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Mother Nature is a tough competitor. And for 65-year old B.C. logging outfit Squamish Mills operating in the Sea to Sky region between Pemberton and Squamish, she’s their biggest rival.
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An inaugural report by personal finance comparison website Finder Canada, has ranked 18 industries in terms of their risk and reward, to find the most dangerous jobs, and whether or not their salaries are worth the risk.
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TimberWest held its Safety Leadership and Environmental awards in Nanaimo, B.C. on June 11 and recognized the achievements of five outstanding contractors.
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On Oct. 18, 2017, a logger was killed in a tragic incident near Mackenzie in northern B.C. While using a feller buncher to cut timber on a slope, the machine tipped over backwards leaving the operator no escape route when the machine caught fire.
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Rapid developments over the past 12 months have seen more winch-assist machines make their way onto B.C. coastal and Interior sleep slopes.
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In the fall of 2017, after a record-setting wildfire season in the history of B.C., the provincial government estimated that 53 million cubic metres of timber had been burned in the Interior — an entire year’s worth of harvest. At the time of writing this column — mid-summer 2018 — it looked as though this year’s wildfire season would be similarly severe.
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It’s February and -40C outside. You’re starting your workday long before the sun rises, deep in the forest. You will be working on roads that hardly anyone uses, especially now in the dead of winter. Most notably, you’re working alone.
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As the landscape of logging operations changes in B.C., employers, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and importers must understand the requirements in the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupation Health and Safety Regulation before using the equipment in B.C.
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It’s an exciting time for British Columbia’s steep-slope-harvesting forestry workers and employers.
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As those in the forestry sector know well, truck driving is not for the faint of heart.
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October 16-18, 2018
Location: Westminster, Colo.
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October 23-24, 2018
Location: 59929 Brilon (Germany)
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