Officers of Local 1-184 IWA, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, have with the assistance of Regional agreement with the Muttart - Builder lies, settling the eleven-mon dispute. The Company, builders of pre-fab acca! in Regina, lock- ed out its employees following a break down in negotiations. ist Vice-President | -+ Stan Parker, reached an The new agreement calls for a 47 cents an hour increase retroactive to cover the time worked during the first year prior to the lockout; a 50 cent an hour increase in the second year; and a final 50 cent an hour increase in the final year.- A number of finge benefits were also negotiated plus a wage reopener clause in the third year. ‘The Regeneration Commit- tee of the Canadian Forestry Association of British Colum- bia, is launching an education- -al programme during National Forest Week to inform the public of the importance of adequate forest renewal in B.C. The IWA is a full partici- pating partner in the Associa- tion at both the federal and provincial levels. The Committee is re- commending that the pro- gramme be directred on a re- gional basis through the Canadian Institute of Forestry, the Association of B.C. Profes- sional Foresters, the Canadian Forestry Association, and the IWA. The prime purpose of the programme is the hope of securing proper funding for re- generation programmes and to develop a strong political lobby for forestry. While funding for forest re- newal is the primary re- sponsibility of provincial and federal governments, and the forest industry, there are dif- ferent opinions as to how it should be shared and on what terms. The Committee is planning the following approach: - 1. Organize a field trip for individual or groups of politicians. To provide first hand information on forestry programs and priorities in their own regions or consti- tuencies. 2. Meet with the local MLAs or MPs to address local meetings which have a forestry focus. 4. Encourage individual members throughout the Pro- vince to write their MLA and MP identifying their individual concern. 5. Approach the local media offering to provide radio inter- views, press releases, or T.V. panel programs to identify the seriousness of this problem and recommended action. The Committee also recom- mends that the implementa- tion of increased funding for adequate forest renewal in this Province should be through in- creased incentives to private industry wherever possible rather than through increased forestry costs, grants, or pure- ly Government programs. The answer to Provincial. MLAs regarding the proposed $10 million reforestation fund out- lined in the recent budget is to indicate that this is a recogni- tion of the problem but that ad- ditional monies are needed — particularly for a backlog problem — and the implemen- tation” of silvicultural prac- tices. THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER aS + ‘ oe ie fe sulin TN ae a is : F $4 wean 5 » 3 ah sii, 17 ee ee - ‘ ies — - ¥ an Ves wy pee ae 4 a 4 Br : = SOME OF THE ESTIMATED 3,500 people who took part in the march on Victoria March 30, protesting the government’s inaction on unemployment. The protest, organized by the B.C. Federation of Labour, was considered a huge success. UNIONS TALK MERGER LONDON, Ont. (CPA) — It appears the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers’ Canadian section will merge with the Canadian Chemical Workers Union this September, ac- cording to OCAW Canadian di- rector Neil Reimer. Aim of the merger would be to create a 25,000-member Canadian union which would have its own finances, consti- tution and decision-making structure, Reimer said. “At the same time, we would operate as part of an interna- tional union which would offer many needed services,” he said. ‘‘The idea, though, is to win independence of thought and action. We want to be free to run our own affairs and yet operate a viable, efficient union.”’ Reimer was addressing the OCWU convention held here. The merger could be complete by the time the OCAW meets in Sarnia in September. LOGGERS SPORTS TIMETABLE The Canadian Loggers’ Sports Association (CANLOG) has made up this year's timetable for the various loggers sports scheduled for Western Canada. The following are the events, date and place: PRAIRIE August 6&7 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT Hot Saw Power Saw Bucking Springboard Chop (two boards high) Tree Falling (World Championship) PLACE DATE PORT ALBERNI May 21 Underhand Chop TERRACE June 3 & 4 Double Hand Saw Bucking POWELL RIVER = June 10 Standing Block Chop GOLD RIVER June 24 Hard Hit Underhand Chop LUMBY July 1 & 2 Single Hand Bucking SOOKE | July 15 Tree Climbing _ SQUAMISH August 5 & 6 Obstacle Pole Falling is. Log Rolling August 7 Chokerman’s Race Obstacle Power Saw encking Swede Saw August 11,12 Axe Throwing ioe 13 August 19 to — eee and North American nd Photo by Walter Pooghkay FOREST FACTS B.C.’s forests support 85,000 jobs directly and up to 160,000 jobs indirectly in secondary and service industries. 2. During the past 15 years primary forest | production has grown from $400 million to “2 billion annually. 3. Each year about 320,000 acres of B.C.’s | forest are logged to provide these jobs and 56% of B.C.’s wealth. 4. Of the 320,000 acres logged about 120,000 acres are planted. The remainder (63%) is left for nature to reforest. 5. The cumulative area unsuccessfully re- generated during the last 20 years and re- - quiring planting is at least 1,841,000 acres. 6. lf it had been planted and managed this area would increase our harvest by 1,200,000 cunits each year to provide 4,200 jobs directly and 8,000 jobs indirectly. 7. The annual value of primary forest pro- duction would increase by $150 million. 8. To plant the area if not satisfactorily re- stocked in the coast alone would need an ad- ditional expenditure of at least $10 million an- nually. Planted stands have a growth rate ‘estimated at 70 percent higher than wild forests because of better spacing control and species selection. 9. Like vegetable crops, forest crops often need thinning which can significantly increase growth and even reduce the time until har- vest. About 3/4 million acres of dense juvenile stands need thinning at a further cost of $10 _million annually.- 10. Tree breeding programs must be ex- panded. Enormous increases in yield can be achieved through genetic selection and breeding. For example, the average heighit of ordinary seedlings at seven years was 6 feet while, in the same coastal B.C. plantation, the average height of genetically selected seed- lings planted at the same time was 21 feet. 11. Fertilization research must be in- tensified. Advanced forestry countries like Sweden and Finland, with whom B.C. com-. petes for wood markets, use fertilizers to in- crease yields of timber and reduce rotation ages. 12. B.C. is a forestry province. Its’ future can be assured best by the intensive manage- ment of its main resource — its forests, An- nual harvests could be doubled: oe could be 6 seal cate ANeIaeeeT:.