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• Wood Finishing Symposium slated for IWF 2008

  - 2007-10-01

  ATLANTA -- Wood & Wood Products, the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at the University of British Columbia and the International Woodworking Machinery & Supply Fair-USA will collaborate on a comprehensive one-day Wood Finishing Symposium on Aug. 19, 2008. The program takes place one day before IWF opens its...

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• The Perils Of Order

  - 2007-03-05

  In a small room at the University of British Columbia, students wearing headphones are listening to noise. No, it's not an indie band's shred solo blasting through an iPod. The students are participating in an experiment at the school's Psychophysics and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, and the noise consists of random...

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• New Members Appointed to Science and Engineering Research Canada.

  - 2005-06-23

  OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jun 23, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX The Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Science and Engineering Research Canada NSERC, today announced the appointment of new members to the NSERC Council for three-year terms. "Research...

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• An interview with Richard Van Camp

  - 2004-12-22

  Nicosia, Nicole Indian Country Today Lakota Times 12-22-2004 VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Award-winning author Richard Van Camp is a proud member of the Dogrib Tlicho Nation from Fort Smith, NWT, Canada. He is a graduate of the En'owkin International School of Writing,...

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• NSERC's Synergy Award for Innovation.(Industry)(Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canadian Pulp and Paper Network for Innovation in Education and Research, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-11-01

  NSERC's Synergy Award for Innovation has been awarded to the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada Paprican, the Canadian Pulp and Paper Network for Innovation in Education and Research PAPIER, the University of British Columbia, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, and McGill University. The award was...

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• Professional Business Resumes

  BNET - 2004-09-28

  The purpose of a resume is to secure an interview. Your resume objective is to highlight your qualifications and accomplishments to prospective employers, and persuade them to want to interview you. An effective resume demonstrates your ability to meet an employer's needs; moreover, it stimulates their desire to meet you....

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• Wood Finishing Conference set for Aug. 25 in Atlanta

  - 2004-02-01

  The University of British Columbia's Centre for Advanced Wood Processing and Wood & Wood Products are teaming up again to cosponsor a full-day Wood Finishing Conference, Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta. The program--with tabletop displays--is scheduled to take place the day before the start...

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• Case Studies On The Use Of Information Technology In The Canadian Construction Industry

  BNET - 2004-02-01

  A series of eleven case studies were gathered from across Canada in the summer of 2002. These case studies define an initial compendium of Best Practice in the use of Information Technology IT in Canada. The professionals interviewed included architects, engineers, general contractors, and owners. Many of them are at...

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• Marketing Strategy for Railing Materials Made of Small Diameter

  BNET - 2003-09-09

  At the UBC University of British Columbia / Alex Fraser Research Forest, Williams Lake, BC, the frequency of natural forest fires in dry forests (Douglas- fir) of interior British Columbia has been drastically reduced. As a result, many of the forests accumulated high densities of small trees which are competing...

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• Working in the woods: Tsimshian resource workers and the forest industry of British Columbia.

  - 2001-06-22

  In the context of contemporary treaty making and recent Euro-Canadian court decisions reaffirming Aboriginal rights and title, it is more important than ever before to understand the pivotal role played by First Nations in the development of British Columbia's resource-based economy. (1) Unfortunately, the dominant narratives...

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