There has been a second positive result with another one of our team members. Although both employees work on the same shift, they did not come in contact with each other and the transmission has originated with family members from within their household. Through investigation it was determined there were…
Positive Employee Covid-19 Result
Today we learned that one of our employees tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week. We believe the transmission occurred away from work while on days off and the worker has not returned to work. Employees that have had close contact with this employee have been notified as a precaution….
Annacis Division reaches 500,000 Manhours without a Time Loss!
On February 14 the Annacis Division reached 500,000 manhours without a Time Loss! We accomplished this in 1039 days. By any metric this is a significant milestone! Congratulations to all of you for contributing to this fantastic achievement. As we collectively celebrate this milestone we want to continue to…
Annacis Safety Award Recipients for 2020
It is important to acknowledge significant milestones when they occur. Reaching accident free years demonstrates personal commitment to safety which is an integral part in supporting our combined efforts to have a safe work environment. Our main focus as a company is to have our employees return to their families…
Nanaimo COVID Situation
Well, I was hoping that we would start 2021 off with a bang, it’s just not quite the bang that I was hoping for! On January 1st, the Nanaimo Mill had their first positive COVID test. Before I explain what happened and how it was found out, there are a…
Merry Christmas From Doug Pauze
I want to wish all of our employees a safe and happy holidays! I have attached a letter of reflection of 2020 and want to thank all of you for the tremendous job that you have done in 2020. Through all of the challenges and adversity, you have continued to…
Message from Hans de Visser, CEO of Coastland
The year 2020 is winding down and most of us are turning our attention to the things that matter most, family, friends and health, and what a Covid Xmas is going to look like! The world is pretty simple when you boil it down to the basics. In that regard,…
Employee Update – December 4
Can you believe that it is only 3 weeks until Christmas?? This year has been a blur for everyone at Coastland, it has been an emotional rollercoaster for us all, a year that we all would like to get behind us as quickly as possible! In saying that, there have…
Employee Update – November 20
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/covid-19-update-for-nov-19-b-c-continues-to-break-grim-records-border-closure-extended Well, it appears that some of our worst fears as a province are starting to materialize with the increased numbers of Covid cases. Even here on Vancouver Island where we have been somewhat insulated from the numbers of cases, we are seeing numbers rise. Particularly concerning is the Lower…
Employee Update – Nov 13
Well, it has been almost 2 weeks since our crews at Annacis got back to normal after our first cases of Covid made their way onto one of the shifts. This was an extremely trying time for all of our employees and in particular the folks on the affected crew…
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