Kevin Hardy

Bravo Anthony, for a well written summary of the dismantling of a public focused Forest Service. Unfortunately, it brings back some of the bad and frustrating memories of having worked within the Ministry as a Growth and Yield Forester (then de facto Provincial Growth and Yield Forester due to attrition) my entire 24 year career, upholding the public interest every step of the way ....until it got unbearable- the year I decided I couldn't take it any more and retired to save my health. I hope EVERYONE reads both Anthony Britneff's and Dave Broadland's writings as an unbiased and accurate lambasting of the current situation we have in BC with industry in control of a publicly owned forest resource. It's a shameful disgrace that no Professional Forester should be a part of! After all, the code of Ethics CLEARLY articulates the prime focus being the public interest, over and above the pressures of employment. From personal experience, when one tries to ensure the public interest comes first, management pressures can be extreme to do otherwise!!! I am sure someone with good web access can post the code of Ethics that Professional Foresters are bound by... maybe our BC Professional Foresters should re read it- then uphold them!

Bravo Anthony, for a well written summary of the dismantling of a public focused Forest Service. Unfortunately, it brings back some of the bad and frustrating memories of having worked within the Ministry as a Growth and Yield Forester (then de facto Provincial Growth and Yield Forester due to attrition) my entire 24 year career, upholding the public interest every step of the way ....until it got unbearable- the year I decided I couldn't take it any more and retired to save my health. I hope EVERYONE reads both Anthony Britneff's and Dave Broadland's writings as an unbiased and accurate lambasting of the current situation we have in BC with industry in control of a publicly owned forest resource. It's a shameful disgrace that no Professional Forester should be a part of! After all, the code of Ethics CLEARLY articulates the prime focus being the public interest, over and above the pressures of employment. From personal experience, when one tries to ensure the public interest comes first, management pressures can be extreme to do otherwise!!! I am sure someone with good web access can post the code of Ethics that Professional Foresters are bound by... maybe our BC Professional Foresters should re read it- then uphold them!

Bravo Anthony, for a well written summary of the dismantling of a public focused Forest Service. Unfortunately, it brings back some of the bad and frustrating memories of having worked within the Ministry as a Growth and Yield Forester (then de facto Provincial Growth and Yield Forester due to attrition) my entire 24 year career, upholding the public interest every step of the way ....until it got unbearable- the year I decided I couldn't take it any more and retired to save my health. I hope EVERYONE reads both Anthony Britneff's and Dave Broadland's writings as an unbiased and accurate lambasting of the current situation we have in BC with industry in control of a publicly owned forest resource. It's a shameful disgrace that no Professional Forester should be a part of! After all, the code of Ethics CLEARLY articulates the prime focus being the public interest, over and above the pressures of employment. From personal experience, when one tries to ensure the public interest comes first, management pressures can be extreme to do otherwise!!! I am sure someone with good web access can post the code of Ethics that Professional Foresters are bound by... maybe our BC Professional Foresters should re read it- then uphold them!

Bravo Anthony, for a well written summary of the dismantling of a public focused Forest Service. Unfortunately, it brings back some of the bad and frustrating memories of having worked within the Ministry as a Growth and Yield Forester (then de facto Provincial Growth and Yield Forester due to attrition) my entire 24 year career, upholding the public interest every step of the way ....until it got unbearable- the year I decided I couldn't take it any more and retired to save my health. I hope EVERYONE reads both Anthony Britneff's and Dave Broadland's writings as an unbiased and accurate lambasting of the current situation we have in BC with industry in control of a publicly owned forest resource. It's a shameful disgrace that no Professional Forester should be a part of! After all, the code of Ethics CLEARLY articulates the prime focus being the public interest, over and above the pressures of employment. From personal experience, when one tries to ensure the public interest comes first, management pressures can be extreme to do otherwise!!! I am sure someone with good web access can post the code of Ethics that Professional Foresters are bound by... maybe our BC Professional Foresters should re read it- then uphold them!

Bravo Anthony, for a well written summary of the dismantling of a public focused Forest Service. Unfortunately, it brings back some of the bad and frustrating memories of having worked within the Ministry as a Growth and Yield Forester (then de facto Provincial Growth and Yield Forester due to attrition) my entire 24 year career, upholding the public interest every step of the way ....until it got unbearable- the year I decided I couldn't take it any more and retired to save my health. I hope EVERYONE reads both Anthony Britneff's and Dave Broadland's writings as an unbiased and accurate lambasting of the current situation we have in BC with industry in control of a publicly owned forest resource. It's a shameful disgrace that no Professional Forester should be a part of! After all, the code of Ethics CLEARLY articulates the prime focus being the public interest, over and above the pressures of employment. From personal experience, when one tries to ensure the public interest comes first, management pressures can be extreme to do otherwise!!! I am sure someone with good web access can post the code of Ethics that Professional Foresters are bound by... maybe our BC Professional Foresters should re read it- then uphold them!

Bravo Anthony, for a well written summary of the dismantling of a public focused Forest Service. Unfortunately, it brings back some of the bad and frustrating memories of having worked within the Ministry as a Growth and Yield Forester (then de facto Provincial Growth and Yield Forester due to attrition) my entire 24 year career, upholding the public interest every step of the way ....until it got unbearable- the year I decided I couldn't take it any more and retired to save my health. I hope EVERYONE reads both Anthony Britneff's and Dave Broadland's writings as an unbiased and accurate lambasting of the current situation we have in BC with industry in control of a publicly owned forest resource. It's a shameful disgrace that no Professional Forester should be a part of! After all, the code of Ethics CLEARLY articulates the prime focus being the public interest, over and above the pressures of employment. From personal experience, when one tries to ensure the public interest comes first, management pressures can be extreme to do otherwise!!! I am sure someone with good web access can post the code of Ethics that Professional Foresters are bound by... maybe our BC Professional Foresters should re read it- then uphold them!