Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Volume 18 Issue 16 26 October 2018 Warning: Many of the facts contained in this edition are prone to interpretation and may be subject to the reader’s own biases. Tree Planting and Seedling Nursery Base Premium Rates Set to Rise in 2019: Fire Fighting, Brushing and Field Services Will Drop By the … Read more
Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Volume 18 Issue 15 5 October 2018 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition may be more true than others. Will High Hopes be Leveled by Low Bids? Few would claim to have seen the invisible hand of the market. Even fewer would attempt to influence it. Nevertheless, in its recent … Read more
Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Volume 18 Issue 14 21 September 2018 Warning: This fact warning may have appeared in previous publications. Big Up in Workers’ Earnings Needed to Keep Up With Reforesting Province Seasonal reforestation workers need to earn more as part of a major recalibration of the silviculture sector’s pricing and wage structure. It wasn’t … Read more
Rumour Mill RoundUpDate September 7, 2018 Volume 18 Issue 13 Warning: None of the facts and opinions expressed in this publication come from anonymous sources. Shouldn’t It Be the “New Abnormal”? Let’s set the scene summarizing the planet’s last two weeks of disasters: menacing wildfires along with oppressive smoke affected large parts of our continent’s … Read more
27 July 18 Volume 18 Issue 11 Warning: Special Summer Holiday Edition: There are no facts. RoundUpDate Takes a Summer Break If you find yourself thinking you’re missing something over the next few weeks it might be the RoundUpDate. We’re taking a break after all the year’s composing to do some recomposing. Look for us … Read more
13 July 2018 Volume 18 Issue 11 Warning: There are no fact warnings for this edition; although there may be facts, or fact residues, present. Some of those facts may contain dates, but not the edible kind. WFCA Summer Business Summit Will Now Be Held September 12th; Changed From August. Some changes in circumstances and … Read more
Warning: In view of the pending long weekend we have gone light on fact content. Government Asks For Recommendations to Revitalize the Coast Forest Sector It’s an axiom of commerce that owners of an enterprise have two areas where they have to succeed. They first need to look after their businesses. To do that they … Read more
Warning: Due to the surfeit of facts lately we have been hard pressed to maintain our punchy, sometimes ironic, terse brevity. We apologize for all the resulting reading required of our generous and patient subscribers. Some More Mild Hectoring on Extending the Spring Planting Window This Year We have it on good authority that if … Read more
Warning: Some facts are empirical, based on experience like you should not eat Tide Pods even if they look good to eat. Other facts are hypothetical, sometimes involving projections like the number of seedlings we could plant in 2020 in B.C. Both kinds of facts may be present in this issue. BCTS/Ministry Seeking Information from … Read more
18 May 2018 Volume 18 Issue 7 Warning: Some facts contained in this publication may appear unexpectedly. BC Flood and Fire Review Looks at Last Year’s Emergencies From Community Perspective Since 2001 there have been three major provincial reviews on wildfire in B.C., two driven by disastrous wildfire seasons. With last week’s release of the … Read more
