October 3, 2017 2:18 pm
Published by Kevin Hogan
One of the aspects of my job as an Energy Management Co-op at Canfor involves creating employee awareness content about energy savings tips, as well as to highlight some of the completed and ongoing projects happening around the mill. Because of this, I have had the opportunity to learn about many different projects at Northwood, and wanted to share some information about some of the types of projects that have been completed,
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September 6, 2017 2:39 pm
Published by Kevin Hogan
Big news for us here at Northwood, our next capital project is under way and has been announced publicly! You can find the press release at http://www.canfor.com/investor-relations/investor-news-press-releases/news-detail/2017/07/26/canfor-pulp-announces-northwood-and-taylor-pulp-mill-energy-projects, which also talks about the capital project going on at the Taylor Pulp Mill.
In my last blog post, I had briefly described the liquor recovery cycle and how this ties into energy generation.
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August 25, 2017 2:49 pm
Published by Kevin Hogan
Working at Canfor – Truly the Green Dream
Before beginning my work term, I had briefly learned about the pulp and paper process at school. For example, one part of the process I learned about is called counter-current jump stage washing, which happens in the bleaching stage of the pulping process. Counter-current washing describes a way of washing the pulp in between bleaching stages.
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August 1, 2017 3:59 pm
Published by Kevin Hogan
My Jaw is Finally Healed – Never Eating Soup Again!
You read that correctly! After a 2 month journey, I finally had my second surgery on July 12th to remove the screws inside my mouth that anchored the wires holding my jaw shut (the picture below shows what I’m talking about, although there was another wire on the other side).
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July 18, 2017 2:07 pm
Published by Kevin Hogan
When I first accepted my job offer from Canfor, and realized I would be living in Prince George, I was a little apprehensive. I had only been here once in my life, when I was 10 years old, and this was only to drive through town. Thinking of town in Northern BC, I imagined people walking around in plaid shirts,
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