The industryThe Canadian forest products industry is a major engine in the national economy, with revenues of more than $58 billion. Its share of manufacturing GDP is 12 per cent, with the forest sector alone having GDP of $20 billion.
But the industry is really all about the thousands of people who work in the forests and mills and manufacturing plants. The forest industry is one of Canada’s largest employers, operating in hundreds of communities and providing 230,000 direct jobs across the country. There are more than 200 forestry-dependent communities in Canada.
forestnet.com Forestnet.com is the online reach for both Logging and Sawmilling Journal and TimberWest Magazine. Created in 1996, forestnet.com was a pioneer on the web—Logging and Sawmilling Journal was the first North American magazine to have a web presence. We have been archiving our articles since 1996 and now have over 30,000 articles available online.
Logging & Sawmilling JournalLogging & Sawmilling Journal is an acclaimed industry publication distributed eight times a year to the entire Canadian forest industry, from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador. It is distributed to logging contractors, and reaches every mill and manufacturing operation in the country.
Logging & Sawmilling Journal is owned and operated from the heart of the Canadian forest industry—in British Columbia.
The magazine was founded in Prince George. B.C., almost 50 years ago, in 1969, and it has been continuously published since then. It covers both woodlands and timber processing sectors from the small logging contractor to the senior executive building state-of-the-art mills and biomass facilities.
For more than 20 years, Logging and Sawmilling Journal has been the Official Show Guide for the Canada North Resources Expo industry trade show, held in Prince George. We also strongly promote other forest industry trade shows in B.C. and across the country, such as the Truck Loggers and the Interior Logging Association, and the industry-wide DEMO shows.
Unmatched market coverage
As the leading forest industry magazine in Canada, Logging and Sawmilling Journal has unmatched reach to the forest industry across the country. No other media offers the extensive reach to this particular target audience. Logging and Sawmilling Journal enjoys the highest readership of any forest magazine in the country.
The most experienced team in the industry
Logging and Sawmilling Journal is an important, and well-respected, part of the fabric of the Canadian forest industry. We know the industry—our staff has decades of experience in the forest industry. We have the most experienced editorial and publishing team in the business.
TimberWest MagazineBack in 1975, things seemed a little more black and white, including the premiere issue of TimberWest, published by John Nederlee out of Edmonds, Washington. The magazine was entirely black and white, except for the cover.
In 1999, John Nederlee sold TimberWest to Rob Stanhope of Logging and Sawmilling Journal. A number of staff came on board then, too, including Publisher and Project Manager, Sheila Ringdahl; Editor, Diane Mettler; and Sales Representative, James Booth. All three are still with the magazine, and with a deep knowledge of the industry, together bring valuable editorial content to the readers.
Each issue of TimberWest is packed with valuable and useful job stories on successful mechanized harvesting plus wood processing techniques. Also included are special editorial features, timely information on legislation, industry news, and annual events. TimberWest has also been the Official Show Guide for the Oregon Logging Conference for nearly 20 years.
Although TimberWest still arrives at homes and businesses every other month (it went full color a couple of decades ago), TimberWest, has also gone digital, allowing it to reach a global audience. Today it provides even more content to its readers through digital editions, a bi-monthly newsletter that includes not only timely industry news, but a calendar of events. TimberWest also reaches out to its audience via its thousands of followers on Facebook and Twitter.
It’s been over 40 years since TimberWest printed it’s first black and white issues, and the team is making sure TimberWest will be there to provide readers valuable content the next 40 years!
Anthony is the owner of LSJ Publishing Ltd. His 10-year career in forestry and natural resource management comprises project management, consulting, operational planning, harvesting, mining and geographic information systems. Anthony began his journey in the forest industry like many, as both a tree planter and mill worker.
After completing his undergraduate degree in 2008 at the University of Western Australia, Anthony began his career working for a small agroforestry company in southwestern, Western Australia. Some years later, his passion for forestry operations and planning led him to the University of British Columbia, where in 2014 he completed a MSc in Forestry.
Hannah brings a variety of skills to her role of Associate Publisher for the company’s two print publications, and their related digital properties, such as forestnet.com and forestnet jobs. Among the areas that Hannah oversees are administration, finance, customer relations and trade shows. Hannah started with the company early in 2022, and is looking forward to connecting with advertising clients, and helping them meet their business goals using both the print and digital vehicles of LSJ Publishing.
Sheila’s career in the publishing industry started right out of high school at a small independent printing company in Fargo, North Dakota. Throughout her years at North Dakota State University, she also worked at a web press facility. After completing her B.A. degree in Fine Arts in 1994, (emphasis in photography) she worked full-time at Forum Communications, the largest newspaper in North Dakota, as the assistant production manager.
It wasn’t until 1998 that her family relocated to Edmonds, Washington where she met the owners of TimberWest, John and Shirley Nederlee.
Paul has been involved with the Canadian forest industry for many years, working for forest industry publications and one of Canada’s major forest companies. He started his career working as a reporter on daily newspapers, and moved into magazines and corporate communications. As Editor of Logging and Sawmilling Journal, Paul has been fortunate to visit logging and sawmill operations throughout Canada. He has a family connection to the forest industry—Paul’s great grandparents ran logging and sawmilling operations in Northern Ontario.
Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Diane and her family have been involved in both the dairy and logging industries. She wrote for industry giant Weyerhaeuser before coming on as editor at TimberWest in 1999, and has enjoyed helping promote the forest industry through stories about innovative loggers and their cutting-edge work. Diane also feels lucky to work with a team of industry-savvy writers from all over the region, many with decades of experience. On a side note, Diane is also a screenwriter and teaches writing at the University of Washington.
Chris brings years of graphic design and web development to the Forestnet.com team — 25 years as graphic designer and 11 years as a web developer. He has worked on a diverse array of communications and marketing pieces for a variety of clients, including Weyerhaeuser, REI and AT&T.
When Chris is not working on websites, you’ll find him creating art. His sculptures can be found in galleries around the Pacific Northwest.
