CANPLY NEWS

November 4 , 2009

Take Our Kids to Work™ - Seycove Secondary School- Deep Cove, B.C.

The CertiWood Technical Centre was pleased to participate in Take Our Kids to Work™, the annual national program in which grade 9 students are hosted by parents, relatives and volunteers at workplaces across the country. The program supports career development by helping students connect school, the world of work and their own futures.

October 23 , 2009

Darrell Embley Appointed Vice-President Forest Products

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June 15, 2009

Keith Iwasaki and Kevin Sawatzky Receive ASQ-Certified Calibration Technician

Milwaukee, WI, June 15, 2009 — The Certification Board of the American Society for Quality is pleased to announce that Keith Iwasaki and Kevin Sawatzky have both completed the requirements to be named an ASQ-Certified Calibration Technician (ASQ CCT). As such, Keith Iwaskai and Kevin Sawatzky has reached a significant level of professional recognition, indicating a proficiency in and a comprehension of calibration tools and techniques that support a variety of quality-related systems and processes.

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2008 News

BM TRADA and CertiWood Technical Centre have announced a major expansion of the products that are eligible for CE Marking under the BM TRADA / CertiWood alliance. Products that can — or will soon be able to — carry the CE Mark include:

•Timber structures — glued laminated timber;
•Timber structures — prefabricated structural members with punched metal plate fasteners/ trusses;
•Timber structures — structural laminated veneer lumber;
•Light composite wood-based beams and columns;
•Prefabricated wood-based load bearing stressed skin panels;
•Wood flooring;
•Solid wood panelling and cladding;
•Timber frame building kits;
•Log building kits; and
•Finger jointed structural timber.

BM TRADA is a leading multi-sector certification body accredited by UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) and a Notified Body and ETA (European Technical Approval) Issuing Body for products covered by the Construction Products Directive (CPD). CertiWood is a fully accredited structural testing laboratory ISO/IEC 17025 for materials testing and is accredited under ISO/IEC 17020 for mill inspections, proprietary products and systems. CertiWood was also the first North American Certification Organization to offer CE Marking for structural panel
products, EN 13986, in 2003.

For more information, visit the CertiWood website at www.certiwood.com or the BM TRADA website at www.bmtrada.com.

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Last update: 7:00 p.m. EDT July 30, 2008
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul 30, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX)

Canfor Corporation (CA:CFP: news, chart, profile) announced today that it has decided not to rebuild its North Central Plywood plant in Prince George, B.C., which was destroyed by fire on May 26, 2008. The insurance proceeds received will be reinvested in the Company's existing facilities. Consistent with this decision, the Board of Directors today approved the expenditure of $13.5 million to construct a wood residue energy facility at Canfor's Fort St. John, B.C. sawmill.

Commenting on the decision, Canfor's President and CEO Jim Shepard said this was a very difficult decision for the Company. "Unfortunately, after considering the changing nature of our available fibre supply and expected future market conditions, the projected economic benefits were not sufficient to justify the significant capital cost of the rebuild."

For Immediate Release
FIRE AT CANFOR’S NORTH CENTRAL PLYWOOD MILL

May 27, 2008 Vancouver, B.C. - Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) announced that its North Central Plywood mill, located in Prince George, BC, has been rendered inoperable as a result of a fire that broke out at the facility during the evening of May 26th, 2008.
Thankfully, there were no serious injuries to employees as a result of the fire. Fire crews, government officials and Canfor personnel remain on site, where the fire is still smoldering.
An information session will be held tomorrow in Prince George in order to brief mill employees. No decisions have been made regarding the status of the operation. The mill annually produces 185 million square feet of plywood on a 3/8” basis and employs approximately 250 people. It is expected that this incident will not have material financial impact on the company.

For more information:
Lee Coonfer
Manager, Public Affairs and
Corporate Communications
604.209.7097

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ATCON Plywood Company
March 14, 2008
For Immediate Release

Miramichi, NB - ATCON Plywood announced today a temporary shutdown of its operations.
The shutdown comes at a time when the forestry industry in New Brunswick is facing tough market and operating
conditions due to multiple factors, including a significant decline in plywood prices, high cost of wood, the availability of wood and the continuing high cost of energy.
Approximately 100 employees will be affected by the announcement.

About The ATCON Group
The ATCON Group is a diversified group of industrial-based companies, focusing on five primary sectors: heavy
construction; energy; steel fabrication and machining; environmental products and services; and manufactured wood products. ATCON is headquartered in Miramichi, New Brunswick and operates from offices throughout Canada, the United States and Sweden. Its work force has grown to approximately 2,300.

Contact:
Dorothy Innes
Manager Communications and Public Relations
The ATCON Group
Office: (506) 624-8814

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World's Largest Wood Roof Completed : Richmond 2010 Olympic Oval

	The World's Largest Oval now under construction for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Richmond, BC is a showcase for BC Wood Products with its innovative Wooden Roof: 19,000 - sheets of plywood 1,000,000 - board feet of pine beetle-killed wood 15 - Douglas Fir laminate beams 18 tons - weight of a single laminate beam 100 metres - length 6.5 acres - area Detail specifications can be found on the City of Richmond Website

RICHMOND – January 15, 2008

Premier Gordon Campbell, Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie and other dignitaries marked a construction milestone for a major Olympic venue today as the final section of the Richmond Oval’s massive 6.5-acre roof was lifted into place.

“Today marks an important step forward as B.C. prepares to play host to the world in 2010,” said Premier Campbell. “Like the B.C.-Canada Pavilion at the upcoming 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, the Richmond Oval and its unique roof constructed primarily of pine beetle-killed timber will showcase the ingenuity and innovation of B.C.’s wood products industry to an international audience.”

Premier Campbell, Parliamentary Secretary for Federal Olympic Secretariat James Moore, VANOC CEO John Furlong and other special guests joined Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Richmond City Council in signing the final roof section before it was lifted into place. Over the past week, more than 8,000 Richmond residents, project workers and City staff also made their mark on Olympic history by adding their signatures to the final roof section.

“This is an important milestone in the completion of the Oval,” said Brodie. “The spectacular wood roof will be one of the Oval’s most remarkable features and will help make it the premier venue for the 2010 Games, as well as an international showcase for sustainable building practices and B.C. wood. The Oval will also be a tremendous legacy for our community as a centre of excellence for sports and wellness beginning when it opens this fall.”

With the roof substantially complete, the Oval is now approximately 60 per cent complete and remains on target for construction completion this fall.

The Government of Canada and Province of B.C. have each contributed $30 million to the Oval through the $580 million capital budget for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. In addition, the Government of Canada and Province of B.C. funded the Games Operating Trust, which will provide significant ongoing funding toward the operating costs of the Oval.

“Today’s placement of the final roof section of the Richmond Oval marks an important step as we drive forward to the 2010 Winter Games,” said Moore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics and MP for Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, speaking on behalf of the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics. “In 2010, the Richmond Oval will be the venue for exciting speed-skating competitions and, hopefully, for many medal-winning performances by our athletes. It will also serve as a legacy of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and will be an enduring asset for Canadian athletes and the community.”

The Oval’s massive roof includes 15 B.C.-manufactured glulam beams that are nearly 100 metres in length. The beams are linked by “wood wave” roof sections constructed from one million board feet of pine beetle-killed wood, primarily milled in Williams Lake The one-of-a-kind “wood wave” design was developed in B.C. and features arched trusses and rafters, and a curvature in the surface panels that will give the roof a rippled appearance. The Oval is the first building in the world to include a roof of this exportable new design, which is built exclusively from wood and will use more than one million board feet of pine beetle-killed wood from B.C. forests.
 
“The Richmond Oval will soon provide a spectacular stage for the world’s finest athletes and excited spectators to experience the thrill of competition,” said Furlong. “Some of Canada’s greatest medal potential comes from speed skaters who will compete in this venue. Today we witnessed the final section of the roof being raised just as we hope to witness the Canadian flag in 2010 raised high above Canada’s athletes standing on the podium.”

“Our entire community is proud of the contribution they’ve made to this project, which is a great example of how hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games benefits our entire province and country,” said Mayor Scott Nelson of Williams Lake, where the pine beetle wood used in the roof was milled. “The extensive use of pine beetle wood in the Oval’s roof will be a critically vital tool in promoting the use of this wood as a viable product and helping communities like ours cope with the economic impact of the pine beetle epidemic.”

Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. is contributing $1.5 million towards the engineering and design of the roof in order to support and promote the use of B.C. wood.

The 33,000 square-metre Oval is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008. In addition to being the home of speed skating competitions during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the Oval will become an international centre of excellence for sports and wellness, special events and other activities

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Canadian Forest Products Industry Aims to be First Carbon-Neutral Sector
OTTAWA – October 30, 2007

-Industry to Achieve Goal without Purchasing Offsets--
 
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) announced today that Canada’s forest products industry, a global leader in sustainable forest management, is setting a new bar for environmental responsibility and action on climate change: industry-wide carbon-neutrality by 2015 without the purchase of carbon offset credits. A partnership with WWF-Canada will inform and help guide the initiative. The announcement was made at the second annual Business of Climate Change Conference in Ottawa.

For more, download FPAC Press Release