Frank Varga

After serving nine years and six months as general manager of Burns Lake Community Forest and COMFOR Management Services Ltd., Frank Varga will step down from the role next month. …Since taking the helm, Varga has led a wide range of initiatives focused on expanding sustainable forestry, boosting wildfire resilience, and strengthening community engagement. Under his leadership, the organization secured more than $4 million in funding for wildfire mitigation, habitat restoration, and public access projects. …He credited the achievements to those around him. “The team that I have built accomplished so much together,” he wrote, highlighting projects such as the firewood program, youth education efforts, and the annual Burns Lake Forest Open House and BBQ. …He described the forest as “not just a managed resource, but a true community treasure,” made possible by the passion of staff, the guidance of board members, the generosity of volunteers, and broad community support.