by Web Editor | May 9, 2012 | News
British Columbia’s wood products manufacturers have come together in an unprecedented collaboration to advance research and best practices in improving mill safety in response to the devastating explosions at Babine Forest Products and Lakeland Mills. Until we...
by Web Editor | May 2, 2012 | News
In an unprecedented, precautionary crackdown, safety officials are ordering every sawmill in British Columbia to remove all accumulated sawdust from their premises, a factor cited as a possible trigger of two catastrophic mill explosions in the past three months. The...
by Web Editor | Apr 30, 2012 | News
Canfor Corporation recently announced that the company will be proceeding with capital improvement projects totaling approximately $40 million in its sawmill facilities in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. These investments represent the first major component...
by Web Editor | Apr 25, 2012 | News
Explosions Trigger Safety Review Of B.C.’s Sawmills WorkSafeBC has ordered sawmills across the province to immediately investigate sawdust levels and other possible workplace hazards in their facilities, saying the review is urgently needed given explosions at two...
by Web Editor | Feb 24, 2012 | News
Western Forest Products Inc. recently announced the first project in their capital plan: a $16 million investment in the Saltair Sawmill. Western was joined by Steve Thomson, British Columbia’s Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, for the...