Work Region: BC

The coast is typically suited for planters who have previous planting experience. The terrain tends to be demanding and the quality requirements can be very specific, with higher prices accordingly. For the north and central coast much of the access is barge or helicopter only with crews staying in logging camps, resorts/ fish camps, or mobile marine camps. The south coast is generally drive access and is more often based out of motels or tent camps. Crew sizes are typically smaller, where 30 persons is a large crew and the average has 12-20.

Coastal Seasons – early Spring and Fall work

• The coastal spring plant typically starts mid February to early March and can last into June, but the bulk of the work is done by late April/ early May, when our crews move to the interior following the snow melt.
• The fall plant usually starts mid August and can continue well into October.

Our BC interior work is composed of mostly direct award projects we have been planting in previous years.

The bulk of our BC Interior work occurs between April 20th and June 25th. We have some BC July work, but most of our July work is in Alberta.

Barry Needham – Barry’s crew is very consistent from year to year but a few spots open up from time to time. He manages a short coastal spring plant on the north end of Vancouver Island, followed by 2 months in the south interior, then back to the coast for 3-4 weeks of work in September. All long held, direct/ select award contracts.

Claud Contant – On the Coast, Claud will be starting at the end of February/ early March working on southern Vancouver Island finishing late April. He then moves to Cache Creek for four weeks starting the first week of May. After that, Claud will be working in Terrace for the month of June. Claud typically works one of the longest Brinkman seasons with projects of running through most of the year. His coastal work is almost exclusively hotel based followed by a combination of hotel & camp jobs in the interior.

Drew Nener – Drew’s crew will be based out of Quesnel in the Cariboo for May and June. After that his crew will head to Alberta until the end of July. Drew will be in tent camps for most of the season and his work is all Direct Award projects.

Erik & Dawn Brinkman – Erik and Dawn’s crew will start in Cache Creek from late April until late May. For the remainder of the season until June 21st, their crew will be in the Kootenay’s and PG. Their crew will be in tent camps for the duration of the season.

John Beaton – John will again be fielding a coastal crew working on central Vancouver Island starting early March and finishing late April. John’s interior season is Direct Award work based out of Prince George starting the first week of May and ending mid July.  John has all returning crew bosses and staff and will be based out of tent camps in the interior, and hotels/ remote camps for the coast.

Jonas Plaumann – Jonas’s crew will be working locally out of the Kootenays on Direct Award work. A portion of the season will be home based and some camp based.

Kyle Strong – Kyle’s Coastal season will begin in early March, on the mainland coast where he will work several select award projects until late April. He then moves to Direct Award projects in the Cariboo and North Thompson for the interior season from the first week of May until the end of June. His coast is spent mostly in remote marine or logging camps, and the interior all tent camps.

Rainer Korn – Rainer’s crew will be returning to his long held Direct Award work in Elko from mid April to late June. His season will be based out of his tent camp and he has all returning staff.

Timo Scheiber is Brinkman’s Western Operations Manager (BC and Washington State). He has been working with Brinkman since 1990, and has managed the coastal region since 1997. Timo is dedicated to keeping Brinkman as the ‘silviculture contractor of choice’ for both our clients and employees within the BC region. He is available to address any questions or concerns regarding our projects in the Western Region. He is based out of Duncan, and can be reached at Timo_Scheiber@brinkman.ca or at 250-746-7037 (office number).

Matt Robertson is Brinkman’s BC Interior Regional Manager. He has been working with Brinkman since 1993, and involved in project management since 1998. Matt is keenly focused on providing a quality experience to both our clients and our employees through good communication and dedicated service. He is based out of Sooke, and can be reached at: Matt_Robertson@brinkman.ca or at (250) 642-1716 (office number).