June 17, 2013 12:18 pm Leave your thoughts
Friday was my last day with the AOP crew, after 5 weeks of designing operating plans for numerous blocks in the forest management area. It was great working with the guys, they must be some of the hardest workers I know, and I learned so much from them in such a short period of time. For the next week, I’ll be working in the seed orchard,
June 13, 2013 11:10 am Leave your thoughts
Would you like to work for a company that believes in operating in a stewardly manner? Where renewing the forest resource for the future is a key focus?
Given today’s socially conscious workforce, it’s no wonder that many of us are thinking about the impact our employers have on the environment and the implications of our career choices.
June 13, 2013 11:06 am Leave your thoughts
I have now been working at DMI for just over a month and the experience so far has been amazing to say the least.
I arrived in the beautiful town of Peace River in Northern Alberta on May 4th after 4 days of driving from Ontario. It was a long trip, but being able to see parts of Canada I had never seen before was definitely worth it.
June 11, 2013 12:07 pm Leave your thoughts
Wow, where to begin?
I guess that a quick synopsis of my summer so far is as good a place to start as any. So here goes:
In the past 40 days I have traveled more kilometers than any other point in my life. From the University of Western Ontario to the Colosseum in Rome, to Edmonton Alberta and finally the Town of Slave Lake,
June 10, 2013 10:08 am Leave your thoughts
Hello everyone once again. Since my last entry, I’ve recognized an aspect of the forest industry that I had never really considered prior to about a week ago. Given that my own field is engineering, not forestry, I hadn’t fully realized that collaborating with different companies, groups and people is an integral and crucial part of this particular industry. Oil companies,