safety

Building a Safe, Successful Career: 15-Year Employee Balances Family, Work & School

Larry Mooney, heavy equipment technician apprentice at our Drayton Valley, Alberta, lumber mill, is working hard to grow his career with the company. And he’s doing so, in part, by following in his family’s footsteps. ... Read More
September 5, 2023

Transforming Electrical Safety: Columbia Falls Innovation Earns Industry Safety Award

In 2019, Justin Scott joined our medium-density fiberboard mill in Columbia Falls, Montana, as a lead election. An important part of his job is conducting routine inspections of the site’s medium-voltage transformers — a hot, uncomfortable task due to the 40-cal suit and hood he wears to protect himself from electrical arc flash hazards. ... Read More
July 12, 2023

Western Teams, from Regeneration to Aviation, Partner to Collect Bumper Crop of Noble Fir Cones

High in Oregon’s Coastal Range this September, not too far from Dallas, a company helicopter hovered over a mature noble fir. A conical-shaped basket and cutting tool, which looked like an upside-down paper cup, dangled from the end of a long tether. The device was lowered onto the fir’s crown and cut away its cone-laden upper branches. ... Read More
February 23, 2023

Shauna Dunn Brings 'Grit and Grace' to Safety

​Shauna Dunn is a safety champion. It’s her job. As an advocate for achieving sustained injury-free performance, she lives and breathes our safety value. Just as important, she works hard every day inspiring others to do the same. ... Read More
November 7, 2022

Princeton, BC, Lumber Mill Team Leads in Safety and Citizenship

Through fire and flood, the employees at our lumber mill in Princeton, British Columbia, stepped up in big ways to help their community last year. And many say they were simply doing what comes naturally: looking out for the people around them. ... Read More
July 21, 2022