Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 6 May 2022 Volume 22 Issue 06 Warning: Contrary to widespread rumour, it is not a fact that Elon Musk has purchased the RoundUpDate, being this publication is priceless. BC Interior and Alberta planting and forestry field seasons ramp up amid COVID, hyper-inflation, possible flooding, some frozen ground, … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 8 April 2022 Volume 22 Issue 05 Warning: In order to ensure you are not a robot please identify the paragraphs below that contain facts. WFCA Cost Calculator Available To Members as Concerns Grow Over Effects of Hyperinflation. Not a good sign. In a recent poll almost … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 18 March 2022 Volume 22 Issue 04 Warning: Many of the recently appearing fanfiction versions of the RoundUpDate may contain facts set in imagined circumstances that have been narratively embellished by their authors. Rising Inflation’s Cascading Costs Shock Contractors Canadian Inflation Not all inflation rates are equal (see … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 4 March 2022 Volume 22 Issue 03 Warning: Some of the facts in the edition are based on actual events. Forecasters Say Weather Will Continue Temperature probabilistic forecasts for this spring appear inverted with the Arctic above normal and our western regions below normal as B.C. coast planting … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 17 December 2021 Volume 21 Issue 15 Warning: some facts in this edition may contain holiday cheer Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Special Happy Holidays Edition With Annual Christmas Crop Circle OK, so this is what happens when a safety campaign overshoots its message a little. Anyway, do take care. … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 26 November 2021 Volume 21 Issue 14 Warning: None of the facts contained in this publication contain ads. WFCA 2022 Conference: Should Modernizing Land Use Planning Mean Managing More for Natural Disasters? This apparent wildfire-resistant plantation originally prescribed-burned before planting. Can we retrieve this mostly abandoned silviculture practice … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 22 October 2021 Volume 21 Issue 13 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition appear as visual information which may lead to brain activity different from the concentration normally required for reading. FRPA Amendments Progress to Improving Forest Stewardship in BC This week Forests Minister Katrine Conroy … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 8 October 2021 Volume 21 Issue 12 Warning: Some facts contained in this publication concern the future and as a result of quantum mechanics those facts may actually be influenced by the future which makes checking facts concerning the past, present, and the future, well, tense. WFCA Establishes … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 24 September 2021 Volume 21 Issue 11 Warning: No traces of the annual fall seasonal outbreak of highly infectious pumpkin spice have been found in any of the facts or other content contained in this publication WFCA Establishes Fund to Support Lytton Wildfire Fighters During this summer’s Lytton … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate September 10, 2021 Volume 21 Issue 10 Warning: All opinions expressed in this edition contain facts. Some facts may contain opinions. Emergency Response is Only One Part of Preventing Wildfire Disasters There is more to it. Besides responding to wildfire emergencies, we need to manage all the hazard … Read more