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tistical information on the Bulkley Valley lumber mill at Houston, B.C.,
plied by the Company plus the picture of the Quad Saw and exterior view
The other pictures were taken by Ken McEwan, Editor of the Local 1-
Bulkley Valley lumber mill at Houston, B.C., is the largest producer of kiln-

n nsion jumber in the world. With the exception of the wood preparation
the mill is totally enclosed and heated for year-round operation.

The lumber mill is the first phase of a fully integrated forest products complex.
phases are a plywood plant, a sawmill for small logs and a pulp and paper

Annual production capacity of the lumber mill is 270 million board feet — or
out 40 pieces of lumber per minute of operating time. Equipment includes four
ng barkers, four giant quadsaws, a drop-sorter which handles 40 sorts of lumber
ta time, eight double-track dry kilns and two high-speed planers. In many cases,

‘operators work in enclosed rooms overlooking their equipment and containing
‘emote control operating consoles. Considerable use is made of closed-circuit
sion and electronic control equipment, including a “Centralograph”
cording system keyed to the 19 major pieces of machinery.

Special emphasis is placed on the quality of production and this is in the

snds of a separate quality control group working from a central laboratory

equipped with the necessary testing instruments to maintain close control over all

ses of lumber and by-product manufacture. The quality contro! group is

responsible for all facets of process and quality control, including barking, chip-
ping, sawn dimensions, moisture, dressed surface, grading and packaging.

Me _ From the moment it enters the mill, which has a floor area of 8.7 acres, a piece
of lumber travels approximately 2,000 feet through the various production
cesses to the shipping area. All shipping is by rail and, in full production, an
ge of 16 flat cars will be loaded with packaged lumber every day.

Initially, Bulkley Valley Forest Industries will provide regular employment in
lumber mill and woodlands operations for about 800 people. A work force of
is forecast by the end of 1973, when the pulp and paper mill begins
ration.

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SMOKE BREAK is enjoyed by Paul Anthony, Nick Worhaug, Mike Schofer and Guy Albert
Don Levers and Ivor Howells. enjoying a coffee break.

OPERATING MICRO WAVE Unit in lunchroom
are Lorne Player and Stuart Scholefield:

PLANT’S QUAD SAW — This machine has innovations which
are still secret. ‘

: ME g 4% Norm Hunter pauses for coffee
rician John Malsbury

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Barker operator Willie Brown PLANT‘S MODERN washroom and _ locker
facilities.

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