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FPInnovations presents
Mountain Pine Beetle
Entering Alberta Mills
Seminar
November 5, 2014 - Whitecourt
A one-day workshop for
leaders in the industry
Overview
The mountain pine beetle (MPB) knows no boundaries,
spreading its path of destruction into Alberta’s forests
after attacking British Columbia, and killing over an
estimated 675 million cubic metres of lodgepole pine.
Now, as the beetle creeps into Alberta, disrupting
communities relying on the forests, the industry,
government and public will need to know how to most
efficiently battle the destructive insect’s spread. Is your
community, sawmill, pulpmill or woodlands prepared?
FPInnovations is hosting a seminar to give an overview
of how to be proactive and be prepared to battle the
onslaught of the minuscule but destructive bug.
Who should attend?
Location
Forest Interpretive Centre
3002 33 Street
Whitecourt, Alberta
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Industry stakeholders
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Community representatives
Cost for FPInnovations members
•
Government leaders
Free
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Anyone concerned about the introduction of this
species and the consequent social, ecological
and economic impacts of the MPB devastation in
Alberta
Cost for non-members
$199 + taxes
Mountain pine beetle entering Alberta mills seminar
Agenda
TIMETOPICS
07:30
Registration and Breakfast
08:00
Welcome – Dalibor Houdek, FPInnovations; Norm Dupuis, AFPA
08:15
Economic Impact of MPB on Alberta – TBD
09:05
Government Perspective – Erica Samis, ESRD
09:55
Coffee Break
10:10
Dealing with MPB in Woodlands – Ken Byrne, FPInnovations
11:00
Challenges in Processing Lumber from MPB Logs – Bruce Lehmann, FPInnovations
11:50
Lunch Break
12:50
Focusing on Safety (Dust Issues) – Bruce Lehmann, FPInnovations
1:40
Lumber Drying Issues and Kiln Certification – Luiz Oliveira, FPInnovations
2:30
Coffee Break
2:45
Managing impact of MPB on a Pulp Mill – Shannon Huntley, FPInnovations
3:45
Closing Remarks – Norm Dupuis, AFPA; Dalibor Houdek, FPInnovations
TO REGISTER
Click on the following link:
www.eply.com/MPBseminarAB
For more information about this workshop,
please contact:
Shayne Davis
Industry Advisor
11810 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton, AB
T5G 0X5
780-413-9031
[email protected]
Please be sure to register early – seating is limited
www.fpinnovations.ca

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