Between May 28th and June 2nd, tree planters in Western Canada joined together to raise funds for food banks and local charities in honor of World Hunger Day. Together, the industry raised a total of $80,950 – equivalent to 240,000 meals according to Food Banks Canada, with each meal approximately matched by one tree planted … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 29 May 2020 Volume 20 Issue 6 Warning: Some of the facts in this publication may be used to persuade people to support the WFCA. Readying the 2020 Planting Season for COVID-19 Leaves WFCA Short Funds The Western Forestry Contractors’ Association is accustomed to fighting out of its … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 8 May 2020 Volume 20 Issue 5 Warning: We have suspended our normal fact warning since we have been warned about enough things lately. COVID-19 Planning Marathon is Over. Interior Planting Race Begins. We first discussed the possibility of planting trees in a pandemic in late January at … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumor Mill RoundUpDate 27 March, 2020 Volume 20 Issue 4 Warning: The facts contained in this issue may expand exponentially. What Has Gone Right with the 2020 Planting Season? A Short List. In making sense of the current calamity and how it bears on this spring’s planting season there are three … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumor Mill RoundUpDate 13 March, 2020 Volume 20 Issue 3 Warning: All the facts contained in this publication remain resolute and calm in the face of certain adversities as we keep our hands clean and our humour dry. Tree Planting Underway with Hand-Cleaning, Self-Screening, and Good Sleep Although today’s pandemic may … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumor Mill RoundUpDate 28 February, 2020 Volume 20 Issue 2 Warning: Although there are interruptions to global supply chains this edition contains a full set of facts and their component parts. A Statement by the WFCA on its Commitment to Improving Workplace Safety and Preventing Harassment and Violence in Forestry Work. … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumor Mill RoundUpDate 7 February, 2020 Volume 20 Issue 1 Warning: In our first edition of 2020 none of our facts will be characterized using already well-worn figures of speech referring to vision or clarity. Survey Reveals Workplace Harassment and Assaults Tree planters, most of these women, responded to a recent … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumor Mill RoundUpDate 3 December 2019 Volume 19 Issue 18 Warning: A young handsome prince, heir to the throne of a small kingdom in an obscure part of Europe, arrives in America and mistakenly picks up the identical luggage belonging to a quiet, unassuming dental hygienist containing all the scripts for … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumor Mill RoundUpDate 21 November 2019 Volume 19 Issue 17 Warning: The facts contained in this issue make no references to the holiday shopping season and are not intended as gift ideas, or stocking stuffers. Wildfire Smoke Is Bad, But Just How Bad? Last spring WorksafeBC included wildfire fighters under its … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumor Mill RoundUpDate 1 November 2019 Volume 19 Issue 16 Warning: The facts contained in this issue are locally sourced and contain only natural ingredients without added preservatives. WorkSafeBC Stop Use Orders on Express ETV Units Frustrates Contractors. Early in this decade a number of manufacturers introduced portable emergency transportation vehicle … Read more