Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

OPSEU/SEFPO Local 703 Vice President Noah Freedman wrote a power letter to the editor  describing the risk and working conditions forest fire workers face to keep us and our communities safe. He mentioned the urgent need for reclassification to retain experienced forest fire workers before the start of the 2024 wildfire season. Forest fire workers...

Forest fire workers represented by OPSEU/SEFPO are calling out Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, for false statements made during a closed-door news conference in Timmins that shut out frontline forest fire workers. Reporters at the Minister’s news conference asked the Minister why he won’t commit to reclassification. In what has become expected...

TORONTO – Forest fire workers represented by OPSEU/SEFPO are calling out Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, for false statements made during a closed-door news conference in Timmins that shut out frontline forest fire workers. The workers held their own news conference to demand real solutions and immediate action to resolve the retention...