August 3, 2017 7:59 pm
Day 2: Tuesday July 4th, 2017
Today’s adventure takes me to Quesnel, BC also known as the ‘Mothership’ of West Fraser. Quesnel hosts the largest density of West Fraser Mills, with two pulp mills, one sawmill, one plywood plant, one MDF plant, their sales offices and their Canadian Operations office. That’s a lot of mills in one day,
August 1, 2017 3:22 pm
Currently, Chasm, 100 Mile House and parts of Williams Lake are all evacuated due to Forest fires. Over 39,000 people have been affected by the wildfires, and many of them are West Fraser friends and family. To all of the emergency personnel and wildland firefighters, your hard work does not go unnoticed. Thank you so much for all that you have and continue to do in fighting some of the worst blazes in British Columbia’s history.
July 26, 2017 6:34 pm
UN GRAND PROJET
Ce sera probablement la cerise sur le gâteau, parce que je ne crois pas que ce stage pourrait être plus formidable : pour les douze prochains jours, j’ai la mission de visiter chacune des 24 divisions canadiennes de West Fraser. Cela signifie 24 sites différents, 15 villes, 2 provinces et une étudiante stagiaire hyper emballée : moi! La première étape de mon périple m’amènera à tous les sites de la Colombie-Britannique,
July 26, 2017 6:34 pm
The Big Project
This will probably be the cherry on the cake, as I don’t think this co-op term could get any cooler. For the next twelve days I am set on a mission to visit every one of the 24 Canadian West Fraser Divisions. That’s 24 different West Fraser Sites, 15 different towns, 12 days, 2 provinces and one very excited Co-Op student – Me.
July 5, 2017 12:59 pm
West Fraser Timber Co.
West Fraser Timber has been around since 1955, which was 11 years after Canfor, 54 years after Weyerhaeuser, and 54 years before Conifex and Paper Excellence. Started in the quaint town of Quesnel, British Columbia, West Fraser Timber Co. consisted of a 12 person crew managed by three brothers. Sam, Bill, and Pete Ketcham kept up their legacy,