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
Warning: Where RoundUpDate contents use figurative language containing facts, the facts may seem less factual. Warming Arctic and Jet Stream Muppet Flailing — Another Early Spring and Dry Summer? Admittedly that’s a tough headline to follow. But let’s try. Take a look at the graphic above. Why is the arctic so out of whack? One … Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate February 12, 2016 Volume 16, Issue 3 Warning: Some of the facts contained in this issue were used at the 2016 WSCA Conference. Forests Minster to Consider Ways to Insure Silviculture Contractors In his keynote address at the WSCA Annual Conference last week MFLNRO Minister Steve Thomson said … Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate January 29, 2016 Volume 16, Issue 2 Warning: Some of the facts containged in this issue may be more true than others. Feeling A Little Gray? Need Something To Look Forward To Besides Ground Hog Day? Have we mentioned that the WSCA will hold its annual conference next … Read more
Warning: The facts contained in this edition have been reduced for purposes of brevity. RoundUpDate returns for 2016 looking out to the future; sort of. Now that we are all back in our traces and setting out on another lap around our various orbits here is a brief outlook of the immediate future as we … Read more
WSCA 2016 Annual Conference Program Warning: Some of the facts contained in this edition may be exaggerated for marketing purposes. Dear Readers: We know over this last year we have sometimes subjected your patience to various forms of editorial indiscretion including often using larger words than necessary, presuming the editorial “we”, and suffering occasional bouts of journalistic … Read more
In this special door-busting Black Friday edition we offer facts at reduced prices, consider how wolf packs and GIS might help emergency planning, forecast the winter and spring weather sort of, and make the case for keeping the BC Bioenergy Network going… Warning: Being it is Black Friday we are offereing a door-buster special … Read more