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Larry the Civil Engineer

July 28, 2016 12:06 pm Published by 3 Comments

Many Weyerhaeuser employees have long career history with the company. Some have even started working in the mill before I was born. It’s always interesting to hear about the history and changes the mill had from the people that have lived through it.

Larry has started working in the mill long ago when it was owned by Proctor and Gamble.

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Top 9 New Trees In My Backyard

July 19, 2016 6:30 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

This summer I’ve been helping my mom plant some new trees in our yard. There was a lot of digging and raking but they look pretty good and I know they’ll look even better in a few years when they start to mature. Some of them we bought new and some we transplanted from the forested area of our property.

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University vs the real world – Blog 4

July 19, 2016 5:44 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

I have a feeling most recent graduates will be able to relate when I say I couldn’t wait to be finished with my post-secondary education. No more papers, midterms, finals, and – my personal pet peeve – homework. University is nothing like a part-time job where when your shift is over, you go home and don’t have to think about it.

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The Wonder from Down Under

July 19, 2016 5:42 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Peanut butter and chocolate. Drake and Rihanna. Canfor Pulp and Licella. Innovation happens when complimentary factors converge. That’s what Martin Pudlas, VP Operations at Canfor Pulp said at the International Bioenergy Conference & Exhibition held in Prince George earlier this month. Significantly more relevant than Drake and Rihanna, he was talking about Canfor’s joint venture with Australian biofuel production start-up Licella.

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Something in the Water Part 2/2

July 19, 2016 4:46 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

This week we will be concluding our effluent testing. Two other tests that we do in addition to the metals scan include measuring the chemical oxygen demand (COD), and the amount of chloride and sulfate anions.

Chemical Oxygen Demand:

Significance:

The chemical oxygen demand (COD) test is commonly used to indirectly measure the amount of organic compounds in water.

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