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Canadian Hardwood Bureau Embraces Educational Programs Photos By Terry Miller The Canadian Hardwood Bureau (CHB) recently held its 2023 Fall Meeting in Louisville, KY, in conjunction with the NHLA Convention. Chairman Shaun Rowe, of Quality Hardwoods Ltd., welcomed delegates and lead the informative session. The guest speaker was Geoff Webb, Dean of NHLA’s Inspector Training School, who outlined NHLA’s Apprenticeship Program and noted that Class 1 graduated from Inspector Training School in 1948. There is today an in- Please turn to page 40 Bill Miller, Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve Ltd., Haliburton, ON; Allison DeFord, North American Forest Foundation, Collierville, TN; Bob Rutledge, Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve Ltd.; and Philippe LeBlanc, Lumber Resources Inc., Quebec City, QC Brian Guilbeault, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; Richard Lipman, Canadian Hardwood Bureau, Ottawa, ON; Shaun Rowe, Quality Hardwoods Ltd.; Mike Penner, Townsend Lumber Inc., Tillsonburg, ON; and Geoff Webb, NHLA, Memphis, TN Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Francois Bovet, Bois Maron Lumber, St-Eustache, QC; Stephanie Van Dystadt, Hull Forest Products Inc., Pomfret, CT; and Sam Glidden, GMC Hardwoods Inc., Medfield, MA Alain Thibeault, Preverco Inc., Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC; Claude Cadrin, C.A. Spencer Inc., Laval, QC; Michael Brooks, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; and Max Ross, Ontario Hardwood Products Ltd., Toronto, ON HARDWOODS, LLC 670 Caney Creek Rd, Caneyville, KY 42721 Phone: (270) 879-4853 Email: doug@caneyvillhardwoods.com GROWING to meet Your Needs For our customers, and others interested in buying our quality Appalachian Hardwood Products, Dunaway Timber Company Inc. and Caneyville Hardwoods, LLC. cut a variety of hardwoods concentrating heavily in crosstie length. We focus on 4/4 and 5/4 lumber in all grades. Poplar is cut 4/4 through 8/4 down to pallet cants. Our stave mills produce Bourbon staves and heading, and we buy pulpwood by the ton. P.O. Box 157, Fordsville, KY 42343 Phone: (270) 276 -3367 Email: henry@dunawaytimber.com Because nothing says Canadian like Quality Hardwoods Nature’s finest Unsurpassed quality Rich colour and texture. With a large inventory base of Canadian Kiln Dried Hard Maple, Red Oak, Soft Maple, Yellow Birch, White Birch, Aspen, Basswood, and Cherry, Quality Hardwoods Ltd. is ready to meet your demands. Our knowledgeable sales team has more than 75 years’ experience and will quickly process your order. Wherever you are in the world, we will have your shipment to you on time. Please contact our sales staff to place an order Brian Guilbeault – brian@qualityhardwoodsltd.com Anthony Rapsa – ar@qualityhardwoodsltd.com Mike Brooks – mb@qualityhardwoodsltd.com Shaun Rowe – sr@qualityhardwoodsltd.com Peter VanAmelsfoort – pva@qualityhardwoodsltd.com Office Number – 705-724-2424 Website - www.qualityhardwoodsltd.com 40 CHRISTMAS 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry CHRISTMAS 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 41
