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Spotlight
A group of independent sawmills in BC is
working to get access to timber at affordable
prices and become cutting edge mill
innovators. |
Combining efforts in logging
and sawmilling operation
Several different industry and community
groups have come together to set up successful
logging and sawmilling operation
West Chilcotin Forest Products in the BC
Interior. |
| Meeting the grade with the
right equipment combo
A Hyndai carrier/Hornet processor
combination and Ponsse Bison forwarder
help ensure logging contractor Glen Davis
meets the needs of forest company
Bowater. |
What happens after the
beetle?
Communities in the BC Interior are being
pro-active, planning for what comes after
the massive pine beetle epidemic, and its
accompanying fibre supply meltdown. |
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Going high tech in the mill,
step by step
Domtar’s Val d’Or sawmill has invested in
new high-tech production equipment
through step-by-step upgrades. |
Managing the slash better
An innovative front grapple being used in
Alberta is delivering benefits in terms of
improved slash management. |
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Opting for the Latest Logging
Iron
Award-winning logging contractor D and
T Mechanical of Newfoundland is strong
on making sure its employees have the
latest equipment so they can do their job
in a safe and productive manner. |
Forestry FAQs: Manitoba
This month, Logging & Sawmilling Journal
takes a look at one of the prairie players
in forestry, Manitoba, with the facts and
figures on the province’s forest base and
its forest industry. |
