Advisory Group Vision:“True to our proud histories, informing ministry staff through balanced and �mely

communica�on”

June 2013 ARCHIVE © Bri�sh Columbia

Dave Peterson, Ac�ng Deputy Minister

Dave Peterson was appointed ac�ng Deputy Minister on

April 22, 2013, on the re�rement of Doug Konkin. Previously Dave was Chief Forester and was appointed as Assistant Deputy Minister of the Tenures, Compe��veness and Innova�on Division of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera�ons in March 2011. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Opera�ons South for the Ministry of Natural Resource Opera�ons beginning in November 2010.

Dave served as the Assistant Deputy Minister, Field Opera�ons for the Ministry of Forests and Range from February 2010 to November 2010, and Assistant Deputy Minister for BC Timber Sales since December 2005.

Raised on Vancouver Island, Dave started his career with the BC Forest Service in the summer of 1973. He graduated with honours from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Science in Physical

Geography – Natural Resource Management in 1980, and became a Registered Professional Forester in 1985.

Dave worked in a number of Forest Districts before moving into the Cariboo Forest Region office, advancing up to the posi�on of Regional Staff Manager. Following the comple�on of a major land-use planning exercise in the Cariboo, in 1995 he moved into the private sector as President of the Cariboo Lumber Manufacturers’ Associa�on (CLMA).

Upon the disbanding of the CLMA, he took on the role of Vice-President Woodlands with Lignum Ltd. Corporate acquisi�ons led to posi�ons with Riverside Forest Products, then Tolko Industries. During this period, he became the Interior industry lead on joint industry/ministry Land Use Planning, Timber Pricing, and So�wood Lumber Technical commi�ees.

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The Dirt Contents, June 2013 * New! Click on a # to jump to page/*Click on photo’s for larger image IN THIS ISSUE RECOGNITION AROUND THE MINISTRY

(links)Facebook 2 Trap Shoot Results 4 Prov Golf InviteSafety Management System 3 Find the Cri�er 5 Victoria Golf InviteBetter late than Never! 3 Danton Jay FLNR Musician 6Real live, regular work first hand

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Cariboo Fires Centre Career Day

5 Limericks/poems - 9, 10, 11

NICC Clean up! 7 Retirees and The Dirt 7 Photo Contest - 13, 14, 15Clear the Path! 8

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3Safety Management SystemSubmi�ed by: Tom Jackson, Director, Resource Worker Safety

You have a safety role; whether driving your truck for field work, working alone, opera�ng heavy

equipment, working in a ministry office, or working with clients.

From 2008-2012, our coworkers suffered injuries from falling from heights, overexer�on and have been in other situa�ons that led to injuries. Ministry leadership takes these incidents very seriously, and this led to the development of the recently unveiled Safety Management System (SMS) for our ministry. The system was developed with the Resource Worker Safety Task Team, me Tom Jackson, Director of Resource Worker Safety, and other key ministry staff. The SMS has different elements that support the main goal that “everyone comes home safe”. The

system provides a suite of reference documents, policies, and informa�on to help take the guess-work out of mee�ng our responsibili�es with regard to safety; within your office, your division, and across the ministry as a whole. The framework links together items such as the FLNR Safety Policy, Client Interac�on Guide (seen on OHS boards near you), Hand Falling Guide and Avalanche Policy and Plan. There is a wealth of resources on the Safety intranet page. You as a worker might be wondering where to start. Here are three steps:1. Read the one-pager on worker roles and responsibili�es: 2. Bookmark the Safety Intranet page 3. View the recording of the May 29 LiveMee�ng, which will be available on the Safety Intranet page.

Be�er late than Never: A tale of Humilia�on, Perseverance and Triumph!Submi�ed by: Steve Dodge, District Manager (The Dirt – Advisory Group Member)

Although it’s not quite as long a streak of fu�lity as the Maple Leafs or Canucks, the fact that this one

had a happy ending this year is worth celebra�ng.

A�er 21 consecu�ve fu�le a�empts at winning the Quesnel District Hockey Pool (was renamed the Hans Brinkert Memorial Pool in its inaugural year when Hans, who was a pool contestant, was killed in a logging truck accident) Grant Johannesen finally won it all this year. The pool has been ac�ve since the 1990-91 season the year a young Mark Anderson won, a total of 13 different people have enjoyed the “Thrill of Victory” with Grant habitually suffering the “Agony of Defeat”. The 2006-07 season must have been especially painful for Grant as the winner was Michael Dodge who wasn’t even a teenager on Dra�

Day. In the 2010-11 season Grant was even further humiliated with a last place showing that spawned the “La Derriere” award for fu�lity (He dra�ed a player that year that didn’t notch a single point because he didn’t play a single NHL contest).

Grant’s habit of showing up to the dra� with reams of hand wri�en reports has never been mimicked, but his good natured class in defeat hopefully will.

To celebrate the event, current and former poolsters gathered for a Pizza Lunch where Hans son Jayme awarded Grant the coveted trophy. In a further serendipitous result, the 2nd and 3rd cash winning finishers were Jayme Brinkert and Debbie Wheeler (Jayme’s Mom and Hans widow.)

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Real live, regular work first hand from FLNR employeesSubmi�ed by: Sean Pendergast, Senior Wildlife Biologist

Billy Wilton, Wildlife Biologist and I were coun�ng deer in the River Camp Monday April 22, 2013.

It was around 10 pm and we were heading to our next transect. We saw a small group of cow and calf elk 50m up ahead on the mainline. As we got closer, they started to move down the road where we started to count and classify them. We con�nued to drive toward them at a slow speed. At that moment, something darted out of the ditch from the le� side of the road, both of us looked at each other thinking—what was that? It was moving so fast and heading directly away from us, I first thought it was a wolf. It took a few seconds to realize it was a Cougar.

The elk were running at full speed now with the Cougar in pursuit and us coming up behind them. I floored the truck and out of ins�nct laid on the horn—nothing phased the cougar. It gained the 20m between it and the elk in seconds and picked one yearling from the le� of the group. The cat grabbed the elk by the rear and while running on two legs clawed its way up the back of the elk to the head and neck. The en�re �me fist full's of hair were flying from the elk. From there it swung around to the front of the elk and locked onto the neck. Once it had the elk by the neck it forced it to the ground. We had stopped the truck at this point and I realized I have a camera. I grabbed the camera and started shoo�ng as many pictures as I could. (camera was toooo slow!). The cougar had the elk about 20 feet

from the front bumper of the truck in the headlights. We both had our spotlights on the pair as well. A�er two a�empts the cougar got the elk to the ground and kept a hold of the elk’s neck. It worked its way around to the front and you could barely see the cat under the elk. All this took less than a minute according to the cameras shot �me line.

We were so dumbfounded by what we had just witnessed that we inched closer to try and get more pictures. When we were about 6 feet from the cougar and elk the cougar let go of the elk and with a dazed look on its face stumbled into the ditch, it then slowly made its way up the bank and into the slash. We watched it walk up the bank for less than a minute. When we looked back at the mo�onless elk we were amazed to see it li� its head, get up, wobble, orient itself and then walk—rather clumsily—down the road to where the rest of the herd had gone into the slash below the road.

I felt kind of bad that we didn't let the cat kill the elk so we could watch from start to finish and so that the elk wouldn’t suffer any longer.

By far one of the coolest things I have EVER seen in the bush. Don't know how I could top this!

Link to photo’s (Warning graphic images)

42nd Annual BC Forest Service Alexis Creek Trap ShootSubmi�ed by: Dan Hicks, Stewardship TechnicianAlexis Creek, BCMay 25, 2013.

See photographs of the event by clicking the PDF link below. Cap�ons & a summary are at the end.

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Cariboo Fire Centre—Natural Resources Career DaySubmi�ed by: Greig Bethel, Fire Informa�on Officer

There’s more to the Wildfire Management Branch and the forestry profession than just figh�ng fires.

That was the message that sparked the interest of seasonal auxiliary staff at the Cariboo Fire Centre’s (CFC) Natural Resources Career Day in Williams Lake on Tuesday, June 11.

“Our goal was to encourage a move into succession beyond the crew level,” says Bev Atkins, the CFC’s Fuel Management Specialist.

About 45 staff, mostly Ini�al A�ack and Unit crew members, a�ended the seminar put on by the CFC leadership team in conjunc�on with the Associa�on of B.C. Forest Professionals.

“It was about, ‘How do I get from where I am to where you are,’” says Darren Wilkinson, the CFC’s Senior Protec�on Officer of Opera�ons. “We’re trying to close the loop for them.”

Both Atkins and Wilkinson are Registered Forest Technicians, and used their respec�ve career paths to inspire staff to think about the possibili�es within WMB and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera�ons.

Wilkinson’s example, in par�cular, is an enlightening example. He has worked for WMB since 1988, star�ng out as a crew member, before receiving his RFT training at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George.

“It really opened my eyes,” says Trevor Chelsea, in his third year with the Alexis Creek-based Chilco�n Ravens Unit crew. When not figh�ng fires, Chelsea is in the natural resources program at the Nicola Valley Ins�tute of Technology in Merri� and is now considering a career as a Registered Professional

Forester. “It’s not just about ge�ng the fire out,” Chelsea says. Even if it inspires just one seasonal staff member, such as Chelsea, to gain more educa�on and experience, the CFC’s Natural Resources Career Day can be considered a success.

“We want them to make some informed decisions,” says Atkins. “And get them thinking about their futures,” adds Wilkinson.

Can You Find the Cri�er?Submi�ed by: Barb Wadey, Stewardship Forester

Can you see the cri�er in this picture? The camouflage of this guy is amazing. I was in a

plot with a young student who no�ced something moving—it took a minute to spot him—he had to move again before I got a couple of pictures of him. Perhaps an entomologist could iden�fy him. The picture is taken just outside of Revelstoke.

Have to read the en�re newsle�er to find out where the cri�er is...

June 2013

6FLNR Musician Records Sustainability Album!Submi�ed by Danton Jay, Finance Clerk

On July 24, 2013, I will

be celebra�ng the release of my new sustainability concept album ‘Morcenx’ at the new Victoria music venue—The Copper Owl. My new album, recorded with Joby Baker who has recorded many Juno and

Grammy winning songs, is a conceptual album focused on sustainability issues and the journey one takes to discovering them.

I am a singer/guitar-player/songwriter who combines musical flavours from mul�ple genres with important socio-environmental themes. A�er comple�ng my degree researching promo�onal methods for sustainability at the University of Victoria, I set off travelling throughout Eastern Europe in search of stories and challenges which I could �e together with my research as song lyrics. A�er months of vagabonding I cooped up in Southern France for a month and relentlessly wrote songs. A�er comple�ng the songs I returned home to Victoria and straight to the studio to record a new and inspired album. In the spring of 2013, I released ‘Morcenx,’ which fully encompasses my ar�s�c styling. Smooth, emo�ng vocals and moody guitar licks are the most outstanding quali�es; but you will also find refined musicality and intellectually s�mula�ng lyrics. The

music from the new album focuses on sustainability themes throughout a beau�fully arranged story of discovery and travel. Each song accentuates unique aspects from jazz, blues, R&B, and rock. The album is the perfect set for music lovers who appreciate variety and crea�vity. In the hopes of sharing my message, the whole album can be downloaded FREE at www.dantonjay.com; look for a link to the first single’s video ‘The Road’.

During the crea�on of the album, I worked every night a�er work from November through January and then took all my vaca�on weeks in February—it was a great learning of work/life balance and was well worth it!

I will be performing my album with an incredibly talented band made up from some of Victoria’s finest musicians: Chris Van Sickle (keys), Ian McElroy (bass), and Andrew Rollins (drums). The show kicks off at 9pm. Tickets are $12 at the door. Also performing will be Van Damsel on tour from Kamloops (www.vandamsel.com) and Young Pacific from Vancouver (www.youngpacificmusic.com).

Noteworthy contributors to the album project:The David Suzuki Founda�on contributed one of David Suzuki’s essays, which was recorded as a spoken word speech over an improvised arrangement of instruments (davidsuzuki.org).

The album artwork is a collec�on of images by the world famous Luc Schuiten: a Belgian architect who designed a futuris�c world where the ci�es are living, sustainable organisms (vegetalcity.net).

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More Than A Ton of Fun at the Beach!Submi�ed by: Andrew Ashford, RPF, District Manager

A typical day in sunny Port

McNeill in May found the North Island Central Coast (NICC) Resource District supervisors and managers working hard in the North Island Community Forest. The word around town was that a popular camping and picnic site on Alice Lake needed some a�en�on and the NICC team set out

to clean up the beaches.

A day of hard teamwork brought in over a ton of metal, garbage and plas�cs including old tarps, discarded barbeques, frayed ropes, barrels, Styrofoam and an old bathtub, among other things, all of which were properly disposed of in the municipal landfill.

The lunch break provided not only an excellent hot dog roast, but an opportunity complete in an ad hoc baseball game using a ragtag collec�on of equipment salvaged during the cleanup (think of rusted golf clubs and old canoe paddles). It is safe to say that the quality of the equipment contributed to a low scoring game.

The day also provided for an impromptu refresher course on the iden�fica�on and removal of invasive plants, as well as an opportunity to discuss ongoing road maintenance issues, which included water management considera�ons of Forest Service Roads that access high-use areas of public recrea�on.Bear spray defence training rounded out the day during a review of a recently-logged second growth harvest cutblock in TFL39. The team learned that different manufacturers of bear spray have different spray characteris�cs and it is good to know how your can will func�on if you need it. The team also learned that if you spray your sweater with bear spray, extra a�en�on needs to be taken when removing that par�cular ar�cle of clothing.

Special thanks to the team of Melody Wilson, Kathy DesRochers, Paul Barolet, Tim Chester, Amy Beetham, Darren Rowsell, Chris Walker, Paul Bastarache, and Andrew Ashford for all their hard work!

Kathy DesRochers shovels out an old bathtub

The crew with some of the gathered materials for disposal

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June 2013

8Clear the Path!Submi�ed by: Robert Annand, Tenure Forester

Project Earth Day Path Clean up took a special spin this year when Okanagan Shuswap District’s

Shelley Zupp put her head together with new neighbour, Kal Tire’s, Nancy Wilson. The result was a dual office effort with over 50 people collec�ng, bagging, raking, shovelling and sweeping.

The BC Timber Sales Okanagan Columbia & Okanagan Shuswap District office is situated near Vernon Creek that flows between Kalamalka Lake and Okanagan Lake. The pathway consists of long wooden walkways, gravel trails, a wooden stairway, riparian areas and a bridge. It runs alongside Vernon Creek and connects both offices to Polson Park. “It’s a beau�ful pathway and it’s well used by runners, walkers and cyclists, as well as by a transient popula�on” said Shelley.

The FLNR office staff made the Earth Day path clean-up their pet project 8 years ago. Shelley Zupp has been the lead organizer from the start and she mo�vates the staff to take part on their earth day lunch hour with a reward of pizza donated by the local Wellness Team a�er the dirty work is done. “In previous years the volunteers pulled shopping carts, bikes, old �res, barbeques and many other items from the creek” said Shelley. Much of the effort was also spent dismantling abandoned camps, which resulted in hundreds of kilograms of debris sent to the waste facility. Last year the office received an Environmental Leadership Award for Community Clean Up from the Regional District of North Okanagan.

With the high use come some abuse and so each year there is never a shortage of new debris showing up. “Over �me we are winning, ge�ng much of the very old debris out such as old �res and car parts.

Next year we hope to unearth the rusted out car frame buried next to the creek”.

“With Kal Tire’s recent move to their new head office adjacent to the District/BCTS office, staff

from both organiza�ons have been curious about how we might interact in a posi�ve way for the neighbourhood” said Zupp. She made the call to Nancy Wilson who rallied the troops in her office. “The turnout was spectacular” said Zupp, when a large con�ngent of debris collectors signed up from both offices. “We paired staff up so we could get to know our new neighbours while taking care of business.”

The grunge didn’t have a chance this year and the local pathway, stream, railway line and street were le� in much more pris�ne shape. A truckload of debris (615 kg!) from the pathway and the compound was collected. Many curious items were removed including old oil lamps, pots, ma�ress parts, blankets and a dangerous collec�on of hypodermic needles. The debris was more safely deposited at Vernon’s waste facility thanks to everyone’s efforts.

Many hands and “ge�ng to know you” conversa�on made the clean-up go by quickly and workers celebrated with an all-you-can-eat pizza lunch while they compared notes about extraordinary “finds” like the family of voles that was found homesteading under an old sleeping bag.

Thanks to local FLNR and Kal Tire people for their effort and especially to Shelley and Nancy for organizing. It was an excellent way to meet our Kal Tire neighbours and share a common interest in our local environment.

Overall, this was one small pickup for Earth... and one giant leap in the green direc�on for Earthlings!

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FLNR is full of crea�ve people—thank you to those who took the �me to send us your limericks and poems!The advisory group had a very difficult �me in selec�ng the top 2 limericks/poems. We also want to give notable men�on to everyone who par�cipated as they were all very good!

The Sea to Sky’s the place to beFor all of its diversityNot only landscapes, places to goBut in the office, the people we know

In every decade we have a few20s, 30s, 40s and 50s tooWomen and men, young and wiseNo need for us to wear disguise

Fresh perspec�ve, and experienced yearsWe never have to grind our gearsWe welcome all and will uniteTo make decisions, to solve a plight

And of course it’s not to sayThat we agree day a�er dayOpinions are strong, arguments happenWithout which our integrity would dampen

The most important thing of allIs to respect – to help those up when they fallTo lend an ear, an arm, a smileWhile serving the public all the while

So here we are and here we’ll standA united office, hand in handDiverse in looks but not in heartEach with our box on the org chart!

Poem on diversity in our office! Submi�ed by: Danielle Cunningham, Land Officer, Sea to Sky District

A New Language Learned! Submi�ed by: Dawn Dreher-FrontCounter BC

It’s the start of a brand new day,I’m ready to learn, not to PLAY

Because I’m finally learning the FLNR Ministry LingoATS, EAO, RFD, MOE MARR MTO, MOTI –

WOW AND THAT’S NOT ALL?All of a sudden I came to realise

I spoke other languages. What a SURPRISE!

Notable Men�ons!The Story of a Champion Submi�ed by: Sam Hall, Consulta�ons, South Coast Region

Long before Flynn Roe was hired,Western woods were being defiled.By applying the law,To the shovel and saw,Our hero brought a plan to the wild.

My ministry is diverse enough Submi�ed by: Robert Lee, Informa�on Mgmt Group

My ministry is diverse enough; it is as good as it gets.I am just happy my colleagues do not bring in their pets.Then again, I told the staff here I eat anything with 4 legs;I also eat anything with wings, or anything that lays eggs;It is all fair game; I would cook it in our office kitchene�es.

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Notable Men�ons!

There once was a ministry of trees and greenWho looked a�er our forest as far as could be seen

They planted and watered and kept fires at baySo that our children could have them one day

So when you see us out there working for the Province and youWave hello, and say how do you do

Our Forests are healthyOur Lands are secureOur Natural Resources are looked a�er without fearOur Opera�ons are con�nuously streamlined and LEAN

Our mo�o is FLNRO is a well oiled green machine....

Li�e Di�y for The Dirt!Submi�ed by: Tina St.Hilaire, Director Communica�on Services,Informa�on Management Branch

An Ode to Fire Dispatchers Submi�ed by: Harold Kelly, Communica�ons TechnicianSing your song of safety, through the smoke and haze;Let us know you’re watching us as we confront the blaze.In the chopper, in the truck, arrival on the line;We know you have our check-in, and we will all be fine.

The wind picks up, the flames arrive, or smoke fills up the air,Our status is updated, and we know that someone cares.5x5 or 1x2, weak, strong or distorted;We say again at your request, un�l it’s all recorded.

We know that you’re not mad at us, we know it’s just safe prac�ce;You keep on talking un�l we confess our latest ac�ons.We work together on the line and watch out for each other;When things go badly, you are there, and we know that we’ll recover.

You send the bandaids, medivac, or tac�cal removal;When the wind decides that it is �me to light new fuel.We back away, reorganize, report our latest trouble;You pass it on to those in charge, and they think on the double.

The leaders make up our new plan, and pass it on to you;You sing it out on VHF, and keep us moving through.You never rest un�l we’re home, whether camp or town;We know that even if we fall we won’t be staying down.

Sing your song of safety, through the smoke and haze;Let us know you’re watching us as we confront the blaze.

Car 42 out.

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Notable Men�ons!

“There once was a big Ministry,Called F-L-N-R-O out in BC.When asked, did it work?They cried through the murk,‘One Land Base needs it, you’ll see’!

So months passed, out in the woods.Folks got new jobs, & all was good.But money it ruled,Happiness cooled.Laws did not work as they should.

Professionals and tech’s alike,Cried out loudly, ‘Do take a hike!No longer term plans?No sustainable lands?The future now looks a fright’!

Compliance always needs laws.(Enforcement also needs claws!)Bad guys can’t rule!Or we are all fools,And greed takes over our cause...

Accu-mu-la�ng im-pacts!Monit’ring polluted tracts!But without ‘dough’Good inten�ons DO go...(Did poli�cal will break its back?)

A champion is needed once more!Developers might get the door...Sustainability rules!(Or we are all fools).Green economics now takes the floor.”

Environmentally Sustainable Prac�ces Submi�ed by: Donna Thornton, Agrculture/Wildlife Specialist

I Stand!Submi�ed by: Cindy Fox, Forms Coordinator & Document ControlI’ve stood here now some eighty yearsI’ve watched small families, squirrel and deerMy cones, green �ps sustained them allI’ve cradled nests here on my boughsThe young peer out across the land

Scent of smoke, summer campfireThe gentle rainbows I admireI’ve seen the wispy whi�sh trailsI’ve watched them drive on down the trailThe leaves of autumn fall

They le� their footprint on the groundAnd blackened trees lay all aroundNo song of bird, no sight of bearOr what I’ve known for eighty yearsAnd here I stand my ground

My Ground

And there it is the story toldHow life fights on, so brave and boldAnd in the spring up through the earthForgo�en now the fiery scornThe seeds of summers past

Reborn

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The Dirt Readers!Time to get out and snap some photos! The

Dirt Advisory Group increasingly requires good quality digital photos for the quarterly newsle�er. We acknowledge that there are skilled photographers among ministry staff and would like to showcase your photos in each quarterly edi�on.

Categories

Photos can consist of:• Workplace images – individuals or groups / teams in office and field se�ngs; health, wellness and social ac�vi�es;• Community involvement;• Wildlife; or• Scenic.

Submission Details• Deadline for submissions is changed with each edi�on and will be noted on the previous edi�on.• Images can be submi�ed to: FLNRNews@gov.bc.ca• The contest is open to all ministry employees and re�rees.• Interested staff can make submissions to as many edi�ons (season/category) as they want, but there is a limit of five images per category.• We are looking for recent photos, please limit your entries to shots taken within the past 2 years.

View and Select your Prize!!(embroidery: The Dirt - Newsle�er Advisory Group)

BackpackTote BagComputer BagFleece BlanketFS Centenary Cooler Bag

Prizes and Judging • There will be an overall ‘Best’ image in each category;• Judging will be done by the Advisory Group;• Images will be judged on composi�on, clarity, exposure, crea�vity, relevance to the ministry and category fit;• The winner of the ‘Best’ image in each category will be sent a prize for their photo;• Individuals can win only one prize; and• All winners will be announced with their photo in the edi�on of the newsle�er. Technical Specifica�ons/RequirementsThe following specifica�ons and requirements have been established to ensure that images can be used in a variety of applica�ons.

1. All images must have relevance to the ministry and be submi�ed in digital format.2. All images must be in full colour or black and white. 3. Photo dimensions (image size) should be at 300 dots per inch (DPI) and preferably in a jpg format and sent to FLNRNews@gov.bc.ca4. Images can be digitally enhanced (i.e., colour / exposure adjusted composite photos are okay), but not digitally altered (i.e. NO “Photo-Shop” images must portray subjects and / or material in photo as they were captured).5. When submi�ng images, some descrip�ve informa�on should also be included – category of image and loca�on.6. All images submi�ed, whether or not selected as a winning image, may be published in future issues of the newsle�er.For further informa�on, contact:FLNRNews@gov.bc.ca

DEADLINE IS September 13, 2013

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The Dirt Advisory Group your ideas!

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Photographers, please contact the Advisory Group to claim your prize or contact Sonia Donison directly.

June Edi�on Photo Contest Winners!Wildlife Category Grouse with her babies Photographer - Sonya Campbell, Okanagan Shuswap District

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Workplace Category Kootenay Lake Scouts Trees for CanadaPhotographer - Brent Ziegler, Kootenay Lake - BC Timber Sales

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to The Dirt Advisory Group!

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Scenic Category Pond off of Chilko Lake Photographer - Dan Krywonos, Okanagan Shuswap Field Unit - Vernon

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The Dirt is a quarterly newsle�er for all employees and former employees.

Sonia Donison is providing management and coordina�on support for the newsle�er. Ques�ons or comments about the newsle�er should be directed to Sonia at 250-356-9638 or via email

Call for Stories/IdeasThe success of the newsle�er depends upon the ac�ve engagement of staff throughout the organiza�on. One

way for people to support the newsle�er is to share your ideas, news, stories, successes, experiences with revitaliza�on and learning, celebra�ons and photos for use in future edi�ons of the newsle�er. People are

asked to check with Sonia at 250-356-9638 or via email about their idea or ideas before wri�ng a story. Stories are to be submi�ed no later than 2 weeks prior to each quarterly edi�on—deadline for ar�cles is

September 13.

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