June 29, 2017 1:47 pm Leave your thoughts
When I tell my friends I am working Quality Control, a lot of them aren’t too sure what exactly the job entails. To be quite honest, I wasn’t even too sure what to expect. Essentially, my job is to ensure that the specifications which West Fraser has decided on for lumber standards are consistently being met. There are so many different variables that can affect the quality of the lumber,
June 23, 2017 7:34 pm 1 Comment
Today I have a special experience to share! In mid-May, I had the pleasure of participating in a Harlequin Duck capture program for three days. I have so much to share so I’m just going to dive in!
Harlequin Ducks (scientific name Histrionicus histrionicus)are a migratory species of duck that nest in the tributaries of high elevation streams and rivers.
June 16, 2017 2:34 pm 1 Comment
Hello, my name is Jeff White. I grew up in 100 Mile House B.C. and am working this summer back in my hometown with West Fraser as a Planning Summer Student. I have not taken a traditional path to picking a career in forestry so I thought it would be best to explain a bit about my background and what made me choose to pursue a career in the forest industry.
June 16, 2017 2:05 pm 2 Comments
Hello fellow forest enthusiasts! I’m really excited to be sharing my experiences with all of you this summer. The first month of work has been jam packed with all sorts of forestry fun, including everything from helicopter rides to bear encounters, but before I jump into that, I should take a moment to introduce myself.
My name is Adam Soames,
June 16, 2017 1:46 pm Leave your thoughts
I’d first like to quickly thank Millar Western Forest Products for having me back on crew for a third straight summer, and The Greenest Workforce for this awesome opportunity to showcase my adventures working in the forest products industry. So to quickly introduce myself, I was born and raised In Whitecourt where I quickly developed an understanding of how important the forestry industry is to hundreds of families in Northern Alberta.
June 16, 2017 1:44 pm Leave your thoughts
First off, I would like to thank Canfor Pulp and The Greenest Workforce for the opportunity to share my experience working in Canada’s forest products industry. I am very excited to be working at Canfor’s Northwood Pulp Mill in beautiful Prince George, BC, where I will be working with the Energy Management Team for the next 7 months. The goal of my blog is to show others how interesting it is to work in the forest products industry,
June 16, 2017 1:40 pm 4 Comments
Hello there, reader! I feel like it’s important to let you know who you’re listening to: my name is Melanie Flack. I grew up in Nova Scotia and am going to school at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. I’m in my third year of Chemical Engineering and I am currently living in Fort St. John, BC, working for Canfor Pulp Ltd.
June 16, 2017 1:37 pm Leave your thoughts
I will begin my blog by telling you about myself and how excited I am to experience forestry work in Saskatchewan. My name is Brad Constantine, I grew up in a small town just outside of Moncton, New Brunswick. Forestry has always been in my life and I’m glad I chose a career in this realm. I’m currently going into second year at the University of New Brunswick pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Forestry.
June 16, 2017 1:35 pm 1 Comment
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is a progressive company that enriches the Forest Sector with new ways to continually engage Canada’s New and Young workers. The Green Dream Scholarship is a great way to engage students like myself, as well as provide a unique perspective into the realm of Forestry from all points of view. This being said,
June 14, 2017 3:48 pm Leave your thoughts
Hello everyone!
I would like to start this post by thanking FPAC for the opportunity to share my experiences this summer through this amazing internship. I would also like to thank West Fraser and everyone else who has taken the time to introduce me into this wonderful field. I’d like to introduce myself for my first blog post and give some insight into what I’ll be doing this summer.
June 12, 2017 2:33 pm 3 Comments
Hello Everyone!
I am incredibly excited to be writing to you all in my second year as a Green Dream Blogger! I hope there will be some familiar faces reading these posts, but even more so I hope my writing is able to reach many new people. For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Sydney and this fall I will be heading into my fourth and final year in the Natural Resource Science degree program at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops,
September 19, 2016 3:28 pm 2 Comments
On the afternoon of Friday, August 26th, I found myself saying my final goodbyes to everyone in the office at West Fraser Plywood, Williams Lake. I’ve had some time to reflect on the busy day of handing in gear, cleaning up my truck, and enjoying a pizza and cake lunch with the office, and I decided that you guys don’t know some things about my work term.
September 19, 2016 3:18 pm 1 Comment
My main role at West Fraser has included mostly silviculture work. This field in forestry relates to how the landscape is managed post-harvest, and from what I’ve experienced and witnessed working under Silviculture Forester, Sue, it is truly an art. As a silviculture forester, you have to be so in tune with the forest and passionate about the ecology of the landscape.
September 7, 2016 7:10 pm Leave your thoughts
Well, my summer in Vancouver and at Canfor is coming to an end and I can’t say I am happy about it. I can easily report this has been one of the best summers I have ever had. Getting to experience Vancouver and all it has to offer has been amazing. I feel very at home in this city and am not looking forward to leaving.
September 7, 2016 7:09 pm Leave your thoughts
Everyone looks forward to Fridays, but at the head office in Vancouver at Canfor, the day is extra special. This is because we have Food Truck Fridays! Every week a different food truck comes and provides us with a variety of healthy options for lunch. I especially look forward to it because it’s the one day a week I don’t have to make a lunch for myself.