The Forest Practices Board will conduct a full-scope compliance audit of Carrier Lumber Ltd.’s forest planning and practices near Prince George, beginning Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. The audit will cover operations under forest licence A18158 within the Prince George Natural Resource District for the period Oct. 1, 2024, until Oct 23, 2026. Auditors will review harvesting, roads and structures, silviculture activities, wildfire protection and associated planning. They will assess compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act. The licence operates within the Prince George Timber Supply Area, which includes the Prince George and Stuart Nechako natural resource districts. Only operations within the Prince George Natural Resource District will be audited. The operations being audited are within approximately 100 kilometres of Prince George, extending from Bear Lake in the north to Penny in the east, Hixon in the south and the Stuart River to the west. The licence has an allowable annual cut of approximately 187,000 cubic metres.

Additional coverage in My Bulkley Lakes Now, by Brendan Pawliw: Carrier Lumber under the microscope: Forest Practices Board to begin regional audit