03/23/2020
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ?
The corona virus situation is evolving quickly and it is difficult to figure out what is happening and how it will affect the coming planting season. As the situation unfolds over the next few days and weeks, we will have more clarity on when work will commence and will keep you informed. At this point,we simply donโt know what is going to happen. It is highly likely that the start of the season may be delayed while we see how the pandemic unfolds and figure out how to work safely in this new reality.
๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐?
While waiting for clarity we are working with our industry and government partners and other silviculture companies in concert with health officials at the highest levels to develop safe procedures and protocols so that our camps will be safe and healthy places to work while we weather the corona virus pandemic. Your health and safety, as always, remains a paramount company value and developing safe practices and procedures is essential if we are going to plant trees this season. It is a daunting task and all of us we are working on it 7-days a week. In the meantime our staff are currently working from home, following social distancing and other safe practices prescribed by health officials. We hope that all of you are also following these directives as well...in fact, getting into the bush may depend on it.
๐ช๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐?
It is essential that you maintain social distancing, limit your exposure to possible sources of infection and stay healthy. If you are travelling outside the country comeback to Canada as soon as possible and self isolate for 14 days. Familiarize yourself with antiseptic procedures and start practising these now. Prepare yourself psychologically for the fact that this is a very serious situation and serious measures need to be taken to get through this. Get ready for possible quarantine. It is most likely that testing kits will not be available and that we will have to observe an industry wide paid 14-day quarantine period here before we can allow anyone into our camps. We can not have anyone unwittingly carry the virus into a camp or into a local community. As policies and procedures are developed around this issue we will advise you on how to prepare. Meanwhile, hunker down, limit exposure to others and follow all health officialsโ directives, do your pre-season planting exercise sand stay healthy.
๐๐ข ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐จ๐ก๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข ๐ฆ๐ข. ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ?
We must also be prepared for the fact that we may lose all or part of the planting season through a delayed start. The government is preparing an emergency relief fund that will likely be accessible to you even if you do not qualify for EI insurance. If we lose work days we will help you get access to these funds. As the rules become clearer on these new funds over the coming days we will advise you on how to get assistance while we wait for things to get back to normal.
๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ?
We are still not clear on what will happen with firefighting and flood relief work. One can only assume that this service will be deemed essential if the wildfire season or flood situation is extreme. Type 2 contracts have been awarded and Type 3 tenders have been issued although not yet awarded. At this point we are assuming that Type 2 crews will report for standby for a normal May start-up, although it is not clear how we will be deployed. We will update you here as we know more in the coming days.
Thank you,
Celtic Reforestation
