June 26, 2014 3:45 pm Leave your thoughts
This past weekend, I had the honor of volunteering as a timekeeper at the Stihl Timbersports Series Western Qualifier, held in Fort Saskatchewan, just outside of Edmonton. Timbersports is not hugely popular in Alberta (they are more of an East coast thing), so it was pretty exciting to be able to help out at such an important event. For those that don’t know,
June 26, 2014 2:54 pm Leave your thoughts
Hello everyone! The month of June has passed us by very quickly. We only have one week left! Crazy to think about how fast time went by and it is officially summer. We are on our second group of planters I get to meet them today and see how well they do on their first day. I am more prepared for them this time,
June 17, 2014 7:03 pm Leave your thoughts
Hello again folks, and welcome back to another blog from AV Nackawic. Since writing my last blog, I’ve had a lot of new experiences here in Nackawic. The most startling aspect of my job is the scale at which everything happens. Every couple of days I will be in a different part of the mill and I will see something that is much bigger that I imagined it would be.
June 17, 2014 6:49 pm Leave your thoughts
Before moving to Princeton one of things that I was most nervous about spending my summer here was the possibility of having nothing to do on weekends or in my spare time. I was moving to a small town in British Columbia from which I had no contacts other than my future coworkers that I had been communicating with leading up to the internship.
June 17, 2014 6:46 pm Leave your thoughts
Some things I’ve learned while working in this industry:
• Whitecourt has been named Canada’s Forestry capital for the second year running. How lucky is it that I get to work here?
• Canadian forests are replenished and consumed at a sustainable rate, ensuring the resource's infinite resilience. Sustainability isn't a 'saying' here; it’s a commitment.
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