2026 Season Overview*
Are you ready for a fantastic 2026 season? We are hard at work planning and getting ready. Please note, the lineup of work is subject to change during the season depending on snow level, production of each camp and availability of seedlings.
Please bookmark this page and check back for changes.
Cheers,
The Blue Collar Team.
Updated March 27, 2026
Please bookmark this page and check back for changes.
Cheers,
The Blue Collar Team.
Updated March 27, 2026
Emile LeClair's Camp
Start: Monte Lake/Kamloops
Planter Arrival: April 28th
First Day Planting: April 29th
Spring: Emile’s camp will spend the beginning of the spring season in the Vernon area, working on Tolko and the Forest Investment Program (FIP) projects before moving to Cranbrook to join Tristan’s crew on a Canfor project. The beginning of June Emile’s camp will return to Vernon to finish the spring on an OKIB 2 Billion Trees Program project.
Summer: The camp will return to Prince George to work on a Canfor summer project.
Prices:
Tolko Vernon – 20-30 cents
FIP – 19-23 cents
Canfor Cranbrook - 20-30 cents
2BT OKIB – 19-23 cents
Canfor PG – 18-30 cents
Start: Monte Lake/Kamloops
Planter Arrival: April 28th
First Day Planting: April 29th
Spring: Emile’s camp will spend the beginning of the spring season in the Vernon area, working on Tolko and the Forest Investment Program (FIP) projects before moving to Cranbrook to join Tristan’s crew on a Canfor project. The beginning of June Emile’s camp will return to Vernon to finish the spring on an OKIB 2 Billion Trees Program project.
Summer: The camp will return to Prince George to work on a Canfor summer project.
Prices:
Tolko Vernon – 20-30 cents
FIP – 19-23 cents
Canfor Cranbrook - 20-30 cents
2BT OKIB – 19-23 cents
Canfor PG – 18-30 cents
Mary Watson's Camp
Start: Prince George
Planter Arrival: April 30th
First Day Planting: May 1st
Spring: Mary’s camp will be starting the Spring around Prince George planting on a 2 Billion Tree project, mid May move to Quesnel/Nazko area to work on the Tolko project. Mary’s camp will move to the Vernon area to help finish the 2BT OKIB project with Emile mid June.
Summer: This camp will work on the Canfor Mackenzie and FIP Mackenzie projects.
Prices:
Prince George 2BT – 18-21 cents
Nazko – 17-23 cents
2BT OKIB – 19-23 cents
Canfor Mackenzie – 17-23 cents
FIP Mackenzie – 19-26 cents
Start: Prince George
Planter Arrival: April 30th
First Day Planting: May 1st
Spring: Mary’s camp will be starting the Spring around Prince George planting on a 2 Billion Tree project, mid May move to Quesnel/Nazko area to work on the Tolko project. Mary’s camp will move to the Vernon area to help finish the 2BT OKIB project with Emile mid June.
Summer: This camp will work on the Canfor Mackenzie and FIP Mackenzie projects.
Prices:
Prince George 2BT – 18-21 cents
Nazko – 17-23 cents
2BT OKIB – 19-23 cents
Canfor Mackenzie – 17-23 cents
FIP Mackenzie – 19-26 cents
Sam Rush's Camp
Start: Prince George/ Fort St James
Planter Arrival: May 5th
First Day Planting: May 6th
Spring: Depending on snow levels at the start of the season, Sam’s camp will begin the season in the Fort St. James area to work on KDL and Tanizul projects. The camp will then move to Canfor Vanderhoof for the remainder of the spring.
Summer: Summer trees will mainly consist of Canfor Vanderhoof, with a smaller portion of Tanizul and KDL summer trees.
Prices:
KDL – 18-24 cents
Tanizul – 18-23 cents
Canfor Vanderhoof – 17-23 cents
Start: Prince George/ Fort St James
Planter Arrival: May 5th
First Day Planting: May 6th
Spring: Depending on snow levels at the start of the season, Sam’s camp will begin the season in the Fort St. James area to work on KDL and Tanizul projects. The camp will then move to Canfor Vanderhoof for the remainder of the spring.
Summer: Summer trees will mainly consist of Canfor Vanderhoof, with a smaller portion of Tanizul and KDL summer trees.
Prices:
KDL – 18-24 cents
Tanizul – 18-23 cents
Canfor Vanderhoof – 17-23 cents
Emily Mervyn's Camp
Start: Williams Lake, BC
Planter Arrival: April 24th
First Day Planting: April 25th
Spring: Emily’s camp will start the season in Williams Lake before moving to the Whitecourt area to work on a combination of BRL and Canfor projects for the remainder of the spring.
Summer: The camp will continue working on BRL into the summer and move to BC to finish the summer on Dunkley and Canfor projects around Mackenzie.
Prices:
BCTS Williams Lake – 16-23 cents
BRL – 15-20 cents
Dunkley – 17-22 cents
Canfor Mackenzie – 17-23 cents
Planter Arrival: April 24th
First Day Planting: April 25th
Spring: Emily’s camp will start the season in Williams Lake before moving to the Whitecourt area to work on a combination of BRL and Canfor projects for the remainder of the spring.
Summer: The camp will continue working on BRL into the summer and move to BC to finish the summer on Dunkley and Canfor projects around Mackenzie.
Prices:
BCTS Williams Lake – 16-23 cents
BRL – 15-20 cents
Dunkley – 17-22 cents
Canfor Mackenzie – 17-23 cents
Will Verboon's Camp
Start: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Planter Arrival: May 3rd
First Day Planting: May 5th
Spring: Will’s camp will start the season in Saskatchewan around Meadow Lake. Mid May, the camp will move to High Level to plant for Tolko for the remainder of the spring.
Summer: The camp will move down to Whitecourt to complete the Canfor project and return to High Level to finish the season.
Prices:
Saskatchewan – 16-19 cents
Tolko High Level – 15 cents
Canfor Whitecourt – 16-22 cents
Aidan Musk's Camp
Start: Williams Lake, BC
Planter Arrival: April 30th
First Day Planting: May 1st
Spring: Aidan’s camp will start the season in the Williams Lake area, working on a BCTS project. Later in May, the camp will move to Worsley to work on the Canfor Grande Prairie project.
Summer: Camp will continue working on the Canfor Grande Prairie summer project and then move to Dawson Creek and work a BCTS project to finish the summer season.
Prices:
BCTS Williams Lake – 16-23 cents
Canfor Grand Prairie – 17-21 cents
FIP Mackenzie – 19-26 cents
BCTS Dawson Creek – 18-23 cents
Start: Williams Lake, BC
Planter Arrival: April 30th
First Day Planting: May 1st
Spring: Aidan’s camp will start the season in the Williams Lake area, working on a BCTS project. Later in May, the camp will move to Worsley to work on the Canfor Grande Prairie project.
Summer: Camp will continue working on the Canfor Grande Prairie summer project and then move to Dawson Creek and work a BCTS project to finish the summer season.
Prices:
BCTS Williams Lake – 16-23 cents
Canfor Grand Prairie – 17-21 cents
FIP Mackenzie – 19-26 cents
BCTS Dawson Creek – 18-23 cents
Tammy Laidlaw's Camp
Start: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Planter Arrival: May 3rd
First Day Planting: May 5th
Season: Nina’s camp will start the season in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan before moving to High Level for the remainder of the season.
Prices:
Saskatchewan – 16-19 cents
Tolko High Level – 15 cents
Start: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Planter Arrival: May 3rd
First Day Planting: May 5th
Season: Nina’s camp will start the season in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan before moving to High Level for the remainder of the season.
Prices:
Saskatchewan – 16-19 cents
Tolko High Level – 15 cents
Tristan Boyer's Crew
Start: Cranbrook, BC
Planter Arrival: April 22nd
First Day Planting: April 23rd
Tristan's crew will be starting the season in Creston before moving to Vernon to join Emile's camp on the OKIB 2BT project mid June. Max Miliner will take over the crew for the Summer and Join Emile’s camp in Prince George
Prices:
Canfor Cranbrook - 20-30 cents
2BT OKIB – 19-23 cents
Canfor PG – 19-30 cents
Start: Cranbrook, BC
Planter Arrival: April 22nd
First Day Planting: April 23rd
Tristan's crew will be starting the season in Creston before moving to Vernon to join Emile's camp on the OKIB 2BT project mid June. Max Miliner will take over the crew for the Summer and Join Emile’s camp in Prince George
Prices:
Canfor Cranbrook - 20-30 cents
2BT OKIB – 19-23 cents
Canfor PG – 19-30 cents
Corb Trollope's Crew
Start: Fredericton, NB
Planter Arrival: April 27 for a small group and remaining May 1st
First Day Planting: April 28 for a small group and remaining May 2nd
Corb’s crew will start the season in New Brunswick until the first of week of June before moving to High Level joining Nina’s camp for the remainder of the season.
Prices:
NB – 13 cents
High Level – 15 cents
Start: Fredericton, NB
Planter Arrival: April 27 for a small group and remaining May 1st
First Day Planting: April 28 for a small group and remaining May 2nd
Corb’s crew will start the season in New Brunswick until the first of week of June before moving to High Level joining Nina’s camp for the remainder of the season.
Prices:
NB – 13 cents
High Level – 15 cents
Please get in touch with your crew leader to secure a spot for 2026
If you have any questions please get in touch with us about what is happening for next season.
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