The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - A

| Sawmillers’ CO-Op | cuts across grain
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i :, By. JEFF NAGEL
CEDAR. SAWDUST flies” as :avsaw
cblade carves’ a‘slab ‘off a.log. Larry
_- Sifaha’ punches’ the slop’ button on the-
Wood: ‘Mizer mill as: Trevor: Tabb
“watches. him ‘complete. the’ cul.
eJg]n another ’ B.C.‘town or in anormal ©
. forest. economy, : these two might: be:
Competitors... a s
“Instead © they. . ‘and! several’ cother:
small. Sawmill operators’ have joined
2 forces™-in : what: they“ hope. will: be. a.
smarter way. of. ‘doing business. 5. |
“The. group is called. the: ‘Kalun’ Six
; Sawimill: “Assocation: and, they. say
they* ‘ve “conie’ ‘tggéther lo more. effi-
a ciently: use equipment: ‘and sreach cus- ;
tomers. “
We? Té, such: ‘a “small umbir,” : says ,
; “mill owner. ‘Trevor Jobb.- “But: by being.
together’. we: have. more. marketing |’
a strength: and ‘much more: Purchasing,
a power. in buying: logs.”: hoe
“Lt Each of the: group's. millers! typical: a ee
ot Ty. has: ‘an. underutilized: collection. of :
equipment’ = often. a. loader, | bobeal, os
forklift and. edger. each.: ay

‘have |:more.. “marketing
‘strength: and much more.
purchasing power: 1 dn buy:

ideaaeia are J:

eo sense t to. ‘share-t use. st the caine ty
noe. pooling resources.
"STF we can. be, together on: “the. same
ppiere:o ground: we can: have. ‘some |.
: ean. cae that: . _ ‘
ca “and. invest. it: other“ TREVOR: JOBB and Larry Smaha are. part of the Kalum Six Sawmill. Association of small mill operators. They’ re joint rnilling on a chunk of land ce
“Sent he: ‘explained. : ne orth. ot Terrace: and. d-hope te to move, to a larger piece of Crown land neat Deep Creek, JEFF. NAGEL PHOTO i _
a" Freed: ‘Mp money. could. uitimately.: :
| Belased to- acquire. equipment~ that
“would "bé: hard to justify. individually
° items ike! dry’: ‘kilns, ” smoulders : ‘Or,
‘grading. ‘chains.. ° :
i soit’ ‘marketing “also. makes” serise’
p>" ohee they-can-fill larger orders... 2
pone “We have thé.-capacity to: produce ©
_Somewhere..in: the. neighbourhood: “oF:
160, 000. board feel per month,” ” Jobb

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to use.a 4 40: eacre chunk’ of Crows ‘landl cof go gone e from there’ ‘Jobb said to’ acquire iron thecity if it’s inited of the Crown tani.”
“just north of: Deep Creek we
ort ‘would: be an ideal. site, Jobb. says, - thing, theirJown- marketing, their. own: :
: saving: “the ‘group. considérable * ‘money. ‘log “buying,” Jobb. said. ey -Broup .
from: its current-rented property. 2 stronger.”
: » Other: Jocal: ‘membe of the: ‘grou me Finding. a reliable: fibre: supply As, pric
: include Larry. Smaha,- Percy, Gavrons “slill san: tea. of junceriainty, for: few. 7
ky,-Mark Ljungh and Richard:Bohn: °°. group, cree Pee ae bu
They ‘started : ‘working. together. rafter: 2 The four, inillers: sO far working td-
: “one miller: had a customer ‘he couldn’t.. gether at Finlay ‘Lake figure they. ned *
a ‘d x mill ‘operators 4 es supply on’ his -owan~ ‘dnd: ‘brough in~about10,000:cubic' metres: of timbér
: ye up ‘and finning on'a-site, nor! “partners. ; : ppl. ther fort a year:

- of town’ on Finlay Lake Road. co We. all’ ‘and it skin iey"re hoping they: ip Soles “For aw ihe net sep isto: gain se

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Bale “We ‘don't: expect: to: getlall:of our. -he: said. “This puts -us’ all. in one spot.”
fibre supply from one source,” Jobb ad--
dedi" We’ Te wilting to, “pay. market City of, Terrace’ 5 forestry. task force as.

district: board.

ng and, hopes- td-also. get ‘into ‘bireh and: group moving “towards n re. value-ad- _—
alder. They alsa:cut: “spruce ‘and: hems. ded, prownetion, a meh ro
“Jock: for “hings. Tike: beams: and ‘bridge

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"Everybody. wis doing: their own “community forest inthe months ahead. -.:“ We're: scatlered: around. right 1 novi. : es ;
~ They!ve-got. strong. backing from the. .- ~-
cowell” as. the’, Kitimat: Stikine ‘tegional

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