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Spotlight
A number of small sawmillers in northwestern BC
are banding together to secure fibre in the midst of changing forest
policies in the province.
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Renewed
focus on logging on the rock
Contractors Stuckless and Stuckless, former
sawmillers, now focus on logging and were recently selected contractor
of the year for Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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Delivering
higher value timbers
Estevan Forest Management is pioneering a new
harvesting and helicopter logging method that delivers higher value
timber and opens up a whole new area of business. |
Climbing
steep growth curve
Quebec's MC Foret emphasizes offering quality
contract forest management and harvesting services, all the while
climbing a steep growth curve. |
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Cutting lumber
in the oil patch A small
sawmiller is enduring the harsh climate of northern BC and Alberta to
build a timber salvage/sawmilling business in the oilpatch. |
Winning over
private landowners
Tembec's Private Land Forest Management Service is
winning over private landowners in Ontario's Cottage Country. |
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Double gains for
panelboard producers Ontarior's
Panolam industries has tweaked its panelboard equipment to turn up
production, while at the same time reducing waste material. |
The
Swedish Beast
Known to embrace new logging methods, BC Interior
contractor Marl Logging has been able to ensure efficiency and
performance from its cut-to-length logging equipment. |
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Cutting
beetle kill A new $10 million
mill in the BC Interior has been designed primarily to convert dead
and dry beetle-killed timber into dimensional lumber. |
Forest FAQ's -
British Columbia In a new feature,
Logging and Sawmilling Journal looks at the numbers behind the forest
industry right across Canada, starting with BC. |
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Getting
support from a new processor New
Brunswick's Hutchinson Logging's move to doing private woodlot work
has been ably supported by a new Quadco L240 processor. |
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