D2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 4, 1994 { "Vin 5 CANADIANS CAN'T BREATHE PROPERLY But you can heat the odds on lung disease. Arm yourself with the latest lung facts from the B,C. Lung Association. Reduce air pollution from residential wood smoke and auto emissions with tips from the Association, Support advanced research and province-wide community education programs sponsored by your Lung Association, B.C. Lung Association Box 34009, Station D - Vancouver, B.C. V6] 4M2 (Advertising space denared by this publication) y, Dediluke Land Surveying Inc. BRITISH COLUMBIA LAND SURVEYORS Legal & Topographical Surveys Mineral Claims General Surveying ' Site Planning * Subdivisions ae ‘ a: uO “ S$ well FINDING THE right match is the task of Burga Ander- to be a ae oth 4 Well qualified -as possible for the changin son, owner of Hire a Logger employment agency. She ways of the modern forest industry. The company also says loggers must undergo constant training in order holds training courses. Times have changed Loggers face challenges By CRIS LEYKAUF the interior in the past, but due to had sent him out to work at alog- retraining, Anderson thinks the THE PROSPECT of going back concem over environmental ging camp. future of the industry lies in this to the classroom isn’t very ap- degradation, high lead logging is” Now pefore Anderson lines up direction and in value added in- pealing to faller/bucker Jake Pol- becoming more popular. a match, she makes thorough dustries. zim. He'd rather be out on the job, But Burga Anderson, awner of Hire a Logger employment agency, which places workers with companies, says the future of the logging industry is in retraining. “Loggers have to get used to going back to school,” says Anderson. However, Polzin and other loggers may have a difficult time adjusting, “We got into logging because we wanted ta get out of school, go to work, and make money,’’ "gays Polzin, = © He attends safety and training courses when he “has nothing better lo do,”’ but wouldn't miss a day of work to attend a course. “IFT don’t get paid, it’s 1 waste of my time,’’ says Polzin. Anderson understands his posi- tion, but has also seen her list of unemployed grow to 1,200 in the three years she’s been in busi- ness, She has worked in the log- ging industry since she was 14, and says it is changing quickly. “Tt used to be that you could “I’ve got skidder loggers listed like crazy,’’ says Anderson, **And IJ can’t find one of them a job.”” Anderson can empathize with many of those unemployed log- gers. She was in a similar posi- tion when her job at Jasak Log- ging was fazed out. Her experi- ence left her with a large number of contacts, so she decided to start matching unemployed ac- quaintances with logging com- panies, and formed Hire a Log- ger. ” Though Anderson had -a few... slow months, staring out the window of her tiny office, she scon starting putting in her now standard seven day work week. Anderson places forest industry workers throughout B.C, and Al- berta. She has applicants from as far away as Germany, Some of her first matches are still together she says proudly. But she made her share of mis- takes along the way. "This one fellow really had me buffaloed,’’ she says. ‘‘He said all the right things, had all the i ight out of the i i bat says vee me knowledge, and probably would he bos the new Forest TERRACE CO-OP HOME CENTRE TERRACE CO-OP DEPARTMENT STORE CO-OP FARM & GARDEN CENTRE Even good reliable workers have been a good operator if he Renewal Plan will provide fund- 2012 Molitor St ‘Groceries oe sre Ave vLotiery Coote er eae can’t count on theirjobs, Ground Could sober up.”” Unfortunatcly, ing initiatives for businesses such STORE HOURS: *Cafateria . alabieried 8pm. ‘irre te oem. skidders were used extensively in She didn’t discover this until she J.therg : MONDAYTHRUSATURDAY | «Faniy som | : are Though loggers like Polzin may OPEN SUNDAYS 11:00AM - 4:00 PM hal om Applinces A , oer grumble about the need for 635-9595 “ 635-6347 | are pro We me oe = ud ec aes 20. a es att o %. reference checks, Her experience has taught her how to read people, and judge who will likely be a good worker, Though she cannot ‘legally Tefuse an application from a job seeker, she won't recommend “unsuitable workers.” “Once I had a fellow on the phone who needed a good grap- ple yard hook tender right away. His last one had flopped the ma- chine,” says Anderson. ‘‘Well, on the other line I had a grapple yard hook tender lying through his teeth about why he was fired.’” Competition within the forest industry for good jobs is increas- ing, she says, and job seekers have to make themselves more employable, Toward that end, Hire a Logger offers survival training, falling and bucking courses, chainsaw training, and flagging courses. Anderson would like to offer more equipment training courses to help people gain experience on the new equipment used in selec- The oki ways are gone, says Anderson. ‘I want to keep the in- dustry alive.’ 4801 Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.C. 638-1449 * Fax: 638-1442 + Mobile: 638-9019 Thursday to Friday... 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