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It took four years, thousands of volunteer hours – 500 by each family that would soon inhabit the homes – and more than $23,000 in a Weyerhaeuser OSB product donation. The result? Fifteen 2-storey Habitat for Humanity duplex units in Edson, Alberta. See the ceremony where each family receives the keys to their new home via YouTube. ... Read More

For the third year, Weyerhaeuser employees throughout North America came together to collect much-needed diapers for families in need. From March 5-26, Operation Diaper Drive brought in 1.2 million diapers, blowing well past its goal of 1 million, via donations from employees, customers, vendors, friends and family, community organizations and businesses. ... Read More

On March 22nd, a rain-saturated slope in the Cascade Mountain foothills of Western Washington failed catastrophically. A mile-wide slice of hillside rolled down onto a rural community near Oso, Wash. Thousands of tons of earth, rocks and trees crashed into the area’s homes and cabins, burying some beneath 30 feet of mud. Twenty-four people have been confirmed dead and as many as 22 may be missing. ... Read More

Some call it the Great Coastal Gale. Others don’t have a name for it — it’s just the 2007 Storm, as if there were only one storm that year. But whether named or nameless, the massive winter storm that ravaged the Pacific Northwest in December 2007 will be remembered for generations. ... Read More

Grand Prairie, Alberta relies on forestry, agriculture, and oil and gas for its economic vitality ... Read More