Mosaic Forest Management Corporation today released its 2019 sustainability progress report, documenting key achievements against sustainability criteria throughout its first full-year of operation as timberlands manager for TimberWest and Island Timberlands. The report details activities and accomplishments across five sustainability themes – safety, environmental leadership, people, First Nations partnerships and community involvement.
Nanaimo, BC — Mosaic Forest Management announced today its annual photo contest will launch on July 1, 2020. Photographers of all levels are invited to submit their favourite images of BC’s wild West Coast for a chance to win one of three 14-day camping passes valid at any Mosaic campsite. Two of the winners will be chosen by a panel of Mosaic staff, and the third winner will be selected this year through a new category of the People’s Choice Award!
Nanaimo, BC ̶ With improved market conditions, Mosaic is resuming operations with the priority being on a safe return to normal levels of operations with due consideration to provincial health guidelines related to COVID-19.
On June 21, Canada will mark National Indigenous Peoples Day. Established in 1996 and celebrated annually on the summer solstice, this nationally-recognized day is an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and significant contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples.
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.