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Myth: Mills are located in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do.

July 23, 2013 12:05 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Fact: Quite the contrary! Tolko’s mills are all located in towns. This means that you can actually live in the city or town of your operation. Five of Tolko’s mills are located 20 minutes from Vernon. Here in Vernon, we have all of the amenities you might expect and more – department stores, malls, restaurants, shopping, supermarkets, movie theatres,

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Myth: I can’t work in a small city and advance my career.

July 18, 2013 12:29 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Fact: With forestry, this is definitely false. Vernon may be a small town, but thanks to Tolko, there are big opportunities in the private sector with plenty of room for advancement.

Tolko’s towering corporate office is located in Vernon, a small city of about 30 000 people. Plenty of corporate opportunities exist, including the ability to perform meaningful,

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A Healthy Balance

July 18, 2013 12:22 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

            Hello once again readers. Since my last blog, not much has changed regarding my work, so I chose to write this particular post on something else. I am going to write a brief account of what it has been like working for Millar Western so far this summer.

            First off, I would like to say that Millar Western is an amazing company to work for.

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The past week and a half have been busy

July 18, 2013 11:56 am Published by Leave your thoughts

The past week and a half have been busy, to say the least! Last Sunday, there was a flood relief event held at Muskoseepi Park, with local musicians playing all day, complete with a barbeque and amazing, sunny weather. I went to check it out with my roommate, and we ended up staying a good six hours! More importantly, the event managed to raise over $44,000 to help those affected by the floods!

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Plant checks

July 17, 2013 1:20 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Hello readers! It has been a few days now since I have updated my blog — my internship is keeping me busy! Recently, I have been working with the silviculture group, assessing tree-planting blocks. We check for various planting errors, as well as the density of plantings in an area.  I enjoy working in the blocks at Tom Hill, as there is nice scenery,

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