FRBC

The WSCA graciously accepted the FNABC’s Green Timbers Award including (left to right): Nathaniel Stoffelsma Arbutus Grove Nursery; Hans Stoffelsma, past recipient; FNABC President Elizabeth Brown; John Betts WSCA Exec. Director; Rob Miller PRT Growing Services; and Ev Van Eerden past recipient.

Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Volume 16, Issue 18

October 14, 2016

Volume 16, Issue 18 October 14, 2016 Warning: Some of the facts contained in this volume were so dated they had to be exhumed from actual metal filing cabinets containing paper (not digital) folders. Did We Get It Wrong? What About Forest Renewal BC? Our readers don’t miss much. So naturally we got mail when … Read more

Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Volume 16, Issue 17

September 30, 2016

September 30, 2016 Volume 16, Issue 16 Warning: No bots, web crawlers, spiders or other forms of artificial intelligence have been used in the painstakingly human checking of the facts contained in this edition. Will We See 300-Million Seedlings Planted Per Year in the Furture? We haven’t seen anything like the recently announced commitments to … Read more

FRBC Money Saved From Skeena Failure

September 10, 2002

Close to a million dollars worth of public FRBC funds owed to Skeena Cellulose forestry contractors have been paid. The WSCA had a part in lobbying for the payment. Read more

FRBC Dismantled: Government Creates Forest Investment Account

October 29, 2001

Government announced major changes to forest policy in B.C. that will turn stumpage on its head and replace FRBC. Enhanced forestry got an increase in funding in spite of program cutbacks in other areas. Read more

Backlog Program Shifts to Impeded Stands and Free to Grow

August 10, 2001

A recently released report from the Ministry of Forests Forest Practices branch shows an increase in backlog silvicultural activities aimed at releasing impeded stands to free to grow status. Read more

FRBC Programs Spared This Year

June 14, 2001

FRBC Lite? Or gone completely? Forest Renewal BC’s programs won’t be reduced this year to pay for the Mid Coast agreement. But with reduced revenues how long can the corporation hold out? Read more

Mid Coast Deal Causes Cutbacks on FRBC Spending

April 30, 2001

Forest companies holding back on tendering to Forest Renewal BC-funded forestry projects… Read more

Have the NDP crippled FRBC?

April 24, 2001

On May 10, the board of directors of Forest Renewal BC will sit down to a critical meeting to try and unravel the potential mess the politicians have made for them… Read more