“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly” – Proverb So far so good in regards to production numbers coming off of the #3 Lathe at the Nanaimo Veneer Mill. We are still on target to load our first barge at our new barge site…
I hope that everyone had a great weekend with you family and enjoyed the sunshine! There is starting to be a bit of a trickle of news that appears to be more positive in regards to where this is all going. British Columbia seems to be continuing to lead in…
Today, we completed another safety audit of our Nanaimo operation and as I stated yesterday, the folks have done a fantastic job of preparing the site and the procedures in preparation for starting Line #3 on Monday morning. Everything that we have put in place is up for discussion…
“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.” – Jack London It’s official! We will start Line #3 in the veneer mill on Monday morning, April 20th. I will attach the protocols in tomorrows update. We will be running this lathe…
I would like to once again acknowledge the work that the folks over at our Howe Sound Sort Operation and our Nanaimo Log Yard continue to do. You guys have set the standard for safety with regards to the ongoing health situation with COVID-19 while continuing to move our…
“A little action often spurs a lot of momentum.” – Noah Scalin As we continue our journey through this difficult time, I believe that it is even more important now to ensure that all of our employees understand where Coastland and our industry is at today and where we anticipate…
“If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius.” – Larry Leissner Well, as all of you are aware by now, the waters that we are trying to look for answers in are as murky today as they have been all week! Communication with Service Canada…
We have been getting calls from employees regarding receiving a $2,000 Employment Benefit. It appears that our government, in their haste have moved the CERB plan to some of our employees when it should not be that way. All of our employees have been categorized on their ROE’s into the…
“Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.” – Jon Kabat-Zin Today, we were able to make contact finally with Service Canada regarding our application. They are experiencing system issues and were not able…
Over the weekend, we tested out the Employee Portal and the Forum feature for better communication. I think we were able to work out some of the issues with time stamps and what looked like employee numbers. It turns out that it was reference numbers, not employee numbers. We have…
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