BC Forest Practices Board Audit
1999-10-21

Gorman Bros. Lumber Thanks All Who Contributed to Our Clean Audit

WESTBANK - Gorman Bros. Lumber is pleased to announce that our operations in the Okanagan Valley are complying with the Forest Practices Code, according to a Forest Practices Board audit dated October 21, 1999.

During the summer, Gorman Bros. was selected randomly by the Forest Practices Board to have our timber harvesting, road construction, maintenance, deactivation and planning phases reviewed for compliance with the Forest Practices Code. The Forest Practices Board is the independent watchdog set up to monitor and report on forest practices in British Columbia.

The recently released public report indicated that Gorman Bros. Lumber is meeting the tough standards of the code in all significant respects. The report also stated that our public involvement in the planning process and our harvesting practices around wetland areas were particularly notable.

Gorman Bros. Lumber wishes to thank all of our contractors and woodlands employees throughout the Okanagan who work hard to achieve these outstanding results. We couldn't do it without you.

Whether it is the professional foresters, biologists, hydrologists, engineers, geoscientists, archeologists and technicians, or the harvesting contractors who work with us, your collective commitment to ongoing training and environmental awareness has resulted in a job well done and contributed to the performance that lead to our clean Forest Practices audit.