the Cariboo Advisor Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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Volume 15, Issue 41
October 24, 2012
Michelle Wright
boosts the singing career of Charli-Anne Erho
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Williams Lake hockey players do well in KIJHL Page 21
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Mayor Kerry Cook, Forests Minister Steve Thomson, MLA Donna Barnett, West Fraser employee Bill Belziuk and General Manager Matt Ketcham celebrate the announcement of a new planer mill with a photo op and a tour of the existing West Fraser facilities.
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West Fraser announces major capital investment Angie Mindus Cariboo Advisor West Fraser delivered some much needed good news to the community of Williams Lake and the forest industry Friday with the announcement of a multimillion dollar investment in its Williams Lake sawmill.
General Manager Matt Ketcham said the company will construct a new planer building, upgrade its machinery and implement state-of-the-art lumber scanning technology. “This investment in technology will enhance our productivity and enable
us to recover more value from every tree we harvest,” said Ketcham to a room full of dignitaries. “We have built our company around investing in our future, our facilities and our people.” Born out of the successes of Quesnel and Williams
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Lake where it all began in 1955 and 1957, West Fraser is now one of the largest mills in North America and the largest in Canada with 7,000 employees. During the announcement, Ketcham took the opportunity to single out one of those valued employ-
ees -- 40-year employee Bill Belziuk who Ketcham calls “the best planerman in West Fraser History.” “They’re a great company, that’s for sure,” Bill Belziuk said, after giving everyone a tour of the operations. See WEST FRASER on Page 13
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