We are committed to providing a safe, accident free, and healthy work environment for everyone.
It is the policy of our company to ensure that all employees and contractors:
To this end, we believe that all injuries are preventable and that excellence in health and safety is the key to our long-term success.
We are committed to providing a safe, accident free, and healthy work environment for everyone.
As we conduct our business activities, we will:
As we perform our job activities we will:
It is the duty of all employees to follow safe work procedures, to correct unsafe conditions/behaviors, and to suggest work system improvements when required. Excellent safety and health conditions do not occur by chance; they are the result of diligent efforts on the part of both management and employees.
Discover the essential environmental, economic, cultural, and community values guiding Ntityix Resources LP’s sustainable forestry on Westbank First Nation lands.
Old forests are sacred, special areas that provide multiple values for the land, the water, the plants, the animals, and the human spirit. Over the past six years, we have been collecting inventory data and mapping old forests on WFN’s forest tenures. We now have maps showing a proposal for stewarding these old forest values on the land.
The attached document, What are old growth forests and how is Ntityix Resources managing them?, describes this concept in more detail. We are seeking your thoughts on this important topic!
The forestry tenures managed by Ntityix Resources consist of a mix of immature and mature forest. The primary species on these forests are: lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir, spruce, and balsam. Timber is harvested and sold to local sawmills that produce dimensional lumber primarily for the domestic and US markets.
Water is a precious commodity in the Okanagan, and Ntityix Resources manages its harvesting operations to protect water quality. Whether it’s streamside retention areas or road construction and maintenance procedures, the protection of water quality is paramount.
Community Watersheds: Over 60 percent of the WFN Community Forest (WFN-CF) is located in registered community watersheds, which provide drinking and irrigation water to the City of West Kelowna and the District of Peachland. Approximately 15 percent of the WFN-CF is within the Pennask Creek Watershed, a provincially and nationally significant fisheries watershed that produces virtually all of the rainbow trout used to stock lakes in British Columbia.
Many of the drainages in our forests contain resident fish populations, including trout. Professional biologists assess our streams and habitats to determine their potential as fish habitat. All drainages are provided with the appropriate level of protection in the form of timber retention.
A recent membership survey suggested that wildlife and wildlife habitat management is one of the most important WFN values on its landbase. Harvesting plans will incorporate measures where required to protect or enhance wildlife habitat through practices ranging from partial cutting in Mule Deer Winter Range to creating windrows and piles of coarse woody debris after harvesting for small mammals.
A Cultural Heritage Assessment is completed by WFN staff early in the planning process. These assessments look at the cultural and archaeological potential of the site, whether it’s an area presently used for berry picking or the harvesting of medicinal plants, or whether it was a site used historically as a fishing camp or village site.