Replant.ca - Tree Planting Canada

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Here's a link:

https://gem.cbc.ca/media/absolutely-can ... qKWFWeiyQs

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4 baggers and a shovel, nothing to specialty. Though the entire crew switched to full rubber pretty fast in the weather; rubber boots, rubber pants, rubber rain jacket. The endless 1 degree rain in fall scotland was remarkable.

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I was curious when it was made, a bit of googling told me 1998, in case anyone else was wondering.

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in the bigger picture it's unfortunate to see Leader entering the Vancouver Island market... From one of the earlier posts in this thread. Sitka gave a coastal job to Leader in 2015; I worked it; it did not go great. At the time people were talking about a Leader coastal job from a few years earlie...

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@ _I3^RELATIVISM : I only planted one season in Scotland, and having been out of the industry for 5 years now, much of the information I posted may be out of date.

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Damn. Industry is so wildly different now from 5-10 years ago. It's interesting to see things change so rapidly.

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I saw this article today; https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-tree-planting-season-saved-despite-covid-fears-1.5544254?fbclid=IwAR2AovW-mbHzr4klcHGhrCK0KooSaMPP7Mkr7dUGBHpl5KJS7PX0MAmpQmU Planters will only be allowed close contact with a handful of people assigned to their "work...

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So...everyone is heading planting more or less in the next couple of weeks?

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I'm a little late, but I know a few planters that decided not to go out this year.

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Barenaked Ladies - Never is Enough ;

I never had to spend a summer planting trees
I never worked my way through a forest inch by inch
doubled over on my hands and knees
I never spent a single day in retail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obIu0q_ZcZs

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5170853

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Anyone read a copy yet? Is it even available? https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2019/06/27/T ... ighballer/

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I'm just dumping a Facebook thread here for Archival reasons. Does anyone have anything to share about experiences planting in Australia? Adam Greenwood Pick your company carefully. Some companies will keep you busy full time for multiple months while other will have you working part time. Dont get ...

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Tips from a retired highballer: Get out of the industry sooner rather than later, it's a dead end.

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"Note that Folklore also bid on the project but was disqualified."

Why?

Also, are therer fewer companies bidding on jobs this year? I seem to remember back when we made a spreadsheet in a hotel room, there were like, 8-12 bidders on each job. This year it seems more like 4-8?

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I eventually want to do an Australia/NZ run, but after I get my trades ticket. Probably in 5 years, at 34, a last hurrah before I become ancient and decrepit.

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https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/d3d8 ... ign=global

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>Companies are really struggling to find workers this year. Many top companies are searching high and low Companies were struggling to find people 3 years ago. It's good to hear it's still going on. Also, shaving EI hours to 8 instead of portal to portal is going to be the new norm. 8 hours = $129.6...

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The Toronto-Dominion Bank
Claim $33,129 for debt.
Defendants

Corsair Field Services Ltd. and Jason Carey Lorraine
Plaintiff

Doesn't that mean they are the ones doing the suing? or am I misunderstanding? I'm impressed you even found that.

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Great suggestions from Mr. Tesluk

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My last hope is to find employment in Sweden, where I planted for a season last year with a company that went bankrupt.

You worked there. None of us did. I'd love it if you wrote more about it; where people were from, rate of pay, areas worked.

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Don't do it. I've seen a lot of people work through tendo by having shitty seasons filled with half days and extra days off and making no money.

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Huh, cool. Good luck!

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45 degree offset was a game changer for me late in my planting career. "First, don't bag heavy. Don't ever bag heavy or brag about bagging heavy, or let your foreperson see you as a heavy-bagger. That will only destine you for the long skinny pieces of land with bad access. That's truth." ...

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Education visas allow work don't they?

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Late to the show and not saying much;

Contractors are barely on speaking terms as it is

WCSA conference says otherwise. But no, I don't collusion is a problem, either.

Great thread, so much info here...now if more than a handful of planters would look at it.

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Scooter, I believe Tom Stoops has a hand in this project.

One day I'll go to Australia and do a Scotland style review. 3-4 years from now. Also vote to merge with australia master thread, if there is one.

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# of Trees: 350,000 ---------- 01. $102,900 - 29.4 cents per tree - Paramount Scooter, doing the work that should be done. Also, I'm surprised nobody pointed to this and floated the idea that it might be 3-4 local guys + a pick up truck. If your overhead is gas + mileage, that's $25000-$33000 per pe...

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Just teasing you. I'm sure things have changed drastically since I was there.

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Shift 28: Down hill. Saturday July 11th, Day Off 30 Maya got to camp, supposed to pick up 2 quads. There were 3 quads there. (They bred!). The quad trailer doesn't fit the hitch on her truck, so she instead tries to put one quad in the back of her fist, but it has wooden sides slightly to narrow for...

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Coast Range 2015 Summer Plant: Too long, won't read: Prices: Started decent, nose-dived, then randomly good blocks mixed with garbage that mostly served to agitate the people who didn't get them. Camp averages: Started in the $200-$250 range, slid to the $150-$200 range, with a few random good days....

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Thanks for coming and doing this. I hope this helped you find some people.

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Are you not concerned that they'll share your name around with other companies? In particular, you mention working for Coast Range and Folklore in your other post, both of which also to my knowledge might fall afoul of an employment standard law or two --- do you expect to get hired back at either o...

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Third party travel insurance is cheap (~$1-$2/day) depending on what plan you get, so there is kinda no reason for your employee not to get it and save himself some trouble down the line.

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Foresters occasionally try to tell people to only unwrap a certain number (1, 2, 4, one of each species), which everyone pretends to do for a while. For the most part, everyone unwraps all of one side of a bag.

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Increase prices, strictly limit hours. If you can all make your $300-$500 by pounding for 7 hours, +0.5-2hours drive on either side, you're a shorter, less energy intense day. Use log and insurable hours to enforce.

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People have several times told me he did a tree-planting episode, but I don't think it's true.

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Planting gear for sale in Victoria, BC. See this imgur link; http://imgur.com/a/GaxP0 1) Rubber overall rainpants. Imported from Scotland, where they were worn daily. In Canada, only worth breaking out for 1-3 degree rain, which was daily in Scotland and rarer here. $10 2) Caulks wrench and ~30 caul...

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I was shopping at Black Creek/Oyster River grocer, plus Courtenay and Campbell River on the day off. I think the only time I had pasta, I added prawns, sausage, and bacon, plus made my own sauce with a bunch of veggies.

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I actually recorded my food spending this March-April-May on the coast and in the South Interior as well March: $460 -- $15/day April: $330 - $11/day May: $500 - $16/day. I ate well and ate a decent bit of prepped food (which is more expensive). Breakfast, I had fruit salad (with strawberries, mango...

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I've seen some good steps taken in relation to fatigue impairment, although much much more is needed there. Quite honestly, I find it astounding, insulting, and despicable that forestry companies should focus on drug testing for impairment before considering their own direct and intentional role in...

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Great statement, and totally fair. I'm glad that he treated the planters well.

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I am more curious about, who is the government agency that is supposed to be checking on and enforcing these things? Or are all the boats out there just assumed to be following the rules with no enforcement?

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The board said its investigation determined there was a lack of safety oversight. It said the vessel did not hold the required Transport Canada inspection certificate and had not been inspected.

How long was it running without inspection, and who's job was it to get it inspected?

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Several friends work there, and talk very highly of the work, culture, and people. The pay after end of season model left me concerned enough to not go there.

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I watched it. They're a little unnecessarily dickish to Ed on camera (worst rookie ever/shittiest planter ever...what do you really expect), but all in all, it was pretty good. Decently done/solid humour/etc.

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Hey, thanks for finding that and putting up the link

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Such hipster. Much postmodernism.

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If things go as planned, I will never plant trees again. 1) I think substantial education, and even a 1 or 2 year contract gig as a "forestry labour enforcement officer" who went around to planting camps and looked at payroll and talked to planters would be awesome. Actually getting the co...

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Designed as a practical smart phone tool for workers for keeping track of daily planting totals, it also works as a prompt and primer on worker’s rights under the B.C. Employment Standards Regulation. Principal designer Steve Mueller will present. I like this. I hope it's heavy handed with lots of ...

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