News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon
The Salem-Keizer Recycling & Transfer Station will be closed April 1- 22 for maintenance. The facility will be inaccessible for regular disposal activities. Customers are encouraged to utilize alternative disposal facilities. Hand Unloads can go to the North […]
When the old NORPAC factory in Stayton closed in 2019, hundreds of employees throughout the region were laid off including many workers in the Santiam Canyon. A new owner is redeveloping the property as the […]
A series of free workshops about small businesses is scheduled for November and December in the Santiam Canyon, with a focus on writing business plans and applying for loans. Organized by the Small Business Development […]
Freres Engineered Wood has been in the Santiam Canyon for more than 100 years, starting with a small logging operation up a North Fork hill about a two-minute eagle flight from current company headquarters in […]
Two local timber companies are going to trial against PacifiCorp in April amid efforts to speed up resolution of claims against the power utility over the 2020 wildfires. A seven-day trial is scheduled to begin […]
Freres Engineered Wood is creating a new position and also has job openings for 40 other positions at its Lyons and Mill City plants. Freres has announced the new role of an estimator, which involves […]
PORTLAND – Freres Engineered Wood unveiled a two-story networking lounge this week at an international Mass Timber Conference at the Oregon Convention Center. The goal for the longtime Santiam Canyon forest products firm was to […]
The city of Mill City will have three vacancies as of June 30 on its Planning Commission. Interested residents must submit an application and letter of interest by May 5. The basic eligibility requirement is […]
Freres Engineered Wood is getting ready to show off its innovative mass plywood panel technology at the annual international Mass Timber Conference in Portland. The March 27-29 event, which will draw more than 2,500 attendees. […]
Fans of Eddy’s Phillys will be able to get the popular cheesesteak sandwich as soon as the city gives its OK to a new venture. “I bought the building next door,” said Eddy Garcia, who […]
