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![]() Cover Story A Caterpillar 950F wheel loader moves lumber in the millyard of Alberta’s Sundance Forest Industries. Read all about what’s going in Alberta’s forest industryand get full details on the Northern Alberta Forestry Show being held May 10 to 12 in Grande Prairie Spotlight BC’s first Forest Safety Ombudsman is taking the practical approach of being a facilitator on safety issues, but has not been shy about pointing out industry shortcomings. Running a tight logging operation in Alberta Alberta’s Paradis Brothers run a tight logging operation, having honed their business approach in the rollercoaster oil and log salvage sector before they diversified into forestry. Alberta success story Contract logger Danny Dion hitchhiked his way to Alberta many years ago, but he now oversees a multi-million dollar business with some 80 pieces of logging and mulching equipment. Choosing the right mulching tool Mulching may be the next logical step for growth in salvage logging services, but as Chevallier Geo-Con has discovered, one of the biggest challenges can be in choosing the proper mulching tool. The tops in Alberta's forest industry In this Logging & Sawmilling exclusive, we list the Top Alberta Logging Contractors, the Top Alberta Lumber Producers and the Top Alberta OSB/ Panelboard Producers Ainsworth Grande Prairie's $300M expansion Grande Prairie will soon be home to Canada’s first oriented strand lumber/ laminated veneer lumber plant, with a $300 million expansion underway at Ainsworth Lumber. Top Employer Alberta’s Spruceland Millworks is the first forest products company to be named among Canada’s Top 100 Employers, and with benefits like prosperity bonuses and trips to Mexico, it’s easy to see why its workforce is happy. NAIT proposing $55M Grande Prairie Campus Beetle Attack triggers targeted harvesting in Alberta Departments | ||||||||||||||
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