WSCA Advice On Fuel Surcharge Calculations May 25, 2011 Fuel costs have risen by as much as 30 per cent or more over prices that were current when most of this year’s work was bid or negotiated. There are standard formulae for contractors to negotiate fuel surcharges with clients. Read more
B.C. Interior faces high risk of catastrophic forest fires: expert May 27, 2009 Forest economist Tom Hobby says billions of dollars are needed to clear B.C.’s forest floor of forest fire fuel. Also, have a look at the attached video ‘Tom Hobby.asx’ from CBC TV News. Read more
Expect Massive Wildfires in the Wake of Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic February 9, 2007 WSCA Conference:Beetle-killed stands across the province will eventually be fuel for fiercely intense wildfires according to fire ecologist Bruce Blackwell. Read more
Government, residents ignore BC forest fire peril July 18, 2002 There is more than a whiff of fatalism among foresters familiar with the wildfire threat in B.C. and the rest of Canada. It may take a catastrophe to propel us into action. Read more
