May 23, 2014 8:57 am Leave your thoughts
Hello Everyone!! My name is Ahmed, I’m from Toronto, ON, and I’ve been hired by AV Cell Inc as a chemical engineering Co-op student for four months starting on May 1st 2014. This is the first blog I have ever written, so bear with me.
A couple of years ago I never would have thought I would be where I am right now working as a chemical engineering Co-op student for AV Cell inc ,
May 23, 2014 8:47 am Leave your thoughts
It’s my first time blogging, so I think I’d better introduce myself…
My name is Donjeta Ademaj and I am one of the lucky winners of the Greenest Workforce Internship Program. I recently graduated from the Human Resources Program at Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. I left my hometown in Toronto, and began my exciting adventure at AV Nackawic,
May 20, 2014 1:57 pm Leave your thoughts
Initially I would like to thank Weyerhaeuser and The GreenestWorkforce for this delightful opportunity. Everyone at Weyerhaeuser was very welcoming and aided my transition from being a student in Vancouver to worker in Princeton.
My name is Riley Finn, I am from Kitchener Ontario and I am studying natural resource conservation at the University of British Columbia. In October of 2013 I received an email from the faculty of forestry’s student services,
May 20, 2014 11:17 am Leave your thoughts
Hi Friends!
Here I begin my dedicated blog-writing to document my experience as an intern in Whitecourt, Alberta. My name is Elizabeth, and I am an environmental engineering intern at Millar Western. Surprisingly, it has been two weeks on the job, and already its truly remarkable how much I've learned.
#LifesBetterHere
First things first: Being a lover of nature and the outdoors,
May 20, 2014 10:49 am Leave your thoughts
Hi everyone, my name is Kevin and I am currently working as an Electrical Engineer Intern at Canfor's sawmill in Mackenzie. I spent the first week working with the Electrical Technicians learning and assisting with troubleshooting PLCs out here in the field. From working with the technicians, I have come to learn the importance of communication and teamwork between the engineers and the technicians.
May 15, 2014 4:43 pm Leave your thoughts
Even as a returning adult student, I found myself starting my university career with grand ideas of obtaining an education that would make the world a better place. I began by starting my education with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, learning of the intricate web of connections between DNA to cells to a living being that almost bordered on the spiritual.
May 15, 2014 4:27 pm Leave your thoughts
A lot of students, including myself at one point, don’t want to move too far from the city, and are hesitant to try new industries that they don’t know much about. The intention of this blog post is to given an insight on what those working in the pulp and paper industry believe it is about.
Could you give an overview of what you do at SLP?
May 11, 2014 10:20 am Leave your thoughts
This exploring is not only an amazing way to familiarize myself with the area and its inhabitants, but also my co-workers for the coming months. The people you spend your day with can make or break a job, as you often spend more time with co-workers then your own family! (And being so far from home, it is certainly true for me.)
As stated by Sarah,
May 9, 2014 4:24 pm Leave your thoughts
Hello friends!! My name is Emily, I’m from Sault Ste. Marie, ON, and I’ve been hired for a silviculture position at Millar Western in the Whitecourt woodlands dept. This is the first blog I have ever written, so bear with me.
I started on April 28th, and I have not looked back — everyone has been awesome here and very helpful.
May 9, 2014 10:16 am Leave your thoughts
Amazing start to the season! After a week of being guided through the safety culture and orientation to principles of Tembec, my fellow summer students and I have been released into the Martel forest. After a hard, snowy winter, the roads moving through these forests have been revealed, so we begin explore them for access.
On Thursday of this week,
April 16, 2014 4:36 pm Leave your thoughts
Since we always have our phones with us, the pictures on our phone give a good representation of where we’ve been and what captured our attention. So to sum up my experience in Slave Lake so far I would like to share some pictures from my phone.
Arriving at Edmonton Airport!
A lovely picture of the mill on a cold winter day
March 11, 2014 1:31 pm Leave your thoughts
I had heard that a lot at school and a lot from my parents since numerous saw mills closed in the Vancouver area back in the late 1980’s. When I came to Slave Lake Pulp (SLP), I was expecting to work mostly with pulp and other wood products that are made by West Fraser. I was surprised when I arrived to learn I would be working on a “biomethanation”
February 4, 2014 3:02 pm Leave your thoughts
Firstly, I would like to thank the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and Slave Lake Pulp (SLP) for this wonderful opportunity. The managers at SLP were very welcoming and assisted me in every way possible with my move to Slave Lake.
A bit about myself:
My name’s Navjot and I’m from Surrey B.C., about a one hour drive southeast from Vancouver.
September 6, 2013 3:32 am Leave your thoughts
Opportunity: Whether you are a senior manager, a skilled tradesperson, a new graduate, or someone looking for a new career path, we all seek opportunity at one time or another.
My experience at Tolko and in the forest products industry has been defined by opportunity. Initially, my internship at Tolko was an opportunity to pursue my passion for people.
September 5, 2013 3:27 pm Leave your thoughts
Apparently, the name “Mr. Thorlakson” doesn’t fly with Tolko’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
This was just one of the many useful facts that I learned when I sat down with the unassuming, approachable man behind the Vernon-based forest product empire.
Each quarter, Brad Thorlakson meets with ten employees at random in the Vernon Office for a frank,
August 28, 2013 2:38 pm Leave your thoughts
I gave a farewell presentation to my coworkers illustrating the highlights of my summer, and figured; “heck, that would be a pretty good way to sign off.” So here are the highlights of my summer and the conclusion to both my blog and my summer internship…enjoy!
The Engineering Team
August 28, 2013 1:00 pm Leave your thoughts
August 27, 2013 1:30 pm Leave your thoughts
As my blog focuses on my experience at Slave Lake Pulp (SLP), I thought I would like to introduce some of my co-workers; their educational background, career history and current positions at SLP to help define the atmosphere at my workplace. The diversity of personalities and experience make Slave Lake Pulp an excellent place to work and to learn. So without further ado,
August 23, 2013 1:30 pm Leave your thoughts
Oh wow. This summer has gone by so fast! I have been busy packing up and getting ready for the trip home, as well as organizing my files at work. It’s hard to put all my experiences from this summer into words, from fun hikes through the woods to challenging moments at work. So, instead of providing a list of all my experiences thus far,
August 21, 2013 12:56 pm Leave your thoughts
August 20, 2013 11:59 am Leave your thoughts
I can’t believe this is my last week with Weyerhaeuser! Time has flown by – it seems like last week I had arrived in Grande Prairie. After my last week, I’m heading out to William’s Lake, BC for a week long fall camp – a field school requirement for school, which I’m really looking forward to. From there, it’s back to Vancouver for my final year of my degree!
August 19, 2013 9:50 am Leave your thoughts
Well. Here it is. My last blog for this summer. What follows is a brief summary of everything I have done during my employment here at Millar Western. I have learned and done so much this summer that it is difficult to recall everything chronologically. But, I’ll try my absolute best to get everything correct, so bear with me.
So,
August 12, 2013 1:24 pm Leave your thoughts
August 11, 2013 1:12 pm Leave your thoughts
Another week has gone by, with only two more weeks remaining in my internship. This week I worked with Kyle Waterman the entire week, I helped him with his roads projects as well as him helping me with the pine beetle baiting program. It was a pretty typical week, other than Kyle finding a moose antler! I was glad he found it because I drove past it right before he found it (doh).
August 7, 2013 11:28 am Leave your thoughts
I am really enjoying working for DMI and spending time in Peace River.
I was able to make sometime the other day to check out the Peace River valley and take sme pictures up on one of the highest hills in the area “12 Foot Davis.”
One interesting thing I have done recently is collect root samples from aspen trees.