[CANUFNET] salvaging urban wood

Wed Dec 5 12:32:53 EST 2012

In Toronto, Sean Gorham owns and operates www.urbantreesalvage.com  His work
is amazing!  Check it out.  
We at LEAF have been advocating for more urban wood salvage, including ash,
with preference for highest possible use (ie furniture).  Sean feels the two
big barriers are CFIA shipping restrictions on ash (it can be done once wood
is dried/processed, etc but requires very expensive permits) and local
demand/market for the products because they are more expensive than IKEA
furniture!  Today I am meeting with Rob McMonagale of Economic Development
&Culture, City of Toronto.   He is exploring options for urban wood use and
has issued an RFQ that some of you may be interested in responding to.  I
will forward it to the list.  The deadline was Dec 4 but you could probably
inquire as to whether they might extend the deadline.

Janet McKay, Executive Director
LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests)
Artscape Wychwood Barns
253-601 Christie St
Toronto, ON  M6G 4C7
416-413-9244 x17
www.yourleaf.org

-----Original Message-----
From: canufnet-bounces at list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net]
On Behalf Of canufnet-request at list.web.net
Sent: December 5, 2012 12:00 PM
To: canufnet at list.web.net
Subject: CANUFNET Digest, Vol 95, Issue 1

Send CANUFNET mailing list submissions to
	canufnet at list.web.net

To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
	http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/canufnet
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
	canufnet-request at list.web.net

You can reach the person managing the list at
	canufnet-owner at list.web.net

When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than
"Re: Contents of CANUFNET digest..."

Today's Topics:

   1. Sawmills in the GTA (Alex Satel)
   2. Re: Sawmills in the GTA (Charlotte Young)

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Message: 1
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 12:38:32 -0500
From: "Alex Satel" <asatel at ufis.ca>
To: "'Canadian Urban Forest Network'" <canufnet at list.web.net>
Subject: [CANUFNET] Sawmills in the GTA
Message-ID: <01b601cdd17d$05a06f90$10e14eb0$@ufis.ca>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hello all,

Just wondering if anyone out there knows about any small-scale mills
operating locally in the GTA, preferably (but not necessarily) sawing up
lumber from salvaged ash trees. Interested in making some furniture; would
be great to use our beleaguered local ash.

Thanks!

Alex Satel, MFC
ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A

Urban Forest Innovations Inc.

1248 Minnewaska Trail
Mississauga, ON  L5G 3S5

T: (905) 274-1022

 <mailto:asatel at ufis.ca> asatel at ufis.ca

 <http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/> www.urbanforestinnovations.com

UFI new logo very small

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL:
<http://list.web.net/pipermail/canufnet/attachments/20121203/9f266254/attach
ment-0001.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 3338 bytes
Desc: not available
URL:
<http://list.web.net/pipermail/canufnet/attachments/20121203/9f266254/attach
ment-0001.jpeg>

------------------------------

Message: 2
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:50:49 -0500
From: "Charlotte Young" <charlotte at envision-synergy.net>
To: "'Canadian Urban Forest Network'" <canufnet at list.web.net>
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Sawmills in the GTA
Message-ID: <8C631B640DEF4434A60846FCB7FE4D95 at HomeOffice01>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Hi Alex,
What about trying the City? It has taken down numerous Ash trees along the
Danforth and I wonder if there would be salvagable wood. 

Happy Winter Solstice!
Charlotte Young

-----
This email is confidential and for the intended recipient only. If you
received this email in error, please contact me immediately and delete this
message. Thank you.

><((((?>

Charlotte Young, Ph.D.
Environmental Facilitator/Evaluator/Graphic Recorder ENVision...synergy --
symbiotic solutions, naturally Organizational development; Public policy
120 Dewhurst Blvd.
Toronto, ON  M4J 3J6
charlotte at envision-synergy.net
www.envision-synergy.net
p: 416-778-4713; f: 416-778-1956
-----Original Message-----
From: canufnet-bounces at list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net]
On Behalf Of Alex Satel
Sent: December 3, 2012 12:39 PM
To: 'Canadian Urban Forest Network'
Subject: [CANUFNET] Sawmills in the GTA

Hello all,

Just wondering if anyone out there knows about any small-scale mills
operating locally in the GTA, preferably (but not necessarily) sawing up
lumber from salvaged ash trees. Interested in making some furniture; would
be great to use our beleaguered local ash.

Thanks!

Alex Satel, MFC
ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A

Urban Forest Innovations Inc.

1248 Minnewaska Trail
Mississauga, ON  L5G 3S5

T: (905) 274-1022

 <mailto:asatel at ufis.ca> asatel at ufis.ca

 <http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/> www.urbanforestinnovations.com

UFI new logo very small

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL:
<http://list.web.net/pipermail/canufnet/attachments/20121205/3d211267/attach
ment-0001.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 3338 bytes
Desc: not available
URL:
<http://list.web.net/pipermail/canufnet/attachments/20121205/3d211267/attach
ment-0001.jpeg>

End of CANUFNET Digest, Vol 95, Issue 1
***************************************
-----
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2634/5938 - Release Date: 12/05/12