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The Bluewater Wood Alliance was presented with a special award at the Wood Manufacturing Council Annual Awards banquet on October 3 in Ottawa. Ottawa, October 3, 2012 - The Wood Manufacturing Council annually gives awards to recognize exemplary activities in the area of human resources development. This year, one of the awards was given to the Bluewater Wood Alliance in recognition of the work done to promote the establishment of the WoodLINKS program in two high schools in the Bluewater District School Board. WoodLINKS is a two-year program that teaches the fundamentals of industrial woodworking to students who are interested in pursuing a...
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The September networking meeting in Walkerton was information packed, highlighting innovations from IWF, new projects to benefit our members, a primer on machinery purchase justification and a thought-provoking presentation on risk management. The sixth networking meeting of the Bluewater Wood Alliance was held at the Walkerton Clean Water Centre on a bright fall afternoon in September. A full roster of great content was kicked off by an update on the progress made over the past months by the BWA in its efforts to build benefits for the members. Blair Tullis, Co-Manager of the BWA, announced that two projects have just...
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Bernie McGlynn Lumber helps local schools with wood for shop projects. Mildmay, Ont. – Bernie McGlynn Lumber, and division South Bruce Flooring, in Mildmay, Ont. recently donated a large amount of hard- and softwood for use in school projects to a number of high schools in the Grey – Bruce - Huron area. This wood is being used by shop classes in schools that offer the WoodLINKS program, which provides two years of training for careers in the furniture, cabinet and millwork industries. McGlynn has also donated wood to shop programs in the Catholic school board. According to South Bruce...
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A sunny June 5th found over 40 people at the Walkerton Clean Water Centre for the first networking meeting of the new fiscal year for the Bluewater Wood Alliance. Responding to the request of our members at the last meeting, the topics for coverage on this day were accessing funding and getting an update on what is new and possible with design and manufacturing software. A sunny June 5th found over 40 people at the Walkerton Clean Water Centre for the first networking meeting of the new fiscal year for the Bluewater Wood Alliance. Responding to the request of our...
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March 1, 2012, Hanover, ON. Going Global Workshop: An Introduction to International Trade. Going Global Workshop: An Introduction to International Trade March 1, 2012, Hanover, ON, Going Global is a series of workshops to prepare companies to get into export. The Wood Manufacturing Council (with financial support by the Ministry of Natural Resources) has presented these workshops now for the two years. The introductory course was offered in Hanover (March 1), Thunder Bay and Kitchener. The course in Hanover, with 14 participants, was well received. The workshop is tailored to small and medium companies (SME) who are considering starting to export in...
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The Globe and Mail Report on Business shone the spotlight on the BWA in its Saturday, March 31 issue. The Globe and Mail Report on Business featured a report on the wood products manufacturing industry in southern Ontario with a March 31 story on the Bluewater Wood Alliance. Interviewing a number of member companies and featuring 25 photographs on the web page version, the item cast the Bluewater Wood Alliance and Ontario's wood industry in a very favourable light. The story gives a face to the wood products manufacturers in this province and shows that there is a future for...
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A film crew from CTV's Provincewide news program came to visit the BWA to learn more about the alliance and the wood products manufacturing renaissance in the area. Bogdon and Gross hosted a CTV crew, who did a feature on the BWA and the wood products manufacturing industry renaissance in Southwestern Ontario. The crew spent time around the B&G plant, filming assembly processes and interviewing one of the employees. Adam Hofmann, president of B&G Furniture was interviewed extensively, serving as a solid representative for our industry. Two other members of the BWA board of directors – Dennis McGlynn of South...
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On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, over 45 people met in Walkerton to hear the latest on benchmarking and machnery integration software. Another Successful Networking Meeting On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, over 45 people met at the Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) to hear the lates on the Bluewater Wood Alliance's progress and to watch presentations on benchmarking and measurements, plus two presentations on software innovations for machinery integration and control from Homag and Taurus Craco. The manufacturers were very well represented, along with a group of interested suppliers and supplier associate members. Presentations were made by the 3 companies. On the...
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In a very positive development for the wood products manufacturing industry in Grey and Bruce counties, the Bluewater District School Board has decided to adopt the WoodLINKS™ curriculum in their high schools in Chesley and Kincardine. Brent Beck will lead the program at Chesley District High School and Bryan Derksen will integrate the curriculum into his construction program at Kincardine District Secondary School. The programs will help train students for entry-level jobs within the industry, as well as give them a good background knowledge base to take into post-secondary programs in wood products production that are available through schools like...
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It’s all about getting together. 3rd Networking meeting in Walkerton is biggest yet! The sunny early winter weather contributed to a great turnout for the 3rd Networking meeting of the Bluewater Wood Alliance on December 7. The crowd of 55 people gathered at the Walkerton Clean Water Centre to learn the latest about finishes, finishing equipment and training for sprayers. Co-manager, Sepp Gmeiner, opened up the meeting with an update on the progress shown by the BWA since the last meeting in September. The website continues to carry the latest information on activities of the BWA, but now there is...
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