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Spotlight
Ray Shultz, BC's Beetle boss,
reviews the progress of the effort to tackle a huge mountain pine beetle
epidemic in the BC Interior.
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Knowledge
Link
The Northern Partnership has become a
knowledge link for natural resource management information in northern
BC. |
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On
the Line
BC Contractor Frost Lake Logging is
on the front lines of harvesting in the mountain pine beetle epidemic |
Troops
to Timber
Industry consultant John Manz calls on
more than three decades of experience - and a military background- in
his message on how to stay competitive in the forest industry. |
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Pioneers
Through subsidiary Spruce Capital
Homes, BC's The Pas Lumber is helping to further pioneer wood frame
house construction in China. |
Big
Time Added Value
The Spence brothers' mill operation
in New Brunswick may be small, but it delivers big time added value. |
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The
Rustad Way
Canfor's Rustad Operations in Prince
George have managed to achieve recent increases in lumber recovery by
relying on its people, rather than capital resources. |
High
Growth Operators
Ontario logging contractors Wyatt
Pawluk and Darren Dumonski have made numerous equipment upgrades on
their way to quickly growing their operation.
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Joint
Venture
A new mill joint venture sawmill
involving the Cheslatta Carrier Nation is seeing jobs and benefits
staying within the local community.
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Pursuing
Profit
Interested in seeing timber turned into
profit - rather than sawdust - Ontario sawmill operator Dennis Schruder
opted for a Heartwood band saw system and has since seen a healthy
return on his investment.
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Making
the Grade
A BC industry association has started
a new series of programs designed to sharpen the skills of lumber
graders and, in turn, add to a mill's bottom line.
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Delivering
the Goods
The new small log line at Canfor's
Chetwynd operation is delivering improved lumber recovery, as promised.
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Products
at Portland
A review of some of the new products
at the Wood Technology Clinic and Show in Portland, Oregon.
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Column
A new joint venture operation in west
central BC delivers benefits to the Cheslatta Carrier Nation and Carrier
Forest Products.
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