Canadian Forest Industries: EVENTS & EDUCATION

Spring meeting always pays for itself!

Talk to almost any Maritime logging contractor (and even some from as far away as Ontario), and they'll tell you - The information gleaned at the Logging Operations Group Meeting alone at the Canadian Woodlands Forum Spring Meeting pays for the cost of admission many times over. This year's meeting will be held in Moncton, NB, April 6-7, and will include:

* The LOG meeting on equipment maintenance and practical technical tips, run by the inimitable Hugh Hambly;

* Technical sessions on wood supply, markets, certification, fuel efficiency, alternative harvesting methods and more;

* A business management session aimed at the office manager or business partner;

* Annual Awards Luncheon, including the Outstanding Logging Contractor of the Year;

* Log a Load for Kids Canada Casino Night

More info at www.cwfcof.mg, or from Peter Robichaud at (902) 897-2568. Book your hotel ASAP by calling the Delta Beausejour in Moncton at (506) 854-4344 and asking for the CWF rate. CFI will see you there!

MARCH 10, 2005 - Operational & Silvicultural Issues in Cable Yarding in the BC Interior, FERIC/FOREX Workshop, Golden, BC. Darcy Moshenko, darcy-m@vcr.feric.ca, (250) 318-0935.

APRIL 6-7, 2005 - Canadian Woodlands Forum (CWF) Spring Meeting and AGM, Delta Beausejour hotel, Moncton, NB. Peter Robichaud, (902) 897-2568; www.cwfcof.org.

APRIL 11-15, 2005 - Watercourse Alteration Certification, Maritime College of Forest Technology, Fredericton, NB. Robert Whitney, (506) 458-0643, rwhitney@mcft.ca. (Also courses on April 18-22 and Nov 28-Dec 2, 2005).

APRIL 13-14, 2005 - FERIC Winning Solutions 2005 - Eastern Division Regional Conferences, Thunder Bay, ON. Shirley Smith, Shirleys@mtl.feric.ca. (also in St. Félicien, QC April 25-26).

APRIL 14-15, 2005 - Council of Forest Industries (COFI) Annual Convention (comprising the former CLMA, ILMA, NFPA), Prince George, BC. (250) 564-5136; www.cofi.org.

MAY 4-6, 2005 - Quebec Forest Industry Council (formerly QLMA) Annual Convention, Quebec City, QC. (418)657-7916; www.cifq.qc.ca.

MAY 5-7, 2005 - 10th Northern Alberta Forestry Show, Grande Prairie, AB. (780) 532-3279.

MAY 13-14, 2005 - Northeastern Loggers Forestry Expo, Bangor, ME. (315)369-3078. www.northernlogger.com.

JUNE 1-3, 2005 - Global Forest & Paper Summit 2005, Vancouver, BC. Contact: Forest Products Association of Canada, (613) 563-1441, www.globalforestpapersummit.com.