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Contractor Licensing Stalled on First Nations Issue

August 30, 2001

The licensing of silvicultural contractors in B.C. is stalled at the moment while government lawyers sort out whether Native silvicultural employers fall under provincial or federal labour statutes… Read more

Mid Coast Deal Causes Cutbacks on FRBC Spending

April 30, 2001

Forest companies holding back on tendering to Forest Renewal BC-funded forestry projects… Read more

WSCA to Appeal to WCB for Prime Contractor Regulation Review

April 30, 2001

Silvicultural contractors will ask Workers¹ Compensation Board executives to review regulations governing the assignment of prime contractor status on silvicultural work sites. Increasingly forest companies have engaged in downloading prime contractor status onto silvicultural contractors. Contractors have objected to this responsibility saying they have little control over the conditions they find on worksites after harvesting … Read more

Contractor Obligations Increase Under Canfor Certification

February 21, 2000

Silvicultural contractors’ working for Canadian Forest Products Ltd. will likely see an increase in responsibilities for documentation and training as part of the forest company’s ISO 14001 certification program being implemented this year. Read more

West Coast Contractors Face Tough Times

August 1, 1999

West Coast silviculture contractors who tend new forest plantations are in dire straits according to a recently released industry report… Read more

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