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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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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 the...
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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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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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Bluewater Wood Alliance Featured at Ontario West Municipal Conference in London. Each year, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing hosts the Ontario West Municipal Conference, where politicians and bureaucrats from cities and towns across Western Ontario are educated and informed on policy and process. This year's conference, held at the London Convention Centre on November 25th, was themed "Foundations for the Future: Staying on Track". The keynote speaker of the day was Prof. Avi Friedman, from McGill University, who spoke on "Going Green: Sustainable Cities for the 21st Century." A series of concurrent sessions were also held, one of...
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Bluewater Wood Alliance Featured at Ontario West Municipal Conference in London. Each year, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing hosts the Ontario West Municipal Conference, where politicians and bureaucrats from cities and towns across Western Ontario are educated and informed on policy and process. This year’s conference, held at the London Convention Centre on November 25th, was themed “Foundations for the Future: Staying on Track”. The keynote speaker of the day was Prof. Avi Friedman, from McGill University, who spoke on “Going Green: Sustainable Cities for the 21st Century.” A series of concurrent sessions were also held, one of...
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Bluewater promotes membership at WMS show in Toronto. The Bluewater Wood Alliance attended its second show in a month, participating in the Woodworking Machinery and Supply Fair in Toronto. The show was held between October 27-29 at the Direct Energy Centre, which is part of the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. Over the three days, there were many face-to-face conversations with visitors from around the country, who showed a great deal of interest in what the Alliance is doing. As a matter of fact, a couple of visitors from the Atlantic provinces wanted to know if the Alliance would help them to form a...
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The Bluewater Wood Alliance took part in the Green Build Show (www.greenbuildexpo.org) in Toronto the week of October 3. The Bluewater Wood Alliance exhibited at the Green Build Show (www.greenbuildexpo.org) in Toronto's Convention Centre during the week of October 3. As part of the Ontario Wood display, member companies' marketing staff were there to help promote the products of the Alliance to buyers and specifiers from around the world. One of the "green" products being promoted by members was a line of solid wood furniture manufactured from logs brought up from the bottoms of lakes and rivers around Ontario. These old growth logs have been changed...
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