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This special e-newsletter highlighting stories on women in the forestry sector is brought to you by Canadian Forest Industries, Pulp & Paper Canada and Canadian Biomass. Watch for our second e-newsletter on Thursday this week.
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Diversifying forestry’s workforce is a pressing business issue for companies of all sizes across Canada. Join us March 8 for our second annual Women in Forestry Virtual Summit to discuss ways to move the industry forward.
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Emily Dou has spent her entire student and work life in the pulp and paper industry, first in China and then in Canada.
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Riet Verheggen is a forest industry and public servant veteran and she has a few honest, out-of-the-box tips for women who want to make their mark on the industry.
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For the past three decades, Cherie Whelan has worked in the health and safety sector across multiple industries.
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The federal government’s budget of 2019 directed Natural Resources Canada to address gender and other representation gaps within the forest sector workforce. Natural Resources Canada’s Jean-Sébastien Chevrier and Pierre-Olivier Bonin describe how the Canadian Forest Service took an evidence-based approach to the budget directive.
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Julie Dinsdale found a fit in forestry knowing she didn’t want an average desk job. She is now a registered professional forester with West Fraser responsible for B.C. forestry and Indigenous relations. In her work she has found a new passion for helping reshape the forest industry.
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Kelly Parfitt’s passion for engineering and her knowledge of the industry from an early age paved the path for her career in pulp and paper.
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Krysta Phillips is a woodlands operations supervisor in Ontario and a new mom of four-month-old Jax.
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Mona Jacob has been involved in the forest products sector for over 20 years, starting in sawmilling operations. Two months ago, she became the plant manager at Drax Group’s Burns Lake, B.C. pellet plant.
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Date: March 17-20, 2022
Location: Canmore, Alta.
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