After a summer of sweltering RoundUpDates this edition finds our fact checkers getting philosophical, the Vancouver Province pronouncing the planting season a wash due to dry conditions (a kind of wash dry spin), the Forest Practices Board finding more fault again, and we saying OK, OK, enough with the planting robots. September 4, 2015 Vol. 15, Issue 17 Warning: Our fact checkers … Read more
Warning: Our fact checkers are on holidays. The contents of this issue may contain unchecked facts. BCTS to introduce contractor rating system at WSCA Summer Summit BC Timber Sales will present an overview of their proposed contractor pre-qualification rating system to be used in awarding future silviculture contracts as a key topic at the upcoming … Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate July 24, 2015 Vol. 15, Issue 15 Warning: Canadian philosopher and essayist John Ralston Saul has pointed out that there are enough facts around to prove just about anything. With that in mind, when facts are herded to face a certain direction, or selected to support an opinion, … Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate June 26, 2015 Vol. 15, Issue 13 Warning: All facts contained in this edition are intended for the edification and entertainment of the reader. Any other uses such as taking them out of context, misquoting, paraphrasing etc. may have unintended consequences. Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate May 29, 2015 Vol. 15, Issue 11 Warning: inappropriate reader use of the facts contained in this volume may lead to bias, sudden changes in opinion, swings in perspective, oversimplification, misplaced confidence, and argumentative tendencies. Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate May 1, 2015 Vol. 15, Issue 9 Warning: Some facts displayed as graphic information can be misleading. The warm sea temperature graphic below is not actually flames indicating the Pacific Ocean is on fire. They are only colours representing sea temperature variations. Although they do kind of look … Read more
Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate April 17, 2015 Vol. 15, Issue 8 Warning: Some facts contained in this issue may be true. Some facts may be based on assumptions. Some facts may be more true than others. Some facts may be used to support assumptions, which may form other facts. Please sort all … Read more
