A brief update on our current situation with Mosaic Forest Management and the USW attempt to have themselves exempted from the log export rules. On Friday, May 15th, a coalition of Manufacturers on the South Coast got together and we discussed how to approach the situation. As a group,…
Letter of Concern
Good morning, a request was asked to give a bit of a template for our employees to use for writing letters to your local MLAs, or any and all members of the BC Government. I have put a short bit that each of you can use here but I think…
IMPORTANT UPDATE – May 14
“People say that if you find water rising up to your ankles, that’s the time to do something about it, not when it’s around your neck.” – Chinua Achebe Every morning when I wake up, I have to take a double take to make sure that 2020 hasn’t just been…
Employee Update – May 11th
“Think of the one thing that wakes you up at night, and then keeps you awake thinking about it. That is what needs to be addressed more than anything else.” – Really Wise man A couple of thoughts over the weekend and today has had my mind racing in multiple…
Employee Update – May 7th
“In the waves of change, we find our true direction” As we come to the end of the week, I wanted to reflect on where we are at and how proud I am to work with such a professional group of employees across all of our operations. This week, in…
Employee Update – May 5th
This week marks the first week of increased operations at our Annacis Island facility. On day shift, we are running all 4 of our dryers. We have also initiated an afternoon shift which will operate 2 of the 4 dryers. This will continue for the rest of this week and…
Employee Update – May 1st
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln Yesterday was the first day into 24 hr operations at the Nanaimo Mill. The transition between shifts went well as everyone worked within the guidelines presented and the feeling among everyone was that they are happy…
Employee Update – April 30th
“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.’’ – Napoleon Hill As we come to the end of April, we are now starting to see signs of life in the market place. Our Sales Team have been getting more and more calls on what we have available and what we…
Employee Update – April 28th
Today was the much anticipated start up of our Drying facility at Annacis. Although a modified start up with only 2 dryers running, five days a week, we got the wheels turning! The Nanaimo Mill is ramping up production on our #3 lathe to 24 hrs a day, 7…
Employee Update – April 24th
The first week back into operation at the Nanaimo Veneer Mill went well. The procedures and protocols that were put into place were well received and everyone worked within them. Thank you for that! As we gaze down the road in search of the signs telling us where we should…
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