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  • Kenny's Loggin': BC Gulf Island Logging in the 1950s

    Supply Post would like to introduce our newest column, "Kenny's Loggin'". We found a fascinating video on YouTube recently; a digitized version of an old, scratchy 8mm film of logging in action, with a descriptive narration. We were intrigued, and had to know more about it. We caught up with Ken Wilson, whose father Dennis recorded the film, and Ken’s son Clayton who uploaded it to YouTube. By Linda Horn and Ken Wilson

    Remembering Logging in BCs Gulf Islands in the 1950ss

    “I grew up on Vancouver Island, BC,” said Ken, who started logging at age 14, working for his father and other logging companies. “I worked in logging for 50 years before retirement from Western,” he said. Ken joked that his favourite memory of logging in B.C. was receiving his pension when he retired!

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    Jul 14, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Manitoba Launches Another Intake For Efficient Trucking Program

    The Manitoba government has launched another round of applications for grants to support the transportation sector with rebates for fuel-saving technology and retrofits for heavy-duty vehicles that will lead to a reduction in greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, Conservation and Climate Minister Sarah Guillemard has announced.

    Manitoba Launches Another Intake For Efficient Trucking Program

    “We continue to work toward the goal of GHG reduction and the transportation sector is an important partner in that effort,” said Guillemard. “Our government is pleased to continue offering these incentives for the industry to save money and to reduce emissions.”

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    Jul 13, 2021 - 5 years ago

  • John Deere Adds Smooth Boom Control Technology For Tracked Feller Bunchers And Harvesters

    Further enhancing the machine operation in demanding forestry applications, John Deere adds its Smooth Boom Control (SBC) technology to its M-Series Tracked Feller Bunchers and MH-Series Tracked Harvesters.

    John Deere Adds Smooth Boom Control Technology For Tracked Feller Bunchers And Harvesters

    Developed in global collaboration between the John Deere Wheeled Cut-to-Length and Full-Tree Forestry teams, the SBC system instantaneously responds to operator input while smoothing out the acceleration and deceleration of hydraulic functions on the machine, improving overall control.

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    Jul 12, 2021 - 5 years ago

  • Doosan Introduces Next-Generation Wheel Loaders In North America

    Doosan Infracore North America, LLC, is launching its next-generation wheel loaders, the -7 Series, in the U.S. and Canada. All-new redesigned cabs with first-class comfort features, increased bucket capacities and new, fuel-saving technologies are highlights of this next generation of Doosan wheel loaders.

    Doosan Introduces Next-Generation Wheel Loaders In North America


    Seven models of the new Doosan -7 Series wheel loaders, with standard bucket capacities between 3.7 and 7.6 cubic yards, are available now. Five additional Doosan models with bucket capacities between 2.6 and 3.3 cubic yards are planned to launch in early 2022. Wheel loaders launching in 2022 will include the popular tool carrier iterations for two models.

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    Jul 9, 2021 - 5 years ago

  • From The Supply Post Archives: What A Blast!

    Pitt River Quarries Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Bitulithic Ltd., operates this granite quarry in the Pot Polder area of Pitt Meadows, B.C., on the outskirts of Vancouver.

    From The Supply Post Archives - What A Blast!

    Shown here is the primary means of reducing the extremely hard granite to a size which can then be handled by conventional jaw and cone crushers. This blast in July took 21 metric tonnes of explosives, loaded into 386 holes each 38 feet in depth, to fragment well in excess of 50,000 metric tonnes of rock.

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    Jul 8, 2021 - 5 years ago

  • Equipment Sales & Service Limited Named One Of Canada’s Best Managed Companies

    Equipment Sales & Service Limited was recognized for overall business performance and sustained growth with the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation.

    ESS Limited Named One Of Canadas Best Managed Companies

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    Jul 7, 2021 - 5 years ago

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