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• Operations
• Log Harvesting
• Forestry News
• Mill Report
• Safety Stats
• Safety
• Corporate Safety Program
• Information Systems
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By Paul Pashnik, ManagerForestry News

New Forestry Manger

It has been very enjoyable to meet a number of you over the past few weeks. I would like to thank everyone for a nice welcome and for your assistance in helping me to understand the Coulson Group.

Much of my initial focus has been on ensuring we have a strong strategic plan with TFL 54 in Clayoquot Sound. In future issues of this newsletter I will discuss the role of Coulson Forest Products in the TFL and our association with Ma-Mook Natural Resources Ltd. Operating in Clayoquot Sound with our First Nations partners provides a huge opportunity for the company to access a supply of logs for the mill and to participate in a certification system which should see logs and lumber from Clayoquot Sound be in high demand and bring in top value in any market. On the other side of the equation, operating in Clayoquot Sound is high cost, complicated, and often controversial and not without some set backs.

Toquart and Cataract

Engineering work is completed in these areas for the current harvesting programs. We expect to begin work on planning and layout of new roads and cut blocks this fall for harvest in 2010 and later years. Tree planting, silvicultural surveys and waste assessments will continue in these areas as current logging is completed.

Kennedy Lake Area TFL 54

Zolie has several new cut blocks engineered in this area. We are currently working with the Tla-o-quiaht and Ucluelet First Nations on final cut block layout and will be submitting road and cutting permit applications to the Ministry of Forests and Range in the next few weeks. Our target in this area is approximately 100 000 cubic meters over the next eighteen months. Ron will be planting the cut blocks harvested last year near the Ucluelet/Tofino junction over the next few weeks.

Stewardson /Hesquiaht Area of TFL 54

This area is accessible only by air or by boat from Tofino and is approximately 45 kilometers northwest of Tofino. Zolie has the majority of the new roads engineered and approved in road permits. One cutting permit is approved. Several more cutting permits will be applied for over the next few months to complete our harvest program of nearly 200 000 cubic meters in this area over the next 18 months. Logs should start moving by May 15.

Bedwell Sound, Cypre River and Fortune Channel TFL 54

These areas are also accessible by water or air and are 15 to 25 kilometers from Tofino. Engineering crews are just beginning to work on locating additional volume for our 2008/09 program. We are hoping to gain approval for another 100 000m³ of volume in these areas before September of 2008.

FIRE BOSS STANDBY ROSTER - 2008

				RESIDENCE		CELL
APRIL		RON SORENSEN		250-724-2360		720-6370
MAY		KEN MATTHEWS		250-724-6412		720-1651
JUNE		GARY COLLINGE		250-724-4686		720-9593
JULY		PAUL PASHNIK		250-724-5932		720-9934
AUG .		RON SOSRENSEN		250-724-2360		720-6370
SEPT .		ZOLIE SCHAFER		250-723-7978		720-1177
OCT .		PAUL PASHNIK		250-724-5932		720-9934

Forest Fire Suppression - Drill/Practice Protocol

Objective:

• Hands on simulated fire attack to provide experience to crews and test fire suppression emergency response procedures.

Schedule:

• Fire drills shall be conducted by all logging and road construction crews at:
• The start of fire season.
• AGAIN when the fire danger reaches moderate, and monthly during moderate and high fire danger conditions.
• Note: Once the fire danger exceeds moderate for 7 days the fire water tank trucks & fire pumps are to be started and run for 5 minutes on a weekly basis. Tests must be recorded in the equipment log book.

Procedures:

• Supervisor/Charge-hand to:
• Preselect a location and simulate a fire by hanging ribbon to mark the perimeter of a mock fire.
• Alert crew that a fire drill/practice is underway and that they have 8 minutes to get organized.
• Get organized through the charge-hand taking charge, review safety concerns and the crew being assigned to set up pump, lay hose, work on fire with hand tools and back tank pumps
• Put men on the fire with hand tank pump and hand tools.
• Setup a fire pump, layout hose and get water to the fire edge.
• Charge-hand/supervisor to time how long it takes to get water to fire.
• Debrief crew on success or problems and how improvements can be made.
• Complete fire practice record and forward the completed record to the EMS clerk.

SUGGESTED FIRE LINE ORGANIZATION FIRE DRILL/PRACTICE PROTOCOL GRAPPLE / HOE CHUCK / SNORKEL / CABLE LOGGING
LOGGING POSITION Logging Supervisor Hooktender Logging Truck Driver   Loader/Grapple/Hoe Chuck Operator   Chasers & Chokerman Chasers & Chokerman Landing Bucker Fallers	FIRE LINE POSITION Fire Boss Fire Line Boss (Initial Attack) Fire Tank Truck Operator/Radio Communicator Pump Operator/Assist with Fire Tank Truck Pumps Fire Fighter - Hose lay and Nozzle man Fire Fighter - Handtools/Hand Tank Pumps Nozzle Man or Fire Line Cutter / Bucker Powersaw Operator (Snags, Danger trees)
HELI LOGGING
HELI-LOGGING POSITION Heli Logging Supervisor Hill Boss Loader Operator/Dozer Boat Operator/Chaser Chasers   Rigging Crew   Pilots Landing Bucker Fallers	FIRE LINE POSITION Fire Boss Fire Line Boss (Initial Attack) Fire Pump Operator (set-up & operate)   Man Fire Fighters - Hand Tools & Hand Tank Pumps Heli Bucketing Nozzle Man or Fire Line Cutter / Bucker Powersaw Operator (Snags, Danger trees)
ROAD CONSTRUCTION CREW
ROAD CREW POSITION Road Construction Supervisor Construction Foreman/Chargehand Hoe Operator/Rock Truck Operator Hoe Operator/Rock Truck Operator Drill Operator/Swamper Swampers	FIRE LINE POSITION Fire Boss   Fire Line Boss (Initial Attack)   Fire Tank Truck Operator   Pump Operator Fire Hose and Nozzle Fire Fighters - Hand Tools