August 13, 2014 12:00 pm Leave your thoughts
As anyone living in the western half of this country already knows, forest fires are a big issue this year. The smoke drifting down from the territories is so bad, it is causing air quality warnings in the central prairies, hundreds of kilometers away.
All of the hot weather we’ve had so far isn’t helping with the fires either.
August 13, 2014 11:59 am Leave your thoughts
Welcome to August, everyone. Summer is coming to an end. I always know when summer is wrapping up when the crickets start chirping. They haven’t begun yet, so we still have some time.
The tree plant has come to an end, though! The tree planters have all gone back home until next year’s plant starts again. I would like to thank all the tree planters for being awesome to the Millar Western checkers.
August 13, 2014 11:53 am Leave your thoughts
Over the past couple of weeks I have been spending some time over in the Okanagan-Falls Weyerhaeuser office. Located about 100 km east of Princeton this opportunity has given me the chance to gain even more exposure to different geographies of the B.C. interior and how things are done differently in different areas.
One thing however about the office being so far away is that a requirement for getting a full days work in is to leave very early in the morning,
August 11, 2014 4:28 pm Leave your thoughts
As I return from a long weekend vacation to Vancouver and Whistler, it has hit me like a ton of bricks that I’ve only got four weeks left here at Millar Western. Not only do I have lots of work to wrap up, but I still have lots of weekend activities planned to do before I go. There is no doubt this is going to be a busy month!
August 11, 2014 10:27 am Leave your thoughts
Over the many, many weeks I have been here, my supervisor has taught me so much. I am very thankful for all of useful knowledge he has when it comes to the forestry and saw mill industry. So I thought I would do an interview with him to help promote the forest industry and give people who read my blog some insight on the forestry industry and saw mill industry.
August 7, 2014 3:24 pm Leave your thoughts
Hello Folks!
The summer is quickly coming to an end, but it won’t go quietly. Tropical storm Arthur slammed many of us on the east coast, including my home near Fredericton, and the mill here in Nackawic, NB. I know this news is a few weeks past, but I realized I had forgotten to mention it.
I won’t bore you all with a sob story about myself;
August 5, 2014 3:51 pm Leave your thoughts
Well the tree plant is officially done! 8.7 million trees in 3 months is awesome considering all the last minute changes implemented because of the fire on Weyerhaeuser’s FMA. Luckily we only lost about 3000 hectares; they will probably be on the list for the 2015 tree plant.
This means I am on to the next project of the summer,
August 5, 2014 3:32 pm Leave your thoughts
This past month I was fortunate enough to get a taste from home. My older sister Jessie travelled to Grande Prairie from Toronto to visit me for a week. She flew in Wednesday night with a tent and her steel toes, ready to see what Alberta had to offer. Thursday Jessie came to work with me and met some of the tree planters.
July 31, 2014 4:43 pm Leave your thoughts
This past week, my roommate and fellow Green Dream Intern, Emma, and I were featured in the Whitecourt Star in an interview regarding our internships at Millar Western and how we’ve enjoyed living in Whitecourt. This opportunity was a lot of fun. It’s great to feel so included and welcomed in this town’s inviting community.
Funny story- As it turns out,
July 29, 2014 11:46 am Leave your thoughts
This past week I spent more time on the planning side of the Weyerhaeuser operation. I had the opportunity to go out with Al Lawes of Lawes Forest Management, one of the planning contactors for Weyerhaeuser and walked some of the blocks that he had laid out in the winter.
At the very beginning of the layout process a broad target area is defined and then thoroughly walked.
July 25, 2014 9:46 am Leave your thoughts
Hello folks!
Earlier in the week, in my blog titled “A Fiery Situation”, I mentioned how the local Fire Station and City Hall were on fire. Well, the good news is that the buildings survived, but there is approximately $1.5million in damages to the fire trucks and structure. It was also fairly unique to see that this small town had made national news for the incident.
July 25, 2014 9:42 am Leave your thoughts
Hello fellow readers, I have really been enjoying my work here at DMI in Peace River Alberta. My mentor has taught me a great deal about the pulping industry, but there has also been an unanticipated benefit of moving 8 hours north of my hometown: Calgary. Through exploring the town of Peace River, these past 12 weeks, I have discovered that it is truly a great place to live.
July 25, 2014 9:36 am Leave your thoughts
Many of us dream big of a rewarding career, but this summer, I’m dreaming bigger with a career with perks.
As a human resources intern, I get to work at Tolko’s state-of-the-art corporate headquarters completed in 2008, surrounded by opportunities to grow my career. But I’m also surrounded with amenities like a fully-equipped exercise gym for employees with locker room facilities.
July 24, 2014 10:38 am Leave your thoughts
This is just going to be a mini blog post, but I felt the need to bring something up that I figured not many of the other Green Dream interns would be able to write about. I’m currently studying forest management at the University of Alberta, and have been gaining experience in the industry over the summers. Doing this, I have met all kinds of people who have come from unexpected backgrounds.
July 21, 2014 4:36 pm Leave your thoughts
These past three weeks I have been mainly out and about with the tree planters because production rates are insane! Between the two camps the planters can put in about 230,000 trees in one day. So for the most part I’ve been working along side them to ensure quality is maintained. I’ve also done a couple camp inspections, which is always interesting to see how each different camp is set up.