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Many people don’t know what it is like to grow up in a rural community, so I would like to use this blog to show you what a forestry town looks like. Please enjoy this little glimpse into my childhood and what it is like growing up in Whitecourt.

From a young age I was exposed to forestry and its impacts on a small town.

For daily life in a small town, it is easy to become accustomed to the relaxed pace and the easy commutes.

For this blog post I am going to be talking about my daily routine working as a Quality Control Student at the Tolko Athabasca Division.

I’m both a southerner and an urbanite; so naturally, you might be wondering how in the world I ended up choosing a career in forestry, and that’s what I’ll be writing about today.

The answer is actually pretty simple; these trees are getting planted!

I’ve decided to start with an introduction to who I am and how I got here for my first post.

Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Green Dream Internship Program. Winners will blog about their work experiences in Canada’s forests and mills over the course of the summer. 

Leaving the parental cocoon, I headed for the big city, Quebec. I had always loved nature, the wide open spaces, the fresh country air and the forest, but I had a weakness for city life.

Earlier today, Canada’s Minister for Natural Resources, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, launched a call for proposals under the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program. Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes these federal investments to help advance Canada’s forest sector bio-economy and low-emission energy future, while creating and maintaining jobs in communities across the country.