-FA-028(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited v. Government of British Columbia

Consent order

CONTRAVENTION CONFIRMED, PENALTY RESCINDED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for011a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
September 12, 2006

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-011(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Consent order

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2004for001a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
September 6, 2006

Decision Number:
2004-FOR-001(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Rodney Gilbert and Linda Gilbert v. Government of British Columbia

Consent order

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006for003a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
August 8, 2006

Decision Number:
2006-FOR-003(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Forest Practices Board, Third Party Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association; Council of Forest Industries; Coast Forest and Lumber Association, Intervenors

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2003for005b_006b.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
August 2, 2006

Decision Number:
2003-FOR-005(b)

2003-FOR-006(b)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Western Forest Products Inc. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPLICATION FOR COSTS DENIED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2006fa015a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
July 24, 2006

Decision Number:
2006-FA-015(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Mill and Timber Products Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Consent order

APPEAL ALLOWED IN PART

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005for013a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
June 19, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FOR-013(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Specialty Logging (Cariboo) Ltd.; Terry Spencer Givens v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED IN PART

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005for007a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
June 5, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FOR-007(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Owen Lake Ranch Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEALS DISMISSED, APPLICATION FOR COSTS DENIED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa122a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
June 2, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FA-122(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Western Forest Products Inc. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia

Consent order

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa103a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
April 12, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FA-103(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Jocko Creek Land and Timber Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa108a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
April 12, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FA-108(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited v. Government of British Columbia

Preliminary issue

IN FAVOUR OF GOVERNMENT

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa111a_112a_113a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
April 11, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FA-111(a)

2005-FA-112(a)

2005-FA-113(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Abitibi Consolidated Company of Canada v. Government of British Columbia

Consent order

APPEAL ALLOWED; SENT BACK WITH DIRECTIONS

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa088a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
April 10, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FA-088(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Tolko Industries Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005for003a_012a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
March 28, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FOR-003(a)

2005-FOR-012(a)

Act:

Forest and Range Practices Act
Lorne Walter Dufour; Diana Greensen; Creole Dufour and Tereina Dufour v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa116a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
March 27, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FA-116(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Isolde Elvira Schumann and David Allan Wills v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL DISMISSED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005for005a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
March 14, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FOR-005(a)

Act:

Forest and Range Practices Act
Sivert Smith Andersen and Shawn Andersen v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa109a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
March 6, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FA-109(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Western Forest Products Inc. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa093a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
February 6, 2006

Decision Number:
2005-FA-093(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited v. Government of British Columbia

Forest Practices Board, Third Party Sierra Club of Canada; Council of Forest Industries, Intervenors

Majority decision of panel members

APPELLANT EXERCISED DUE DILIGENCE, NOT LIABLE FOR CONTRAVENTION

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2004for005b.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
January 17, 2006

Decision Number:
2004-FOR-005(b)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. v. Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of the Province of British Columbia, as represented by the Ministry of Forests

Consent order

APPEAL ALLOWED; SENT BACK WITH DIRECTION

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa089a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
December 19, 2005

Decision Number:
2005-FA-089(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Jason Matthew Carmichael; Ian Robert Carmichael; Linda Joanne Carmichael v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEAL ALLOWED IN PART

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa091a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
December 6, 2005

Decision Number:
2005-FA-091(a)

Act:

Forest Act
Beau West Ranches Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEALS DENIED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2004for014a_017a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
October 28, 2005

Decision Number:
2004-FOR-014(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Evelyn McIntyre; Frank McIntyre and Joy McIntyre v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEALS DENIED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2004for015a_016a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
October 28, 2005

Decision Number:
2004-FOR-015(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Cam McDonald and Tom Hallbauer v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEALS DENIED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2004for015a_016a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
October 28, 2005

Decision Number:
2004-FOR-016(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
McDonald Ranch and Lumber Ltd. v. Government of British Columbia

Final decision

APPEALS DENIED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2004for014a_017a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
October 28, 2005

Decision Number:
2004-FOR-017(a)

Act:

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Richard Buck v. Government of British Columbia

Consent order

DETERMINATION CONFIRMED

File:
https://www.bcfac.ca/app/uploads/sites/837/2020/06/2005fa014a.pdf

Date Decision Issued:
October 27, 2005

Decision Number:
2005-FA-014(a)

Act:

Forest Act

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