THUNDER BAY – Business – It was a big day for employees at the Thunder Bay Woodlands operation of Resolute Forest Products.  They celebrated their recent achievement of working 250,000 hours without having a Recordable Injury.  This is approximately one year for 120 employees to work without having an injury that is considered recordable.

To recognize this achievement, Resolute Forest Products presented the operation with a Board of Directors Award, which included a plaque and $5,000 to be directed to the employees’ charity of choice.  This year, the employees chose to support the Northern Cancer Fund of the Thunder Bay Regional 
Health Sciences Foundation.

Resolute Forest Products supports Northern Cancer Fund

Richard Garneau, President and CEO, Resolute Forest Products was on hand to make the cheque presentation to Glenn Craig, President and CEO, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation. 

“We are very proud of our employees in achieving this significant safety milestone,” said Garneau.  “At Resolute Forest Products, we always put the safety of our people first and we believe that creating an injury-free workplace is everyone’s business.  I’m pleased to present this Board of Directors Award to our employees and proud that they have chosen to give back to our local community to support exceptional cancer care.” 

“On behalf of the Health Sciences Foundation, I’d like to congratulate the employees of the Thunder Bay Woodlands operation on their safety record and thank them for choosing to celebrate this achievement with a donation to the Northern Cancer Fund,” said Craig.  “Support from our community means that we are able to provide life-saving, close-to-home cancer care for our families and friends.  We couldn’t do it without you and I am honoured to accept this donation.”   

The Northern Cancer Fund raises funds that are 100% dedicated to supporting excellence in cancer care in Northwestern Ontario.

Photo caption: Resolute Forest Products employees celebrate their recent achievement of working 250,000 hours without a Recordable Injury and make a donation to the Northern Cancer Fund in the amount of $5,000.  Pictured, left to right, are: Glenn Craig, President & CEO, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation; Jim Stewart, Production Manager, Resolute Forest Products Thunder Bay Woodlands; Richard Garneau, President & CEO, Resolute Forest Products; Dave Veitch, Operations Superintendent, Marcri Logging; Rainer Prager, Operations and Safety Coordinator, Marcri Logging; Brian Fortier, Health and Safety Representative, Resolute Forest Products Thunder Bay Woodlands; George Rathje, Health and Safety Representative, Resolute Forest Products Thunder Bay Woodlands; Dave Lyght, Health and Safety Representative, Resolute Forest Products Thunder Bay Woodlands.