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By Paul Pashnik, EMS ManagerEnvironmental Management News

1. ISO 14001 Environmental Certification

Aircrane and Coulson Manufacturing Storm Water Sampling
During September, we retained a biologist to assist us in assessing fish streams at the CML mill yard and establishing protocol and criteria for selection of storm water drainage sample sites at both the CML, Klitsa mill yard and the Coulson Flying Tankers Sproat Lake Bomber Base. These water samples are required under the Waste Management Act of British Columbia. The samples are required to measure levels of anti-sap stain chemicals and hydro carbons that may be generated at these facilities.  This sampling will enable us to identify and remedy any levels that exceed the standard.

The mill yard has 2 storm drains requiring monitoring for hydro carbons and anti-sap stain while the CFT Bomber Base has 3 drains located at the petroleum tank farm and aircraft parking apron requiring sampling for hydro carbon residue only.  I expect that by the end of October Fred Bernstein will have been engaged in collecting the samples, I will act as backup.  Prior to the start of the heavy November rains, both of us will receive training for water sample collection and related procedures for sending the samples for testing.

Environmental Monitoring and Reporting
It is good to see that required bi-weekly inspections for all operational divisions of the Coulson Group of Companies are in compliance with the EMS programs and objectives.  A summary of inspection and training is as follows:

Company Division	Training Sessions	Inspection Reports	Spill Reports	Waste Disposal Reports
Aviation	13	35	3	3
Manufacturing	8	48	1	4
Timberland	41	114	3	3

ISO 14001 EMS Audit Schedule:
Our EMS internal audits will be starting in December.  Our internal audits will be carried out in house by Ron Sorensen and I.  The following is our tentative schedule.

Manufacturing Division	December 15, 2009
Aviation Division	February 15, 2010
Timberlands Division	April 30, 2010

2. Aviation Operations California and Australia

During 2009, I have had a very interesting Spring and Summer. I was assigned the task of obtaining worker visas for both our US California Martin Mars and S61 operations and in addition our Australia S61 operations.
California Operations - Between the 1st of May and mid September I assisted all of our Aircrew and ground support crews with obtaining their mandatory US work visas. This involved writing job descriptions and ensuring that each persons qualifications were properly documented and that passports were current. The documents were then forwarded to Coulson Aircrane USA Inc’s law firm in Portland Oregon – Parker Bush and Lane, where they prepared a formal petition (2 inches thick) for each person. A total of 29 Visa Petitions were applied for and all visas were issued in time for aircraft deployment to Lake Elsinore and Santa Ynez. I do thank the crew for their patience as at times the final interview process at US Immigration Ports of Entry was very frustrating.

With respect to Australia work Visas, I’m currently processing 3 visa renewals for our S61 Pilots so far no problems. We have 26 employees with approved Long Stay worker Visas.