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01 October In Blog by Kalesnikoff 0

Our People Inspire: Meet Emma Perepelkin

Here at Kalesnikoff, not only do we recognize that our people are our most valuable resource – they are also pretty cool individuals, each with their own story to tell. They are the people who inspire us and make what we do possible.   Today, we are excited to introduce you to one of our loader operators, Emma, and the very first member of our team to be featured in our new blog series: Our People Inspire! Get to know our Kalesnikoff family and stay tuned for future blog updates.           Q: What is your job title?…

30 May In Blog by Kalesnikoff 1

Douglas-fir Beetle: A Growing Threat to Our Local Forests

The B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRO) has identified the Douglas-fir beetle as the principal killer of mature Douglas-fir trees in B.C.  While the beetle has historically attacked weakened or dying trees, its population is growing and as a result it is increasingly attacking healthy trees, often the largest and oldest first which are most valued for wildlife habitat and which provide fire-resistance and shade that supports wildfire mitigation efforts and climate change resilience in general.   Infrared aerial image of a forest containing significant Douglas-fir beetle infestation.  Dead and dying trees appear greenish-gray…

17 May In Blog by Kalesnikoff 3

Mass Timber Facility Will Create More Benefits with No Additional Logging

In March, we announced our commitment to a new $35 million mass timber facility which will create North America’s most advanced, fully integrated, multi-species mass timber manufacturing facility, generating 50 new technology-centered jobs in South Slocan.   We’ve been asked if this means we’ll need to harvest more logs to feed this new facility. The answer is easy:  “No”.   Our new Mass Timber facility will not require any additional logging by us or anyone else. We will create more benefits with our existing logs, which is one of the main reasons we’re making this significant investment. In fact, we’ll…

29 April In Blog by Kalesnikoff 2

Helping to Protect our Communities from Wildfires

The welcome arrival of Spring and the Province’s recent announcement about the 2019 wildfire season has some people wondering and even worrying what the coming season will bring to our local Kootenay communities.   Kalesnikoff has been doing some work on this issue in collaboration with the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) and other key partners, and we agree there’s good reason for concern about this very real threat. The Nelson area has been identified as the most vulnerable B.C. community[1] to wildfire using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and provincial fuel type analysis.  (The “fuel” in this case…

21 March In Blog by Kalesnikoff 3

NEWS RELEASE: Kalesnikoff Lumber Company Announces New $35 Million Mass Timber Facility in West Kootenays

Kalesnikoff Lumber Company Announces New $35 Million Mass Timber Facility in West Kootenays   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 14, 2019   Thrums, B.C. — Kalesnikoff Lumber Company is pleased to announce North America’s most advanced, fully integrated, multi-species mass timber manufacturing facility in South Slocan, B.C. which will create 50 new, full-time, technology-centered local jobs.   Kalesnikoff’s $35 million mass timber investment will encompass construction of a new 110,000 sq ft. building, and the purchase of state-of-the-art processing equipment and technology from leading companies including Denmark-based Kallesoe Machinery and Canadian-based Conception RP.   “We see mass timber as a natural…