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^{June 8, 2020}I still give a damn. Sawmills in the time of a pandemic.
Okay—so this is a bit of an understatement—but boy have things changed since I wrote about sawmill closures last year and how devastating these conditions were for small towns. I remember how I kept thinking to myself, “can things really get worse?” …I’ll let you laugh. Yup, we all know better than to ask THAT…
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^{September 26, 2019}Frankly, I Do Give A Damn: Sawmill Closures
BC sawmill closures. What is there to do? Paper machines facing curtailments. At least 130 jobs lost. Another BC sawmill closure. Mill workers walk off the job for the last time. Sawmill to shut down permanently. It seems like a day doesn’t go by without seeing an article about the spiraling condition of the sawmill…
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^{April 12, 2019}What’s your standard?
Tell me something—if you had the choice between a quality product, (with a higher upfront cost), or a cheaper product (with hidden costs), what would you choose? The logical side of me wants to believe you’ll choose the quality product, but reality really hit me smack in the face the other week, and now I…
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