iotion news

N{ountain States Lumber & Buildine N{aterial Dealers Association is holding a board meeting July l0 in Dcnvcr, Co., and the W.O.O.D. Inc./Front Rangc goll' tournament July l2 at thc Ranch Country Club, Wcslrtrinstcr. Co.

L)uring MSLBMDA's recent l)roiluct Expo, bcst booth awards wcnt to It/W Spccialtics, Hcndcrson Co. (hcst niultiplc hooth); Rcid & Wright, Inc., Brooml'icld, Co. (doublc). and Quikrctc ol' Colorado (singlc). Mcriting lrononrhlc rncntion wcrc:

''We bu1 Cedal iencing matelials in dillerent grades. in widrhs rangtng from3 1/2" to 12'. and lengths from 4'to 8'. Adams is the onl1'source for some of that material. They're prompt, shrp on our schedule, are consistent in grade, and allow us to mix tnrckloads of different sizes ald grades. The,,, tale ca,ye cl us, no natter..'Aat."

Boise Cascadc, Dcnver and Grand Juncti on ( nrul ti plc ); Morgan Distribution, Dcnver (doublc), and Midland Garage Door, Ontaha, Ne. (single).

Also at the show, Stan Jcnscn, Hope Lurnber & Supply, Cornmcrcc City, Co., won an airline gili ccrtil'icatc in a drawin-c.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada plans golf, receptions, and cducational opportunities for its 2nd Growth Wcckend Getaway July 23-2-5 at thc La Quinta Spa & Resort. l-l Quinta, Ca.

We stern Iluilding Material

Association's nrid-ycar board meetings arc sct lirr July 24-27 ut tbe Enzian Inn, Lcavenworth, Wa.

Thc irssociation also is prrrticiptrting in a seven-day cruisc through Alaska's Inside Passagc to Hubbard Glacicr in Yakutat Bay. The Rhapsody of thc Sea clcparts Septembcr ll lrorlr Vlrncouvcr, British Colurribia.

Haines. Juncau. Ketchikan and Skagway are among the ports ol- call. On-shore activities will include shoppinu. sightseein-r.r. and opportunitics to tour WBMA rnenrber yards.

L-P Plans EWP Complex

Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Portland, Or.. and its Canadian subsidiaries ivill build British Coluntbia's l'irst integratcd oricnted strand board and cnginccrcd wood products rnanulircturing plant.

Thc proposcd $250 nrillion projcct will include four ncw facilitics: an OSB mill, a veneer rnill, a lanrinatcd veneer lunrber plant and an I-joist mill. L-P announced the project afier being awarded four timbcr liccnses totalling 995,494 cu. meters of wood per year.

L-P also will spend up to $25 rnillion (Canadian) over the next two years upgrading its other mills in British Columbia.