News & Policy
May 14, 2013
Event Schedule
Media Advisory
TLA and TimberWest donate to Carihi Secondary’s forestry program
May 13, 2013, Vancouver – The Truck Loggers Association (TLA) will donate $5000 to the forestry education program a Carihi Secondary during its member meeting on Thursday, May 16 at 7 pm at the Maritime Heritage Centre in Campbell River.
“These days, when our members are struggling to find trained people to hire, it’s more important than ever to support forestry education in our local communities,” said Dwight Yochim, RPF, TLA Executive Director.
“Jason Kerluck, Carihi Secondary’s forestry teacher, is doing a phenomenal job with these students and we thank him for it,” said Yochim. “He’s giving these kids the opportunity to see what kinds of forestry careers are available to them in their own community.”
Later in the evening, Brian Frank, CEO TimberWest, will give a keynote address explaining his vision for TimberWest. He will also make $1,000 donation to the Carihi Secondary forestry program.
The TLA (Truck Loggers Association) represents 435 independent forest contractors and their suppliers operating on the coast of British Columbia. Our membership supports over 15,000 workers and, along with other independent contractors, accounts for close to 90% of the trees harvested on the coast. The TLA promotes a thriving, sustainable coastal forest industry in BC.
Event Schedule
| 4:30 –5:30pm | Meet and greet reception |
| 5:30 –6:45pm | Buffet dinner |
| 6:45pm | Welcome by Dwight Yochim, TLA Executive Director |
| 7:00pm | Presentation by Jason Kerluck, Carihi Secondary instructor, and his 24 students showcasing their achievements in their forestry program. |
| 7:20pm |
Truck Loggers Association - $5000 cheque presentation to Carihi
TimberWest - $1000 cheque presentation to Carihi
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| 7:25pm | Keynote Speaker Brian Frank, CEO, TimberWest |
| 8:00 –9:00pm | Networking |
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For more information: Brenda Martin, Director of Communications, The Truck Loggers Association
Phone: 604.684.4291 ◦ Cell: 604.339.7554 ◦ Fax: 604.684.7134 ◦ Email: brenda@tla.ca
Twitter: @truckloggerBC ◦ Website: www.tla.ca
May 09, 2013
Letter to the Editor
RE: Loggers and kayakers step up their campaigns, The Campbell River Mirror
Yes, tourism has developed a lot over the last 20 years. But if economics is the measure we’re using, forestry will still win out.
In 2012, the coastal harvest resulted in $62.7 million in stumpage revenue. (Stumpage revenue is the money forest companies pay the government for each cubic metre of wood harvested.) And this is just revenue paid directly to the government by forest companies.
As for local jobs, forestry isn’t creating “a few jobs” in Campbell River. The Truck Loggers Association has 84 member companies in Campbell River. Each of these companies hires local employees, pays local property taxes and buys city business licenses. Their employees buy locally and are part of the community. Many of these companies have operated in Campbell River for decades and are now run by the second or third generation. Despite our name, all these companies aren’t logging companies. We have equipment sales people, tugboat operators and safety consultants in our ranks. Forestry is a broad industry.
There’s been lots of forestry taking place on the coast over the last 25 years. So if the tourism industry has grown over the last 25 years, it must have grown alongside active logging and harvested blocks. Evidence seems to show that forestry hasn't negatively impacted tourism sales.
So I’ll say it again. It’s not tourism or logging. It’s tourism and logging. BC has a resource based economy. There will be visible cutblocks on the coast. But forestry is the best kind of natural resource – renewable and sustainable.
If we further reduce the size of our sustainable working forest, BC’s coastal communities and the province will give up real jobs and lose millions of dollars. That’s not a good plan. I know forestry and tourism can work together to minimize the impact we have on each other and make sure both industries remain strong on BC’s coast.
Dwight Yochim, RPF
Executive Director
The Truck Loggers Association
May 01, 2013
May 1, 2013, Vancouver – Forestry and ecotourism both operate on the coast and both are here to stay. It’s not tourism or logging. It’s tourism and logging. We need to work together to grow BC’s economy.
Instead of apologizing for a visible cutblock, ecotourism operators need to explain three things. First, the trees were harvested sustainably and created jobs for local British Columbians. Second, those new trees will be left to grow for decades and then they’ll be harvested again. Third, most of the forest on and around the Discovery Islands was harvested once and now it’s beautiful, healthy second growth.
“I’ve spoken to BC Timber Sales (BCTS) and they are making changes to accommodate the tourism industry,” said Dwight Yochim, TLA Executive Director. “Instead of dumping the logs into the ocean and making a log boom, which would be disruptive to marine ecotourists, BCTS is lifting the wood directly onto barges,” said Yochim. “They are also doing no barging in the summer months so they won’t conflict with the kayaking season.”
But we need to look past individual cutblocks. This is a perfect opportunity for ecotourism companies to educate their clients about BC’s sustainable forest practices.
Doug Sladey, owner of Sladey Timber Ltd. and a TLA board member, says he talks to tourists all the time. “When I’m doing some logging on the coast, I always pop down to the bay and talk to visitors about what we’re doing,” said Sladey. “I tell them, I’ve got the truck here. If you’re interested in our operation, come up and I’ll show you what we’re doing.”
Sladey believes his operation, and those of other TLA members, provides a great chance to educate visitors about BC’s sustainable forest practices and renewable forest resources. “I show them all the stages of growth and extraction,” said Sladey. “And I tell them I’m proud to be part of BC’s sustainable forest industry.”
Doug Sladey is a third generation coastal BC logger and he operates out of the Sunshine Coast.
Often in the media, it’s implied that the working forest – the land base available for logging – is really big. But here’s how the numbers actually breakdown:
For more information: Brenda Martin, Director of Communications, The Truck Loggers Association
Phone: 604.684.4291 ◦ Cell: 604.339.7554 ◦ Fax: 604.684.7134 ◦ Email: brenda@tla.ca
Twitter: @truckloggerBC ◦ Website: www.tla.ca
Download the PDF version of this press release.
It's not a war.
It's not a war. Forestry and ecotourism need to work together for British Columbians
May 1, 2013, Vancouver – Forestry and ecotourism both operate on the coast and both are here to stay. It’s not tourism or logging. It’s tourism and logging. We need to work together to grow BC’s economy.
Instead of apologizing for a visible cutblock, ecotourism operators need to explain three things. First, the trees were harvested sustainably and created jobs for local British Columbians. Second, those new trees will be left to grow for decades and then they’ll be harvested again. Third, most of the forest on and around the Discovery Islands was harvested once and now it’s beautiful, healthy second growth.
“I’ve spoken to BC Timber Sales (BCTS) and they are making changes to accommodate the tourism industry,” said Dwight Yochim, TLA Executive Director. “Instead of dumping the logs into the ocean and making a log boom, which would be disruptive to marine ecotourists, BCTS is lifting the wood directly onto barges,” said Yochim. “They are also doing no barging in the summer months so they won’t conflict with the kayaking season.”
But we need to look past individual cutblocks. This is a perfect opportunity for ecotourism companies to educate their clients about BC’s sustainable forest practices.
Doug Sladey, owner of Sladey Timber Ltd. and a TLA board member, says he talks to tourists all the time. “When I’m doing some logging on the coast, I always pop down to the bay and talk to visitors about what we’re doing,” said Sladey. “I tell them, I’ve got the truck here. If you’re interested in our operation, come up and I’ll show you what we’re doing.”
Sladey believes his operation, and those of other TLA members, provides a great chance to educate visitors about BC’s sustainable forest practices and renewable forest resources. “I show them all the stages of growth and extraction,” said Sladey. “And I tell them I’m proud to be part of BC’s sustainable forest industry.”
Doug Sladey is a third generation coastal BC logger and he operates out of the Sunshine Coast.
Often in the media, it’s implied that the working forest – the land base available for logging – is really big. But here’s how the numbers actually breakdown:
- There’s 15.8 million hectares in the Coast Forest Region land base. That’s all the land – towns, golf courses, highways, parks, forests.
- Of that 15.8 million hectares, 7.6 million hectares (48 percent) is productive forest – land that has trees big enough to harvest.
- There’s 3.14 million hectares that’s protected. That’s 20 percent of the land base. A full 8 percent more than the 12 percent recommended in the Brundtland Report.
- There’s only 2.5 million hectares in the timber harvesting land base, the land where we’re allowed to harvest trees. That’s 16 percent of the land base.
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For more information: Brenda Martin, Director of Communications, The Truck Loggers Association
Phone: 604.684.4291 ◦ Cell: 604.339.7554 ◦ Fax: 604.684.7134 ◦ Email: brenda@tla.ca
Twitter: @truckloggerBC ◦ Website: www.tla.ca
Download the PDF version of this press release.
April 29, 2013
Registration is required as seating is limited, deadline is May 9. To register, please email Stacie Woodall at stacie@tla.ca.
TLA Dinner Meeting: Featuring Brian Frank, CEO TimberWest
When: Thursday, May 16 from 4:30 to 9 pm
Where: Maritime Heritage Centre, 621 N Island Highway, Campbell River
Join us in supporting a fundraising event for Carihi Secondary’s forestry program and hear Brian Frank explain his vision for TimberWest.
The evening will be open to all TLA members and invited Campbell River community leaders. It will include a complimentary dinner, a TLA cheque presentation to Carihi Secondary’s forestry program, a presentation from students in the forestry program and a keynote address from Brian Frank, CEO TimberWest. Click here to download the promotional flyer.
Join us in supporting a fundraising event for Carihi Secondary’s forestry program and hear Brian Frank explain his vision for TimberWest.
The evening will be open to all TLA members and invited Campbell River community leaders. It will include a complimentary dinner, a TLA cheque presentation to Carihi Secondary’s forestry program, a presentation from students in the forestry program and a keynote address from Brian Frank, CEO TimberWest. Click here to download the promotional flyer.
Registration is required as seating is limited, deadline is May 9. To register, please email Stacie Woodall at stacie@tla.ca.
April 16, 2013
He's meeting with municipal government officials, local business people and other community leaders as well as TLA members. As he goes, he's generating media coverage. Check out the stories below:
Dwight's North Island Road Trip Media Coverage
Dwight Yochim, Exectutive Director of the TLA, is on a road show this week starting in Nanaimo and going as far north as Port Hardy and as far west as Port Alberni.He's meeting with municipal government officials, local business people and other community leaders as well as TLA members. As he goes, he's generating media coverage. Check out the stories below:
| Truck Loggers Assoc. has questions over Cathedral Grove boundary |
Alberni Valley Times April 23, 2013 |
| Training needed for rebounding forest industry |
Nanaimo Bulletin April 20, 2013 |
| Diversity in forestry is the way to go, say Truck Loggers |
Campbell River Mirror April 18, 2013 |
| Forestry spokesperson tells Nanaimo council about sector's strength |
HQCowichanValley.com April 16, 2013 |
| Truck Logger Boss Tours Island |
Nanaimo Daily News April 16, 2013 |
| Disconnect Between Perceived Jobs and Future of the Industry a Major Coastal Challenge |
Tree Frog News April 16, 2013 |
| Industry must connect with next generation employees |
Nanaimo Bulletin April 13, 2013 |
April 12, 2013
Dear Mr. Yochim,
Thank you for your e-mail of March 14, 2013, addressed to the Honourable Mike de Jong, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations. Your inquiry has been forwarded to the Consumer Taxation Programs Branch for response.
Under the Social Service Tax Act (SSTA), you are correct to note that leases between related corporations were exempt of provincial sales tax (PST) if the following criteria were met:
1) The parent corporation owned at least 95% of the outstanding shares of each class of the share capital of the related (subsidiary) corporation; and
2) PST had previously been paid on the tangible personal property (goods) that were leased by the parent corporation to the related corporation.
The rules that apply to transfers between related parties have been re-implemented under the Provincial Sales Tax Act (PSTA). There is an exemption for tangible personal property leased from a related corporation in section 150 of the Provincial Sales Tax Exemption and Refund Regulation. To qualify for this exemption, the following criteria must be met:
1. The lessee and lessor must be related corporations as provided in section 148 of the Provincial Sales Tax Exemption and Refund Regulation, and either
2. A related corporation of either the lessee or the lessor
a. paid an applicable tax under the Provincial Sales Tax Act, Social Service Tax Act, Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act or the Excise Tax Act (Canada) and must not have received, or be entitled to receive, a credit, rebate or refund under any of those Acts (including an input tax credit of any amount), or
b. in relation to the acquisition of the tangible personal property in BC, or the bringing or sending into BC or receiving of delivery in BC of the tangible personal property, the lessor was exempt from tax under the Provincial Sales Tax Act or Social Service Tax Act or, if the event occurred between July 1, 2010 and March 31, 2013, would have been exempt under the Provincial Sales Tax Act had the Provincial Sales Tax Act been in effect at that time.
If the harmonized sales tax (HST) was paid by a related corporation of either the lessee or lessor, these requirements will only be meet if the related corporation paid the HST and is not entitled to a refund, credit, or rebate, including an input tax credit of any amount.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
More information on British Columbia’s return to the PST, including information on transitional provisions, registration information and collecting and remitting the PST, can be found in a new series of PST Bulletins and Notices.
Tax Inquiries
Ministry of Finance
www.gov.bc.ca/consumertaxes
Clarification on GST/PST changes for leased or rented assets
The TLA requested clarification on GST/PST changes for leased or rented assets from the government and this is the response we received.Dear Mr. Yochim,
Thank you for your e-mail of March 14, 2013, addressed to the Honourable Mike de Jong, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations. Your inquiry has been forwarded to the Consumer Taxation Programs Branch for response.
Under the Social Service Tax Act (SSTA), you are correct to note that leases between related corporations were exempt of provincial sales tax (PST) if the following criteria were met:
1) The parent corporation owned at least 95% of the outstanding shares of each class of the share capital of the related (subsidiary) corporation; and
2) PST had previously been paid on the tangible personal property (goods) that were leased by the parent corporation to the related corporation.
The rules that apply to transfers between related parties have been re-implemented under the Provincial Sales Tax Act (PSTA). There is an exemption for tangible personal property leased from a related corporation in section 150 of the Provincial Sales Tax Exemption and Refund Regulation. To qualify for this exemption, the following criteria must be met:
1. The lessee and lessor must be related corporations as provided in section 148 of the Provincial Sales Tax Exemption and Refund Regulation, and either
2. A related corporation of either the lessee or the lessor
a. paid an applicable tax under the Provincial Sales Tax Act, Social Service Tax Act, Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act or the Excise Tax Act (Canada) and must not have received, or be entitled to receive, a credit, rebate or refund under any of those Acts (including an input tax credit of any amount), or
b. in relation to the acquisition of the tangible personal property in BC, or the bringing or sending into BC or receiving of delivery in BC of the tangible personal property, the lessor was exempt from tax under the Provincial Sales Tax Act or Social Service Tax Act or, if the event occurred between July 1, 2010 and March 31, 2013, would have been exempt under the Provincial Sales Tax Act had the Provincial Sales Tax Act been in effect at that time.
If the harmonized sales tax (HST) was paid by a related corporation of either the lessee or lessor, these requirements will only be meet if the related corporation paid the HST and is not entitled to a refund, credit, or rebate, including an input tax credit of any amount.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
More information on British Columbia’s return to the PST, including information on transitional provisions, registration information and collecting and remitting the PST, can be found in a new series of PST Bulletins and Notices.
Tax Inquiries
Ministry of Finance
www.gov.bc.ca/consumertaxes
