October 13, 2017 Vol. 17, Issue 20 Warning: This fact warning may have appeared in previous editions and is repeated here for clarification purposes. WFCA Business & Market Summit Proceedings Now Posted on WFCA Website Our regular readers will know we covered some of this in our last RoundUpDate. But we were unable then to … Read more
September 29, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 19 Warning: Some of the facts expressed in this edition may be accurate. A Summary And Synopsis Of Forecasts For Forestry Services From the WFCA Summit One of the main functions of any brain is to figure out what is going to happen next. The same applies to intelligent … Read more
September 15, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 18 Warning: Some of the facts expressed in this edition may pertain to the future and certain future conditions, which are unknowable and fact-free due to quantum entanglement and the universe just knowing better. WFCA Annual Market & Business Summit set for Kamloops 28th September Each year before the … Read more
September 1, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 17 Warning: Some of the facts expressed in this edition may contain opinions. BC Planters Reach Eight Billion Seedling Milestone This Year We have it on good authority from our statists at Forest Practices Branch that the latest numbers show we planted the province’s eight billionth seedling this year. … Read more
August 18, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 16 Warning: Some of the opinions expressed in this edition may contain facts. Will This Summer’s Smoke Focus the Need for a BC Wildfire Natural Hazard Policy? Kelowna 2003, Slave Lake 2011, Fort McMurray 2016, this year’s provincial wildfire emergency, and let’s not forget the almost catastrophic near-miss of … Read more
July 21, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 15 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition may be too hot to handle. What’s With These Fires? It’s Mostly The Fuels It’s important to note just how quickly and fiercely this year’s wildfire season has sprung up. It followed what was, in most parts, a long, cool … Read more
July 7, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 14 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition may have appeared in previous editions and have been published again in order to repeat them. Road Deactivation Continues to Hinder Planting Projects and Safety in B.C. and Alberta Contractor project managers may be justified in wondering what it will … Read more
June 23, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 13 Warning: Some of the facts contained in this edition may have political connotations. Spring 2017 Planting Season Winds Down; Summer Hot-Lift Warms Up The advent of the summer solstice is usually considered the best-before date for spring planting in a normal year. This year hasn’t been all that … Read more
June 9, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 12 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition may be subject to politics How Will Promised $15.00 Minimum Wage Affect Tree Planting? Assuming we may soon be setting our sails for new political winds in the province many contractors, especially tree planting employers, have to be thinking about … Read more
May 12, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 11 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition contain warnings. Spring 2017: Floods, Winds, Slides This Year Emphasize Need For Emergency Planning. We are not dealing with anything of Biblical proportions, but 2017 has so far seen a gamut of trials associated snow, floods, avalanches, mud-slides and, just this … Read more
