Employee Update – June 5th

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One thing that I have admired about our business and the employee group that we have is our resilience and determination. For over 32 years, we have figured out ways to do things and make our business stronger and more secure. It is what has made us successful and will…

Employee Update – May 29th

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Over the course of the last few months, through each turn of events and developments, I have been constantly reminded of how important relationships are. From Family, to Co-Workers to any situation that you find yourself in, a relationship built on doing the right things, looking out for one another…

Employee Update – May 26th

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“There is never a good time to make a hard decision” – Charles Orlando Its been almost a week since I had anything noteworthy to post for everyone, I guess that is the good news! A few developments that have been going on that I want to update you all…

Employee Update – May 20

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As you will probably notice, our website has changed a little. It was important to make sure that any Press Releases or news gets posted on our front page for everyone to see when they click on our site. We are continuing to do everything we can to ensure the…

Employee Update – May 19

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  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

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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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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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…