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The Western Forestry Contractors’ Association – A Statement of Our Commitment to Improving Workplace Safety and Preventing Harassment and Violence in Treeplanting and Other Forestry Work. (02/28/2020)

February 28, 2020

One of the things that makes planting trees in Canada exceptional is the number of women who make up the seasonal workforce compared to the rest of the resource sectors. A 2015 B.C. labour market survey estimated women share nearly half the sector’s hard work and conditions. As a result, thousands of young women have … Read more

WFCA Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Volume 20 Issue 1

February 7, 2020

Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumor Mill RoundUpDate 7 February, 2020 Volume 20 Issue 1 Warning: In our first edition of 2020 none of our facts will be characterized using already well-worn figures of speech referring to vision or clarity. Survey Reveals Workplace Harassment and Assaults Tree planters, most of these women, responded to a recent … Read more

What’s Happening with Workplace Harassment and Violence in Tree Planting and Forestry? (02/07/2020)

February 7, 2020

Over the past 4 years, the Western Forestry Contractors Association (WFCA) and the BC Safe Forestry Program (BCSFP) have been prioritizing sexual harassment and assault as a key health and safety concern in our industry. In each of the past four years, we have hosted presentations and workshops on this topic at the annual WFCA … Read more

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