Nakusp and Kaslo Community Forests launch logger education program

The inaugural Logger Training Program in the West Kootenay was successfully completed at the end of February, opening up opportunities for employment in the regional forestry sector for the graduates. The objective of the training was to introduce individuals to the logging industry – preparing the participants to begin a career as a logger. The Logger Training Program was developed through a partnership with Selkirk College, the Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR), the Kaslo and District Community Forest Society (KDCFS), and local logging contractors and forest industry employers. “Before we moved ahead with the program, we met with many of the local logging contractors from the Nelson, Nakusp and Kaslo area,” says Gregg Neelin, the manager of Selkirk College’s Community Education & Workplace Training.