Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 4 March 2022 Volume 22 Issue 03 Warning: Some of the facts in the edition are based on actual events. Forecasters Say Weather Will Continue Temperature probabilistic forecasts for this spring appear inverted with the Arctic above normal and our western regions below normal as B.C. coast planting … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 17 December 2021 Volume 21 Issue 15 Warning: some facts in this edition may contain holiday cheer Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Special Happy Holidays Edition With Annual Christmas Crop Circle OK, so this is what happens when a safety campaign overshoots its message a little. Anyway, do take care. … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 26 November 2021 Volume 21 Issue 14 Warning: None of the facts contained in this publication contain ads. WFCA 2022 Conference: Should Modernizing Land Use Planning Mean Managing More for Natural Disasters? This apparent wildfire-resistant plantation originally prescribed-burned before planting. Can we retrieve this mostly abandoned silviculture practice … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 22 October 2021 Volume 21 Issue 13 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition appear as visual information which may lead to brain activity different from the concentration normally required for reading. FRPA Amendments Progress to Improving Forest Stewardship in BC This week Forests Minister Katrine Conroy … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 8 October 2021 Volume 21 Issue 12 Warning: Some facts contained in this publication concern the future and as a result of quantum mechanics those facts may actually be influenced by the future which makes checking facts concerning the past, present, and the future, well, tense. WFCA Establishes … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 24 September 2021 Volume 21 Issue 11 Warning: No traces of the annual fall seasonal outbreak of highly infectious pumpkin spice have been found in any of the facts or other content contained in this publication WFCA Establishes Fund to Support Lytton Wildfire Fighters During this summer’s Lytton … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate September 10, 2021 Volume 21 Issue 10 Warning: All opinions expressed in this edition contain facts. Some facts may contain opinions. Emergency Response is Only One Part of Preventing Wildfire Disasters There is more to it. Besides responding to wildfire emergencies, we need to manage all the hazard … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 25 June 2021 Volume 21 Issue 9 Warning: Due to the ongoing disruption of world-wide supply chains some facts contained in this issue may be missing parts. Heat Warning Issued for Forestry Workers as Temperatures Rise As temperatures rise so does the risk of heat stroke: best to decrease … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 11 June 2021 Volume 21 Issue 8 Warning: There is no fact warning for this edition other than this fact warning that there is no fact warning… BC Interior Spring Plant Winding Up (Down) Early in Many Parts There could be an unexpectedly long hiatus between spring and … Read more
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate 28 May 2021 Volume 21 Issue 7 Warning: Some parts of this publication may not contain all the available facts due to ongoing investigations and matters of privacy. WorkSafeBC Investigates Firms in Connections with Planting COVID-19 Outbreak After Northern Health declared a COVID-19 outbreak last week on a … Read more