When I started with Spectrum, the forest was my office, trees were my currency and, in those days, the only numbers I tracked were the number of trees I put in the ground each day. In those forests I found my friends, I found my husband, and I found myself. I planted my last tree […]
We are happy to report a successful 2020 tree planting season at Spectrum. Our planting activities commenced in mid-April, at the height of the COVID-19 lockdown. Given the fact that our tree planting workforce is housed in remote camps of 90 persons who must live and work in very close quarters, our COVID-19 pandemic posed […]
Over the last two years, I have learned too many leadership concepts, developed too many skillsets, and have been introduced to, and have shared memorable moments, with far too many people to cite. In an attempt to make my capstone article more captivating to you, the reader, I have opted to go about this in […]
SiteDocs is a paperless documentation system that was developed in 2012 with the construction and civil engineering industry in mind. It provides a platform for digital forms and resource documents for compliance reviews and confirmation via signature. Once signed the document arrives at a desktop platform, in a similar way that an email would. All […]
“Not again!” That’s how many of us react to incidents that occur around us or in our area of operations. Often times, there are similar or consistent root causes that set up the chain of events. When it comes to the human element in incidents, we can often identify one or more of the following […]
I started my forestry career in 1991, like many of my peers, as a compass-person for the cruising department of a well-known local timber consultant while in college. My summers were filled with wall tents, helicopters, bugs and bears while learning the operational skills that form the foundation of being a well-rounded forester. We were […]
There’s a definite sense of satisfaction you feel when you look behind you and see a finished product. A product you created with your own hands and the combined effort of those on your team. A product that will ultimately contribute to community wildfire protection. Operational fuel management, fire mitigation, wildfire hazard abatement, FireSmart, […]
Safety regulators will often change regulations in response to severe accidents or incident trends. Sometimes these changes are the result of significant research and consultation with industry groups. At other times, they are brought about to keep the regulatory process in line with other jurisdictions. On June 1, 2018, Alberta updated the Occupational Health and […]
If you live in British Columbia (B.C.), you have heard in the media that the forest industry as a whole is currently experiencing a decline. Several mills in the interior of B.C. are curtailing production or closing due to a lack of available and economical log supply. Given that the forest sector represents over 70% […]
Last fall, we began the rebrand process for Spectrum Resource Group. Many exploratory conversations and meetings were held between the leadership team, marketing and communications, and the marketing agency who assisted in the rebrand process. During the discovery phase, the leadership team answered a series of questions to help the agency better understand who Spectrum […]