#ForestryFamilies Video 5 – The Milburns
Posted by AFPA | October 30, 2018
In our final #ForestryFamilies piece, we profile the Milburn family from Whitecourt. Stephanie Milburn was Canada's first female saw filer and ...
#ForestryFamilies Video 4 – The Rollins
Posted by AFPA | October 23, 2018
Meet Dave and Cam Rollins. Dave is a sales manager for Spray Lake Sawmills in Cochrane. Cam is a registered ...
#ForestryFamilies Video 3 – The Corsers
Posted by AFPA | October 16, 2018
The Corser family, from Edson and Yellowhead County, has been in Alberta's forest industry for nearly 100 years. This pioneering ...
#ForestryFamilies Video 2 – Nona and Larry
Posted by AFPA | October 9, 2018
The second video of our #ForestryFamilies social media campaign features Nona and Larry from Northland Forest Products in Fort McMurray. ...
#ForestryFamilies Video 1 – The Vanderwells
Posted by AFPA | September 27, 2018
We are excited to launch our #ForestryFamilies social media campaign. Alberta's forestry families have a rich history. Their dedication to ...
Happy National Forest Week!
Posted by AFPA | September 24, 2018
September 23 - 29 is National Forest Week in Canada. During this week, we celebrate the critical role that our ...
#Foresters Part 6: Everything We Do Has a Plan
Posted by AFPA | July 24, 2018
In the last part of our #Foresters campaign, Kris Kennedy from Boucher Bros. Lumber talks about the importance of good ...
#Foresters Part 5: A Love of the Outdoors
Posted by AFPA | July 17, 2018
In Part 5 of our #Foresters campaign, recent NAIT forest technology graduate Annette Bugnet talks about her career goals and ...
#Foresters Part 4: The Future Forest
Posted by AFPA | July 10, 2018
In the latest edition of our #Foresters campaign, Matt Denney from Spay Lake Sawmills explains the steps that forest companies ...
#Foresters Part 3: Ecosystem Services
Posted by AFPA | July 3, 2018
In Week 3 of our #Foresters campaign, Toni Anderson from Silvacom discusses ecosystem services. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6HiU4wtDnk&t
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