Author: kkosman

  • Nova Scotia Forest Plan

    The government of Nova Scotia announced its forestry plan for the western Crown lands Thursday and released 10-year fibre allocations for the lands. Nearly 20,000 green metric tonnes in western Crown lands earmarked for two Pictou County mills. For the first time, allocations will be based on a percentage of available harvest rather than a…

  • Wood Pellet Association of Canada Meeting

    This year’s Wood Products Association of Canada AGM in Vancouver, BC, November 17 – 19 looks to be a very worthwhile event. An entire day’s seminars on sustainability certification and wood pellet workshop as well as a tour of the Fibre pellet handling facility in North Vancouver. Subjects covered for the rest of the event…

  • Forestry Planner — WEST FRASER, AB

    West Fraser seeks Forestry Planner in Sundre, Alberta Requirements: The ideal candidate for this position will be registered as Forest Practitioner in Alberta as a RPF or RFT with experience as an operational planner with GIS and GPS expertise being a definite asset. Candidates should have a desire to expand into participating in the development…

  • Forestry Field Assistant, Silviculture — CONIFEX, BC

    Conifex seeks Forestry Field Assistant – Silviculture in Mackenzie, British Columbia Responsibilities: In this role you will be assisting the silviculture team with the implementation and supervision of planting and brushing contracts; participating in manual brushing layout, post‐harvest, and forest health assessments; and field data collection and management. APPLY

  • Forestry Field Assistant, Planning — CONIFEX, BC

    Conifex seeks Forestry Field Assistant – Planning in Fort St. James, British Columbia Responsibilities: In this role you will be assisting the planning team with total chance planning. This involves timber quality/quantity assessments and preliminary assessments of: riparian features, road locations, topography features, site plan data collection and any other resource features noted in the…