by Web Editor | May 16, 2012 | News
Representatives from the wood products community are on Capitol Hill this week meeting with members of Congress to discuss federal issues affecting their industry and its more than 300,000 workers. The American Wood Council (AWC) Fly-In has gathered industry leaders...
by Web Editor | May 14, 2012 | News
The international markets didn’t register a ripple, but on April 9, Arnie Swan drove 25 minutes from his home and reported to work at Boise Cascade’s veneer plant. He’s a new hire, not a worker called back from one of the layoffs and shutdowns that...
by Web Editor | May 11, 2012 | News
B.C. sawmill operators are facing skyrocketing insurance rates after the industry was hit hard by two fatal explosions in the span of three months. Flavelle Sawmill in Port Moody was forced to shut down last week after the company was told insurance premiums were...
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 9, 2012 | The Issues
Story by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief I am sure you’ll notice in this issue our extensive coverage of our annual Sawmill Capital Expenditure Survey. The articles run from page 8 to page 34, so basically that is the magazine. As usual, we’re providing two sections,...
by Web Editor | May 7, 2012 | News
WorkSafeBC officials say they are still trying to determine the cause of fatal blast that leveled the Burns Lake sawmill in January, including what role sawdust may have had in the explosion that killed two mill workers and injured 19. During an investigation update...
