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What Is The WRCLA?

The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association is an affiliation of I 5 cedar producers.

Companies represented are: Caflall Bros. Forest Products, Wilsonville, Or.l Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.; Delta Cedar Products Ltd., Surrey, B.C.; Evans Products Company, Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.; Fletcher Challenge Canada, Vancouver, B.C.: Lamford Forest Products Ltd.. New westminster, B.C.; Landucci Industries. Surrey, B.C.; Loth Lumber Co., Inc., Gold Bar, Wa.; MacMillan Bloedel Limited. Vancouver, B.C.; McDonald Cedar, Fort Langley, B.C.; Mill & Timber Products Ltd., Surrey, B.C.; Sawarne Lumber Company, Ltd., Richmond, B.C.; Tolko Industries Ltd., North Vancouver, B.C.; Tyee Timber Products, Ltd., Langley, B.C. and Weldwood of Canada. Ltd.. Vancouver, B.C.

Officers: Jeff Loth, president; Bob Landucci, vice president, and Gary Marshall, treasurer. Marketing information as well as literature is available from the WRCLA ofllces, Yeon Building, 522 SW 5th Ave., Portland, Or. 91204-2122.

technical information pieces, were distributed to cedar users worldwide. As the new decade begins, WRCLA's marketing effort has been expanded with the addition of a design awards competition conducted in cooperation with the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects. A future competition will be created for interior designers. These competitions will recognize outstanding projects using western red cedar lumber and will provide material for future cedar pomotion efforts.

There are many challenges facing the cedar market in the coming years, making detailed predictions nearly impossible. However, in at least one area, the crystal ball is clear: Cedar manufacturers, through WRCLA, will remain committed to promoting and expanding cedar use and willwork to build on the marketins, efforts of the '80s.