Seasons Greetings!

Hello everyone!

What a year it has been for the Bluewater Wood Alliance and its members! The wood industry in Ontario is nimble and adaptable to change.

The BWA pivoted quickly to adapt to the lockdown to engage the industry virtually. From March 30th – July 15th, the BWA conducted 9 virtual COVID-19 related events to educate our members on the emerging pandemic and due diligence for our members.

Some other highlights for this year include:

27 virtual events with 759 participants, with the delivery of Sales and Leadership Training Series
First virtual plant tour kaizen event for the wood industry
Launch of the BWA/CME Health and Safety Excellence Program
Export Readiness Project ongoing with NRCan
Digital Transformation Project with NGen: driving the digitization of delivery for the BWA cluster
BWA Buying Group evolving and moving forward in 2021
BWA re-branding exercise to be released in 2021
Networking feature now adopted into virtual events
Stable membership renewals through the pandemic: member numbers have held firm
Ongoing engaged board of directors: 13 board members providing oversight and guidance for the cluster