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• Message from the CEO
• Corporate News
• Operations
• Log Harvesting
• Forestry & Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Safety Stats
• Information Systems

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Message from the CEO

We are now in the midst of the best weather of the year and are seeing all Coastal Woodlands Operations take downtime until the weather breaks.  The West Coast is uncharacteristically drier and, if we do not get precipitation prior to the end of July, we will be in the same drought condition as we experienced in 1958, which was one of the BC Coast’s worst fire seasons on record.  Like all Coastal Operators, we will be taking a conservative approach to harvesting operations, and have enough fibre in front of Coulson Manufacturing to operate throughout August. 

The Mars did its first initial attack fire this past week with the crew making one drop and extinguishing the fire on Malcolm Island around Sointula.  This week we are testing a Night Vision Goggle operation with FireWatch 76 and the Sikorsky 61, and reviewing the capabilities of the two aircraft working together for night operations while fighting fire. 

I am pleased with our Safety Performance during the first six months of the year, as we are on a pace to set a new Company Safety Standard.  I appreciate everyone’s dedication, focus and commitment to Safety.

 

                                                               Wayne