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Rich Christianson
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Rich Christianson is the owner of Richson Media LLC, a Chicago-based communications firm focused on the industrial woodworking sector. Rich is the former long-time editorial director and associate publisher of Woodworking Network. During his nearly 35-year career, Rich has toured more than 250 woodworking operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has written extensively on woodworking technology, design and supply trends. He has also directed and promoted dozens of woodworking trade shows, conferences and seminars including the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Canada’s largest woodworking show.

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Two Vancouver Island operations share $8M in BC Manufacturing Job funds

VICTORIA, British Columbia — A pair of Vancouver Island wood products manufacturers will receive up to total of $8 from the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund to increase production through British Columbia’s Look West economic strategy.According to the British Columbia government, Western Forest Products’ value-added division in Chemainus will receive as much as $7.5 million toward installing two continuous dry kilns to expand high-value products and create new opportunities for second-growth hemlock to produce higher value products.
By Rich Christianson, January 2, 2026 | 12:06 pm CST