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November 21, 2018 |
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For six years now, CFI has showcased the achievements and potential of young forestry leaders in our Top 10 Under 40. Each week we are featuring one of 2018's winners. This week, we introduce our readers to Chanda Hunnie, co-ordinator/facilitator, Pacific Resolutions, B.C., Alberta, Ontario.
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The reduction in lumber production is expected to impact approximately 60 employees at Fraser Lake and 75 employees at Quesnel sawmill over the first and second quarter of 2019.
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Once the complex is built, the mill will manufacture 210,000 metric tons of wood pellets per year; use 450,000 metric tons of biomass; and create 40 new jobs for mill operations.
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Time is running out to register for OptiSaw East – the exclusive learning and networking forum for sawmillers – taking place in Montreal in just two weeks. Join your peers at this exclusive future-focused sawmilling event. Spots are filling up fast!
Speakers including researchers and innovative manufacturers will offer valuable insight into the cutting edge of sawmilling technologies and processes, and share strategies to get the most for your money.
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B.C.-based Canfor Corporation is heading to Europe. The company has agreed to purchase a 70 per cent stake in Sweden's largest privately owned sawmill company, VIDA Group.
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While there are some positive initial signs in the B.C. Interior, digging through the 2018 CFI Contractor Survey results reveals significant discontent among loggers there. Rates may have increased, but so have operational costs, which has led to lower profits and unhappy contractors.
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Conifex Timber is temporarily curtailing operations at its Fort St. James, B.C. sawmill for a two-week period commencing today, due primarily to log costs and current lumber market conditions.
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The province plans to use the funds to carry out relief, recovery and resiliency efforts and activities for those affected by the 2018 wildfire season, including debris removal on private land and repair and reconstruction related to uninsured damages.
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January 16 – 18, 2019
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
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