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Canfor workers head back to the bush
Sep 2, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
Now that the extreme fire risk has eased, the Canfor workers and contractors that were pulled from the bush can now head back to work.
Workers were pulled from the areas around Vanderhoof and Houston and from Prince George to Mackenzie.
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Fire at Peace Valley OSB
Aug 25, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
A massive fire at the Peace Valley OSB mill in Fort St. John, British Columbia kept firefighters busy throughout the night on Monday.Damage to the mill was extensive. There is no word what caused the fire.Peace Valley OSB is a joint venture betw… more »
Canfor pulls workers out of the bush due to fire threat
Aug 19, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
Canfor pulled its workers out of the bush yesterday near Vanderhoof and Houston, British Columbia due to the threat of wildfires.Yesterday's afternoon weather called for high winds and Canfor decided it would be safer to get their workers out of the… more »
Tolko's Armstrong sawmill undamaged by fire
Jul 13, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
Crews continue to mop up spot fires at Tolko Industries Ltd.’s Armstrong Division. The fire, which began Sunday afternoon, was contained to the hog pile and log yard.
Pat Donnelly, Site Manager, Armstrong Division, expressed appreciation for the broad… more »
AbitibiBowater's Fort Frances mill fined for workplace accident
Jul 13, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
In 2008, two electricians and a student received first, second, and third degree burns after making contact with a live conductor at the AbitibiBowater mill in Fort Frances, Ontario.
As a result of the incident, AbitibiBowater has been fined $125,000… more »
Fire at Tolko in Armstrong, B.C.
Jul 12, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
At least 100 homes were evacuated yesterday when a pile of sawdust caught on fire at the Armstrong Tolko Industries plant in British Columbia.The fire started in hog fuel and spread north into the log yard.The British Columbia Forest Service brou… more »
Update from Tembec regarding fire at Chetwynd mill
Jul 5, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
Tembec has provided an update regarding a fire at the its high yield pulp mill in Chetwynd, British Columbia.
The fire started on Wednesday, June 30, in the late afternoon. Emergency procedures were followed and there were no injuries to any employee… more »
Fire at Tembec's Chetwynd pulp mill
Jul 3, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
A fire broke out on Wednesday at Tembec's Chetwynd pulp mill in British Columbia.
The fire began in the mill but quickly spread through the mill to the outside chip and log piles.
The fire has burned for a few days in the piles.
Crews using load… more »
Fire at Ligni Bel sawmill in Scotsburn, Nova Scotia
Jul 2, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
The Ligni Bel sawmill in Scotsburn, Nova Scotia suffered significant damage in a fire yesterday.Several firefighters were injured when a flashover occurred in the boiler house due to the intense heat. “It blew metal and people,” said Kate Strong… more »
Fire at Irving's mill in Saint John
Jun 16, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
Last night there was a fire on the roof of Irving's paper mill in Saint John, New Brunswick.
The fire started on the roof of the mill's thermal mechanical pulping area.
Part of the mill was evacuated while the firefighters faced the challenge of fi… more »
Irving workers fight back against random alcohol tests
Jun 3, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations, Health & Safety | 1 feedback »
An arbitrator has sided with the workers of the Irving Pulp and Paper mill in St. John, New Brunswick after the workers grieved Irving's policy of random alcohol testing.
Irving disagrees with the arbitrator's decision and has asked for a judicial rev… more »
Water bomber crashed in N.B. killing pilot
Apr 24, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
Pilot Ron Clowes was killed yesterday when the water bomber he was flying crashed shortly after takeoff near the Miramichi, New Brunswick airport.
The water bomber, a 60 year old TBM Avenger aircraft, is owned by Forest Protection. Forest Production… more »
30 years later, Grassy Narrows still suffering from mercury poisoning
Apr 6, 2010 | In Environmental News, Health & Safety | Send feedback »
30 years after a Dryden paper mill dumped 20,000 pounds of mercury into the Wabigoon River, with the Ontario government's permission, the people of the Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong (Whitedog) Independent Nations continue to suffer effects… more »
Steelworkers will initiate private prosecution against Weyerhaeuser for the death of a sawmill worker in 2004
Mar 25, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
The United Steelworkers will be launching a private prosecution in the Westminster Provincial Courthouse in British Columba today, alleging that the Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. was criminally negligent in the death of sawmill worker Lyle Hewer on November… more »
Inquest investigates death of skidder operator in B.C.
Mar 24, 2010 | In Health & Safety | Send feedback »
Most people who log have rolled a skidder sometime in their life, but the skidder roll that claimed the life of logger Francis Tucker in 2007 was no ordinary roll.
An inquest is taking place in Kamloops to look into the death of Tucker, as part of an… more »
