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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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September 6, 2017 2:06 pm
Published by Sydney Goward
It’s hard to believe I’m already sitting here reflecting on the summer that has come and gone too fast. When I first received the phone call from the woods manager here in Hinton requesting an interview for this position, I remember feeling like moving up here was simply not an option but I am so glad I did; I can’t imagine my life without this experience in it.
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August 29, 2017 2:35 pm
Published by Melanie Flack
This week, I would like to give a brief overview of how the pulp mill works! So many people I’ve talked to from home don’t even really know what pulp is, so this seems like a good opportunity to explain what it is and how it’s made.
When people ask me what pulp is, I always describe it as an intermediate step between wood chips and any type of paper or boxboard product (including tissue,
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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 25, 2017 2:36 pm
Published by Jeff White
Throughout the summer one of the common tasks that we were given was to walk cutting permits that were scheduled for harvest to search for migratory bird nests in order to mitigate incidental take of potential bird nests during harvest. This involved thoroughly walking through each block in search of cavity nests and stick nests. If we noticed any type of bird activity,
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