Warning: Some of the facts published in this edition may have been facts previously. Government Continues With More Forestry Announcements Our government’s overture of forestry announcements, agendas and action plans continues. The latest coming this week from Prince George with the release of three strategies under Forest Minister Steve Thomson’s Competitive Forestry mandate. Strong Past … Read more
Warning: Some facts contained in this issue are hot off the press and should be handled accordingly. BC’s Climate Plan Big on Investments in Forest Carbon Sequestration: Big News for Silviculter Sector Our B.C. government has just announced today its intention to reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by up to 25 million tonnes below current … Read more
Warning: Due to the summer holiday fact shortage our fact checkers have taken time off. Some articles may contain unchecked facts. Summer Tree Planting Season Winds Up Or does it wind down? Regardless, peaking at the provincial spring production rate of an estimated 120 per second, B.C. has seen, as of the end of this … Read more
Warning: Some of the facts mentions in this issue may be on summer holidays. Manual Brush Saw Equipment Operaotrs Have to Play by the Manual At the risk of giving away the ending to our pending brushing and clearing equipment guidelines it all boils down to this: All equipment must be operated within the manufacturer’s … Read more
Call To Action Again In Ten-Year Review of Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy Are recent wildfire disasters grounds for a revolution in wildfire management? In the parlance of disaster management a “focusing event” is that point at which we realize the status quo is no longer tolerable. Just whether the Fort McMurray fire is one of those … Read more
Warning: Some of the facts in this edition are scary. Irresponsible Gunfire an Emerging Threat to Forestry Workers Sign of trouble for forestry crews Reckless target shooting is a growing threat to forestry workers around the Fraser Valley according to recent reports from contractors. It’s become such a hazard foresters in one … Read more
May 6, 2016 Volume 16, Issue 8 Warning: Some of the figures contained in this edition may be facts. Forests Minister Brings Silviculture Service Providers into Compensation Fund MFLNRO Minster Steve Thomson announced today the addition of $1-million to the Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund, including a $500,000 sub-account intended to provide relief to silviculture … Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate April 22, 2016 Volume 16, Issue 7 Warning: Some of the facts contained in this edition may be mixed with figures. Starting With the Weather… This being Earth Day, and, so far, the warmest year on record for the planet we will mention the local weather. The Blob, … Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate March 24, 2016 Volume 16, Issue 6 Warning: Some of the facts contained in this article may be more interesting that important. Clearing Saw Workshop to Review Removing Safeguards And Other Habits For years many operators have removed safeguards on their clearing saws to make them more productive, … Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate March 11, 2016 Volume 16, Issue 5 Warning: Some of the facts contained in this RoundUpDate may be linked to form an idea. Therefore this RoundUpDate may contain induced ideas. This edition also refers to aliens, which are not facts, or necessarily a good idea. Why the Province’s … Read more