The Real Lives of Loggers in Canada: From Forest to Factory | Canadian Lumberjack Documentary

We join the loggers of British Colombia, Canada as they battle 6-metre-wide trees, 200km an hour winds and a slippy terrain that is also home to grizzly bears. They put their lives on the line but they would not want to do anything else performing one of the toughest jobs on the planet.
Here, life is all about the forest. At the heart of the economy is the wood that teams of lumberjacks cut from the immense forest. Their job is a dangerous one: if they don’t take it seriously, it could take their lives.
After being cut down the enormous logs must be transported on a tugboat across an unforgiving sea. We follow the journey of the trees from the forest to factory. A rare glimpse at some stunning Great White North landscapes and one of the toughest jobs on the planet.
This documentary was produced by Via Decouvertes and directed by Vincent Perazio. It was first released in 2014.
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[@mcasey3007]

Forestry is a renewable resource, managing it is the key to a healthy industry

[@donaldmatthies6026]

This was a great documentary, thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video.

[@tomasspolis9887]

Great video. Nice to see how they do it !

[@nicks7508]

I work in forestry road construction, awesome documentary.

[@Super-Bike-Joe]

Logger here!!! 💪💪💪💪💪

[@EduardSLVRU]

Seems like a logger is an action packed job.

[@njugunamaina]

Really great doc. Love the channel

[@pecelirovucago7149]

Thank you guys for your efforts! Your timber is more valuable than our timber according to differences in trees maturity ..

[@flavianofloris4459]

Bravo

[@weldingLLC]

Yup there's big money in the wood industry

[@Janchaimo1966]

The important is that it's just a cutting not pulling the roots, so trees can grow again slowly..😊

[@benney06]

Worked at Tahsis back in early 70’s

[@johnmclaren1538]

Beachcomber should mill wood and sell it

[@carlnicholson2446]

Well done 👍

[@Juno_Beach]

Volume would be nice

[@KenHubbard-jz1vq]

THE BIGST ON I EVER FELL WAS 24 FEET 5 INCHES ACROSS THE STUMP A PLACE CALLED HOT SPRINGS COVE OUT OF TOFINO ON VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA HUGE WESTERN RED CEDAR.

[@johnpartridge7623]

No wonder Eric is slim & that's a hell of a way to make a living, but fair play to Him & His Wife, very good Video.

[@EricBlam]

Fucking A rights boys takes a lot of hard work and labour to get trees to the beach I got so much respect for anyone in the forestry industry

[@kennethhacker3014]

I wonder if they ever ran in to the big people...

[@Mike-du4tq]

It's a log, sometimes known as trunks by. untrained neophytes!

[@drewmckee3552]

No sound

[@captlan3756]

Bundles sneaking out sux

[@Maybe1Someday]

I hate to see the old trees cut down. They will never actaully be replaced even if you replant them. Populations and demand is too high. The "young" or recently planted trees in the last 50 years will never actually get to be old.

[@Sail0rGooN]

Damn..

[@johac7637]

Now that you've got your stick house, in a subdivision that was treed, and a chair, paper next to the crapper, how dare you say stop, play the movie to the end, your offspring will live in a bird's-nest in the branches somewhere, really ?

[@sihidengwee7250]

When Andy getting worry he look more serious and handsome 😜😜😜

[@captlan3756]

Andy is a boss skipper.

[@lucajams1753]

i wnt to it coz sr thre is a secret abt this forest like wandering death spirit only those who ve the guts cn to it

[@felice9907]

you mean sasquatch? that´s not a wandering spirit but leaves very real footprints ... . it´s a hairy hominid, lots of sightings on vancouver island since long .... .

[@ronfinkbonner14]

Should be $4000. A tree minimum.. other wise ur working for peanut 🥜😅😅😅😅

[@JimLambrick]

'Loggers..." not Lumberjacks.... Call a logger in BC a 'lumberjack' and they'll think you're queer or watch too much disney fantasy stuff.

[@mynameisearl598]

you should be jailed for cutting huge trees plant pines cut pines

[@Chilliedogs]

Oh shut up

[@mynameisearl598]

@@Chilliedogs is karen offended ?

[@sidschwan8031]

Hi loggers i no you need jobs to live,but cutting so much trees down you are causing so much damage to the environment by taking out the trees that create air for the planet and store carbon,and if you have family your putting your family at risk so why don't companies do select logging and leave more trees in the forest.

[@jaredlipe-cd9tg]

It gets replanted after the Jon is done

[@jaredlipe-cd9tg]

Think about it if u didn't it would be like a farmer harvesting his crop and not planting the next year if we don't replant the next generation of loggers won't have work

[@terrylmiller2127]

Sad.

[@flavianofloris4459]

Ok I'm a gardener and European(sorry) and as gardener my desire is make the plant healthy and happy I really can't understand why you're going to be happy cutting a secular plant

[@mitchjones2821]

@@SA-gf3th that would indicate a Canadian eh?

[@RastaNate420]

*sniff,sniff* I smell a Canadian Imposter & welp the money and demand of said industry but most of all, enjoying nature and doing old traditions but with modern tools

[@Jl44.hhg788-c_jd]

These guys are happy to be able to make a living for their families. It was a job available when they were looking for one that probably pays decent.

[@hammerdown184]

People need toilet paper house furniture and we need pay cheques

[@marklortie4681]

He is not cutting it someone else did

[@captlee3732]

Thanks for destroying our seas as well as a forests😢😢

[@weldingLLC]

Ur welcome

[@marklortie4681]

He is cleaning up what the industry has distorted

[@TheBeatenPaths]

I hate seeing them cut down too, but I don't know about you but I like toilet paper (a lot), and my wooden house. And for what it's worth, the fishing industry are the ones destroying our seas. The planet can live without seafood, but we still need lumber.

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

I like my Brick house even more cos you can huff and puff and it will never be blown down 😁

[@trickolas78]

Gee = Canadians aren’t that smart, are they?

[@keithmeaden764]

I am a Canadian and must apologize for our insensitivity regarding nature.

[@joemomma1968]

there's always one i guess

[@jessekasten200]

The rest of us apologize for you being from here

[@rickysrmartinezmartinez3216]

STUPIDITY IS MORE LIKE ITTTTT

[@EricBlam]

Wdym we replant yes it takes time tho but our industry is sustainable

[@Canadia888]

Cutting down a tree that is over a 1000 years old would be difficult for me. I suppose after time you become desensitized to it, but for those that aren’t in the industry, some of us see it differently. There’s something special about something that old I feel some of these forests and trees should be protected. I have great interest in the industry but do care about nature a great deal. Why not cut down trees that aren’t so old and protect these ancient trees and forest.

[@rickhatesmisleadia7101]

todays logging is quite a bit different than the tough old schools. How long is a fallers shift now? 2 hours!? Get paid for 12!

[@pipercoyote7982]

To all the Electric car driving ( you want to talk about a destructive industry) naysayers out there try wiping your 💩 with plastic 😮

[@chaiwatpotichanid]

ชัดๆ🏠×🚪×🛋×⚰🛏🏢🚆ไม้ปัจุบันแทงปูน.🏫🛶เรือประมง.😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤