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Forestry Field Assistant, Silviculture — CONIFEX, BC
Read more: Forestry Field Assistant, Silviculture — CONIFEX, BCConifex seeks Forestry Field Assistant – Silviculture in Mackenzie, British Columbia Responsibilities: In this role you will be assisting the silviculture team with the implementation and supervision of planting and brushing contracts; participating in manual brushing layout, post‐harvest, and forest health assessments; and field data collection and management. APPLY
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Forestry Field Assistant, Planning — CONIFEX, BC
Read more: Forestry Field Assistant, Planning — CONIFEX, BCConifex seeks Forestry Field Assistant – Planning in Fort St. James, British Columbia Responsibilities: In this role you will be assisting the planning team with total chance planning. This involves timber quality/quantity assessments and preliminary assessments of: riparian features, road locations, topography features, site plan data collection and any other resource features noted in the…
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Process Operator — G6 ENTERPRISES, SK
Read more: Process Operator — G6 ENTERPRISES, SKG6 Enterprises seeks Forestry Processor Operator in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Qualifications: Experience with 2154 and 2454 John Deere carriers using Waratah processing heads. APPLY
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Sawmill Maintenance Manager — Northern Saskatchewan
Read more: Sawmill Maintenance Manager — Northern SaskatchewanNorthern Recruitment is advertising for a Sawmill Maintenance Manager in north Saskatchewan Responsibilities: This role will lead the budgeting, forecasting and expenditures relating to the maintenance of the sawmill and planer facilities and oversee the training of all maintenance staff and hourly personnel including apprentice trades people. Additionally, this opportunity will be assisting in the…
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Forestry Supervisor, Planning — CANFOR, Fort St. John, BC
Read more: Forestry Supervisor, Planning — CANFOR, Fort St. John, BCCanfor seeks Forestry Supervisor — Planning A 14-month term role calling for forestry & project management expertise to engage in cutblock planning in Fort St. John, BC Reporting to the Planning Coordinator and with a focus on meeting our safety, sustainability and production objectives, you will engage in all cutblock planning activities as a full-time…
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Process Improvement Lead — AV GROUP, NB
Read more: Process Improvement Lead — AV GROUP, NBAV Group, New Brunswick, seeks Process Improvement Lead Reporting to the Woodlands Manager, the Process Improvement Lead will play a key role in the Woodlands department. The Process Improvement Lead will be expected to lead and track the success of process improvement initiatives Responsibilities: • Coordinate Lean principle training for Fibre Supply group • Help…
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Lumber Purchasing Manager — PACIFIC PALLET, BC
Read more: Lumber Purchasing Manager — PACIFIC PALLET, BCPacific Pallet, western Canada’s largest pallet manufacturer, seeks Lumber Purchasing Manager in British Columbia Responsibilities: Purchasing lumber (largely utility, economy and #2 softwoods and some hardwoods) Coordinating production with outside custom reman plants ensuring production levels and quality standards Production scheduling, managing the company’s pallet assembly and repair operations Working closely with other members of…
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Wildfires 2014
Read more: Wildfires 2014The share of the US Forest Service budget devoted to fire management rose from 13 per cent in 1991 to more than 40 per cent in 2012. The total for all federal agencies last year – Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Fish and Wildlife Service – topped…
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North American Lumber Production and Capacity Utilization
Read more: North American Lumber Production and Capacity UtilizationSawmill production out of the US for January to July 2014 increased by 5 per cent compared to last year to 17,521 billion board feet, while that in Canada remained even at 14,523 bbf, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s “Lumber Track” Friday. Capacity utilization at US sawmills was 83 per cent for the…
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EACOM Plans to Ramp Up
Read more: EACOM Plans to Ramp UpFive years after it was mothballed, EACOM’s sawmill in Ear Falls in northwestern Ontario fired up for production in early August. The annual production target is 70 to 75 million board feet. A second shift, planned for 2015, would boost that to 140 to 150 million, according to Northern Ontario Business Friday. The company is…
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Single- and Multi-Family Construction, US
Read more: Single- and Multi-Family Construction, USTotal private residential spending – single-family, multifamily, and home improvements – in the US fell slightly in August, by 0.1 per cent, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$351.7 billion. The latest Census estimate shows gains in the single and multifamily components of private residential construction spending offset by a decline in home improvements.…
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Canada Industrial Products and Raw Material Prices
Read more: Canada Industrial Products and Raw Material PricesThe Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) in Canada increased 0.2 per cent in August, mainly because of higher prices for motorized and recreational vehicles, said Statistics Canada Tuesday. The Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) declined 2.2 per cent, largely as a result of lower prices for crude energy products. The IPPI increased 0.2 per cent…
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Carrier Passes Audit
Read more: Carrier Passes AuditAn audit of Carrier Lumber Ltd.’s forestry activities southeast of Prince George, BC, found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, as Forest Practices Board said in the press release. “We are pleased to see that Carrier carried out good forest practices and fully met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire…
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Canfor Buys
Read more: Canfor BuysCanfor Corp, out of Vancouver, BC, announced Wednesday the purchase of the operating assets of Southern Lumber Co. The acquisition includes a sawmill located in Hermanville, MI, which is a large log southern yellow pine dimension mill manufacturing predominately long, wide width lumber. The sawmill is in an area of exceptionally high quality fibre and…
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Maibec Signs
Read more: Maibec SignsAn agreement was signed last week between manufacturing company maibec Inc. of Lévis, QC, and Fraser Timber LLC for maibec’s purchase of the assets of the Masardis Maine lumber mill. The mill employs approximately 135 people and can produce over 100 million board feet of softwood lumber annually. The mill’s lumber is sold to the…
