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EACOM Timber Corporation, the largest sawmill company in Ontario, is paying its employees to get COVID-19 vaccines.
The company has sawmills in Timmins, Gogama, Nairn Centre, Elk Lake, Ear Falls and Sault Ste. Marie.
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It also has three mills in Quebec. The company has more than 1,200 employees.
The company announced last week an “incentive program” to encourage its employees and contractors to get vaccinated.
“With employee safety top of mind, the company hopes to achieve an 85 per cent vaccination rate among the staff at its nine sawmills and two secondary manufacturing facilities across Quebec and Ontario,” said a company news release.
EACOM s Ear Falls, Ont. Mill (supplied photo)
EAR FALLS, Ont. – A forestry company with operations Northwestern Ontario will pay its employees up to $350 if they choose to get vaccinated.
EACOM Timber Corporation on Thursday announced it is aiming for an 85 per cent vaccination rate and plans to provide a financial incentive of $200 to employees who get the first dose of vaccine, $150 for the second, or $350 if they get the single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccination.
“We are committed to offering safe working environments for all members of our staff and business partners, as well as contributing to vaccination efforts in our communities,” said EACOM president and CEO Kevin Edgson.
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Apr 23, 2021 3:24 PM UTC
WASHINGTON and OTTAWA, April 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) is pleased to announce Karla Guyn, CEO of Ducks Unlimited Canada, as the new Chair of the SFI Board of Directors, and the election of three new board members. The SFI Board of Directors provides leadership that helps SFI fulfill its mission to advance sustainability through forest-focused collaboration. Guyn will serve a one-year term. The three new board members, Catherine Grenier, President and CEO, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ellen Shultzabarger, State Forester and Director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, and Don Kayne, CEO, Canfor Corporation and Canfor Pulp, will serve three-year terms.
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc.April 23, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON and OTTAWA, April 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) is pleased to announce Karla Guyn, CEO of Ducks Unlimited Canada, as the new Chair of the SFI Board of Directors, and the election of three new board members. The SFI Board of Directors provides leadership that helps SFI fulfill its mission to advance sustainability through forest-focused collaboration. Guyn will serve a one-year term. The three new board members, Catherine Grenier, President and CEO, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ellen Shultzabarger, State Forester and Director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, and Don Kayne, CEO, Canfor Corporation and Canfor Pulp, will serve three-year terms.