Recent content by foresterab

Not near any of the bases....but I will give kudo's the RCAF for doing training missions via our rural airstrip...which has often attracted a crowd to see the CH-146, C-130's or the very rare F-18. Also see several road moves a year ranging from a couple of vehicles to major moves of the...

Also a ton of shell games being played were drivers are hired but instead of being paid as employees they are listed as contractors... So few benefits paid, different overtime, and can go different (i.e. cheaper) wages. There's a reason truck driving, especially long haul driving, has been...

Some initial thoughts: 1. If the federal government is helping to subsidized licensed daycares for $10/day rates then what about stay at home guardians? Was doing some rough math here and if it's $20/hr per workerx8 kids supervised x8 hours a day it's more like $30 not accounted for (rough math...

No major deployments - you can thank Mexico for having a ton of resources avaialble this year which hasn't always been the case. But there has been 4 LENTUS deployments this year - two this summer for flooding (MB) and fire (ON).

There is also the factor of small isolated communities with limited infrastructure vs. fires near larger urban centers......which ones get the media attention and political help fastest. It's also complicated as reserve lands are under Federal administration vs. provincial/territory in many...

Ontario had it's largest fire ever...by an extra 100,000 ha around Armstrong. NWT was busy in the SW NWT especially in June Wood Buffalo National Park was busy especially in June Overall...not much out of control at the moment nationally: Alberta was quiet overall - 2/3rd of "average" I...

Throwing money at workers is a good way to get remote sites up and running...the question is are you okay with it remaining a "temporary" location that will open and then close and disappear...Diavik diamond mines come to mind....or is it a location that is worth investing into as a...

Reminds me of the scandavanian power plants I heard about where they are all multi-fuel feed stock....so they can adapt depending on market conditions as simply as activating/switching fuel specific scrubbers. Canada has had a surplus of resources which has made us wasteful in many regards.

Some excellent points here and bang on in regards to the changes in the forestry sector. Many sites I know operate at 25-30% of the labour they had 15 years ago due to increased automation. However regardless of how much product a plant can produce it still needs to be able to be shipped to...

Thanks for the update Brihard. That is good news...now here's hoping they also look at other duplications on projects such as DFO and First Nation Consultation processes that are also a big challenge. Doesn't help the Federal government has a different list of recognized First Nation/Metis...

That would align with my previous experiences in BC. And in BC Forestry. Just out of date on the current policies but makes a person shake their head to say the least.

https://www.timescolonist.com/economy-law-politics/bc-admits-to-15b-budget-error-following-biv-investigation-12715708?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Copying this over from the BC Politics page. But I quickly scanned this and had to wonder what people were thinking when developing the...

Still need to a have a market to deliver to. I have clients who log mostly cheap wood...but it's byproduct/slash piles from a sawlog company. And it's only about 20% of the area before the trucking kills the option. And no reforestation requirement as the sawmill does that. Canfor...

I saw this work last year....live. A full crown fire to hitting a FireSmart stand and dropping to a surface fire. Somehow nothing was lost. The problem currently is what do you do with all the wood you need to thin out? Dead/small diameter etc. which has limited uses in the forest...

Was told they were having hiring issues in Ontario for pilots as well. For comparision for those who fly...here's the recruitment ad for an Ontario CL-415 pilot. https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx?JobID=240268 Was not able to find a 2026 article but here's a 2025 article talking...