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Darrin Carter has been logging for 32 years. Like many other contractors in the industry, he first got into the business working for his father. When he reached 20 years of age, he decided to strike out on his own. Andrew Snook tells their story.
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Gilles Plante, general superintendent of the newly opened Resolute Forest Products Atikokan sawmill in northwestern Ontario, has plans for the future of his mill: to be the best. CFI editor Maria Church spoke with Plante to get the details.
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Working for the LeBeau brothers logging operations in Kamloops, B.C., is like joining a fraternity, editor Maria Church writes in her feature of this family operation.
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It’s February and -40C outside. You’re starting your workday long before the sun rises, deep in the forest. You will be working on roads that hardly anyone uses, especially now in the dead of winter. CFI associate editor Tamar Atik details the latest technology to stay safe in the woods.
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WSM Horizontal Grinders deliversuperior processing performance while minimizing horsepower and maintenance requirements at capacities from 10 to 100 tph. The horizontal feed allows for processing of large, bulky material at a metered rate to help maximize capacity. Materials processed include Bark, Slab Wood, Land Clearing Debris, Log Yard Debris, Green Waste, Pallets/Pallet Scrap, Trees/Stumps, and Urban Wood. WSM Horizontal Grinder are mill duty - Tough. Reliable. Built to Last.
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Canadian Forest Industries had a record number of nominees this year, all of whom deserve to be celebrated. Here are 2017’s Top 10 Under 40 forestry professionals.
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It was a year of many headlines concerning the softwood lumber dispute. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently voted 4-0 unanimously in favour of the U.S. lumber industry.The ITC holds the position that the Canadian government’s subsidies to its softwood lumber producers have harmed U.S. producers. However, the overall rate dropped from 26.75 to 20.83 per cent for most Canadian producers.
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As with any of Canada’s forest products companies, family-owned Teal-Jones Group is accustomed to facing challenges with steely resilience. In spite of the media storm around the U.S. duties, Teal’s pressing concern these days is about shrinking fibre supply in British Columbia. Read the full story by editor Maria Church.
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EACOM’s Elk Lake sawmill in northern Ontario has invested in $13 million toward new technology since 2012. But as mill manager Mark Everard explains, that’s where the real work began. CFI’s associate editor Tamar Atik got a peek at the inner workings of the sawmill, adjacent planer mill and the wood drying process in Elk Lake.
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Although sometimes the forest sector still seems like a man’s world, there have been powerful and inspiring women paving the way for several decades, and there is room for more. Two of those women are Lacey Rose and Jessica Kaknevicius, the founders of www.womeninwood.ca.
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The BC Council of Forest Industries, in partnership with Canadian Forest Industries, launched the second annual Forestry Community Photo Contest in June to highlight the forest industry of today. Here are the top 10 winners of 2017.
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January 16-18, 2018
Location: Prince George, B.C.
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January 25, 2018
Location: Heathman Lodge — Vancouver, Wash.
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