Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 17 July 2020 Volume 20 Issue 9 Warning: Many of the facts contained in this short special summer holiday edition of our Rumour Mill RoundUpDate update may be short. Our RoundUpDate’s vast editorial campus is on a short break and short-handed. Here in short order is a short … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 26 June 2020 Volume 20 Issue 8 Warning: Consistent with BC’s Restart Plan this publication may include some non-essential facts. Guidance on COVID-19 Management for the Tree Planting Summer Shuffle Released BC Forest Safety Advocate Jordan Tesluk has released guidance to employers and workers on how to continue … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 12 June 2020 Volume 20 Issue 7 Warning: Some facts may appear in groups larger than six in this publication as part of our phase II fact strategy. Season going OK, but planting on “crews-control” has its strains Due to unforeseen circumstances we have quit predicting the future. … Read more
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