VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forestry activities on forest licence (FL) A19040, held by Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) near Cranbrook during the week of Sept. 23, 2024. FL A19040 is in the Cranbrook Timber Supply Area (TSA) and spans approximately 1.24 million hectares in the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District. The TSA is located near Cranbrook, Kimberley, Fernie and Elkford. Canfor manages FL A19040 from its office in Cranbrook. The TSA boasts a diverse array of landscapes that support a wide range of wildlife species… The Kootenay-Boundary Higher Level Plan Order has established objectives that forest licensees must adhere to in their operational plans to ensure the conservation and sustainable management of these important resource values are maintained. Auditors will examine whether timber harvesting, roads, bridges, silviculture, wildfire protection and associated planning carried out between Sept. 1, 2023, and Sept. 27, 2024, met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act.