Staff from Mosaic Forest Management joined those at Georges P. Vanier Secondary School in Courtenay last week for the installation of a new carved yellow cedar welcome sign at the Comox Valley high school – just in time to welcome the Class of 2020 back for their graduation celebrations.
Mosaic Forest Management’s Northwest Bay Crew worked together to cut and split more than 60 cords[1] of firewood and make it available for free to frontline healthcare workers to show appreciation for their work through the COVID-19 crisis.
Today is World Environment Day – the United Nations’ day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. This year, the UN is encouraging people to reflect on the theme “A Time for Nature” – and how during these unprecedented times of COVID-19, it is clear that to take care of ourselves, we must also care for nature.
Mosaic campsites are now officially open. We look forward to welcoming B.C. residents to our 12 campsites across Vancouver Island! Mosaic’s campsites are a key element of our company’s access program, and we are proud to offer camping opportunities for the general public on our private forest lands.
Mosaic Forest Management and the Province of British Columbia, through the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, have entered into an agreement to facilitate lake stocking within Mosaic-managed private forest lands in 2020. The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, a non-profit organization that works alongside government’s fisheries management agencies, will conduct the stocking in 2020.
In announcing a new, landmark labour agreement in principle between Mosaic and the United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 on May 12th, important information was provided regarding temporary measures being sought from the Federal government on its international log market access policy related to private land. Additional information is provided here.
Water is a vital natural resource, and sustainable forest management practices are key to the maintenance of healthy watersheds and water supplies. May has officially been proclaimed Invasive Species Action Month by the Province of British Columbia, and aquatic invasive species pose a continuous threat to our freshwater environments.
Port Alberni, British Columbia –Huu-ay-aht First Nations (“Huu-ay-aht”) and Mosaic Forest Management Corporation (“Mosaic”) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) which affirms their commitment to reconciliation, sustainability, and adherence to Huu-ay-aht values on its traditional territory (“Ḥahuułi”).
Courtenay, BC — United Steelworkers (USW, Local 1-1937) and Mosaic Forest Management have reached agreements-in-principle that will bring increased collaboration, flexibility and certainty for workers and Mosaic across its South Island and Northwest Bay operations.
