Today we continue our series featuring the Story of Stuff videos. See our previous posts about the Story of Stuff and the Story of Change.
The Story of Solutions, released in October 2013, explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal. In the current ‘Game of More’…
Dave Slykerman
Dave has worked at Denbow for just over nine years. He started his career at Denbow as a truck driver, mainly hauling forest-by-products from the BC’s interior to the coast. Dave proved that he is capable to take on many new challenges along the way. He has become very versatile and can do almost any operations job within Denbow with ease. Dave has the ability to run excavator, walking floor, grinders, loaders, blower trucks and the list goes on…
To his fellow employees, Dave is known to be a very good equipment operator as well as very reliable. He is genuine and also calm under pressure. If you have any idea of the type of work Denbow does, you would understand that it is a very good quality to have.
Outside work, Dave is busy spending time with his wife Kristy and his kids, Mikkaela, Keigan and Cameron. As a family they enjoy motor biking by the river as well as camping in his faithful and restored classic Winnebago. Most of Dave’s spare time is spent working on these projects in his new shop (which he hopes to complete soon!). When he gets out of the shop, he enjoys hunting and fishing.
Thank you, Dave, for your willingness to always help everyone at Denbow!
You might have noticed that Denbow’s trucks are sporting a new look these days!
We’ve been working on new paint and decals on our trucks with our new logo and colours. What a difference that makes!
Truck #807 before and after new paint and decals!
Soon we will start with new wraps on our trailers – check back soon to see the design… or see us on the road!
Curious about how we build a Cascadia Green Wall System? Check out our latest time-lapse video of our installation of a Cascadia wall at the Good Luck Truck stop in Abbotsford:
2013/11/13
Ask us about bonus AIR MILES for new equestrian bedding clients on your first order delivered in the month of November and you will earn 100 bonus AIR MILES reward miles!
We supply a variety of sawdust types to meet our customer’s unique needs. Cypress Sawdust is preferred sawdust/shavings for horse bedding. It is produced locally at our coastal sawmills. Spruce Pine Fir (SPF) is another option. It is drier sawdust from the interior; is white in colour and a different cut.
We also supply wood chips, ground cover and hog fuel for a variety of applications. Delivery is available in various quantities and in bulk push-out delivery or blown directly into barns, paddocks and other areas.
View our informational Horse Bedding PDF:
One of Denbow’s company values is ‘Community’. This encompasses the community in which we do business in, as well as the community of Denbow employees. Owner Bill Boesterd places a high value on people and because of this, he has enlisted Marketplace Chaplains Canada to help provide ‘Exceptional Employee Care’.
Marketplace Chaplains Canada provides care for Denbow employees and their families. Our chaplains visit Denbow once a week, checking in with employees and making themselves available. Employees are encouraged to utilize the chaplains if they need to talk about anything – issues at work, in their personal life, or if a crisis situation arises. The professionally trained and experienced Chaplains build relationships of trust and confidence and are on call at all hours to help out with any life issues. Bill tells his employees “I hope this provides an opportunity for you to be heard around concerns or suggested improvements, for you and your family to be cared for during a tough time, and a host of other care opportunities.”
If you are interested in learning more about Marketplace Chaplains, please visit www.mchap.ca.
Remembrance Day… What does it mean to you?
Do you have a connection with a soldier who has fought for our freedom?
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, the Netherlands
This year, Remembrance Day is especially meaningful to me. I recently travelled to Europe and while there I visited some World War II sites. My small glimpse into the devastation and destruction of war has given me a little more understanding of the terrible experiences soldiers faced. My appreciation of the sacrifices that the Allied troops made for our freedom is much greater now.
I visited a number of sites significant in World War 2 in various places (museums, cemeteries, concentration camp & memorials) as well as learned about a family member who was involved in the Dutch Resistance. A great-uncle who I never had the privilege of knowing because he was captured & killed by the Germans.
Lest we forget the sacrifice of all those who have died for our freedom.
By Willetta Les
Denbow Office Manager
Last week we brought you the Story of Stuff video.
Today we follow up with the Story of Change. This video “takes viewers through an inspiring exploration of what effective changemaking has looked like through history—from Gandhi in India to the US Civil Rights movement to the environmental victories of the 1970s—and shares the things you’ll find whenever people get together and change the world: a big idea, a commitment to working together, and a whole lot of action. She also let’s viewers know that making change will take all kinds of people, offers a series of changemaker identities and ends the movie with a question for viewers: Which are you?”
source: http://storyofchange.org
2013/11/07
Have you heard about The Story of Stuff video?
“The Story of Stuff Project’s journey began with a 20-minute online movie about the way we make, use and throw away all the Stuff in our lives.
We have a problem with Stuff. We use too much, too much of it is toxic and we don’t share it very well. But that’s not the way things have to be. Together, we can build a society based on better not more, sharing not selfishness, community not division.”
At Denbow, our services include recycling many different wood waste products that would otherwise likely be burned or fill landfills. We use the materials we produce on various erosion and sediment control projects. These applications save our soil from erosion and reduce sediment runoff in our water. We believe that our “innovating naturally” solutions help us be better stewards.
Take the time to watch The Story of Stuff video… it will make you think!
source: storyofstuff.org
