ForestNet will be broadcasting audio interviews of key people in the forestry industry from the Wood Tech Show in Vancouver, British Columbia from September 25 - 27 using Real Audio software. In order to listen to the audio interviews, you will need to have a Real Audio software player which can be downloaded for free at http://www.realaudio.com. For more information, you can visit our page at http://www.forestnet. com/radio/index.html about the audio interviews. You're welcome to enjoy the September articles of Logging and Sawmilling Journal that have just been posted on the ForestNet site.. Tech Update: Small Log Mills McGehee Equipment Company, Sawquip International, Canadian Mill Systems, TS Manufacturing, Optimil, USNR, Denis Comact, Newnes Machine Ltd., Maxi Mill. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/techsept.html BC Job Goal Meets Skepticism The BC government says it will create 42,000 new forestry jobs in the next 10 years. The question that won't wriggle away is – how? http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/bcjobs.html Thriving Without Quota Milestone Wood Products, an integrated reman operation dependent on small- business sales and private wood, may well be the way of the future for the industry in western Canada. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/noquota.html Homegrown New Brunswick Processor Developed by a retired Mirimichi logger, the Inchworm processor is simple, rugged, portable, adaptable to a variety of carriers - and very cheap. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/process.html Cariboo Tradition Continues Quesnel breathes a sigh of relief as Weldwood commits $115 million to replace an aging sawmill and upgrade its plywood plant in the Cariboo community. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/cariboo.html Big Players Eye I-Joists Calgary-based Nascor Inc. reports intense interest in its licensed, turnkey I-Joist manufacturing plants. One reason: no quota access to the US market. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/ijoists.html Huge Growth Predicted In I-Joist Construction Use http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/ijoists1.html Green Light for Hydro Seeding Forest Practices Code revegetation requirements have prompted a business boom for hydro-seeding firms like BPL Industries of Salmon Arm. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/hydro.html Logger-Built Grapples Find A Market Niche Many loggers have ideas on how to improve their equipment. Alex Brigden went a step further - his Treetow grapples are now in use throughout Canada and the US. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/grapple.html World Firefighters to meet in British Columbia in 1997 A major conference in Vancouver and Abbotsford early next year will focus on wildland fire management and the use of fire as a sustainable development tool. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/fireconf.html The Recovery Curve A HewSaw R200 curve saw small log line anchors Repap's upgrade at its Smithers lumber mill. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/curve.html Small Log Specialists Encompassing both harvesting and processing, Ardew Wood Products has built an enviable expertise in small lodgepole pine – averaging 11 stems to produce one cubic metre of wood. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/smallog.html Green" Hoe Attracts Contracts For Mattson Contracting, switching to a biodegradable hydraulic oil has helped win jobs near environmentally sensitive sites. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/greenho.html Fine tuning at Squamish Purchased from Weldwood last year, Interfor's newly optimized large log mill at Squamish will see more wood come its way as the company restructures on the Coast. http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/squamish.html Coast Whitewood Mills Look To Asian Markets http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/white.html Supplier Newsline http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/supply.html In Ontario, IWA blazing new trails The IWA-Canada involved in grocery supermarkets? Courier services? In coming years, organizing demarcations of the past may be blurred beyond recognition . http://www.forestnet.com/log&saw/sept/editsept.html
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