| #23. Then and now
How has progress changed the logging industry?
On the left of this picture is the old way of operating in the bush, on the right you see one example of how it is done today. This is a feller-buncher - this does the work of a man with an axe and is used in the Interior where tree sizes tend to be smaller
Technology has made a huge difference - in the mills and in the woods - more efficient, faster, better quality of products, less waste and pollution. Scanning of logs enables operators to see how each log can be utilized to its maximum
Careers - are separated - Woodlands (the forest science arm - all facets of working in the bush) Manufacturing (all facets of operations to produce products) and Administration (clerical, management, computers, sales and marketing, accounting, etc.)
Many rules and regulations dominate all areas of todays operations
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