Western Forestry Contractors' Association
Western Forestry Contractors' Association
  • About Us
    • WFCA
    • Board Members
  • News
    • Rumour Mill RoundUpDate
    • In the Media
    • Events
  • Conference
    • 2021 Conference
    • 2020 Conference
    • 2019 Conference
    • 2018 Conference
    • 2017 Conference
  • Membership
    • Join WFCA
    • Members
    • Service Directory
  • Workforce
    • Safety
    • Labour Issues
  • Advocacy
    • Policy
    • Practice
  • Contact

planters

Summer ’07 Rumour Mill Roundup – 30 August 2007

August 31, 2007

Capacity Summit: Investments in safety along with improving workers’ and supervisors’ wages eases workforce pressure for 2007.  Read more

Silviculture sector sees worker shortage

February 1, 2007

The B.C. silviculture industry — best known for tree planting — has seen a trend in the past two years towards a younger and more inexperienced workforce, show survey results released Wednesday at the opening day of the Western Silviculture Contractors’ Association annual convention.  Read more

Tree Planter Pesticide Studies Underway

June 2, 2006

Two significant studies to determine if tree planters’ health is threatened by working with fertilizers applied while planting and handling seedlings containing possible nursery residues are underway this spring. The investigations contained in Occupational Exposures to Fertilizer and Contaminants in BC Tree Planters are jointly funded by WorkSafeBC and the BC Safe Silviculture Project in …  Read more

Newsletter


Click here to download MSI Training Videos, Posters and Handouts. Presented by Mike McAlonan, Total Physiotherapy (Size 1.45GB)Total Physiotherapy   Join WFCA

Conference Sponsor


Industrial Forestry Service Ltd.
www.industrialforestry.ca

Western Forestry Contractors' Association
#720 - 999 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1K5 Canada
Tel: (604) 736-8660 | Fax: (604) 738-4080
Email: info@wfca.ca