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Atikokan Planer Mill Running
The first board was dressed, trimmed, and graded on April 4 in the planing mill at the new Resolute Forest Products, Sapawe sawmill in Atikokan, ON, according to Atikokan Progress and Printing Wednesday. Rough lumber is being delivered each day from the Ignace, ON, sawmill. Two dry kilns are now operating at the Sapawe site…
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Sawmill Fires
The cause of a stubborn fire recently at the Flavelle Sawmill in Port Moody, BC, that took crews more than 12 hours to douse may never be known, Port Moody fire chief Remo Faedo said to the Tri-Cities Now. He noted damage to the planer mill was so severe it’s unsafe to do a complete…
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Edgewood Invests in Carrot River
The sawmill in Carrot River, SK, is getting an upgrade that its owner says will create 50 new jobs, according to CBC Thursday. Edgewood Forest Products said it will spend $25 million to replace existing equipment. The company said the new equipment will expand operations and reduce log-processing costs. The equipment is expected to be…
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Groupe Savoie Sawmill to Close
Forty-five people work at the Westville Sawmill in Westville, Pictou County, NB, owned by Groupe Savoie, which will be forced to shut down next week, according to CBC Tuesday. The sawmill has only enough hardwood supply to keep working for another week. New Brunswick Sawmill to Close Mill manager Andrew Watters says the same…
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Canfor Canal Flats, BC, Lays off 81
Canfor, headquartered in Vancouver, BC, February 5 announced to their Canal Flats, BC, employees that the mill would be going from two shifts to one affecting 81 employees due to lack of economically available fibre effective May 4, 2015. Doug Singer, President of United Steelworkers Local 1-405 in Cranbrook, BC, told the Kootenay Advisor, “This…
