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Steep Slope
Logging:
Balancing Cost,
Safety and Production
Adapting to Steep Change:
The TLA’s 73rd Convention
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Industry Update:
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Alcohol And Drug Policy
Implementation In Forestry
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CONTENTS
WINTER 2016 Volume 38 Number 4 www.tla.ca
Columns & Departments
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President’s Message
Passing the Torch: A Reflection and an Inspiration
Don Banasky
Executive Director’s Message
Positive Spin Impossible: Six More Contractors Give Up In BC
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Cover
54 Steep Slope Logging Balancing Cost Safety and Production
Jim Girvan
David Elstone
Features
Education for Forestry Equipment Operators Continues in the Interior
37 In-Depth, Hard-Hitting and Lots of Fun: Join Us for
the TLA Convention & Trade Show in Vancouver!
10 Interior Logging Association’s Message
Wayne Lintott
13 North West Loggers Association’s Message
Stopping The Cycle: Boom And Bust Forest Industry Hard For
Northwest Loggers
Bill Sauer
15 Market Report
TPP & Log Exports: What Does The Future Hold?
David Elstone
16 Safety Report
Increasing Focus On Hiring And Developing Competent Supervisors
Russel Robertson
18 Legal Report
Looking Out For The Little Guy: Small Contractor Payment
Protection And Recovery
Stephen Ross
20 Business Matters
Measuring And Growing Your Business’ Goodwill
Chris Duncan
23 Message from the Premier
BC Forestry: Walking The Path To Sustained Success
Premier Christy Clark
24 Message from the Minister
Creating Positive Change: Our Forest Sector Competitiveness Strategy
Minister Steve Thomson
25 73rd Annual TLA Convention
& Trade Show 2016
Cover photo: Hans Peter Meyer
TLA Editorial
39 Industry Update: Alcohol and Drug Policy
Implementation in Forestry
Barb Butler
43 First Nations Elders and Forestry:
A Happily Remembered History
Ian MacNeill
46 North Island Success:
Forestry Education Program in Port Hardy
Robin Brunet
50 Snap Shot: Charles Bloom Secondary School
Forestry Program in Lumby
Martin Tooms
60 After the Fire: Salvaging Forestry in BC’s Interior
Robin Brunet
63 New Role, Long History:
Managing Change at Western Forest Products
Mike Cass
65 Beyond Loggers:
The Unifying Voice for BC’s Forestry Communities
Sandra Bishop
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Interior Logging Association
2015-2016 Board of Directors
Chairman Reid Hedlund
Don Banasky
First Vice Chairman Randy Spence
Jacqui Beban
Graham Lasure Second Vice Chairman Len Gudeit
Past Chairman Ed Smith
David Elstone
Directors Lee Callow
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Jacqui Beban
Sandra Bishop
Barb Butler
Robin Brunet
Mike Cass
Christy Clark
Chris Duncan
David Elstone
Jim Girvan
Wayne Lintott
Ian MacNeill
Russel Robertson
Stephen Ross
Bill Sauer
Steve Thomson
Martin Tooms
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FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD DESK...
W
elcome to the Winter 2016 edition of
Truck LoggerBC! It’s hard to believe another
year has gone by and we are just back from Christmas
shutdown. The TLA staff has been busy planning for
the TLA’s Annual Convention & Trade Show—January
13-15 at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver! Mark your
calendars and buy your tickets. We hope to see you there!
In this issue, the Safety Report looks at what qualifications are required for supervisors. In the past, the person
with the most experience and gung-ho attitude was the
likely candidate! Things have changed drastically and
more than ever training is key to having qualified supervisors. Further into the magazine, another safety article
looks at drug testing in the forest industry and what the
law requires in Canada. It is in the early stages but has
been successful in other provinces and other industries.
The Legal Report delves into what recourse small
business owners have if they are not getting paid and
the Business Matters article explains what goodwill is
within a business context and what it means in today’s
coastal forest industry. These are both important articles for TLA members who own smaller businesses in
the 1-4 or 5-10 employee ranges.
The Market Report looks at an unusual twist in the
Trans Pacific Partnership agreement that was signed
this past fall. A side letter between the Canadian and
Japanese governments has thrown log exports into a
grey area. Find out more on page 15.
This is our convention issue so we have an extra 24
pages of content! I can’t touch on all our feature articles
here but I’ll highlight a few. One feature addresses the
challenge of steep slope harvesting and what innovations
are out there to help with the transition. We have an excellent article where five First Nations elders who live on
BC’s coast tell their stories of working in the forest industry and why they think First Nations youth should
look to forestry for their careers. Finally, we highlight the
new high school forestry program on the north Island.
Port Hardy and Port McNeill have jumped in to offer a
forestry program that serves both high schools. We hope
it is going to be a great success!
We would like to wish you and your family a Happy
New Year and all the best for a safe and prosperous 2016!
As always, we hope you enjoy our magazine and that
you find it informative. If you have any feedback or
comments, please contact Brenda Martin, Director of
Communications, at 604.684.4291 ext. 2 or brenda@tla.ca.
Jacqui Beban,
Nootka Sound Timber Co. Ltd
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Don Banasky
TLA President’s MESSAGE
PASSING THE TORCH:
A REFLECTION AND AN INSPIRATION
A
s the TLA 73rd Convention &
Trade Show approaches with its
theme of “Adapting to Steep Change” and I
sit down to write this final article as TLA
President, I am set back but excited. I am
set back because as I reflect on my two
years as president, I find I am disappointed
the term is over. The role posed extreme
challenges but was also extremely rewarding. I have had the honor of leading an
association that is second to none in an
industry I enjoy to its core.
My career and life has changed positively
as a result of joining the TLA board and
then being elected to the executive. I developed a network of colleagues throughout
the industry and I continue to grow my
knowledge base on the issues, the solutions
and the players involved—from government to local communities—as a result of
this opportunity. I know this will help me
in supporting the next president and vice
president, as I sit as past president on the
executive for the next two years.
Have we accomplished as much as I
thought we would in the last two years? No.
However, we are continually “adapting to
steep change” in all we take on and we have
accomplished a lot when I stop and reflect.
I am proud of many achievements and for
applying the steady pressure in a business
environment on behalf of our members.
One achievement I’m proud of is our
work to change the culture of safety
throughout our forest industry. All of our
coworkers, friends and family who have
experienced a fatality or an injury in the
industry need to know and understand
that we are working hard to make a difference and create lasting change so no
one else gets hurt. I know we are increasing our voice on committees and our role
on issues pertaining to industry safety
which is getting results.
Contractor sustainability is another of
our key drivers and a real focus during my
time as president. It drives all our advocacy
decisions because without contractor sustainability all other issues are moot. We did
an excellent job of telling the contractor
sustainability story in this magazine and
face-to-face in industry meetings. We still
have a long way to go but I was heartened
at the Innovations Initiative meeting held
in November between Coast Forest Products Association (CFPA) and ourselves
with FPInnovations facilitating.
I would be remiss not to include my
excitement around contractor sustainability as it pertains to First Nations involvement. With First Nations communities
acquiring forest tenure and harvesting
rights, harvesting contractors, log buyers
and service providers alike are pleased to
be involved in this changing market. As
we participate, learn and educate, I feel a
glimmer of hope. A handful of licensees is
more a monopoly than a market and the
new entrants are a welcome addition to the
business dynamic. I am hopeful this
dynamic will be built on mutual respect,
trust and the foresight to work together for
the shared, long-term success of all. I am
proud to have worked with our Aboriginal
Affairs committee and board of directors
to develop a strong position statement on
the Tsilhqot’in Decision last year. Right
now, we look forward to publishing our
upcoming “Draft Guidelines For Contractors To Use In Developing First Nations
Relationships” and our First Nation’s
focused session, “Embracing Change in
First Nations Relationships” at our convention in January.
In order to adapt, represent and stay on
top of all of the issues, we must first maintain a strong association. I know the executive and board of directors found this
strength through hiring David Elstone.
David has been quick to grasp the role, get
involved and learn the on-the-ground
issues. He has achieved staggering results
in his first year with us. Working with the
TLA board, David has been quick to hit
difficult issues head on, ruffling some
feathers and opening some doors with his
analytical background and fresh perspectives when working with licensees and
government. An analyst by trade, it’s pretty
hard to dispute numbers as they pertain to
contractor sustainability and how this is an
industry issue, not just a contractor issue.
The timing of being sent out to pasture is
pretty good. We have a fund in place for
the Forestry Service Providers Protection
Act. Although we don’t have a funding
mechanism yet, we have managed to grow
the fund with government participation
and are thankful for the progress. The
board of directors and staff worked tirelessly on a strategic plan this year that will
lead us through 2017. I am happy to leave
this role with such a robust and forward
thinking plan in place to guide us.
In closing, I want to take this opportunity to thank my wife Krista, our two
kids, Shaelan and Paige, the Gregson
family (past business partners) and Western Canadian Timber Products (Brian
and Tricia Dorman) for their support of
this role and my TLA involvement over
the years. I also want to truly thank David
Elstone, the staff, all the past presidents,
the executive and my board of directors
for their huge contributions of time,
guidance, knowledge and support.
The natural progression for our executive is for the vice president to be elected to
the role of president. I want to wish Jacqui
Beban, TLA presidential candidate and a
partner in Nootka Sound Timber, luck in
the election at the AGM this month. She
has provided me and the TLA with the
support and insight of a true leader in her
role as my vice president. If elected, Jacqui
will be the first female TLA president and I
would be honored to serve as past president on the executive under her reign.
Finally, I encourage all of BC’s coastal
contractors to get involved, join the
TLA and have your voice heard.
Together we can get this industry on
track for global success and prosperous
longevity by creating a space for change
in David and Goliath’s relationship. We
are at the table and I encourage the players to listen closely and be open to a new
way of sharing information and doing
business. This will dictate the outcome
for BC’s forest sector—how we meet the
demands and compete for generations
to come. The time is now.
Don Banasky, President, TLA
Tel: 250.668.7746
Email: don.banasky@thedormangroup.ca
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David Elstone
TLA Executive Director’s MESSAGE
POSITIVE SPIN IMPOSSIBLE:
SIX MORE CONTRACTORS GIVE UP IN BC
I
am dismayed to report that erosion
of the contractor base continues
despite our forewarnings about the ongoing threat to BC forest industry’s supply
chain. This past fall, we saw two large
contractors disperse much, if not all, of
their equipment at auction. Just recently,
yet another finally succumbed to insolvency. It is fair to say all were driven to
take such action, in part, because of difficult negotiations and challenging business relationships with the major
licensees that contracted them.
That brings us to a total of six contractors this year that have significantly
reduced capacity by going to auction or
entered into CCAA (Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act) protection. More
than half of these were businesses based
on the BC coast. To put on a positive
front to promote our industry when
these things are occurring behind the
scenes is just not possible. The toll taken
this year comes on top of the 25 contractors who exited over the last ten
years. The impact on the employees and
the devastation in the communities—
more often than not—goes untold. And
yet, logs somehow, someway, continue
to be delivered.
While the attrition of the contracting
community continues, each individual
contractor must seek ways to survive, by
making decisions that affect them personally, as well as their employees and
their communities. To succeed is no easy
task, with many making a go of it by
always looking to the future. How else
can you explain the ability of contractors
to raise their hands at auctions and invest
hundreds of thousands of dollars on used
iron in a split second decision?
In fact, last October at the Ritchie
Brothers auction in Nanaimo, I was not
alone watching in amazement at a bidding war for a 124 Madill yarder that
ended with the winning bid at a snick
over a million dollars. To succeed in this
business, risk is part of the game. It is my
hope that such investments which are
necessary to keep contractors’ businesses
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moving forward are not misconstrued as
extravagance by their contract managers.
Our industry is on the cusp of change
with regards to new innovations (largely
imported from elsewhere), but undermining contractors’ confidence will be
harmful to our industry.
A subtle yet clear example of this
undermining of confidence happened
recently. Some BC contractors who
joined me in attending the Pacific Logging Congress’ (PLC) convention in
Hawaii this past November were treated
with disdain by some contract managers
for major licence holders in BC because
the event took place in Hawaii. These
contractors spent their own money to
attend this event in an effort to stay
ahead of global trends and in many cases
took their families so that while they
were on a working holiday, families
could be together.
on a working holiday in Hawaii. And we
wonder why collaboration and a positive
supply chain environment have been
missing on the BC coast and in the
province.
I am an advocate for logging contractors, but also for the industry as a whole.
The messaging from the various David
and Goliath articles over the last year or
so has described a path of short sighted,
destructive behaviour and, unfortunately,
it appears we still remain on that path.
There is a need to change course, for
whatever comes our way, be it a downturn or upturn, this industry is not going
to have the capacity to adjust in its current condition.
I am learning some industry leaders
see the path we are on as well and want
to change it. My message for action is
this, increase the communication
between senior executives and on-the-
To put on a positive front to promote our industry
when these things are occurring behind the scenes is
just not possible.
Founded in 1909, the PLC’s mission is
to provide sound technical education
about the forest industry and promote
the need for responsible forestry to supply global wood fibre needs. The PLC
membership consists of contractors,
licensees and timberland owners alike
from around the Pacific Rim.
The annual conference seeks to provide opportunities for members to learn,
network, collaborate and ensure they are
on the forefront of emerging logging
technology, best operating practices and
recruitment strategies. This year was no
exception. I listened to some excellent
presentations on innovative steep slope
harvesting, workforce planning, industry
recruitment and retention programs.
It is pretty sad commentary that it is
not acceptable for a contractor to go
abroad to learn and bring cost reduction
and safety improvement ideas back to
their operations—even when they do it
ground management to ensure clear
understanding of expectations with
regards to the health of the company’s
supply chain. Seek to continue the dialogue that has begun between licensees
and contractors through the recent work
of the CFPA and TLA and facilitated by
FPInnovations with our Innovations
Initiative. And of course, attend our 73rd
TLA Convention & Trade Show to hear
directly from contractors and licensees
alike in order to become aware of the
challenges and help our industry leave
its current path.
David Elstone, RPF, Executive Director, TLA
Tel: 604.684.4291 ext. 1
Email: david@tla.ca
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Wayne Lintott
Interior Logging Association’s MESSAGE
EDUCATION FOR FORESTRY
EQUIPMENT OPERATORS
CONTINUES IN THE INTERIOR
O
nce again the Interior Logging
Association has been successful
in applying for and receiving grant funding from the Canada-British Columbia
Job Fund Agreement. The new training
program has allowed us to train 16 new
heavy equipment operators for the forest
industry and four logging truck drivers.
Applications have been coming in from
all over the Interior and some from the
coast as well. We have received over 60
requests to register but, unfortunately,
we have had to turn down many students because we just don’t have the
space. It has been very encouraging to
see the applications coming in and it
has made training one of our main goals
moving forward. We are sourcing all
possible government funding programs
to continue our four-year-old heavy
equipment operator and log truck driver
training efforts.
I would like to thank Amanda Black
from West Fraser Timber and West
Fraser Timber itself along with their
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Owen Sutton
Jason Earwaker
Ivan Haines
Kelly William
Kaleb Carpenter
Amanda Colebank
Amanda Black
Kennith Paterson
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contractors who have stepped up to
help us with the on-site field training
of our students. Without their continued support our program would
not be functional today. Thank you
also to Rocky Ashton of Rocky Forest
Management Ltd. for his classroom
is “Be the Change for Forestry Safety.”
We are pleased to announce that this
year we have combined our conference
with the 2nd Annual Interior Safety
Conference. Last year, this conference
was held in Prince George along with
Canadian North Resources Expo. We
We have trained 16 new heavy equipment operators
and four logging truck drivers.
instruction and on-site field supervision.
And a thank you goes out to Thompson
Rivers University at Williams Lake and
Kamloops for their continued support
of our program. Finally, thank you to
Gillian Watt of Holmwood Resources,
she is our program manager and ensures
we are all on schedule and within the
guidelines of the program.
Its start-up time again for our 2016
Annual Conference and Trade Show. The
date this year is May 5, 6 & 7 in Vernon,
BC. This is our 58th year and our theme
are looking forward to welcoming the
Interior Safety Conference delegates to
our conference in Vernon. Be sure to
mark your calendar for this event! For
more information, check out our website
at www.interiorlogging.org or call the
ILA office at 250.503.2199.
In closing, I wish everyone a successful
and prosperous 2016. I look forward to
working with our affiliated associations,
members and government agencies to
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Bill Sauer
North West Loggers Association’s MESSAGE
STOPPING THE CYCLE: BOOM AND
BUST FOREST INDUSTRY HARD
FOR NORTHWEST LOGGERS
T
he Pacific Northwest has always
experienced boom and bust cycles.
I recall that even in the 1970s and 80s as
a log truck owner, when a slowdown in
the forest industry occurred; we were
the first area to shut down and the last to
start up. This was due to our higher cost
of fibre extraction, steeper terrain and
higher pulp content.
In the early 1980s when the entire
province—and especially the forest
industry—followed the rest of the developed countries into a recession, the
Northwest was almost at a standstill.
My logging truck sat idle for over a year
and when I did go to work it was in the
Interior. You could shoot a cannon down
the main corridor of our local shopping
mall and not hit anybody.
The pulp mill and its related sawmills
once accounted for over 10,000 direct
and indirect jobs in the Northwest area.
Over this seven year period millions of
dollars were left unpaid to contractors,
suppliers and governments causing hardship not only to the affected communities
but to employees and families relying on
a thriving forest industry.
Due to this collapse, Tree Farm Licence
#1 was apportioned out to local First
Nations and the City of Terrace now has
a community forest. The harvesting community evolved into market loggers. Our
wood is marketed throughout the world.
Our logs were exported to China and
Korea. Our pulpwood was shipped to
pulp mills in the Lower Mainland. There
are many small sawmillers in the area
What we need is the political will and climate to
encourage the logging industry to contribute to the
Northwest’s economy once again.
The economy picked up in the mid to
late 80s and good times and prosperity
returned to the area until the collapse of
Repap (the major employer in the area)
in 1997 and the subsequent demise of the
then NDP government rescued Skeena
Cellulose a few years later. Millions upon
millions of dollars were lost by contractors, suppliers and employees here in the
Northwest. Repap problems in BC had
been apparent since 1990. A letter from our
association to then Forest Minister Andrew
Petter in 1995 proved to be very prophetic.
In it we stated, “The trickledown effect
through the Pacific Northwest’s economy
of a delayed pay schedule will be devastating. What might be even more devastating
is if Repap decides to abandon its BC division and leave millions of dollars in unpaid
bills to its unsecured creditors.”
In 2002, the Liberal government sold
Tree Farm Licence #1 and its assets to
New Skeena Forest Products for $6 million. The company was unable to secure
financing to get off the ground and in the
fall of 2004 was forced into receivership.
who now have easier access to wood.
The other large forest employer in the
area was West Fraser with its sawmill
in Terrace and its Eurocan pulp mill in
Kitimat. After many years of operating at a
loss, the company announced on October
2009 that it would permanently close the
pulp mill on January 31, 2010. The reasons
given for the closure were higher exchange
rates, 40 per cent lower prices for the
products manufactured and a shortage of
low cost fibre. This closure resulted in over
600 direct and indirect job losses and officially marked the end of any large forest
related manufacturing in our area.
Our contracting community has always
seemed to adapt to the changing times.
Contractors have downsized or right-sized
to accommodate the amount of work that
comes their way. Small blips in the economy come along and keep people working.
A Chinese company, Roc Holdings, purchased the old Skeena sawmill in 2012 and
reopened it after it had been mothballed
for five years. This provided jobs for approximately 50 mill workers and 40 or so
loggers. Earlier this year, the mill closed
down citing poor market conditions.
The Terrace economy is more diverse
than ever before. It has relied on the Alcan
modernization in Kitimat to provide jobs.
The Highway 37 hydro line provided jobs
for contractors to clear the right-of-way.
The site preparation for the up and coming LNG projects has provided employment. The area is a trading hub for the
new mines that have started or are about
to start production in the area. New hotel
and housing construction are causing a
flurry of activity within the region.
However, with the low demand for export logs the harvest community is once
again almost at a standstill. With the closure of one of the purchasers of our pulp
wood, another door has closed. What
seems to be lacking in the area is a constant
and reliable entity to provide the forest sector with some sense of surety. We need new
investment and entrants into the business;
however, relying on the export market is
not the answer. We are at the beginning of
cutting mature second growth here in the
Northwest. With the reductions of AAC in
the Interior due to the beetle infestation, we
need a manufacturing facility to accommodate our good fortune. Wayne Drury from
Coast Tsimshian Resources spoke three
years ago about creating a facility to utilize
the high pulp content in our area; however,
there have been no updates since.
While we in the region appreciate
the diversification in the economy—the
prospect of steadier jobs through the proposed LNG industry and the initiation
of some of the long shovel-ready projects—for those in the logging industry
continuity and initiative would also be
appreciated. We have the resource, the
people, the ability and the drive. What
we need now is the political will and climate to encourage the logging industry
to be a significant contributing factor to
the Northwest’s economy once again.
Bust won’t add to the provincial coffers.
Boom might be a stretch. But a solid echo
would sure provide a lot of jobs in the
industry.
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David Elstone
Market REPORT
TPP & LOG EXPORTS:
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?
L
ast fall, the interest of the coastal
BC forest industry was engaged
by rumors that the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) negotiations were
including discussions around the potential easing of Canadian log export
restrictions driven by requests from
Japan. We were all kept in the dark, but
speculation swirled around potential
changes to one of the hottest of hot
political potatoes that our industry has
seen in modern times—changes to log
export regulations.
As you recall, the TPP was finally
agreed to during the federal election
campaign, but it wasn’t until after the
election that details were released. The
Japanese conceded on import tariffs
of Canadian SPF (spruce-pine-fir)
lumber and OSB wood panels, but the
TPP deal did not appear to contain
any wording relating to change for log
exports. Business as usual. Hopes were
dashed, but expectations weren’t overly
high that easing of restrictions would
materialize.
So it was with renewed interest that a
recent article in Embassy News revealed
that there was a side deal (or side letter)
specifically on log trade between Japan
and Canada. As it reads, the side letter
is ambiguous at best and would appear
to not indicate any change in business.
Key players in Canada seem to agree.
However, Embassy News reports and
our own market intelligence suggests,
the Japanese interpret the letter differently. Japanese importers believe the
deal allows for the trade of logs between
Canada and Japan with the easing of
the current constraints exporters face
today. The side letter is posted online
on the Global Affairs Canada website,
but the key paragraphs from that letter
are provided here:
In connection with the signing on this
date of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Agreement (the “Agreement”), I have the
honour to confirm the following understanding reached by the Governments
of Japan and Canada during the course
of negotiations regarding trade in forest
products…
…and your letter of confirmation in
reply shall constitute an understanding
between our two Governments on the
application between Japan and Canada
of rights and obligations contained in the
Agreement, which shall enter into force
on the date on which the Agreement enters into force.
The curious thing in this trade negotiation is understanding what the
Access to international markets sustains local jobs
in British Columbia.
…In the context of liberalized trade for
forest products, upon implementation of
the TPP, notwithstanding the exception
for the export of logs of all species from
the application of Articles 3 (National
Treatment) and Article 11 (Import
and Export Restrictions) in Chapter
2 (National Treatment and Market
Access for Goods) of the Agreement, the
Government of Canada shall issue permits upon request for the export of logs
destined for Japan following the procedures set out in the Export and Import
Permits Act and its applicable notices
and regulations and provincial and territorial laws and regulations.
For greater certainty, Japan and
Canada confirm that nothing in this letter shall have any other implications with
respect to Canada’s existing practices
and procedures relating to its existing
measures concerning the export of logs
of all species. In respect of the export of
logs, Japan and Canada maintain their
rights and obligations under the WTO
Agreement, and any dispute regarding a
matter relating to the export of logs shall
be settled under the WTO….
Japanese gain in exchange for what they
gave up on tariff eliminations. It is not
clear what the motivation is behind the
relief on Japanese tariffs. Perhaps it was
some other trade item from Canada that
affected another non-forestry related
industry? Or maybe, because Japan subsidizes the use of its domestic timber,
tariff eliminations were done to offset
that subsidy. Or was there an expectation for access to Canadian logs? Why
was this side letter written if the status
quo was to be maintained?
As this deal still needs to be ratified
by Parliament, we won’t know which
country’s interpretation is truly correct until after the deal is in effect. We
do know that to maximize the coastal
harvest, market diversification that includes the exporting of logs is essential.
After all, we know one certainty: Access
to international markets sustains local
jobs in BC.
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Russel Robertson
Safety REPORT
INCREASING FOCUS ON HIRING AND
DEVELOPING COMPETENT SUPERVISORS
T
he profitability of a forest business depends, in part, on supervisors’ ability to take an orderly approach
to making sure everything is following
an established plan. Controlling the business, minimizing loss, sustaining safe
production all contribute to increased
safety and productivity.
Gone are the days when the employer
would default to a person with the most
operational or technical experience
and absorb the cost of learning by trial
and error.
Today’s supervisors have objectives to
achieve and need to respond to changing situations. The successful supervisor
must be able to anticipate and plan for
possible variation and upset conditions,
recognize a change in risk and be adaptable under pressure.
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The forces of change are constant in
workplaces. When selecting supervisors,
consider:
CREATIVITY:
Effective supervisors must have the
ability to come up with new responses
to situations and recognize good ideas
that come from other sources.
MENTAL AGILITY:
The supervisor must have the ability to
grasp problems quickly, to think of several things at once and assess the whole
situation quickly.
LEARNING HABITS:
Effective supervisors are independent
as learners and take responsibility for
what is learned.
In order to be effective, supervisors
also need a combination of four key managerial skills.
1. TECHNICAL SKILL: Proficiency in an
activity that involves methods, processes,
procedures or techniques. Individual performers expect their supervisor to be able
to help and guide them with technical
problems.
2. HUMAN SKILL: The ability to work
with, understand, motivate, and communicate with individuals and groups.
Human skill also includes the ability to
resolve conflict, and to discipline when
appropriate.
3. CONCEPTUAL SKILL: The ability to
understand abstract or general ideas and
apply them to specific situations. For example,
understanding how the total forestry operation can be affected by a specific activity.
4. DIAGNOSTIC SKILL: The ability to analyze the nature of a problem with people,
ideas, things or events. Supervisors are frequently called on to size up a problem in
order to take appropriate corrective action.
Diagnostic skill overlaps with the other
managerial skills. An experienced supervisor once expressed it to me this way:
“Figuring out what’s wrong is why I am
here, seeing the risk and taking care of it
before it causes a negative impact such as
an injury. If all problems had a ready solution, you wouldn’t need a supervisor.”
Now more than ever, the employer
must use a combination of strategic selection, formal training, and on-the-job
coaching in order to transition an employee into a competent and qualified
supervisor. The challenges during transition are many. The most critical is recognizing that people who were their peers
are now their subordinates. Additionally,
they will have to work hard to build trust,
gain credibility and earn respect from
both their superiors and subordinates.
THREE WAYS TO TRAIN NEW
SUPERVISORS
Here are three things you should do
to train and prepare new supervisors
for success.
1 Conduct a personality assessment, so
new supervisors can better understand
themselves and how they need to adapt
their behaviors with others. It increases
their self-knowledge: how they respond
to conflict, what motivates them, what
causes them stress and how they solve
problems, and manage their crews more
effectively by understanding the characters and priorities of their direct reports.
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2 Determine the level of skill required
and make a competency matrix. Use
the competency matrix as the benchmark to rate the level of performance
and identify any skills gaps. Supervisors should complete a self-assessment and also be verified by their
managers who observe their actual
performance on the job.
3 Develop a training plan and schedule
supervisor education to close the skills
gap. This is usually accomplished by
attending in-house or off-site seminars
and workshops.
The BC Forest Safety Council currently
delivers three supervisor modules, each
module a day long: Due Diligence, Communications and Leadership. Learn more
about the three modules and scheduling
here: http://www.bcforestsafe.org/node/98
A fourth module is scheduled to be developed and tested in 2016 and this module will focus on managing employee performance. Content will cover integrated
topics such as managing employee safety
and fatigue; alcohol and drug policy;
managing quality of work; and, how to
successfully and proactively address any
potential performance issues to ensure
highly motivated workers as well as safe
and productive workplaces.
There is also a falling supervisor
course, learn more here: http://www.bcforestsafe.org/node/2216 which is a prerequisite training course prior to falling
supervisor certification.
WorkSafeBC also offers an online
training course specific to supervisors’ responsibilities regarding safety in
the workplace: Supervising for Safety:
http://www.supervisingforsafety.com/.
Russel Robertson is the Director of Programs
and Training for the BC Forest Safety Council.
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Stephen Ross
Legal REPORT
LOOKING OUT FOR THE LITTLE GUY:
SMALL CONTRACTOR PAYMENT
PROTECTION AND RECOVERY
P
ayment protection for large corporate logging contractors with
full phase replaceable logging agreements has been significantly improved
by the lien provisions of Part 1, and the
insolvency Compensation Fund provisions of Part 2, of the Forestry Service
Providers Protection Act (FSPPA). But
what payment protection is available
for small, independent owner/operator
contractors with relatively small claims,
say under $100,000? This article will
address that question.
licence; a forestry licence to cut; or a
road permit. Subcontractors do not
have a direct claim to the Compensation Fund, but the Administrative
Authority under the Fund’s Administrative Agreement will attempt to
ensure that claims of eligible contractors will be applied to their unpaid
subcontractors.
If a small contractor does not have a
claim under the FSPPA, because of the
nature of its services or the licence
under which it performs those services,
Small contractors should not assume that the FSPPA
does not apply to them.
Firstly, small contractors should not
assume that the FSPPA does not apply
to them. If they provide services to a
forest products owner they are entitled
to a lien under that Act, provided that
those services consist of felling, bucking, yarding, skidding, processing,
chipping, grinding, decking, loading,
hauling, unloading, dryland sorting, or
logging road construction and maintenance. If they provide subcontracting
services to a contractor who has entered
into a contract with a forest products
owner, they are not entitled to a lien
under the FSPPA, but they have a
charge on all accounts due to the contractor. The lien or charge may be registered by filing a financing statement
in the Personal Property Registry.
Small contractors to a licence holder
who becomes insolvent are also protected by the FSPPA and may have
access to the Forestry Service Providers
Compensation Fund, provided that the
licence holder holds one of the following licence agreements set out in Section 12 of the Forest Act: a forest licence;
a timber licence; a tree farm licence; a
community forest agreement; a First
Nations woodland licence; a community salvage licence; a woodlot licence;
a licence to cut; a free use permit; a
Christmas tree permit; a timber sale
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that contractor may still have a claim
under the Woodworker Lien Act (WLA).
The WLA was not revoked when the
FSPPA was proclaimed. The WLA gives
a lien for “labour or services,” which
are not limited to the traditional phases
of a timber harvesting operation. They
include most work usually associated
with a timber harvesting operation,
including mill processing operations.
However, a woodworker lien is generally only available to wage earning
individuals who personally render services, not to corporations, with the
possible exception of “one man” companies and wage earning shareholders
who are paid by their companies.
A woodworker lien requires the filing of a statement of the lien in a registry of the Supreme Court, and is subject to strict time limits, so small
contractors who wish to claim such a
lien for their labour or services should
consult legal counsel.
Small contractors with claims not
covered by the FSPPA or the WLA will
have to seek recourse in the courts to
recover those claims. If the claim is
$25,000 or less, the contractor must
proceed in Small Claims Court. The
purpose of that Court is to allow people
who bring claims to have them resolved
and to have enforcement proceedings
concluded in a just, speedy, inexpensive and simple manner. The contractor can be self represented in Small
Claims Court, which will save legal
costs if the claim is disputed. Also, if
the claim exceeds $25,000, the contractor may reduce its claim and “elect
down” to that monetary limit of the
Small Claims Court.
Claims greater than $25,000 must be
pursued in Supreme Court. That will
require the contractor to retain a lawyer. The legal costs involved will
depend on whether a defence is filed to
the claim. If no defence is filed, the
legal costs to commence an action and
obtain a default judgment are not
excessive. However, if a substantive
defence is filed, the contractor should
consider its prospects for success and
the legal costs that will be incurred
because commercial litigation can be
expensive. The contractor should also
consider that, even if it obtains judgment, enforcing that judgment against
a defendant with few assets and no viable business can be difficult and expensive, and may be unsuccessful.
The lien, charge, and insolvency protection of the FSPPA, and the lien protection of the WLA, are always preferable to a court action and an unsecured
judgment, even with such available
enforcement remedies as garnishment
orders and writs of execution. To avoid
losses small contractors should maintain vigilant credit practices, pursue
unpaid accounts swiftly, and seek and
obtain legal advice when necessary.
Stephen Ross is a Partner at Miller Thomson
LLP and works out of its Vancouver office.
Stephen’s practice is concentrated in the areas
of commercial litigation, forestry law, and
insolvency law. He can be reached at
604.643.1205 or sross@ millerthomson.com.
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Chris Duncan
Business MATTERS
MEASURING AND GROWING
YOUR BUSINESS’ GOODWILL
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What is goodwill?
oodwill is an intangible asset that
arises when a buyer acquires an existing business, but pays more than the fair
market value of the net assets (total assets
- total liabilities). The goodwill amounts to
the excess of the “purchase consideration”
(the money paid to purchase the asset or
business) over the total value of the assets
and liabilities. Goodwill will show up as an
intangible asset on the balance sheet, since
it can neither be seen nor touched.
Goodwill only arises when a business is
sold as a whole. Taking your equipment to
the auction, for example, will not generate
any goodwill for the owner. The blood
sweat and tears you have in your business
may not always result in goodwill.
VALUING GOODWILL
Business goodwill can be measured
three different ways: The cost approach,
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Cost Approach
Using the cost approach method you
would calculate the opportunity cost of
lost income should you need to start the
business from day one again and rebuild it
to its current status. The present value of
these lost incomes would be the goodwill
associated with the business.
Market Approach
The market approach uses the sale
price that has been agreed upon and subtracts the value of all tangible assets to
determine the goodwill. Any excess over
the asset value is goodwill.
Income Approach
The income approach is the most commonly used approach in determining the
goodwill value of a business. In this
approach, the discounted cash flows
method is the optimal method of determining the overall value of a business.
Once a total business value has been
determined, using the discounted cash
flows method, the fair market value of all
assets is subtracted to determine the
residual goodwill.
HOW TO GROW THE GOODWILL IN
YOUR BUSINESS
The methods of growing the goodwill in
your business are numerous, however they
all drive the same end result. Simply put,
increase your annual income and the
goodwill associated with your business will
grow. The following are a few of the areas
to focus on when growing your business.
Efficiency
By improving your efficiency, you can
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As a business owner ask yourself the following questions: Do your crews work
well together? Do they mesh smoothly? Or
are they blaming each other for lackluster
performance? For example, are your truck
drivers blaming the loading crews for the
number of loads they can haul in the day
or do they praise the loader operators for
their speedy turnaround time? The more
integrated and cooperative team you field,
the higher your efficiency will be.
Next, ask yourself how old your equipment is and check what state it is in. How
many hours a month do you have that equipment sitting idle and getting repaired?
Are the repairs required because of use or
abuse? Do you have the right operators for
the right pieces of equipment? A major repair
can eat up your bottom line pretty quickly.
Production
By maximizing your production, you
can maximize your earnings.
Are you setting production goals on a
monthly basis at a minimum? Are your
crews aware of these goals? Are you tracking your results and following up on discrepancies in a timely fashion? Are you and
your people accountable for these goals?
How often do you celebrate successes?
Communication
One of the most important factors of
running your business like a business is
communication. You will see benefits in all
aspects of your business by setting an environment of open communication.
When considering what communication
practices to use as a business owner, ask
yourself the following: Do your staff feel able
to initiate conversations with you? How often
do staff members bring new ideas to you?
Are you open to these suggestions? How
easy are you to get a hold of when not on site?
And finally, how often do the staff meet as a
group and discuss the goals of the business?
Technology
A question every business owner should
ask is, are there any technologies that can
improve my business and do I need them?
Will the improvement outweigh the investment? Are my competitors investing in the
technology? If you answer yes to any of
these questions, you need to act.
There is no easy way of simply unlocking the goodwill in your business. However, by working on the other aspects of
your business to make it as efficient and
profitable as possible, you should be able to
grow goodwill in your business.
Chris Duncan, CPA, CA is a Forestry Services
Business Advisor for MNP LLP.
Tel: 250.748.3761
Email: chris.duncan@mnp.ca
The TLA Perspective on Goodwill
The apparent lack of goodwill in today’s
logging contractor’s business is a core element of the TLA’s concerns for contractor
sustainability. When contractors can’t exit
their business and capture their years of
invested sweat equity, what really is the economic incentive to go into logging? Six contractors this year reduced capacity or entered
into CCAA protection. How many times
over the last few years have you heard that
today’s contractors aren’t willing to pass their
business onto the next generation as a result
of the high risks, low rates of returns and
endless frustration? A characteristic of a
strong supply chain is one that is capable of
having contractors that can sell their business
for more than just the market value of their
iron. The crux of the problem is that with no
goodwill left in the logging business, will
there be a next generation of logging contractors to fill the gap? And again, there is no
wonder why investment and innovation are
low. As we said before: This not a contractor
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BC FORESTRY:
WALKING THE PATH TO
SUSTAINED SUCCESS
by Premier Christy Clark
T
hey say it’s not about whether you
get knocked down—it’s whether
you get up.
For the 150,000 British Columbians
who depend on a thriving forest industry to pay their mortgage and provide
for their families, directly or indirectly,
there have been a few knockdowns the
past few years. The global economic
slowdown, the pine beetle infestation
and shifting market demands have all
presented challenges.
and First Nations leaders—because
quite frankly, as a province we haven’t
always ensured First Nations received a
fair share of the economic benefits from
our resource economy.
With more agreements every year,
and renewed efforts towards reconciliation and negotiation, we’re on the right
track.
By continuing our proven strategy of
international trade missions and negotiations, we’re also going to continue to
In dollar values, forest products are worth double
what we export in metallic minerals and in coal.
There’s no question these have been
significant problems, which caused a lot
of uncertainty and sleepless nights. Yet
the future is bright.
Not only is global demand on the
rise, but we’re working closely with the
industry to ensure BC’s forest industry
remains competitive.
It starts with ensuring a reliable, sustainable timber supply, with targeted
investments in forest growth, including
the $10 million for Strategic Wildfire
Prevention we announced at last year’s
UBCM Conference—bringing the total
to $78 million since 2004—which focuses on reducing the wildfire risk around
communities. We’re also developing
the Forest Enhancement Program, to
undertake salvage harvesting of dead
timber, wildfire risk reduction and fuel
management operations, and to enhance reforestation efforts and wildlife
habitat restoration in stands severely
impacted by wildfires and mountain
pine beetle.
We’re also focusing on creating certainty around the land base by continuing to work with First Nations, especially
in the light of last year’s Supreme Court
decision. That’s why I’ve convened two
historic meetings between my Cabinet
grow markets for BC wood, especially
with the growing markets of Asia; for
example, exports to China have increased by 20 times since 2003. But as
important as those markets have become, our primary market will continue
to be the United States for the foreseeable future. I have made it clear to the
new federal government that renewing
the Softwood Lumber Agreement will
continue to be our priority.
While government is finding ways to
expand traditional export markets for
BC wood products, it’s also important
to explore new technologies and products. For example, almost a third of BC’s
wood fibre is used for bio-energy—and
with an increasing emphasis on green
solutions for heating and energy around
the world, demand is only going to
grow.
Innovation also means finding new
ways to use very old products. BC is a
world leader in using wood to construct
taller and more complex structures
than ever before—just look at the
Wood Innovation and Design Centre
in Prince George. Currently the tallest
contemporary wood building in North
America, it may not retain that title for
long; scientists and design professionals
are researching wood buildings of up to
30 storeys.
With targeted investment, support
for applied research, policies that support bioenergy, alternative wood-based
product manufacturing and investment,
and regulatory reductions that drive innovation—BC’s forest industry can and
will continue to lead.
It’s appropriate this year’s TLA’s 73rd
Convention & Trade Show is all about
adapting to steep change—because even
for the oldest industry in BC, the path
to success sometimes means climbing a
steep hill.
We’ll be there to help and support you
every step of the way, because the success of the forest industry matters for all
British Columbians. The forest industry
provides good-paying, secure jobs; the
kind people raise families on, creating
and supporting entire communities.
If you look at value‐added economic
output, BC’s forest sector is the largest
in North America. In dollar values, forest products are worth double what we
export in metallic minerals and in coal.
That’s in addition to the estimated $757
million in direct revenues to government, which funds the services we all
depend on, from health care to schools.
Over the next three years, we’re forecasting forest revenues to break $900
million.
This is the 73rd annual TLA convention, which goes to show the forest
industry’s longevity and durability. If
change is the only constant in forestry;
then one of the only constants in British
Columbia is forestry. Through good
times and bad, it’s been dependable, resilient, and profitable. That was the case
73 years ago—and it will still be the case
73 years in the future.
Thank you for your hard work.
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CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE:
OUR FOREST SECTOR
COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGY
By Minister Steve Thomson
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
I
t’s been another interesting year
for BC’s forest sector and this past
year one of the main focuses of the
ministry has been work on a Forest
Sector Competitiveness Strategy. As
global market conditions change, we
need to change with them and we all
need to work together in order to keep
BC’s competitiveness position. Why?
Because forestry built this province
and, although our economy is becoming more diversified, forestry remains a
key economic driver.
under development will be operational
in fiscal 2016/2017.
The program will undertake salvage
harvesting of dead timber, wildfire risk
reduction and fuel management operations. The program will also enhance
reforestation efforts and wildlife habitat
restoration in stands severely impacted
by wildfires and mountain pine beetle
in the Interior. Enhancement would
also occur on low-productivity, highelevation hemlock and balsam forests
on the coast to increase their long-term
Forestry provides almost 150,000 direct and indirect
jobs in communities all around the province. We
want to work to keep it that way.
Forestry provides almost 150,000 direct and indirect jobs in communities all
around the province. We want to work
to keep it that way. Government’s role is
to provide the hosting conditions, and
the environment that will allow industry
to thrive and keep those jobs.
The strategy has six key themes:
Reliable and Sustainable Timber
Supply
Competitive Industry Hosting
Conditions
Improving Certainty around the
Land Base
Market Access and Growth for
Forest Products
Driving Innovation and
Diversification
Rural Community Transition and
Stability
In September, in her keynote address
to UBCM, Premier Christy Clark announced a new Forest Enhancement
Program. This new program currently
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value. The program will specifically target areas that were previously thought
to be too uneconomic to harvest and
reforest. In the Interior, now that the
mountain pine beetle infestation has
run its course, we need to do more to
restore wildlife habitat, and also look
for opportunities to maximize use of
residual fibre. The Forestry Fibre Action
Plan released in fall 2015, found ways to
enhance security of fibre supply for secondary and non-lumber users of lower
quality and residual fibre.
On the coast, ministry staff and
industry are looking at ways to drive
out the inefficiencies and extra costs associated with log handling. Every time
a log is handled, the value of the log is
reduced. So far, the joint government
and industry team has mapped out the
log handling process and identified four
key projects to improve efficiencies
in: scaling methods, export process,
cruise-based billing, and log grading.
Market access is an important part of
competitiveness and to that end, at the
time of writing, I’m about to embark
on my fourth trade mission as Forests
Minister to Japan and China. I’ll be
accompanied by 30 senior forestry executives, and the intent, as always, is to
build the market for BC wood products
in our two biggest off-shore markets.
Having a strong market in China certainly helped BC when the US housing
market crashed.
The recent expiry of the CanadaUS Softwood Lumber Agreement is a
timely reminder of why we should not
put all our trade eggs in one basket.
That being said, the US does remain
BC’s largest market for softwood lumber products, and while our preference
would be free trade, a managed trade
agreement has been valuable in providing certainty and stability on both sides
of the border. BC supports discussions
aimed at providing predictable access
to the US market and avoiding costly
trade litigation. Without a managed
trade agreement, BC could face unwarranted duties imposed by the US on BC
lumber exports. Contrary to US industry allegations, BC’s auction based timber pricing system ensures that timber
is market priced.
The most important part of Forest
Sector Competitiveness is safety.
Everyone should know when heading
out to the job site that they’ll return
home safe to their families at the end of
the day. Over the past 10 years the forest harvesting industry has reduced the
number of fatalities by two-thirds and
serious injuries by one-third. However,
one fatality is one too many and injuries are a sign that we could do things
better. I encourage all of you reading
this article to pledge to make 2016 a
fatality-free year.
Best wishes for a successful convention!
THE WESTIN BAYSHORE HOTEL
VANCOUVER, BC
73rd Annual Truck Loggers Association Convention & Trade Show 2016
JANUARY 13 – 15, 2016
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Diamond Sponsor
Strategic Sponsor
Strategic Sponsor
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ADAPTING TO STEEP CHANGE
Change is the only constant in the forest industry. From 2009 and the depths of the global economic recession
through to 2015 and the growing global demand for forest products, the learning curve has never been
steeper. We are adapting to a new way of doing business in the changing global forest marketplace. We
are not only operating on steeper slopes—the pursuit of contractor sustainability, the challenge in sorting
out land base ownership and the challenge of eliminating forest industry injury are ever steeper too. The
73rd Annual TLA Convention & Trade Show will tackle the issues, bring forward the solutions and support
a continued effort to work together in the coastal forest industry as we face Adapting to Steep Change.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Registration Opens
Continental Breakfast - Grab a coffee & snack before the sessions start!
SD01 - Steep Slope Harvesting - Global Innovation in Steep Slope Logging Technology
Industry suppliers and global innovators will provide the latest solutions in
addressing the challenges of harvesting on steep slopes.
Moderator: Tyson Lambert – T-Mar Industries Ltd.
Speakers: Kolin Kirschenmann – Finning (CAT)
Gary MacDonald – Tigercat
Dan Fuhrer – Ponsse Plc
Coffee Service
SD02 - The Challenges of Operating on Steep Slopes
With increasing reliance on steep slopes and changing timber profiles on those
slopes in BC, panel participants will provide context for the challenges ahead.
Moderator: Jim Hunt – FPInnovations
Speakers: Gerard Messier – BCFSC, Jonathan Lok – Strategic Natural Resource
Consultants Inc., Mark Leitao – Island Timberlands
KN01 - Keynote Luncheon: Stand in the Gap
Intro: Don Banasky – Western Canadian Timber Products & Reynold Hert – BCFSC
Speaker: Wiremu Edmonds – Tuakiri Ltd, NZ
Wiremu (Lee) and Marsella Edmonds would always say to their children that one
day the world was going to know who they were. What they didn’t realize was the
world would remember them after their son was killed in a forestry accident.
This powerful and personal presentation on forest safety demonstrates to the
audience the absolute importance of setting up strategies to reduce workplace
injuries and fatalities and shows the consequences of unsafe practices.
Join us in welcoming Wiremu Edmonds from New Zealand!
Coffee Service
SD03 - The Operators’ Steep Slope Experience
For those considering the move to steep slope harvesting, these industry veterans
will discuss their perspectives about the challenges and opportunity when
logging steep slopes.
Moderator: Tyson Lambert – T-Mar Industries Ltd.
Speakers: Reid Hedlund – Mid-Boundary Contracting,
Kushiah McCullough– Starks Timber Processing Inc. (USA)
Kelway Cox – Mountain Forestry Ltd.
SD04 - Embracing Change in First Nation Relationships
PROUDLY CO-HOSTED BY: BC FIRST NATIONS FORESTRY COUNCIL & THE TLA
With the shift in First Nations control and involvement in forestry across BC,
panel participants will provide insight into relationship building, compliance and
cooperatively working with First Nations.
Co-Moderators: Don Banasky – Western Canadian Timber Products and
Bill Williams – BC First Nations Forestry Council
Speakers: Matt Wealick - TLA Aboriginal Affairs Committee Chair, Keith Atkinson - BC
First Nations Forestry Council, Douglas White - VIU, Robert Phillips - First Nations Summit
EN01 - Welcome Reception
What better way to kick-off the convention than meeting up at the Welcome
Reception! Put your arcade skills to the test. Perfect your game with virtual golf or
playoff with your rivals in a friendly air hockey battle! Kids aren’t the only ones who
know how to have fun!
Room
Start Time
End Time
Westin Foyer
7:00am
5:00pm
Upper Foyer
7:15am
8:30am
Salon 1 & 2
8:30am
10:00am
Continental Breakfast
SD01 - Steep Slope Harvesting - Global Innovations in Logging Technology
SD02 - The Challenges of Operating on Steep Slopes
KN01 - Keynote Luncheon: Stand In The Gap
SD03 - The Operators’ Steep Slope Experience
SD04 - Embracing Change in First Nation Relationships
EN01 - Welcome Reception
Upper Foyer
10:00am
10:30am
Salon 1 & 2
10:30am
12:00pm
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IF
Informational Session
EN
Entertainment & Networking
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12:00pm
2:00pm
Upper Foyer
2:00pm
2:30pm
Salon 1 & 2
2:30pm
4:00pm
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3:00pm – 6:30pm
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9:00am – 5:00pm
6:00pm – 10:00pm
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$40.00
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11:00pm
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Room
Start Time
End Time
Westin Foyer
7:00am
5:00pm
Grand Ballroom
8:00am
2:30pm
Salon 1
7:30am
8:30am
This is TLA members’ opportunity to vote and make sure your voice is
heard! Here is your chance to elect the board for the coming year!
Cypress 1 & 2
8:30am
10:00am
Coffee Service
Upper Foyer
9:30am
10:00am
Salon 2 & 3
10:00am
11:00am
Salon 1, 2 & 3
12:00pm
2:00pm
Grand Ballroom
2:00pm
2:30pm
Salon 2 & 3
2:30pm
4:00pm
Grand Ballroom
3:00pm
6:30pm
Salon 1, 2 & 3
7:00pm
Midnight
Registration Opens
Exhibitor Move - In
Logger’s Breakfast - Available to all delegates
Free for members attending the AGM and Gold Passport holders only
Annual General Meeting
SILVER
IF01 - Maintaining BC’s Global Competitiveness
As the BC government continues to focus on maintaining BC’s global
competitiveness, this panel will look at progress, opportunity and
issues to be addressed.
Moderator:
Peter Jacobsen - Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Speakers:
Russ Taylor - International Wood Markets Group
Rick Jeffery - Coast Forest Products Association
BRONZE
KN02 - Leader’s Luncheon
In the mid-point of her second term as the 35th Premier of British
Columbia, Premier Christy Clark addresses the delegates and welcomes
the new TLA Board of Directors. We look forward to the Premier’s insights
on supporting our province’s prosperous forest economy.
Coffee Service
With the goal of maintaining a globally competitive forest industry,
hurdles remain. Our panelists will help provide solutions.
Moderator:
Jacqui Beban - Nootka Sound Timber Co. Ltd.
Speakers:
David Elstone - The Truck Loggers Association
Bob Matters - United Steel Workers
George Abbott - Circle Square Solutions
Trade Show Floor Opens!
Come visit the trade show floor and start your networking early!
73rd Annual Truck Loggers Association Convention & Trade Show 2016
IF02 - Climbing the Hurdles to Competitiveness
EN02 - Logger’s Banquet & Ball
Dine and dance to Canada’s top party band, March Hare. Whether
you want rock and roll, country, disco, or Latin…March Hare is touted
as the most versatile band around! Tickets are limited.
*Dress code: Semi-formal*
SD Skill Development
KN Keynote Speaker
IF
Informational Session
EN
Entertainment & Networking
INDIVIDUAL EVENT PRICES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016
Logger’s Breakfast - Free for members attending the AGM &
Gold Passport holders ONLY
IF01 - Maintaining BC’s Global Competitiveness
KN02 - Leader’s Luncheon
IF02 - Climbing the Hurdles to Competitiveness
EN02 - Logger’s Banquet & Ball
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$90.00
$100.00
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Friday, January 15, 2016
Registration Opens
KN03 - Minister of Forests Breakfast
Don’t miss this new format; let your voice be heard!
Join us for breakfast and an interactive polling discussion with Minister Steve Thomson.
Moderator: Tracey Russell – Inland Group
Speaker: Minister Steve Thomson – Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations
Coffee Break on the Trade Show Floor
IF03 - Addressing Contractor Sustainability
Progress updates on two key contractor sustainability initiatives undertaken over the past year:
technical innovations & coastal contractor sustainability.
Room
Start Time
End Time
Westin Foyer
7:00am
Salon 1 & 2
7:30am
10:00am
Grand Ballroom
10:00am
10:30am
Salon 2 & 3
10:30am
12:00pm
Grand Ballroom
12:00pm
1:30pm
Cypress 1 & 2
11:30am
1:30pm
Salon 1, 2 & 3
1:30pm
3:30pm
Grand Ballroom
3:00pm
5:00pm
Grand Ballroom
6:00pm
10:00pm
Salon 1, 2 & 3
10:00pm
1:00am
Moderator: David Elstone – TLA Executive Director
Speakers:
Peter Lister – FPInnovations
Aaron Sinclair – PNL Consulting Inc.
EN03 - Lunch on the Trade Show Floor
EN04 - Ladies Luncheon
Speaker: Nicole Oliver
Maker of voices and character roles in cartoons, TV movies and video games, Nicole shares
her abilities and how her versatility has brought her success.
*Proceeds of the event go to BC Children’s Hospital*
After the luncheon, enjoy an extraordinary shopping experience at the new Nordstrom!
Complimentary shuttle provided for event registrants.
IF04 - A Path To Mutual Successful Change
In light of concerns regarding contractor sustainability and industry competitiveness, panel
members will provide insights and perspectives with the aid of interactive audience polling to
be used to allow audience participation in the session.
Moderator: David Elstone –The Truck Loggers Association
Speakers:
Brian Baarda – TimberWest Forest Corp.
Justin Rigsby – Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd.
Don Banasky – Western Canadian Timber Products
Mike Richardson – Tsibass Construction Ltd.
Mike Ward – Western Forest Products Inc.
Ian Fillinger – Interfor Corporation
Coffee Break on the Trade Show Floor
EN05 - Suppliers’ Night & Dinner
Always the most popular event of the convention; the TLA welcomes you to the tradition of
delivering business, networking and fun! Come for dinner and refreshments and show your
generosity at the Donor Auctions! Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers want to see your hand in the air
supporting forestry education!
EN06 - It’s a Wrap! After Party
Come and experience one of Vancouver’s best female DJ’s: DJ Emilita, and other
entertaining surprises! Don’t miss out on keeping the traditions alive with French fries at
midnight!
Cancellation policy: For cancellations prior to or on January 8, 2016 a 10% administration fee applies. Cancellations received after January 8, 2016 are non-refundable. Please allow 30 days for refunds. If you wish to transfer your registration to another individual please give us at least 24 hours advance notice. SD Skill Development
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IF
Informational Session
EN
Entertainment & Networking
INDIVIDUAL EVENT PRICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016
KN03 - Minister of Forests Breakfast
IF03 - Addressing Contractor Sustainability
EN03 - Lunch on the Trade Show Floor
EN04 - Ladies Luncheon - Nicole Oliver
IF04 - A Path to Mutual Successful Change
EN05 - Suppliers’ Night & Dinner
EN06 - It’s a Wrap! After Party
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DEC 11TH
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$90.00
$45.00
$100.00
$90.00
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$30.00
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AUCTIONS
You are invited to join the fun at the TLA fundraising auctions at this year’s convention. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
will once again entertain you while conducting the live auction at Suppliers’ Night!
Proceeds from the TLA auctions go to our TLA Forestry Education Fund, generously founded and supported
by TLA members and donors, which provides scholarships to students in post-secondary forestry programs at
Vancouver lsland University, North Island College, University of British Columbia and British Columbia Institute of
Technology. These funds also support a number of valuable forest education and awareness-raising projects and
programs.
LIVE AUCTION
ITEMS
LOT 16
Two tickets to Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose
Sharks on Sunday, February 28, 2016 including
parking pass, a two night stay in a deluxe harbour
LOT 1
view room for two at the Westin Bayshore including
Three hand-built wooden forestry equipment breakfast for two plus a $200 gift card for Cardero’s
models - off highway logging truck, Hitachi 370 restaurant
log loader and 810 Tigercat feller buncher
Donated by DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, The Westin Bayshore
Donated by Sladey Timber Ltd. & Forestech Equipment Ltd. and Blue Thunder Contracting Ltd.
LOT 2
Trek Marlin hardtail mountain bike
Donated by Southstar Equipment Ltd.
LOT 3
Give back and celebrate your team with a
professional group portrait! Includes 20 - 11x14
prints
Donated by Hans Peter Meyer
LOT 4
$1,000 gift certificate for a set of four
Yokohama tires (excludes motorsport tires)
Donated by Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc.
LOT 5
Four Toyo M-55 commercial pick-up tires
Donated by Associated Tire and Auto & Toyo Tires
LOT 17
Two tickets to Vancouver Canucks vs. Arizona
Coyotes on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, including
parking pass, a two night stay in a deluxe harbour
view room for two at the Westin Bayshore including
breakfast for two plus a $200 gift card for Cardero’s
restaurant
Donated by DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, The Westin Bayshore
and Blue Thunder Contracting Ltd.
LOT 18
Two tickets to Vancouver Canucks vs. Columbus Blue
Jackets on Thursday, February 4, 2016, two nights
accommodation in a deluxe harbour king room
at the Pan Pacific Feb. 4th & 5th, with two tickets
to FlyOver Canada at Canada Place and a ‘Relax,
Recharge and Reconnect’ spa package plus $175 gift
card for Five Sails restaurant
Donated by North Arm Transportation Ltd., Blue Water Group,
LOT 6
Four Nitto HD grapplers size LT265/70R17 10 ply Dyer Logging Co. Ltd. and Blue Thunder Contracting Ltd.
installed and balanced
LOT 19
Donated by Kal Tire
Round trip for two anywhere in the Pacific Coastal
LOT 7
Airlines network (excluding seaplanes), two tickets
One #487 Opsal Haulback Block and one #925 to a Vancouver Canucks home game and a one night
Tommy Moore Block
stay for two people in a luxury king guestroom at
Donated by Opsal Steel Ltd.
the Metropolitan Hotel plus $175 gift card for Diva
at the Met
Donated by Pacific Coastal Airlines, Coast Island Marine
LOT 8
Ltd., Metropolitan Hotel and Blue Thunder Contracting Ltd.
1,200 ft of 7/8 Western Swaged
Donated by Western Equipment Ltd.
LOT 9
Five - 3/8ths 250 ft Strawline extensions
Donated by Northern Ropes and Industrial Supply Ltd.
LOT 10
$5,000 Leemar gift certificate towards parts or
in-house service (no cash value)
Donated by Leemar Excavator Components Inc.
LOT 11
$6,000 T-Mar gift certificate towards product,
parts or service (no cash value)
Donated by T-Mar Industries Ltd.
LOT 12
Street legal electric motorcycle with a
maximum speed of 30 km/h
Donated by Lordco
LOT 13
Danby Rustic Dual Zone 38 bottle wine fridge
filled with assorted quality wines
Donated by Seaspray Log Scaling Ltd. & The TLA Board
of Directors
LOT 20
TLA BBQ with the Minister
Donated by The Truck Loggers Association
SILENT AUCTION
ITEMS
AFD PETROLEUM LTD.
Go-Pro camera
BAILEY WESTERN STAR LTD. &
FREIGHTLINER TRUCKS
Wine rack with an assortment of wines
CARIHI SECONDARY SCHOOL
Carihi Forestry suspenders, t-shirt and hoodie
CARMANA PLAZA, VANCOUVER
One complimentary night in an executive one
bedroom suite
COAST COAL HARBOUR HOTEL,
VANCOUVER
One night stay for two in a comfort room
COAST KAMLOOPS HOTEL AND
CONFERENCE CENTRE
One night stay in a comfort room
CROWN ISLE RESORT AND GOLF
COMMUNITY, COURTENAY
One night stay in a one bedroom jacuzzi suite
and one round of golf for two with a shared
power cart
DARCY’S PUB, VICTORIA
One $25 gift card and ball cap
INLAND GROUP
Case MC317RX PSI gas pressure washer
JLT CANADA INC.
To be announced
JOHNSTONE’S BENEFITS
Ladies gift basket
KAJOHL MANAGEMENT LTD.
One bottle of J Lohr Hilltop Cabernet
Sauvignon and one bottle of Plume Napa Valley
Chardonnay
KARAMELLER CANDY SHOP INC.
Large jar of Swedish candy
MACANDALE’S
18”x24” framed photograph of ‘Killer Whales
in the Mist’
PROBYN LOG LTD.
Native bracelet
NATIONAL ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC.
Fill-Rite Transfer Pump 12V FR4200G Series
REXALL
Gift Basket
NORTH ISLAND COMMUNICATIONS
Kenwood TK 7360 128ch 50watt 2-way radio
including programming and setup
ROYQUIP
Pandora bracelet
PORT METRO VANCOUVER
His & hers winter sport pack
QUADCO EQUIPMENT INC.
20 Quadco cutting teeth for a high-speed
saw head
T-MAR INDUSTRIES LTD.
Native bracelet and necklace
VIDA SPA, VANCOUVER
60 min Ayurvedic Massage with a tridosha body
cream and tridosha aromatheraphy candle
ROYQUIP
Pottery handcrafted by Mussels & More in
Campbell River
VIH HELICOPTERS LTD.
Two ladies golf shirts and two ladies weather
tec jackets
STAR CONTRACTING LTD.
$500 gift card for the Wickannish Inn, Tofino
W & E SERVICES LTD.
One $100 Indigo/Chapters gift card and one
$100 The Keg gift card
STRATHCONA HOTEL, VICTORIA
One night accommodation and a $50 Sticky
Wicket gift certificate
TIMBERWEST FOREST CORP.
TimberWest winter jacket and ball cap
BLUE WATER GROUP
Tony Stewart NASCAR - Mobil One racing jacket
WAJAX EQUIPMENT
Camo hunter’s travel kit (overnight bag,
shaving kit, wallet) and Wajax tumbler glass
set
WALKER’S SAW SHOP LTD.
Husqvarna 543 xp 16” bar and chain
LOT 14
W.D. MOORE LOGGING CO. LTD.
One 1-hour Bell 206 ‘Jet Ranger’ helicopter tour
CANADA CULVERT
One night stay at the Guest House at the
for a maximum of three people
“Canada Culvert Prize Pack”: an OGIO carry-on
Donated by E & B Helicopters
bag with a golf shirt, t-shirt and box of golf balls Burrowing Owl Winery Estate; getaway with
a three-course dinner in the Sonora Room
Restaurant and a Wine Country breakfast
CANADIAN TIRE
LOT 15
12-volt impact wrench
Guided Fishing Trip - Package for four people.
Includes: Two rooms at the Best Western Mission City
WOODLAND EQUIPMENT INC.
Lodge, breakfasts, six hours of guided sturgeon and/ CANNON BAR WORKS LTD.
Rustic wooden patio cooler
Cannon chainsaw guide bar, .063 gauge,
or salmon fishing on the Fraser River, with lunches 32”
3/8” pitch with bar adapt. Fits most Stihl and
on the boat
Husqvarna models
Donated by Western Canadian Timber Products
HOLT RENFREW
Rebecca Minkoff handbag
PI FINANCIAL CORP.
Global Gourmet gift basket from Urban Fare:
basket of goodies from around the globe
VANCOUVER ISLAND AIR LTD.
Two hour (approx.) flightseeing trip for two
BRUTUS TRUCK BODIES BY NOR-MAR
INDUSTRIES LTD.
Heritage ‘The Rock’ biclad 10-piece cookware set
BON MACARON, VANCOUVER &
VICTORIA
$25 Bon Macaron gift certificate
JAYMACK CONSULTING LTD.
Fun gift basket
BC FOREST SAFETY COUNCIL
Hi-Vis safety jacket
BOB MARQUIS CONTRACTING LTD.
Two engraved Bowie hunting knives
LADIES LUNCHEON
PRIZES
WESTIN BAYSHORE, VANCOUVER
Two night stay including daily breakfast for two
CONTRIBUTORS
LIST
ADVERTISING IN PRINT
AGGRESSIVE TIMBER FALLING
BIG & LITTLE SOAP CO.
BENWEST LOGGING LTD.
CARMANA PLAZA
HOLT RENFREW
MIKE HAMILTON LOGGING LTD.
ORICA CANADA INC.
STRATEGIC NATURAL RESOURCE CONSULTANTS INC.
THE GOAT LAKE GROUP
TSIBASS CONSTRUCTION LTD.
WESTERRA EQUIPMENT
WESTLAND INSURANCE GROUP LTD.
WOODLAND EQUIPMENT INC.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
2016 CONVENTION CONTRIBUTORS
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2016 LIVE
& SILENT
TLA Forestry Education Fund:
What Your Money Achieves
The TLA Forestr y Education Fund only exists because each year TLA members and
suppor ters graciously donate items to the live and silent auc tions and then bring their
cheque books with them to the TLA Convention for auc tion night. In the hurly-burly of the
auc tion, it ’s easy to forget what we’re suppor ting. So here’s a reminder! All the projec ts
highlighted below were suppor ted by the TLA Forestr y Education Fund in 2015. Thank you
for your continued suppor t of our investment in the future of forestr y!
Above: Founded in 1967 by Bill Moore, the Festival of Forestry
takes 15-20 teachers to a BC forestry community each year
and shows them on-the-ground forestry. The tours provide
teachers an interactive learning experience and gives them
ways to integrate what they learn about forestry into their
teaching. Annual spend: $5,000
Left: Blue Lake Forest Education Society in Cranbrook has
strong ties with local schools and is a valuable resource
for teachers in achieving science and forest curriculum
requirements. This summer, kids in their camp programs used
increment bores, compasses and measurement reels funded
by the TLA: Total spend: $2,750
Right: Port Hardy has just launched it own high school
forestry educaton program—the third on the Island! It took
a lot of hard work from teachers, the community and local
companies to get it off the ground. And then the TLA stepped
in and funded the safety gear. Total spend: $6,300
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Above: Scholarships are given annually to students planning to join the forest
industry. Last year, 19 were awarded to students at UBC, VIU and BCIT.
Approx annual spend: $30,000
Above: Since 2013, the BC National Forest Week
Coalition has been leading National Forest
Week activities in BC by buying and distributing
promotional items, such as the activity book
above, and buying advertising province-wide.
Annual Spend: $5,000
Above: Last year we awarded five TLA Trades
Scholarships. These scholarships are for
people training in the trades who work for
a TLA member company and plan to spend
their career in BC’s coastal forest industry.
Annual Spend: $5,000
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2016 EXHIBITOR LISTING
ARMTEC LTD.
CANADA CULVERT
1848 Schoolhouse Road
Nanaimo, BC V9X 1T4
(250) 754 - 1238
www.armtec.com
5741 Production Way
Langley, BC V3A 4N5
(604) 530 - 1151
www.canadaculvert.com
AUSTIN POWDER LTD.
CANNON BAR WORKS LTD.
4919 North Island Hwy
Courtenay, BC V9N 5Z2
(250) 334 - 2624
www.austinpowder.com
200 - 5487 267 Street
Langley, BC V4W 3S8
(604) 856 - 6682
www.cannonbar.com
BAILEY WESTERN STAR LTD. &
FREIGHTLINER TRUCKS
1200 - 1050 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3T4
(604) 668 - 5300
www.chevron.ca
1440 Redwood Street
Campbell River, BC V9W 5L2
(250) 286 - 1151
www.baileywesternstar.com
BC FOREST SAFETY COUNCIL
420 Albert Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 2V7
(250) 741 - 1060
www.bcforestsafe.org
BC TIMBER SALES
46360 Airport Road
Chilliwack, BC V2P 1A5
(604) 702 - 5700
www.for.gov.bc.ca/bcts
BRANDT TRACTOR LTD.
1830 Schoolhouse Road
Nanaimo, BC V9X 1T4
(250) 754 - 7735
www.brandt.ca
BRUTUS TRUCK BODIES BY
NOR-MAR INDUSTRIES LTD.
682 Okanagan Avenue E.
Penticton, BC V2A 3K7
(250) 492 - 7866
www.brutusbodies.com
BLUE WATER GROUP LTD.
3162 Thunderbird Crescent
Burnaby, BC V5A 3G4
(604) 420 - 4331
www.bluewatergroup.ca
CHEVRON CANADA LTD.
COASTAL MOUNTAIN FUELS
(PETRO-CANADA)
1720 Maple Street
Campbell River, BC V9W 3G2
(250) 287 - 4214
www.cmfuels.ca
COKELY WIRE ROPE LTD.
4536 Glenwood Drive
Port Alberni, BC V9Y 4P8
(250) 724 - 3356
www.wribc.com
CONSULTING FORESTERS OF BC
4679 Dunbar Street
Vancouver, BC V6S 2G8
(604) 228 - 0025
www.cfbc.bc.ca
DLA PIPER (CANADA) LLP
Suite 2800 Park Place, 666 Burrard
Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2Z7
(604) 643 - 2977
www.dlapiper.com
FINNING (CANADA)
INLAND GROUP
2482 Douglas Road
Burnaby, BC V5C 6C9
(604) 291 - 6021
www.inland-group.com
IRIS THE VISUAL GROUP
315 - 9440 202nd Street
Langley, BC V1M 4A6
(604) 881 - 0353
www.iris.ca
JLT CANADA
350 - 4396 West Saanich Road
Victoria, BC V8Z 3E9
(250) 388 - 4416
www.jltcanada.com
JOHNSTONE’S BENEFITS
3095 Woodbine Drive
North Vancouver, BC V7R 2S3
(604) 980 - 6227
www.jbenefits.com
KAL TIRE
1475 Maple Street
Campbell River, BC V9W 5M4
(250) 287 - 8489
www.kaltire.com
LEEMAR EXCAVATOR
COMPONENTS INC.
1390 Springhill Road
Parksville, BC V9P 2T2
(250) 248 - 2611
www.leemar.ca
LE TOURNEAU TECHNOLOGIES
CANADA LTD.
19100 - 94th Avenue
Surrey, BC V4N 5C3
1-888-FINNING
www.finning.ca
101 - 1558 South Quinn Street
Prince George, BC V2N 1X3
(250) 960 - 8350
www.joyglobal.com
FOUNTAIN TIRE
LOGGING & SAWMILLING
JOURNAL
301 - 1006 103A Street SW
Edmonton, AB T6W 2P6
(780) 464 - 3700
www.fountaintire.com
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GREAT WEST EQUIPMENT
2115 South Wellington Road
Nanaimo, BC V9X 1R5
(250) 716 - 8804
www.gwequipment.com
PO Box 86670
North Vancouver, BC V7L 4L2
(604) 990 - 9970
www.forestnet.com
2016 EXHIBITOR LISTING
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
PO Box 9990 Stn.
Victoria, BC V8T 4K6
(250) 387 - 1116
www.fin.gov.bc.ca
MNP LLP
96 Wallace Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 0E2
(250) 753 - 8251
www.mnp.ca
MURRAY LATTA PROGRESSIVE
MACHINE INC.
8717 - 132 Street
Surrey, BC V3W 4P1
(604) 599 - 9598
www.mlpmachine.com
NATIONAL ENERGY
EQUIPMENT INC.
1940 Schoolhouse Road
Nanaimo, BC V9X 1T4
(250) 753 - 4188
www.nee.ca
NORTH ARM TRANSPORTATION
2582 Kent Avenue South East
Vancouver, BC V5S 2H8
(604) 321- 9171
www.northarm.bc.ca
PACIFIC BLUE CROSS
PO Box 7000
Vancouver, BC V6B 4E1
(604) 419 - 2000
www.pac.bluecross.ca
PACIFIC COASTAL AIRLINES
Vancouver International Airport
South Terminal - 4440 Cowley Crescent
Unit 204 Richmond, BC V7B 1B8
1-800 - 663 - 2872
www.pacificcoastal.com
PIERCE PACIFIC MANUFACTURING
PO Box 30509
Portland, OR 97294
(503) 808 - 9110
www.piercepacific.com
QUADCO EQUIPMENT INC.
30 Boulevard Industriel
St. Eustache, QC J7R 5C1
(360) 425 - 6800
www.quadco.com
RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS
9500 Glenlyon Parkway
Burnaby, BC V5J 0C6
(778) 331 - 5500
www.rbauction.com
SAFER
300 - 3920 Norland Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5G 4K7
(604) 683 - 1117
www.safer.ca
SHELTER MODULAR INC.
3294 262 Street
Aldergrove, BC V4W 2X2
(604) 856 - 1311
www.sheltermodular.com
SOUTHSTAR EQUIPMENT LTD.
728 Tagish Street
Kamloops, BC V2H 1B7
(250) 828 - 7820
www.southstarequipment.com
STEVE MARSHALL FORD LTD.
1384 - 16 Avenue
Campbell River, BC V9W 2E1
(250) 287 - 9171
www.stevemarshallford.com
SURESPAN CONSTRUCTION LTD.
301 - 38 Fell Avenue
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3S2
(604) 998 - 1133
www.surespan.com
TRAXXON ROCK DRILLS LTD.
2780 Norland Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5B 3A6
(604) 437 - 7625
www.traxxon.com
WAJAX EQUIPMENT
2093B South Wellington Road
Nanaimo, BC V9X 1R5
(250) 755 - 2005
www.wajaxequipment.ca
WARATAH FORESTRY CANADA
930 Laval Crescent
Kamloops, BC V2C 5P5
(250) 377 - 4333
na.waratah.net
WEST COAST TUG & BARGE LTD.
PO Box 40 - Stn. A
1324 Marwalk Crescent
Campbell River, BC V9W 4Z9
(250) 286 - 1234
www.westcoasttug.ca
WESTERN EQUIPMENT LTD.
114 - 5219 192 Street
Surrey, BC V3S 4P6
(604) 574 - 3311
www.westernequipmentltd.com
WESTERN OIL SERVICES LTD.
19840 57A Avenue
Langley, BC V3A 6G6
(250) 382 - 5541
www.westernoilservices.com
WOODGROVE CHRYSLER
6800 Island Hwy North
Nanaimo, BC V9V 1A3
(250) 390 - 3030
www.woodgrovechrysler.com
WORKSAFEBC
6951 Westminister Hwy
Richmond, BC V7C 1C6
(604) 231- 8888
www.worksafebc.com
T-MAR INDUSTRIES LTD.
5791 Duncan Bay Road
Campbell River, BC V9H 1N6
(250) 286 - 9500
www.tmarequipment.com
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73rd Annual Truck Loggers Association Convention & Trade Show 2016
LOG MAX FORESTRY SERVICE INC.
954D Laval Crescent
Kamloops, BC V2C 5P5
(250) 372 - 9986
www.logmax.com
603
600, 601 & 602
Logging &
Sawmilling
Brutus Truck Bodies by
Nor-Mar Industries Ltd.
604
Kal Tire
605
606
607
608
SILENT
Fountain DLA Piper WorkSafeBC
(Canada) LLP
Tire
SAFER
AUCTION
112
TABLES
MoF &
Surespan
Construction
513
110
Canada
Culvert
111
Woodgrove Chrysler
109
106 &
108
Bailey
Western
Star &
Freightliner
Trucks
206 &
208
BCFSC
Murray
Latta
107 Progressive
BC Timber
Machine
Sales
Inc.
105
Le Tourneau
Technologies
Canada Ltd.
204
Consulting
Foresters
of BC
202
103
Cannon Bar North Arm
Transportation
Works Ltd.
Ltd.
100 &
102
101
Brandt Tractor Ltd.
211
Western Equipment
Ltd.
209
308
Traxxon National
Rock Drills Energy
Equipment
Ltd.
207
306
Blue Water Ritchie Bros.
Group Ltd. Auctioneers
203 &
205
302 &
304
Cokely Wire Waratah
Rope Ltd. Forestry
Canada
201
Inland Group
311
Great West
Equipment Ltd.
408
307 &
309
Chevron
Canada Ltd.
406
MNP LLP Pac Blue
303 &
305
Austin
Powder Ltd.
411
Quadco Equipment Inc.
409
JLT Canada
402 &
404
WestCoast
Tug & Barge
Ltd.
301
IRIS
405
403
502 &
504
Wajax
Petro-Canada/ Equipment
503 &
505
Southstar
Equipment
Coastal Mtn
Fuels
401
T-Mar Industries Ltd.
Pierce
Pacific
Mfg.
501
Armtec
Ltd.
STAGE
&
SCREEN
1, 2, 3, 4
Steve Marshall Ford Ltd.
TRADE SHOW VIEWING HOURS
Thursday, January 14th:
3:00pm - 6:30pm
Friday, January 15th:
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506
Pacific
Coastal
Airlines
Finning (Canada)
508
Western Oil
Services Ltd.
407
Cross /
Johnstone’s
Log Max
Forestry
Service Inc.
511
Leemar
9:00am - 5:00pm & 6:00pm - 10:00pm
ENTRANCE
73rd Annual Truck Loggers Association Convention & Trade Show 2016
Shelter
Modular
Ltd.
Interior Logging Association
58th Annual Conference & Trade Show
combined with The 2nd Annual
Interior Safety Conference
“Be the Change for Forestry Safety”
May 5th, 6th & 7th, 2016
Vernon, BC
HOST HOTEL:
Vernon Atrium Hotel & Conference Centre
3914 - 32nd Street
Vernon, BC, V1T 1P1
Tel: 250-545-3385
E-mail: atrium@rpbhotels.com
EVENTS:
May 6th & 7th: Inside & Outside Displays
Kal Tire Place
May 5th: Thursday Evening, Meet & Greet
May 6th: Friday Luncheon, Dinner & Dance
May 7th: Interior Safety Conference
Vernon Atrium Hotel & Conference Centre
For registration and further information,
contact the ILA office.
Tel: 1-250-503-2199 E-mail: info@interiorlogging.org
For the Interior Safety Conference,
contact Gerard Messier
Tel: 1-877-741-1060 E-mail: messier@bcforestsafe.org
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IN-DEPTH, HARD-HITTING AND LOTS OF FUN:
JOIN US FOR THE TLA CONVENTION &
TRADE SHOW IN VANCOUVER!
A
t the TLA Convention & Trade
Show this year we’re asking
some tough questions. But that’s
what steep change brings—tough
questions and complex answers. But
we know the BC forest industry has
to adapt to some steep change soon
or risk no longer being competitive
in a global marketplace.
The first three skill development sessions on Wednesday take us through
the literal steep change—the move
afoot to harvest on steeper slopes and
the technical innovation this change is
inciting. We talk to on-the-ground innovators who are designing machinery
first thing in the morning and then to
the people who do the planning for a
steep slope harvest and are responsible
for the safety of the job. After lunch, we
hear from operators who actually do
mechanical harvesting on steep slopes.
The Keynote Luncheon on Wednesday is a topic close to the heart of
Don Banasky, TLA President. Don
saw Wiremu Edmonds give his powerful presentation when he travelled
to New Zealand last year to promote
BC’s forest safety. He was so moved,
he asked Wiremu to come and give his
presentation at the TLA Convention
& Trade Show.
Our fourth and final session on
Wednesday is co-hosted with the BC
First Nation Forestry Council. The first
of its kind at our convention, this cohosted event “Embracing Change in
First Nations Relationships” combines
a skill development session with a networking event. We have an excellent
speaker line-up too! Be sure to attend
this event before the Welcome Reception on Wednesday evening.
On Thursday our focus is building our competitiveness in BC. In the
morning, industry and government
leaders look at progress, opportunity
and issues to be addressed. Industry
and government leaders have been
working together on a Forest Sector
Competitiveness Strategy and this will
be our chance to hear what changes it
will bring as it is implemented. In the
TLA Editorial
afternoon, we look to other solutions as
our speakers identify particular hurdles
and how we can best overcome them.
This day will be heavy-hitting and full
of good information for anyone working in BC’s forest industry.
and our most popular event—Suppliers’ Night—on Friday night! Is there
a woman in your life—wife, daughter,
mother—who will be joining you in
Vancouver for the convention? Buy her
a ticket to the Ladies Luncheon. This
Aaron Sinclair of PNL Consulting will explain the
work he has been doing with coastal contractors to
define their costs.
We zero in on Friday and focus on
contractor sustainability. As we all
know, this isn’t a contactor issue, it’s
an industry issue. First thing, we take
an in-depth look at two contractor sustainability issues undertaken over the
last year. Peter Lister of FPInnovations
will discuss the Innovation Initiative—
a day-long meeting between TLA and
CFPA representatives that was facilitated by FPInnovations and the top
10 items that came out of the meeting.
Then Aaron Sinclair of PNL Consulting will explain the work he has been
doing with coastal contractors to define their costs. In the afternoon, a panel of licensee staff and contractors will
provide insight and perspectives with
the aid of interactive audience polling.
These panel sessions are always popular and provide some real insight into
the issues at hand.
As always, we welcome our two honoured guests—Premier Christy Clark
and Minister Steve Thomson. Their
respective luncheon and breakfast are
two of our brightest highlights over the
three days. Minister Thomson always
gives us insight into how he sees the
industry unfolding. Premier Christy
Clark shares her inspiring leadership
and faith in our industry. We look forward to hearing them both speak again
this year.
And even with all this business, we
manage to jam in lots of fun and networking too. From the Welcome Reception on Wednesday night to the It’s
a Wrap! After Party on Friday night,
it’s all go! Be sure to attend the Loggers’
Banquet & Ball on Thursday night
year, Nicole Oliver, maker of voices
and characters roles in cartoons, TV
movies and video games, shares her
abilities and how her versatility has
brought her success.
There is something for everyone at
the TLA’s 73rd Convention & Trade
Show! Come join us in Vancouver,
January 13-15, 2016!
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for 40 years
1975 - 2015
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For more information
and to secure your exhibit space at
this premier event, please contact:
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Toll Free: 1.888.454.7469
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INDUSTRY UPDATE:
ALCOHOL AND DRUG POLICY
IMPLEMENTATION IN FORESTRY
By Barb Butler
Photo: iStock
M
any Canadian organizations in
a wide variety of industry sectors are concerned about alcohol and
drug use patterns and the need to take
appropriate steps to deal with employees who may be impaired on the job.
They are implementing comprehensive
policies and are supplementing their
approach with alcohol and drug testing
under certain circumstances.
Properly addressing alcohol and
drug issues is certainly a concern for
the forestry industry. Although the use
and abuse of alcohol remains an issue
in workplaces across the country, the
increasing availability and use of illicit
drugs—including synthetics—and the
abuse of opiate based products (oxycodone, fentanyl and heroin) have become a challenge for all industries. And
although there has been ready access to
marijuana through medical authorization since April 2014 and potential legalization is on the horizon, this does
not mean use is acceptable in conjunction with safety-sensitive work.
Employers can face liabilities associated with the actions of impaired
employees at work, have due diligence
responsibility around workplace safety,
must take action in response to possession or trafficking of illicit drugs, and
have the duty to accommodate those
with a chemical dependency in accordance with human rights provisions.
Whether any of these products are
legal or illegal, they can still impact
fitness for work. Therefore employers
should be taking all responsible steps to
set clear policies for all employees that
reinforce the requirement to report fit
and remain fit through their workday
or shift. This means being free of any
negative effects associated with alcohol
or other drug use. These requirements
are normally also set out for those they
contract with through a separate document setting out direction to all contractors. Court and arbitration rulings
have confirmed employers do not need
“proof ” of a problem before taking
proactive steps in this area to ensure
workplace and public safety by issuing
comprehensive policies and including
testing under certain circumstances.
Therefore, the question many employers ask is whether they can in fact
introduce alcohol and drug testing in
their workplace. What has become clear
in the various rulings is Canadian companies cannot simply implement a testing program or policy. Testing may play
a role as an investigation tool or deterrence tool, but must be part of a broader
approach that includes the following:
formance management and appropriate steps to take to investigate a
possible policy violation.
4. A variety of tools that can be
used to investigate if someone may
be in violation of the policy. (e.g. investigation and escort procedures if
someone is unfit for work, accident
investigation, impaired driving situations, searches, alcohol and drug
testing).
The policy itself should be written
down and clearly communicated to employees. It should outline the applicable
rules around alcohol and drug use and
possession, responsible medication use
and expectations associated with on
call and unexpected call in situations.
It should also include any higher standards for risk- or safety-sensitive positions. As well, the consequences for a violation should be set out, including any
conditions for continued employment.
With respect to alcohol and drug
testing, decisions are needed on which
circumstances testing will be introduced, and the technology that will be
used. Testing has been introduced in
safety-sensitive industries in the following situations:
• as part of an investigation in an
Canadian companies cannot simply implement a
testing program or policy.
1. Awareness and education programs, both at policy introduction
and ongoing.
2. Access to assistance, through
an internal or contracted employee
assistance program or, as appropriate, community resources, as well as
assessment services through qualified substance abuse professionals/
experts.
3. Training for supervisors on their
role under the policy, including per-
unfit for duty (reasonable cause) situation where there is evidence alcohol or drug use may be a contributing factor;
• as part of a full investigation into
an accident/incident situation, without reasonable cause, provided testing is only for those whose acts or
omissions contributed to the situation;
• as part of a monitoring program
after treatment to support continued
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recovery, normally on the advice
of a substance abuse professional or
treatment program;
• as a condition of return to duty
after a policy violation and on an
on-going follow-up basis (unannounced); and
• as a condition of qualification to
a higher risk position for new hires
and existing employees applying for
to the position when they currently
hold a non-sensitive position with
the company.
On high risk job sites, contractors are
increasingly being required to ensure
their representatives pass a site access
test prior to performing safety-sensitive work on the site. This has been
found acceptable in most provinces
except Ontario. Rulings in Canada
have limited random testing to safetysensitive positions, however in a union
workplace the Supreme Court has ruled
there needs to be established proof of
a problem before it can be introduced
(Irving Pulp and Paper). A number
of cases before the courts and arbitrators are examining what that threshold
should be.
The testing procedures that have
been implemented in Canada, for the
most part, mirror those developed in
the US governing Canadian cross-border truck and bus drivers. Canadian
laboratories have been accredited directly by the US Department of Health
and Human Services to provide accurate sample analysis services. Historically, the standard practice has been
• to collect a urine sample for analysis in a certified laboratory with the
core testing panel of marijuana, opiates, amphetamines (including methamphetamine and ecstasy), phencyclidine (PCP), and cocaine, although
protocols can be set up to expand this
core slate, particularly in a post treatment situation; and
• to use a calibrated breath analyzer
for alcohol testing, although in remote
situations, alternative technology may
be required where a breath machine is
not readily available.
This is supported by:
• a comprehensive network of trained
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collection facilities established across
Canada to meet ‘cross border’ motor
carrier needs; collection capability has
expanded further as there is more demand throughout the country;
• a Canadian lab in London, Ontario
which is certified to provide fully accurate testing services for Canadian
companies; the company has also introduced an approved screening lab
in Edmonton in order to expedite the
screening process; and
• a number of Canadian physicians
who have had the appropriate training
to be certified as medical review officers (MRO)—an essential part of any
workplace testing program as the MRO
contacts the employee to determine if
there are legitimate medical reasons to
overturn the lab result.
As such, an infrastructure has been
established, and companies exploring
the option of including testing under
their policy can be assured of reliable
and accurate results—provided they
used qualified and experienced service
providers. Normally this is managed
by a third party administrator (TPA)
which provides all of the necessary services under one package. This is a case
of buyer beware, though.
Unfortunately, product manufacturers with quick and cheap solutions, unqualified collectors, doctors claiming
to be qualified medical review officers
(MROs) who are not, and non-certified
labs have shown up and started promoting their services. In the absence
of any government standards, employers have been at the mercy of product
promoters; without asking the right
questions, some companies have ended
up with highly ineffective programs, or
programs that would not be defensible
if challenged.
Other technologies have also been
introduced:
• “On site” or “point of collection”
urine drug testing screens are increasingly being used for reasonable cause
and post incident testing, particularly where there are concerns about
turnaround times because of distance
from the lab. The process is the same
as would be followed for standard lab
urinalysis, except the first stage immunoassay screen is performed at the collection site.
• Oral fluid (saliva) samples are being increasingly used to test for drug
presence, primarily in random testing
situations and this technology is being
looked at as an alternative to use in other testing circumstances (reasonable
cause/post incident); the technology
tightens the window of detection from
what is found with a urine sample,
particularly for marijuana presence.
However, there are no accurate on-site/
point-of-collection oral fluid drug tests
available at this time.
• At all stages in the process steps are
in place to check for adulteration or
substitution of the sample so policies
should be clear on the consequences if
this is confirmed.
A number of the larger forestry companies in British Columbia have introduced comprehensive policies for their
employees that include testing in the
circumstances noted in this article except random testing. They are also setting out specific requirements to their
contractors when working on their
sites or on their behalf which includes
testing under specific circumstances
as well. This approach is certainly in
place in many other industries including transportation, oil and gas, manufacturing, mining and utilities. The BC
Forest Safety Council is taking steps to
support the industry in moving forward
with policies. This includes providing a
resource package on their website, as
well as information on policy development through a webinar last December
and ongoing as needed by the industry.
Further information can be found on
their website. www.bcforestsafe.org
Barbara Butler, BES, MBA is the president of
Barbara Butler & Associates Inc. Management
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FIRST NATIONS ELDERS AND FORESTRY:
A HAPPILY REMEMBERED HISTORY
By Ian MacNeill
Oh, the cedar tree!
If mankind in his infancy
had prayed for the perfect substance
for all material and aesthetic needs,
an indulgent god could have provided
nothing better.
- From “Out of the Silence”, by Bill
Reid (1971)
The First Nations of coastal British
Columbia have been engaged in forestry for thousands of years. Long before the arrival of the first Europeans
with their iron saws and axes, aboriginal craftsmen were using stone, bone
and even shell tools to peel planks off
living trees in order to construct longhouses and falling giant cedars to make
dugout canoes. Wood use among First
Nations was ubiquitous. Craftspeople
used it to make a host of everyday items
including ladles and bowls, boxes and
tools, while artists fashioned fantastical masks and expressive sculptures as
well as mortuary and totem poles emblazoned with ancient family symbols.
Western red cedar, the tree of life, was
prized and through its contribution
to the survival of the people earned a
place of utmost respect. In addition to
its wood products, the cedar tree’s bark
was woven into clothing, hats, baskets
and blankets.
Because First Nations artisans were
often able to harvest what they needed
from living trees there are some still
standing bearing marks of cultural
modification including cuts, scrapes
and scars. Unfortunately, many of these
living artifacts were harvested prior to
an understanding of their cultural and
historical significance, but they are
now seen as part of Canada’s architectural and historical heritage and are
protected by law.
Although many of the old ways have
vanished, the forest is still an important
part of the First Nations economy, and
according to elders interviewed here,
BC’s forests could and should play an
even more important role in the future,
providing jobs, pride and self-reliance.
In this issue we present the first
of a two-part series on First Nations
involvement with forestry in British Columbia. In this instalment,
we hear about the recent past from
five elders. In the second instalment,
scheduled to appear in the spring issue of Truck LoggerBC, we will look
at First Nations involvement today.
Chief Frank Malloway, 80,
Yakweakwioose First Nation,
Chilliwack
Chief Frank Malloway’s early career
as a logger occurred suddenly but unsurprisingly. Both his father Richard
and his uncle Vince were loggers, as
was his brother Mervyn, so when a
friend showed up at school one day in
the sixties and announced that logging
operations had opened in the Chilliwack Valley he didn’t think twice about
signing up; it was what everybody did!
“It was the main occupation back
then,” recalls the presiding chief of the
Yakweakwioose First Nation in the Upper Fraser Valley. “And it was easy to get
a job. There were all these gyppo operations near Harrison Lake, so many you
could quit a job on Friday and be back
working for someone else on Monday.”
He even worked across the border in the
United States, a fringe benefit of his having a status card connecting him to the
larger community of Coast Salish people
in Washington State.
Even though he gave it up after 11
years to pursue other interests Chief
Malloway thinks it would be good for
more young people from First Nations
go into the woods to work, partly because of the inherent respect their people have traditionally had for the forest.
“We always prayed to the cedar for the
way it served our people, we use the
boughs to cleanse ourselves and make
a red paint from the rotting powder in
the tree to protect us from bad things,”
he says. “Anything the creator gave us
was sacred, like the salmon.”
Larry Baird, 69,
Ucluelet First Nation, Port Alberni
When Larry Baird and his cousin
showed up at the office of MacMillan
Bloedel’s Sproat Lake Division in the
late 1960s the manager took one look
at the two teenagers with their long
hair and “hippie” appearance and made
them an offer, cut your hair and you
can have a job.
“I didn’t mind,” recalls the long-time
chief councillor for the Ucluelet First
Nation on Vancouver Island. “It wasn’t
really conducive to the working environment.” He started out the way we
all did back then, clambering through
the thick brush setting chokers, eventually working his way up to hook tender.
His dream was to become a faller but
He was my role model. He spent his whole life
working. Even after he quit logging, he went slash
cutting for the power lines.
He really looked up to his uncle
Vince, his one-armed uncle Vince who
worked his entire life in the forest, primarily as a faller, manning his end of
a two-man hand saw in the early days
and later a two-man chainsaw with as
much or more gusto than most men
with two good arms. “He was my role
model,” says Chief Malloway. “He got
married and raised six or seven kids.
He spent his whole life working. Even
after he quit logging he went slash cutting for the power lines.”
his wife wasn’t having any of it so when
the call went out for more logging truck
drivers he jumped at it. “I loved driving,” he says. “It was like having a job
with no boss because you’re on your
own. As long as you hauled your quota
of loads nobody bothered you. And the
pay was good. When I left I found out
I was the tenth highest-paid worker at
the division.”
Political by nature, he got involved
with the union and worked his way up to
second vice president of the now-defunct
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IWA in Port Alberni, proving his mettle
by signing up new members working for
non-unionized contractors. There were
tense moments. “I used to have to stand
up to angry loggers who thought they
were being ripped off,” he says. He also
lived through the so-called War in the
Woods, the long and often bitter struggle
over the future of Clayoquot Sound.
In 1993 he was part of a team that secured the rights to log in the region and
went on to help form Iisaak Forest Resources (iisaak being a Nuu-chah-nulth
word that means “respect”), which at
one time employed as many as 60 of
his people. Although Iisaak has significantly reduced its scale and scope
of operations, Baird believes forestry
represents one of the best opportunities
for his people going forward. “Logging
is a great vocation,” he says. “We could
be as successful as any company if we
worked together.”
by myself,” he adds in what is probably
the industrial equivalent of learning to
swim by jumping in the deep end. One
thing he does remember is the long
hours, 12 and even 14-hour days; on
the water before sunrise and working
until dusk, this at a time when, at least
according to Statistics Canada, weekly
earnings in the logging industry averaged $69.03 or $1.72 an hour based on
a 40-hour week. Before he wound up
his career in 2005 he’d spent 25 years on
the water before going to work higher
up in the logging food chain—toiling in
logging camps setting chokers, working
the landing, hook tending. Where? “All
over,” he says with an air of triumph. He
didn’t mind camp life, it all depended
on the camp, and of course the cook,
always the cook. He thinks well enough
of the life he had to recommend it to
others. “It’s good to work in the forest,”
he says, “and it’s better than welfare.”
Matt Johnson, 78, Heiltsuk First
Nation, Bella Coola
Cody Gus, 84,
Tseshaht First Nation, Port Alberni
Matt Johnson was 20 years old in the
year 1957 when he decided he’d try his
hand at logging. He started out working
as a boom man, herding the fresh-cut
logs for orderly transport to the many
sawmills dotted along the coast. He got
pretty adept at dancing over them in
the crystal clear waters of Rivers Inlet,
what with their tendency to roll and
bob like elusive opponents in the boxing ring, although he confesses with a
chuckle that he went into the drink a
few times. To show how much times
have changed we asked him what kind
of training he received prior to starting work. “Didn’t have any training,”
he says laughing again. “I learned it
Looking back over a long life,Tseshaht
elder Cody Gus remembers with great
fondness the half century he spent
working in the woods on Vancouver
Island, and on occasion, in Washington State. “It was good work with good
friends, and the pay was alright too,” he
says. He started out setting chokers at
a rate of $1.25 an hour and went on to
become a boom man, and for the last
decade of his career he was the skipper of a tug working on Sproat Lake,
a job he describes as both fun and liberating because of the independence
and authority that came with the job.
As was usually the case back then you
learned on the job, starting at the bot-
Photo: Image 1245 courtesy of the Museum of Campbell River
This basket was woven by Vera Peacey’s mother, Irene, when the family was living in
Redonda Bay. Irene’s baskets helped supplement the family income.
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tom and working your way up; even the
skipper’s job was picked up on the fly.
“Didn’t need a ticket back then,” he recalls. Like other young men of the First
Nations he followed in his father’s footsteps. “My dad was a boom man and so
were my brothers,” he says. Carrying no
regrets about his choice of careers, Gus
says he only wishes there were more
jobs in the forest and more young people willing to do them. “It was a great
life,” he says.
Vera Peacey, 67, Homalco First
Nation, Campbell River
It was a world of hard work and simple pleasures but Vera Peacey recalls it
all with great affection. She was born in
1946 in the hamlet of Redonda Bay of a
Russian father and a Homalco mother
who met at the cannery that was once
the core of the community’s existence.
It was logging her father loved best
though and it was Homalco people who
lived there so it was Homalco people he
hired when he started a small logging
operation on Pryce Channel. “Everybody worked back then,” she recalls
now from her home in Campbell River.
“I don’t even know if there was such a
thing as welfare; everybody did what
they had to do to feed their families.”
Her dad was definitely old school, and
for a time he hand-logged on Raza Island, often with the help of her Uncle
Willie. Together they’d hew the trees
and jack them into the water, eventually forming booms that would be sent
off to the mills at the end of the season.
The aboriginal name for the place she
grew up is T’exém7aajim, which means
‘red cedar place’ and Vera tells of harvesting bark with her mother Irene to
make baskets that were sold to supplement the family’s income. She also remembers the row houses of her people
running along the creek. “There were
some very good people living there
back then,” she says.
These are only a few of the many stories that could be told by First Nations
elders about their involvement with
forestry, an occupation that for British
Columbia’s First Nations is as ancient
as the people themselves. While the
stories are different, our elders were in
agreement on one thing, forestry could
and should be a part of their communities’ futures.
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NORTH ISLAND SUCCESS:
FORESTRY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PORT HARDY
By Robin Brunet
I
n October, barely two weeks into his
role as teacher of the new secondary school forestry program for School
District #85 on Vancouver Island, Adrian Pendergast overheard a student say
something that project-based educators
often only dream of.
The student, one of the quieter of nine
Port Hardy and six North Island Secondary School students participating
in a class on silviculture and other disciplines, approached a Strategic Natural
Resource Consultants employee who
had been explaining his job. “I’m going
to seriously consider this as a career opportunity,” the youth said, shaking his
hand.
Pendergast had hoped his students
would have this reaction. “But the reality with teenagers is they rarely say anything until the bus ride home,” he says.
“I was thrilled. That remark coming so
early in the program reinforced my conviction that we’re providing a valuable
service to North Island youths.”
Jason Kerluck, who developed a
similar forestry program in Campbell
River four years ago, isn’t surprised by
the news. “My 16 to 18-year-olds learn
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traversing, how to run deflection lines,
see how nurseries operate,” he says. “I
teach them the facts and history of forestry and allow them to make their own
choices. I show them the career opportunities without making it the focus of
the class. Regardless if they choose to
seek employment in the forest sector or
not, providing the knowledge to all is
extremely rewarding.”
Kerluck lists a few examples off the
top of his head. “A grade 12 female student who attended my first field trip is
currently enrolled in the forest resource
management course at the University
of British Columbia with the intention
of pursuing a career,” he says. “And this
year, six of my current students applied
to the Vancouver Island University forestry program.”
Yet another student was so motivated
by seeing forestry first-hand that he subsequently secured a job at Strategic Natural Resource Consultants, a TLA member company. Kerluck notes, “It’s one
thing to teach forestry in a classroom,
but it’s quite another to take kids out in
the real world. In this regard, Vancouver Island is rapidly becoming one giant
classroom, with companies like Western
Forest Products and associations like the
Truck Loggers providing invaluable support.”
For anyone remotely acquainted with
the state of the BC industry, that support
is understandable: getting youths interested in forestry has grown from being
a family tradition, to an obligation, to a
code-red priority in light of our rapidly
aging workforce—and our increasing
need to compete on the world stage.
The urgency to replenish our ranks is
appreciated even by people who aren’t
involved in forestry. “It would be hard
to live on the North Island and not
have loggers as neighbours,” says Fred
Robertson, a recently retired elementary school librarian and one of the key
people who worked with District #85 to
develop the Port Hardy program.
People like Robertson are driven as
much by social concerns as by forestry’s
contribution to the provincial economy.
“I’ve sat on various community boards
since moving here in 1989, and it’s
dispiriting to see the steady exodus of
local youths to other parts of Canada
because they think there’s nothing for
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Adrian Pendergast and his first forestry class—a mix of students from Port Hardy Secondary School and North Island Secondary School
them here,” he says, adding that his own
son currently works in Fort McMurray.
Robertson credits long time North
Island community advocate Anne Marie Koch for the idea of creating a program in Port Hardy. “She was inspired
by The Globe and Mail story about a
secondary school program in Vernon
that had access to a woodlot,” he says.
[Editor’s Note: Learn more about that
program on page 50.] “She also knew
teachers at North Island Secondary
School in Port McNeill who had taught
a program during the 1980s and whose
students had gone on to become loggers: so there was a long history of
these initiatives being effective.”
Of course, BC is a leader in forestry
education. The first official forestry
course was implemented at the University of British Columbia back in 1918, only
three years after UBC had been established: the month-long course allowed
returning World War One veterans to
qualify as forest guards. UBC’s first
bachelor of applied science degrees (Forest Engineering) were awarded in 1923,
and its first masters of applied science
were handed out a decade later. (People
bent on furthering their education more
would have to wait until 1949 for the in-
stitution to implement PhD programs.)
Arguably, a curious youth in the second decade of the new millennium
doesn’t need to search far for BC-based
courses that suit his or her specific interest. Plus, in addition to the offerings of
post-secondary learning institutions and
technical schools, organizations such as
the Interior Logging Association (ILA)
might get from a big institution,” says
Ryan Dvorak, who developed the Port
Alberni program (for grades 9 to 12)
in 2008. “There’s no doubt in my mind
we’re making a difference: I know at
least 20 kids who are now working in
the industry as chokermen, heavy duty
mechanics, mill workers—you name it.
And I guarantee the number is much
When the boom was happening in Fort McMurray,
our kids stayed here.
and the TLA work hard to dispel misinformation and educate youths about the
importance of forestry as well as provide
scholarships and community support.
With all bases covered, so to speak,
how pertinent are grass roots initiatives
such as the Port Hardy program, which
joins Kerluck’s program and another one
in Port Alberni—each of whom process
only a handful of students yearly?
The answer seems to be: extremely
pertinent, precisely because of the grass
roots nature of the initiatives. “We’re
constantly trying to improve ourselves
because we’re small with limited means,
and I think that passion is infectious,
very much different from the effect you
more than that.
“Better still, when the boom was
happening in Fort McMurray, our kids
stayed here. All it took was making them
aware of the enormous diversity of career options in our sector.”
Dvorak, who this year welcomed over
100 students to the world of forestry—a
world that includes his school district’s
very own 12 hectare Christmas tree
farm—says versions of his program go
back to the 1950s. The focus then, as
now, is project-based learning; students
learning in the field instead of exclusively in to the classroom. “That’s another
key for success: kids love nothing better
than to get their hands dirty, and I in-
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sisted upon that when we developed our
initiative in 2008. I wanted them to get
a rudimentary knowledge of how to use
tools and operate safely, what slope and
distance means, and perhaps even how
to tell the difference between a Douglas fir and a western red cedar—which
many youths of the Internet age have a
hard time determining, despite being
raised in the bush.”
In transforming the idea for the Port
Hardy program into reality, Fred Robertson received wide-ranging encouragement. “It’s not like we’re a big school
district: we have less than 90 teachers
compared to over 250 in the 1980s,” he
says. “Nonetheless, our superintendent
of schools as well as the school board
and education ministry were very open
to launching an experiential program.”
Robertson and his colleagues sought
input from forestry educators in other
locales and industry representatives—
including those from Western Forest
Products and Strategic Natural Resource
Consultants—made it clear they would
be happy to open their doors to students.
“And then I experienced what my col-
The TLA stepped up with a grant that allowed us to purchase much-needed safety equipment.
leagues in other regions had experienced
when they were getting off the ground:
the TLA stepped up with a grant that allowed us to purchase much-needed safety equipment for the students,” he says.
To which Dvorak adds, “The TLA and
other organizations unfailingly aided
our efforts. In my case, at the height of
the forestry crisis, this was a tremendous boost.”
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ministry approval for the Port Hardy
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The plan is to have students recognized a forest graduates—which would look good in
job interview.
forest uses and non-timber forest uses),
District #85 selected Pendergast, who is
also vice principal of Port Hardy Secondary, to teach the course.
Pendergast says of the first two-week
excursion into the field, “We were out
of the classroom everyday and the students of both schools returned home
each night. There were safety orientations, visits to a log sort in Campbell
River, tours of cultured and modified
tree stands in Alert Bay, demonstrations
of skills such as data entry and cost estimating, and much more. One of the
highlights was a day of traversing with
Strategic at Beaver Lake, with the stu-
dents being instructed on how to use
GPS and lasers.”
Although Pendergast recalls the student telling the Strategic Natural Resource Consultants employee he would
be considering a career in forestry, he
stresses, “All the students were inspired.
Our next course will happen towards
the end of April of 2016 and our ultimate goal is to have one course for every semester, four in total, with students
recognized over the course of two years
as being forest graduates—which would
look good in job interviews.”
Today Kerluck is looking for ways to
expand their programs, trying to determine how to give students training for
grapple yarding and truck driving. And
Fred Robertson is proud that District
#85’s initiative is off and running. “We’re
looking forward to future opportunities,” he says. “We’re very optimistic, for
the simple reason that North Island residents have a deep-seated pride in their
surroundings. Everyone pulls together
for different causes, and when it comes
to forestry, they’re determined for the
industry to flourish in the future.”
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to-year with small cut licences until it
acquired Woodlot 1908 in 2002. Since
then, Woodlot 1908 has been our outdoor classroom for three days a week
and an integral part of our program.
The woodlot is an example of renewable and sustainable resource development for our students and the broader
community. We work closely with professional foresters and a career logger to
properly manage a sustainable harvest
level and reforestation. Forest management is demonstrated to the students
through example. The woodlot uses a
cut-block layout for clear-cut with reserve, select seed trees are left to aid
with natural regeneration and reforestation with seedlings is also implemented.
At this time, the forestry program recruits students from secondary schools
across School District 22. The students
experience and learn about safety and
critical team skills as well as important
characteristics sought by many employers today such as enthusiasm, strong
work ethic, initiative, reliability and
great communication skills.
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learn in the forestry program, students
also participate in the following training opportunities: Level 1 Occupational
First Aid, safety training for shop and
logging practices, a WorkSafeBC presentation, ENFORM Level 1 Chainsaw
Certification, chainsaw maintenance
and repairs, operating and maintaining
heavy duty equipment, wildlife awareness and silviculture.
The students start every woodlot day
with an in-depth student led safety
meeting. Students then set-up a crew list
for machine operators, buckers, chokerpersons and a firewood crew. Communication to equipment operators is done
with both radio and hand signals. A certified faller drops the trees and students
butt off trees to specifications, limb the
trees, skid the trees to the landing, buck
to sawmill specifications and deck logs
on the landing. Safety, in all aspects, is
priority one.
Although our forestry program provides students with a broad-based practical and theoretical background in the
forestry industry and real life skills, we
wanted to expand into several applicable trades areas for skills acquisition.
Therefore, we adapted Skills Exploration
11-12 for a value added aspect to the
existing forestry program. This recent
program expansion doubled the intake
of grade 11 students.
Looking beyond the school, the
broader Lumby community also benefits
from our forestry program and woodlot
in many ways. Harvested timber from
the woodlot is sold to local mills and
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STEEP SLOPE LOGGING BALANCING COST SAFETY AND PRODUCTION
By Jim Girvan
Photo: Hans Peter Meyer
I
t is safe to say that the New Zealand forest industry’s poor safety
record led to the 2013 independent
joint safety review and their new
Health and Safety Reform Bill. It may
also have been the catalyst for the revolution in safer more mechanized steep
slope harvesting technology globally
(Truck LoggerBC, Summer 2015).
In BC, we are accessing an increasing
volume of timber on steep slopes. In the
Interior, the wake of the mountain pine
beetle epidemic is causing this shift.
On the coast, we are steadily moving to
more second growth steep slope timber.
This means new cost effective and safe
methods for logging are needed across
the province. To support this trend, the
TLA is offering three panel discussions
at the upcoming convention related to
steep slope logging.
Global Innovation in Steep Slope
Logging Technology January 13, 8:30-10:00 am
In the Global Innovation in Steep
Slope Logging Technology panel, key
industry suppliers and global innovators will provide the latest equipment
solutions in addressing the challenges of
54 Truck LoggerBC Winter 2016
harvesting steep slopes.
Moderator Tyson Lambert, Vice President of T-MAR Industries in Campbell
River has seen first-hand the growing movement to increase mechanization on steep slopes that could lead to
both increased productivity and safety.
“Mechanization will also allow the industry to attract more skilled workers as
it is a better job than just setting chokers. Dangerous, labour intensive jobs
just don’t fit the bill when we are competing with other industries for workers,” notes Lambert.
“What we see with our customers
is the growing application of groundbased techniques being used on steep
slope applications. Ground-based forwarding doesn’t work as well, however,
due to issues related to soil disturbance.
As a result, what we are seeing is the
yarder and specifically the grapple yarder being used as a forwarder which is
fundamentally changing how logging is
done on steep slopes. This is the focus of
current T-MAR development.”
Gary MacDonald of Tigercat sees the
potential to adapt its current, proven
machines for use in steeper applications. “At Tigercat we are confident
that we can adapt our machines to new
technologies. To this end, we are working with multiple companies that are
involved in manufacturing cable assist
systems.” Tigercat is currently working
toward the goal of providing a ‘cable assist ready’ solution from the factory for
its leveling track carriers with optimal
positioning of connection points. “We
believe that we need to continue to work
with the current technology of our leveling machines and six-wheel drive skidders, that are already widely known for
their high performance on slopes, to expand their application to steeper slopes,”
notes MacDonald.
Tigercat felling machines have robust
cabs with four point harnesses and three
escape routes. The unique geometry of
the Tigercat leveling machines shifts the
centre of gravity forward over the high
side of the undercarriage as it inclines,
to make the machines more stable on
slopes. “There is more that can be done
here as well,” says MacDonald. “Cable
assist is a next step and Tigercat has
8-10 machines working in cable assist
applications globally.” However as Macdonald cautions, “each of these are applications in unique circumstance and
Photo: Colin Koszman, courtesy of FPInnovations
This excavator has EMS traction line winches attached to it and the operator in the feller
buncher parked below is operating it by remote control.
there is no clear or common solution yet
regarding the exact style of cable assist
system that will be used going forward
as there are so many new ideas.”
Dan Fuhrer is the factory representative for Ponsse Plc in western Canada
and is responsible for sales, service and
after sales support. Ponsse has thousands of machines working around the
world in logging applications, with over
50 currently working on steep slopes using winch assist technology.
“What is considered steep slope logging
for some, is just day-to-day operations
for others,” comments Fuhrer. “Conditions are different around the world and
what works on some slopes may not work
on others. In Oregon, we can operate our
eight-wheel machines on slopes up to 70
per cent in some cases as a result of the
suitable soil types and terrain.”
Ponsse builds both six-wheel and
eight-wheel harvesters that can be fitted
with winch assist for steep slope applications. “It is not so we can go on steeper
and steeper slopes,” cautions Fuhrer, “it
is about traversing slopes safely while
limiting ground disturbance.”
The big advantage of eight-wheel
machines is the longer frame and eight
contract points with the ground which
allows for more stability and safer operations than a comparable machine on
tracks. They can be used for steep slope
bunching, but as Fuhrer points out, “they
work best in cut-to-length applications.”
Fuhrer predicts that in 25 years the
economics of coastal harvesting will
drive change and bunchers will be
phased out in favor of cut to length harvesters. “Time will tell,” notes Fuhrer.
The Challenges of Operating
on Steep Slopes January 13, 10:30 am -12:00 pm
With increasing reliance on timber
located on steep slopes in BC, The Challenges of Operating on Steep Slopes
panel participants will provide context
for the challenges ahead.
Moderator Jim Hunt is the Research
Leader for the Harvesting Operations
Group at FPInnovations, a national
team that conducts operational harvesting studies. FPInnovations started getting feedback from members that they
needed help with steep slopes demonstrating a need for research in this area.
A query to the MFLNRO Inventory
Analysis Branch shows that 24 per cent
of the provincial timber harvest land
base is on slopes greater than 35 per
cent (56 per cent on coast and 14 per
cent in Interior). “Clearly we have not
been logging the profile and in doing
so we have deferred the more expensive steep slopes” notes Hunt. “But now
we have to go there and the piece size
is smaller, hence the need for research
and new techniques.”
FPInnovations has started a multiyear, steep slope initiative addressing
harvesting, roads, transportation—all
aspects of working on steep slopes
with a steering committee made up
of major licensees and manufacturers.
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This harvester is a wheeled winch assist machine working on a 75 per cent slope in the Swiss Alps in a cut-to-length thinning operation.
“This approach helps with information sharing as we learn. We have a
five year road map and with the support we are getting, we are seeing real
potential,” says Hunt.
There is a potential $5 per cubic metre
cost reduction by increased mechanization on steep slopes together with the obvious safety benefits of getting fallers off
the hills that will lead to reduced WorkSafeBC premiums as well. Clearly a winwin for the industry, according to Hunt.
“The value proposition in cost reduction
and safety is undeniable and that is what
is motivating FPInnovations.”
Gerard Messier is the Manager of
Program Development at the BC Forest Safety Council (BCFSC) echoes
the need for safe operations on steep
slopes. Over the past year, the BCFSC
developed and operationalized their
steep slope logging assessment package which is available on their website.
“It is a user friendly guide to make op-
erators aware of the issues that should
be addressed to ensure safety on steep
slopes,” notes Messier.
But stepping back from regulations
and guidelines, Messier takes a broader
perspective in noting that it is important to know the equipment you have
and that the proposed harvest system
is right for the circumstances and that
the capabilities of the people who operate it are the right fit for the slope. “The
competence of workers is crucial and it
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has to be assessed before putting people
to work,” notes Messier. “Walking the
block is the most important thing you
can do before you start working a machine and a worker on it.”
And then there are situations we
might be blind to like road construction hazards and the potential for slides.
This may be more common than we realize as was highlighted in recent work
by the Council. “Simply put, operating
on steeper slopes requires companies to
practice due diligence,” notes Messier,
“and if we can develop and implement
simple, but effective tools and strategies
to help companies do that, we will all be
better off.”
Jonathan Lok is the Managing Partner
at Strategic Natural Resource Consultants. His company provides a full suite
of forest engineering and development
services across BC and is also adapting
his firms’ expertise and skill set to the
new challenges being presented on ever
steeper slopes.
“Planning for harvesting on steep
slopes is key,” notes Lok. “The slopes we
are being asked to engineer are getting
steeper and with the push to more inno-
This remote controlled traction assist winch supports mechanized falling on steep slopes
keeping workers off the ground and out of danger.
vative use of ground-based systems like
winch assist and levelers, it is challenging for us to plan cost effectively and
safely for these systems. We also have to
be sure that our engineering translates
to those building and using it or the limits of what we are doing can get pushed.
It is also important for our engineers to
see the results of their layout by seeing
active harvesting. This provides a feedback loop between us and the loggers
that builds our collective expertise.”
Mark Leitao is the Director of Operations at Island Timberlands (IT) and
is responsible for all their harvesting
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thing IT does a lot of. “We believe that
when grapple yarding the small volume
pieces prevalent in second-growth timber, that bunching is also needed. So
beyond addressing our primary safety
concern, we believe these new techniques will become mainstream on the
coast since in the end, it will reduce
overall second-growth harvesting costs.
We currently have two contractors using
tethered feller bunchers and we are now
trying to determine the best way to utilize the new technology and to understand costs,” notes Leitao.
The Operators Steep
Slope Experience January 13, 2:30-4:00 pm
This machine, also pictured on page 55, is the first of its kind in North America. It was included
in FPInnovations’ tour of winch assist machines in the Pacific Northwest.
the coast, logs on a lot of steep slopes
as part of their day-to-day operations.
However, “as a member of the Coast
Harvest Advisory Group (CHAG), our
main focus on steep slope innovations
is from safety perspective,” says Leitao.
“If we can get hand fallers off the hill it
will reduce serious incidents. Our com-
pany and the entire coastal industry is
focused on this with new equipment
being tested.”
And, as IT learns about the new
technology and equipment that is being developed globally, they are finding
a sweet spot when applied to second
growth harvests on steep slopes, some-
However, steep slope harvesting may
not be for everyone and the challenges
of operating in this timber profile can
be no better explained than by those
who do it every day. For those considering the move to steep slope harvesting, these industry veterans will discuss
their perspectives about the challenges
and opportunity when logging steep
slopes on The Operators Steep Slope
Experience panel.
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Winch assisted harvesting is a world-wide
phenomenon; this machine is operating in
the Swiss Alps.
Boundary Contacting in Midway BC
and has made a living logging conventionally on steep slopes for most of his
life. “We have been logging on steep
slopes up to 55 per cent+ with con-
ventional equipment for years,” notes
Hedlund, “and we have learned how to
operate safely with the right equipment
and trained operators. Our biggest
challenge today, however, is satisfying
WorkSafeBC and making sure we are in
compliance with the regulations. That
can be a real moving target.”
Earlier in his logging career, Hedlund
was steep slope logging with tracked
KMC and FMC skidders and quickly
learned that 400 to 500 metre skids didn’t
really work economically. He then went
to the more conventional equipment and
pushed up to 55 per cent, but as Hedlund
noted, “WorkSafeBC was less focused
then, so we just did it. We learned a lot
and despite being safe, todays regulations have pulled in the reigns on what
we know how to do safely.”
John Stark owns Starks Timber Processing located in Puyallup, Washington. As a fourth generation logger in
the Pacific Northwest, he has learned a
lot about operating on steep slopes. He
was the first operator to utilize levelers
in his area, but since there was no classification for these new machines, he had
to work for over a year to get local government (DNR) and safety organization
(LNI) to accept the machines and their
capabilities on slopes over 40 per cent.
“Our goal is to use technologies like
winch assist to operate year-round while
addressing soil concerns on the slopes
we currently operate on, not to necessarily push the slope limits. You have
to be able to work year-round to justify
the investments in a new system for logging that assures a higher level of safety,”
notes Stark. “Our operators are experienced on slopes of 60-70 per cent, we
just need the right tools to operate more
safely, cost effectively and year-round.”
For Stark that means getting the fallers
off the hill by logging with a different
system, a common theme among most
steep slope operators.
With three panels focused on the
topic of steep slopes and panelist that
have significant experience on the
topic, the Wednesday January 13 TLA
convention skill development day offers something for everyone working
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AFTER THE FIRE:
SALVAGING FORESTRY IN BC’S INTERIOR
By Robin Brunet
Photo: iStock
T
o say that August was a nail-biting month for Interior Logging
Association President Reid Hedlund
would be an understatement. He, along
with his neighbours and colleagues,
watched forest fires obliterate over 30
homes in the Rock Creek area north to
Westbridge and tear through hectares of
harvestable stands.
At one point the gigantic Stickpin
blaze of Washington State, which grew
to 21,965 hectares and threatened
to cross the US border into Canada,
seemed certain to destroy his properties. Meanwhile, “it was uphill and upwind, so the situation was very tense”
because the Testalinden Creek fire near
Osoyoos, which grew to 5,202 hectares,
caused Hedlund and his family to be
put on evacuation notice for a week and
threatened his ranch.
But Hedlund downplays the drama. “I
was lucky I didn’t lose anything, whereas
many, many people did,” he says. As for
the magnitude of the fires, he is hardpressed to put them into context. “I
was born and raised in the Interior, and
I’ve never experienced a summer like it
for sheer size and intensity. And there
wasn’t the sense of relief you usually get
at the end of summer—no drastic rainfall that shut everything down.”
Hedlund, who is also a logging contractor, is equally stumped when asked
to speculate on what the fires’ impact
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on the forest industry will be. “No one
knows the entire picture yet,” he told
Truck Logger in late October, adding
that operations in the Midway region
“were still being shut down at 1 pm daily
because it was so dry.”
Hedlund is hardly alone in his uncertainty. In late October, the district
managers of Osoyoos and Christina
Lake were busy finalizing their assessments—which, according to an unnamed source, included the possible
salvage of 334 hectares out of about
472 ravaged hectares of timber harvesting land base in Osoyoos. (The same
source said about 3,000 cubic metres of
decked wood, from constructing rightof-ways for heavy equipment and clearing for fireguards, had been earmarked
for possible salvage by First Nations
and other parties.)
through 25,107 hectares of the coastal
region and 14,600 hectares in the southeast, while the Kamloops and Cariboo
areas lost 11,400 and 9,769 hectares to
fire respectively.
For all these numbers, perhaps the
most remarkable thing about the incendiary summer of 2015 is that it didn’t do
more damage to logging operations. “As
a licensee with tenures in the vicinity of
Rock Creek and Christina Lake, the fires
had a relatively low impact for Interfor
as far as we can tell, although they could
have easily caused a lot more problems,”
says Geoff Bekker, Interfor’s Woods
Manager for the Kootenay division. Interfor’s two mills in Castlegar and Grand
Forks rely on wood coming from the
company’s allowable annual cut of 1.1
million cubic metres.
Bekker notes that the Rock Creek
In late October, operations in the Midway region
were still being shut down at 1 pm daily because it
was so dry.
But if salvage opportunities are unclear, the scope of the damage is not.
According to the BC Wildfire Service,
as of October 29 a total of 1,843 fires
in 2015 had burned 304,460 hectares
of land, with the majority of the devastation (213,174 hectares) occurring
in the Prince George region. Fires tore
blaze “happened in the river valley bottoms and was devastating to homeowners as well as woodlot licensees and
community forests; the area now looks
like a moonscape.”
Interfor Logging Supervisor Aaron
Gunther, who happened to be near the
Kettle Valley Provincial Park when the
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fire erupted on August 13, wound up
evacuating visitors from the area. Later that evening, Bekker worked with
Southeast Fire Centre officials to send
six forest professionals to help guide
equipment operators and heavy machinery to establish a fire line. (Meanwhile, Hedlund’s crew plus a D6, a D8,
low bed trucks, a skidder and a water
tank were part of a Canadian contingent
that journeyed daily into Washington
State to build fire guards against the
Stickpin blaze).
Bekker calls the advance of the Rock
Creek fire “a nail biter for Interfor, especially on the first day when south winds
pushed it quickly along. But after that
there wasn’t much growth, thanks to
lots of air support and water drops, even
though the fire wasn’t officially declared
under control for a few weeks.”
Bekker’s main concern, as his crews
survey the damage, is satisfying Interfor’s wood chip client, Celgar. “In determining what’s salvageable, we can’t
send any wood through the mill that
contains carbon,” he says. “Plus, carbon
dust messes up optic scanners and is
unacceptable in this post-Lakeland era
of mill safety.”
Another challenge in salvaging burned timber is warding off criticism that the trees should
stay put to provide nutrients for soil.
stuff showing up won’t be as desirable as
green logs.”
However, as co-owner of the former
Pope & Talbot mill in Midway that resumed independent operation in 2011
and is usually obliged to purchase wood
from the open market, Hedlund says
that burnt wood “creates fibre that otherwise wouldn’t be available. It’ll keep
Carbon dust messes up optic scanners and is
unacceptable in this post-Lakeland era of mill safety.
But Bekker overall is optimistic about
salvage opportunities. “If only the bottom of stems in a stand are burned or if
the bark is burned, then the wood can
be used. It’s only when fire penetrates
into the fibre via a rotted knot that a
tree is no good—and rarely is a tree
burned throughout.”
For the heavily burned stands Interfor has already rejected, Bekker says,
“they’ll be suitable for someone making
timber or rail ties. Hopefully there will
be some avenue available for interested
parties to use the wood. Chips are a big
part of our business and quality cannot
be compromised.”
Hedlund’s company, Mid-Boundary
Contracting, employs 25 people and
operates in the Midway and Grand
Forks regions, with most of the logging
done on behalf of Interfor and its Grand
Forks sawmill. While Hedlund agrees
that a lot of burned wood is salvageable,
he notes that “unfortunately, mills are
faced with a glut of fibre, and the burn
about 60 mill workers and a few logging
contractors busy.”
BC is no stranger to making the most
out of damaged wood. But several examples in the US illustrate the challenges inherent in salvaging burned
timber. One of the biggest being the
Rim Fire that charred a quarter-million
acres of the Stanislaus National Forest
and Yosemite National Park in 2013; an
estimated one billion board feet of salvageable dead trees were left that could
have been a windfall for economically
depressed towns in the region.
But it was determined that it would
take four to eight years to process all the
logs that could be salvaged from the fire,
and it took foresters a full year alone to
survey the burned stands and offer contracts. That left a year in which the stands
could be harvested before the wood was
no longer commercially viable.
Moreover, there wasn’t enough local mill capacity to process that many
trees. Trucking the logs out of the region was the most obvious solution, but
the costs involved dramatically reduced
the desirability of the salvage contracts
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Costs and criticism aside, the 2015 BC blazes may also provide an opportunity to advance salvage practices.
that were offered (the added costs of
importing trucks and labor to harvest
the burned wood also reduced the desirability of the contracts).
Salvage costs in the wake of even
much smaller fires can be off-putting.
When contracts were offered for 250
acres in California’s Calaveras County
that had been decimated by the 2012
Ramsey Fire, not a single bid was made
by any of the region’s lumber companies.
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(In this case, the cost of skyline yarding
that would be required was cited as the
deciding factor).
The other challenge in salvaging
burned timber is warding off criticism
from environmental groups, many of
whom argue that the trees should stay
put because they provide nutrients for
soil and habitat for wildlife. Earlier this
year in Washington State, two green
groups filed court appeals to prevent
logging on about 1,200 acres of forests
burned in the Carlton fire of 2014. Their
argument was it would cause erosion
and mudslides, despite the Commissioner of Public Lands having used the
best scientific information available in
designing the harvest.
Costs and criticism aside, the 2015 BC
blazes may also provide an opportunity
to advance salvage practices—if history
is anything to go by. In 2002, the Forest
Engineering Research Institute of Canada (FERIC) and other parties published
a study about the effect of fire on trees
intended for wood chips and pulp; damaged stands in Slave Lake had been used
for the research.
FERIC found that chip recovery from
burned aspen logs increased the longer
the trees were allowed to age, due to the
deterioration of the bond between the
bark and the stem (which allowed debarking equipment to remove the bark
without damaging wood fibre, thereby
increasing fibre recovery).
But these and other possible opportunities that await in BC’s charred forests
are still in the future. In the meantime,
for the locals who watched the fires advance to their doorsteps, the first order
of business is making the summer of
2015 a distant memory. “It’ll be quite
a while before everyone recovers, but
green grass is already growing in the
burned stands and it’s useful to keep in
mind that while it doesn’t take much
to kindle fires, it doesn’t take much to
quash them either,” says Hedlund. “Let’s
hope the rains will be heavier next year
when we need them.”
NEW ROLE, LONG HISTORY:
MANAGING CHANGE AT
WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS
By Mike Cass
A
ppointed Vice President, Timberlands effective September 1, 2015
What attracted you to this role
and what do you bring to it?
I have been attracted to this part of
our business since 2005, when I was involved in a former company-wide initiative related directly to Timberlands.
We formed a new company from the
‘ground’ up and I was part of a team that
encapsulated all facets of the business.
This was a very good experience and a
good base for this role.
Change is inevitable and I want to ensure we are driving this positive change
through a business lens. Challenging the
‘how and the why’ we do certain processes will identify opportunities for us
at Western and our contractor partners.
Our actions in Timberlands are aligned
with our mission of creating a globally
competitive sustainable business that
operates profitably through the business
cycles. We will accomplish this mission
with safe and efficient operations and
that is my focus within our Timberlands
Group.
You have spent 42 years working in BC’s coastal forest industry,
what changes have you seen over
that time?
There have been so many changes, too
many to list. But the one area that has
seen significant change and one that I
am proud to be part of is the “safety culture.” We have come a long way in this
industry with respect to how we deal
with safety issues and the relative mindsets. Specifically at Western, we firmly
believe in “Zero” and that all incidents
are preventable and we remain committed to that objective. We are pleased that
so many of our contractors have joined
us and share our vision. As an industry, there have been many initiatives
implemented to reduce risk and to drive
awareness. Tragically, we still see serious injuries and fatal injuries occurring
—while we have come a long way in recent years, there is still more work to do.
Looking at those changes, what
are the top things you’d change in
BC’s forest industry?
We need to see definitive measures to
assist the industry in becoming more
competitive. We cannot ‘control’ the external environment and forces that impact the companies that drive and support this industry. But we need to see
steps to reduce the ‘red tape’ and create
the business environment that attracts
much needed capital investment. We
all need a successful industry! Through
the companies, employees, contractors,
unions, suppliers, communities, First
Nations, and various levels of government—we can all prosper in an environment that drives success.
What’s your message for BC’s
forest contractors?
My message to our industry contractors is much the same as with all
our stakeholders in this industry. We
need to redesign our strategy, to one
that works for everyone. We need all
stakeholders to be successful and the
preferred approach is the collaborative
approach, as this is the best for all concerned. To create a globally competitive
business on the coast we need to work
together to drive costs out of the business without negatively impacting value. Being safe and efficient operators is
critical to creating a profitable business
that attracts the capital necessary to ensure we are sustainable. A sustainable
business is important because it means
our employees can rely on the steady
employment and our contractors can
be assured of constant work from which
they can build their business.
Where do you see the coastal BC
forest industry going over the
next three years?
At Western Forest Products, we believe in the future of the coastal forest industry and we’re investing $125 million
in strategic capital to prove it. Our goal
is to sustainably harvest the maximum
volume available, in turn supplying our
domestic sawmills with more logs. This
benefits us all by creating stable work for
our employees and contractors, generating more economic activity on the coast,
and ultimately contributing more GDP
to the province.
We all need to be more visionary and
forward looking. The industry will continue to evolve and we as an industry
need to get out in front and set the design now for what will be our future. We
cannot wait for those external forces to
impact our businesses and industry. We
need to prepare now for inevitable cycles and we need to focus on driving improved business results, in turn improving our businesses and our industry.
Working together will create the positive environment that will attract not
only the needed financial capital; it will
attract the human capital that will be
needed. Our industry demographics
reflect the need to attract and retain employees to our industry for the coming
years. This is a key area we as an industry are starting to work collaboratively,
but more work is needed.
All in all, this is an industry that is,
and remains, the driving economic engine of the province. We need all the
relevant stakeholders to be aligned in
objectives and strategy to create sustainable, safe, and profitable business that
benefits us all.
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By Sandra Bishop
T
hey’re here, there and everywhere. From Port Hardy at the
tip of Vancouver Island to the Village
of Midway in the southeast corner of
the province to the heartland of Prince
George and all the way up to Prince
Rupert and Haida Gwaii. Chances are,
if you live in one of British Columbia’s
hundreds of rural communities, then
you’re likely neighbours.
Members of the province’s three timber harvesting associations are so much
a part of the fabric of these communities they’re not just in the woods, they’re
kicking iron all over the place. They’re in
the halls of government, in schools and
universities, in boardrooms and logging
truck cabs, working to ensure that one
of BC’s oldest and most innovative industries remains a strong voice for the
communities where these members live
and work, and the industry continues to
provide sustainable, long-term prosperity for the people of British Columbia.
All of these association’s members
rely on the Truck Loggers Association
(TLA), the Interior Logging Association
(ILA) and the Northwest Logging Association (NWLA) to work with government and other industry stakeholders to
create long-lasting solutions to the immediate and long-term challenges facing the timber harvesting industry that
include a lack of contractor sustainability, a growing erosion of the working forest, uncertainty on the land base
and a shortage of skilled workers. They
understand that all of these advocacy efforts support a healthy forest industry in
British Columbia, which translates into
economic prosperity for their own companies and their communities.
“The TLA helps us get our voice out
into the industry and say how we feel as
a community to the provincial government,” says Powell River Mayor Dave
Formosa. “They know how to connect
with government, local and provincial.”
For years, Mayor Formosa has been
attending the TLA’s annual convention
and trade show to show solidarity for the
forest industry within his city. “I want to
let them know we don’t see it as a sunset
industry, that it’s an ongoing important
part of our economic fabric in the community and we want to support the industry locally and province-wide.”
The mayor estimates forestry accounts for about 25 to 30 per cent of
Powell River’s economy, and is one of
the largest economic contributors to his
city. “The main reason the City of Powell
River is a member of the TLA is to keep
plugged into the industry. We like to tell
our young people that logging is an honourable industry, a renewable resource,
Photo: TLA staff
(Left to right) Mayor Formosa of Powell River, Mayor McKay of Nanaimo, Mayor Jangula of Courtenay and Mayor Adams of Campbell River
attending the TLA’s Mayoral Forestry Dinner during UBCM.
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Minister Thomson with last year’s TLA scholarship winners from UBC, BCIT and VIU.
Assisting BC forest industry
workers and employers to
create a healthy
environment and
improve accident
prevention
PHOTOS: STEVE DIETZ
Our students are in demand.”
But what’s so special about the TLA
and its member companies? Corrin responds with a smile: “The independent
harvesting contractors have a lot more
flexibility with how they operate and
people can rise to their full potential
much quicker than in a bigger company.
The smaller companies are in tune and
are part of the community. Maybe the
people who work for the bigger corporations live in the same community, but
that company is making its decisions in
Vancouver, Toronto or the United States
somewhere. The local companies are on
the ground, they are a part of the community all the way through.”
Corrin emphasizes that the relationship between the association and VIU is
a win-win and the University is incredibly grateful for the TLA’s generosity.
“We both benefit. With the TLA on our
advisory committee we’re preparing our
Channel
Photo: TLA staff
SAFER.CA
where you can work safely and provide
for your family with a well-paying job.”
Doug Corrin is co-chair of the Department of Forestry at Vancouver Island
University. He understands the connection between a healthy and vibrant timber harvesting sector and jobs, and the
role the TLA plays in this equation.
Corrin credits the TLA’s generous
support of VIU’s forestry program as
a defining factor in the program’s success. Together, this mutually beneficial
relationship is shaping the future generation of forestry workers. The TLA
has contributed hundreds of thousands
of dollars in scholarships from the association’s donor fund to his students
over the years and is a part of the department’s advisory committee. “We
have some companies interviewing our
students in early October, and even others sending job offers in late August and
our students haven’t even shown up yet.
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BC’s logging associations support forestry education to help build the next generation of
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students for jobs in the industry and we
know what the industry wants. We know
what’s relevant, what’s changing and
what’s coming up. It keeps us current.
But the TLA have always been the ones
who come up with the most innovative
suggestions and creative solutions to the
problems we have. They’re dedicated, innovative, creative problem solvers, the
created “and start going out and enforcing the regulations with tickets,” Kinvig
states. “WorkSafeBC was trying to enforce what they interpreted as the letter
of the law, but sometimes these regulations can be a little vague and can be
interpreted a few different ways so you
have to understand the intent.”
Together the associations, with the
They’re dedicated, innovative, creative problem
solvers, the ‘go-getter’ types.
‘go-getter’ types.”
In Penticton, Ed Kinvig of Peerless Ltd. couldn’t agree more. A North
American leader in the design and manufacturing of specialty trailers, Peerless
has been a member of the Interior Logging Association for years because of
this strong connection to the community and to Peerless’ customers.
Kinvig recounts a recent issue the
associations helped solve with WorkSafeBC about an inaccurate interpretation of the cab guard regulation that put
his company and other logging trailer
and truck manufacturers at the forefront. “They were going to shut down a
number of cab guards for being too low.
The regulation said they had to be six
inches higher than the cab, but as trucks
changed their cab designs through the
years, they put some slopes in to accommodate sleepers, which affected the cab
guard height.”
Too often enforcement people don’t
understand the industry application or
the intent of regulations when they were
support of their members, clarified the
situation with WorkSafeBC. “The intent
of the cab guard is to protect the driver,
and his position in the cab didn’t change
with these modifications. So the definition of cab height was clarified to where
the workspace is where the driver actually sits: basically the windshield and below. Problem solved.”
Peerless is a solid backer of the ILA
because of the symbiotic relationship
this particular situation illustrates. The
ILA is a conduit and has influence with
organizations like WorkSafeBC, whose
policies directly affect industry and the
customers Peerless depends upon.
For more than 70 years, association
members have sustained communities in BC by not only providing highpaying jobs but also supporting other
local businesses. George Lambert, TLA
Director and President of T-Mar Industries in Campbell River, has experienced
this support firsthand and believes “it’s
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Miller Thomson LLP
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MNP LLP
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National Energy Equipment Inc.
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critical to back an organization that lobbies on behalf of its members. When the
TLA is doing its job we have a healthier
forest industry. It’s good for the entire
community of people involved in the industry: for the major licensees, the contractors, the suppliers like us and for the
communities where the industry buys
supplies and spends its dollars. Healthy
is good for everybody.”
Lambert points to additional benefits
that come with belonging to the association. “Networking has definitely been
an enormous benefit to me and to our
company over the years. It’s been a way
for us to get to know people outside of
ing the association’s health and insurance programs. Additionally, members
benefit from regular communications
that keep them abreast of important
issues and help them strengthen their
relationships with other organizations,
government and educational institutions. Tim Lloyd, TLA Director, President of Forestech Equipment, is the
chair of the TLA’s membership committee. Lloyd says companies need to
think about one very important thing if
they’re not a member. “If these associations are not sustainable, then you are
not sustainable. That’s reason enough to
join and support their efforts.”
David Elstone, TLA Executive Director, also weighs in on the membership
Networking has been an enormous benefit to me
and to our company over the years. It’s been a way
for us to get to know people outside of the regular
customer-supplier relationship.
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the regular customer-supplier relationship. We’ve strengthened these relationships and also I’ve made some very, very
good friends in this business through
the TLA.”
Kathie Madden, the TLA’s Director
of Events and Membership, concurs
that TLA members benefit from networking as well as being able to draw
on the experience and expertise of
its board of directors, staff and other
members. “Often the connectivity created by networking and the exchange of
ideas, opinions and solutions with others leads to collaboration.”
Madden adds that membership also
gives companies peace of mind by saving them money and time through join-
question. “The TLA is not just for the
large Bill 13 contractors on Vancouver
Island. We represent members in the
Fraser Valley, the Sea to Sky District and
the Sunshine Coast as well as the Island.
And the majority of our members are
smaller contactors—we pride ourselves
in being their voice.”
But the mayor of Powell River sums
up the TLA Board of Directors best:
“They’re open-minded. They’re professional. Even though during their
work day a lot of them are in grease
and cork boots, they dress up real
nice in suits, because they’re running
a professional association in the province. I’m there with them to say, ‘Hey,
this industry is worthy!”
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