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Western Forest Products is excited to announce our contribution of 2.4 acres of property to the Town of Port McNeill to be utilized in plans to meet the evolving needs and aspirations of the community. Town Council expressed its appreciation for the three parcels of land, centrally located on Cedar Street adjacent to Rotary Park, noting that the well-being of Port McNeill has always been enhanced by the contributions of the primary forest companies.
The Town of Port McNeill expressed its appreciation to Western Forest Products for the Company’s contribution of 2.4 acres of property to the town at its September 12 Council Meeting. The three parcels of land, centrally located on Cedar Street adjacent to Rotary Park, are intended to meet the evolving needs and aspirations of the town’s population. Western representatives, Clint Cadwallader, General Manager Timberlands, and Brad McRae, Government Relations Director, joined Mayor Furney and Town Councillors for the land donation announcement at the meeting.
Students at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECUAD) received a lesson in sustainable design thanks to a lumber donation from Western Forest Products. For their final project in year three of the Innovations in Wood Design Program, students were challenged to create a flexible camping structure that provides seating, storage and shelter, while minimizing the environmental impact.
Hemlock from Western’s Value Added Division (VAD) made for the perfect lightweight base to the structures.
The new facilities will expand Western’s annual growth capacity by 750,000 seedlings, or an additional 20 per cent. The increased capacity will create more and lengthier seasonal employment opportunities at the Saanich Centre. And, in addition to being utilized for the reforestation cycles on Western’s tenures, the extra seedlings will support opportunities for special projects.