Editorials

Visual impact assessments are used to determine if the visual quality objective target of an area will be met if the proposed harvested activities take place. Visual quality objectives (VQO) are assigned to areas based on how visually sensitive a landscape is.

Today I wanted to give you some insight about how forestry has been a part of my life while living in Whitecourt, Alberta.

As a summer student working for Tolko Woodlands in High Level, Alberta, May was an exciting month. Each day we learned something new as we were taught what a day in the life of a forestry worker could look like.

To start, my name is Aaron Wilde. I grew up in a small town in Alberta called Whitecourt.

Many of my hobbies have me finding myself surrounded by oceans, lakes and forests.

In this post I’d like to share my experience of learning about the value chain and business activities from ‘end to end’.

I have been very excited to share this story as it’s one of the most memorable experiences from my time at Canfor and could not have happened without the support of my managers and some amazing colleagues. I like to call this story “the goat lick trip”.

My Extended Sustainability Co-op at Canfor!

Let's start with... well, why not Andy, since he's clearly not paying attention. He looks like he had an interesting summer. Tell us how you got those freaky tan lines. Or maybe that thousand-yard stare? Is that bug spray I smell?

When I met Chad, I found it amusing how he always seemed to have a piece of grass to roll between his teeth, even when there was no grass to be found.

I got my first impression of Rod, a woodlands supervisor at Tolko, during my internship training when I overheard him discussing the merits of a day at the beach: “I’d rather be doing anything else. I don’t get it. You’re just lying on dirt.”

If you spend every day in the bush, why not take advantage of a lucrative opportunity? Northern Saskatchewan's forests are ripe with berries, mushrooms and plants for the picking.