The work at the Forest Practices Board is rewarding for so many reasons, the most important of which is the opportunity we have to interact with the people of BC… The Board works for all of you. It is accountable for its work, and I think we all share the same commitment to stewardship – to carefully and responsibly manage the public resources entrusted to our care. This is the essence of stewardship. …My appointment as Chair at the Forest Practices Board has come to an end. I would like to say it has been a thoroughly enriching and rewarding four years. The Forest Practices Board staff have been a pleasure to work with, and I would like to personally thank everyone I have met and interacted with. It has been my honour and privilege. …On December 31, 2017, the appointments of Bill McGill, Vice-Chair, and Ralph Archibald, member, expire.