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Western Forest Products, Vancouver, B.C., is winding down operations at its Nanaimo sawmill, as it nears completion of a $l0-million modernization of its Duke Point sawmill.

The closure will take place before the end of the year, and coincide with an increase of lumber production at its mills in Duke Point and Saltair.

For interior applications where fire retardant construction materials are specified or required by building codes. D-Blazeo treated lumber and plywood is highly effective at controlling the spread of flame and reducing smoke development as a result of fire.

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"The investments being made at Duke Point and the consolidation of our Nanaimo sawmill operations are expected to reduce costs. improve our flexibility to produce different grades of lumber, and increase our recovery factors from log to lumber," said Don Demens, president and c.e.o.

Studies to Evaluate Juniper's Commercial Potential

Sustainable Northwest, Portland, Or., has been awarded a $64,990 grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to explore the commercial prospects of western juniper.

The species is plentiful in eastern Oregon, but considered a nuisance. Research will be conducted at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Or., with the West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau to determine juniper's structural characteristics and engineering design values.

The subsequent report can then be used by architects, engineers, builders and other agencies to size up its value to their projects.

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