Media/News

Skeena Sawmills & BioEnergy Announce New Scholarship Program

Skeena Sawmills and Skeena BioEnergy (Skeena) is pleased to announce the establishment of new SKEENA SCHOLARSHIPS to encourage graduates who live in the Northwest communities that we operate within to undertake post-secondary education. Further, two of the five established scholarships are designed only for youth with Indigenous ancestry to support the education of First Nations communities as part of Skeena’s ongoing commitment to Truth & Reconciliation.

Students from the BC Northwest in Grade 12 planning to pursue a full-time, accredited post-secondary education within Canada are eligible to apply. The application deadline is April 31, 2022.

For more information about these scholarships please contact Shannon Lopushinsky.

Skeena Scholarship Program Press Release

Wayne Powers – Industrial Mechanic Millwright

Congratulations to Wayne Powers for achieving certification as Industrial Mechanic Millwright.

Daniel Steinke – Red Sealed Millwright Certification.

Congratulations to Daniel Steinke on his Red Sealed Millwright Certification.

Pellet plant equipment and engineering supplied by Prodesa.

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Acquiring New Skills

Picnic table project completed by Trades Students in School District 82 using lumber donated by Skeena Sawmills. These beautiful tables were built by students were from Stewart, Hazelton and Kitimat.

Great looking tables – Congratulations to all the budding carpenters!

June 22, 2021

Ryan Kawinsky – Certified Electrician

Another apprentice now certified at Skeena Sawmills.

Congratulations Ryan Kawinsky on all your hard work to achieve your Red Seal Electrical Certificate!

May 13, 2021

New Video: Pellets are Good for B.C.’s Forests

B.C. Chief’s Forester on why Pellets are Good for B.C.’s Forests

We have just launched a new video featuring British Columbia’s Chief Forester Diane Nicholls who believes that the province has one of the best sustainable forest management regimes in the world and that pellets are a critical piece of forest health and the future of the bioeconomy.

December 9, 2020

Against the Grain: How three B.C. forest companies have thrived during tough times for the industry

They keep proving that sometimes the best way out of hard times is to go against the grain.

October 27, 2020

Fibre Supply Agreement Supports Indigenous Resource Businesses and Local Sawmilling Jobs

Skeena Sawmills announced today that the Company has entered into fibre supply agreements with each of Kitselas Forestry Limited Parentship (KFLP), a wholly-owned enterprise of the Kitselas First Nation, and Kalum Ventures Ltd. (KVL), a First Nations company fully owned and operated for the benefit of Kitsumkalum Band members.

July 2, 2020

Skeena Community Pellet Day

In partnership with the Kitsumkalum Development Group, Skeena Bioenergy will be hosting a Community Pellet Day to address the shortage of home heating across the region.

January 28, 2020

Saving A Sawmill

With the local pulp mill closed, a revived sawmill in British Columbia develops a pellet project to turn residue disposal costs into a revenue stream to save the business.

May 22th, 2019