Important Take Aways

TLA Daily Round Up for January 18

• Focus on evolving consent rather than static consent with First Nations. “It’s like a marriage—you still have to talk after you say I do.”

As the technology evolves there is no clear industry preference. Investing in steep slope is still risky because it’s not clear which technology is going to prevail. But the opportunity and need is clear.  An equipment operator said it took him 500 hours to learn how to use winch equipment effectively.  You need to negotiate a steep slope rate for steep slope harvesting. This new equipment can be a lot more expensive than traditional equipment so contractors must earn a higher rate of return (rate) to support these investments.

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