The Report.
Fuelwood – Goulard Lumber has set aside some fuelwood for sale. A dump truck should soon be available to load and deliver the wood. The cost of the wood is recorded below plus the cost of the truck mileage. John's cell number is 705-498-0268 for details.
Please make arrangements with John ASAP
Poplar $30/cubic metre
Maple, Oak, Ash, Yellow Birch $33/cubic metre.
A dump truck typically holds 10 cubic metres, a 1/2 ton holds one cubic metre, and a
pickup + trailer holds 3 cubic metres. Mileage is above these prices for the fuel wood.
Cutting – the final cutting of trees is being done on Ashigami South right now. It should be completed in a week, and the processing phase of de limbing, cutting and hauling will follow. This will take us into November.
Processing - The processing is continuing in the road off of Kukagami between Ashigami East and South roads.
The truck haul is working in the forks at km 1 and 2 of Ashigami East. Inventory there is about 60 loads, so Ashigami East hauling should wrap up within a week to 10 days if production remains at the current level (some trucks have had large breakdowns – transmissions and rear ends, and that hits into production while the trucks are being repaired).
Slash piling - this will be done as winter nears, unless I receive a request from the committee to defer the piling to allow more fuelwood opportunities. We did that at the Sportsman's cut two years ago at the request of the residents, and it worked well.
Road work –as discussed with the committee and roads board we have completed all that we discussed with respect to road improvements. The brushing, road widening, water crossing, roughed-in bypass and road signage have been completed as agreed, and I hope you are satisfied with the work. We have provided timber and guard rails, road board to install. The grader is in the area now, and I spoke to the Fines Road person and Kevin was looking at what we can do to improve Ashigami South with the grader. I put a value on this work of $13,500, plus the cost of the culvert for Fines Road.
If there is anything that I have overlooked, please call me and I'll provide the information.
Thank you for your help – this summer stands out in my mind as an unqualified success in managing the forest in a busy residential and recreational area.
John
John McNutt, M.Sc.F., R.P.F.
Woodlands Manager,
Goulard Lumber (1971) Ltd.
Phone 705-753-2220
Cell 705-498-0268
Fax 705-753-4588
