I have a small to medium…

I have a small to medium sized forestry company working on the Westwind SFL and also in Algonquin Park. We are a crew of 50 people, half are employees of TFL and the other half are subcontractors working for TFL and their employees. We are very much committed to saving endangered species at risk within our forests and surrounding area. unlike Urban sprawl forestry has stick guide lines that are monitored on a daily bases by TFL supervision, employees and government technicians. Therefore it with this strict monitoring I feel that forestry operations should be exempt from ESA and resulting rules to which some are hurting my business as in time of certain work or if any work is allowed which can and does result in much time lost for the people who work within the forest and or relies on the products of which we produce. Birds, plants, animals, amphibian, wet lands and water ways already receive protection through strict forest policy rules and guide lines that we follow strictly monitored by MNR, SFL, Industry and world agencies such as FSC and CSA. We have been working with and around these endangered species for many years and they are still alive living within our cut blocks and protected by the men and women who work within the forest.
Tom Fisher
President
Tom Fisher Logging Inc.