Kalesnikoff
2090 hwy 3a V1N 3L8 Castlegar, BC, Canada

We're hiring a millwright to join our mass timber team at our facility between Nelson and Castlegar. Check out our current openings at https://kalesnikoff.com/careers-mass-timber-lumber/.

We're hiring a Mass Timber Project Coordinator to be based out of our Vancouver office. Come join us in bringing buildings to life! https://kalesnikoff.com/careers-mass-timber-lumber/ #Kalesnikoff #TimberInspires

From seedlings to solutions, watch how we’ve grown over 80 years! #Kalesnikoff #TimberInspires

Take care of the land, and the land will take care of you. Did you know we plant three trees for every one we harvest and that we look after these new forests for 15 years? Happy spring and happy growing! #Kalesnikoff #TImberInspires

Thanks to Naturally Wood for this feature on Bayview Elementary School, which will showcase our CLT panels for the walls, floors and roof, complemented by our glulam columns and beams. Join us at the International Mass Timber Conference to hear more. #Kalesnikoff #TimberInspires

We’re thrilled that our mass timber, which is sourced and milled within 100 miles of our home, will be used locally in the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce’s new hub for tourism and economic development. #Kalesnikoff #TimberInspires Cover Architecture

The SHARE Housing complex in Nelson is now accepting rental applications, and will offer 39 workforce housing units. The doors will open as early as September 1, 2021. Ken Kalesnikoff, president and CEO of Kalesnikoff, said: There is an obvious need for projects like this in our community, and we are thrilled to be involved with our mass timber. We commend the Kootenay Christian Fellowship for their vision, their leadership, and their efforts to bring this housing complex to... life. Wherever possible, we have used Kootenay products and companies for this project. For example, one of the great features of the building are the Glulam beams and GLT panels for the complex that come from Kalesnikoff’s new mass timber facility, said Founding Director and Chairperson of SHARE Housing Board Jim Reimer. Visit sharehousing.ca for more information and a rental application. #Kalesnikoff #TimberInspires

We're hiring a strong leader with experience in lumber manufacturing to be our Planer Supervisor as we continue to grow. https://www.kalesnikoff.com/careers-mass-timber-lumber/ #Kalesnikoff #TimberInspires

Krystle Seed, Kalesnikoff’s CFO and part of the fourth generation to run the family business, started out as a summer student and worked her way up, honing her leadership skills along the way. One of the key parts to leadership is identifying what people’s skill sets are, seeing the value they bring and then just creating the space to let them do their best work, she said, adding that she delights in helping others succeed. Overall the forest industry has been more traditi...onally male, but it’s been really exciting to see how that’s been changing over the years both in our company and in the industry as a whole, she says. At Kalesnikoff, we have women in all areas of our operations and are thrilled to see more women coming forward as our business expands. The advice I would give a young woman is that she needs to know herself and where she’s going, she says. Try new things, educate yourself as much as possible and then really listen to yourself: Where do you get passion in life? What energizes you? What lights you up from the inside? Once you know what you want, go for it!

DeEtte Mackenzie, 33, started at Kalesnikoff over a decade ago. Now one of our Mass Timber Team Leaders, she is currently responsible for around 20 staff members. She would love to hear more female voices on the production radio, and welcomes more diversity at work. Every year I see more women joining our work force, so I think we are doing something right! she says. As a member of our production leadership group, DeEtte is proud to be at the table for some very cool open ...dialogues about inclusion. Krystle Seed, Kalesnikoff’s CFO, praises DeEtte for holding these conversations. We’re excited to have DeEtte on our team. In addition to her talent, she has the courage to ‘choose to challenge,’ and has helped diversify and enrich our workplace as a result. DeEtte credits wise parenting with helping her become who she is today. I’m glad we discuss women in industry, and I do get asked about advice to women starting out a fair amount, and these are good things, she says. But, as importantly, before you start talking to women starting out their careers, you have to tell parents that you can raise your daughter to know she can do whatever she wants, she says. My Dad never told me I couldn’t do what boys do. He never said I couldn’t help him fix something, even though debatably I was never terribly good at helping him fix things. But he didn’t stop me from helping him or doing things in the yard. I drove tractors, got firewood, and had dolls. I remember having a Playskool kitchen set but also a tool bench with plastic tools, and I played with both because both were interesting and fun. Kalesnikoff is currently hiring Finishing Team Members, and welcomes all candidates to apply. https://www.kalesnikoff.com/careers-mass-timber-lumber/

We're looking for a diverse range of employees to join our Mass Timber Finishing Team. Come build the future with us. https://www.kalesnikoff.com/careers-mass-timber-lumber/

Join us at the Future of Prefabrication Symposium tomorrow morning, where our CFO Krystle Seed and Andrew Stiffman, our Director of Design and Construction, will share about why we got into the mass timber business and why it’s essential to keep on innovating.

Thanks for the great interview, Kootenay Coop Radio!

Our senior business development manager, Andrew Stiffman, recently sat down to talk all things mass timber with Canadian Forest Industries' Ellen Cools. Listen to the full podcast by clicking the link below! #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff

As stewards of our land, we look at any opportunity to reuse and recycle, whether it’s leftover runs that we can set aside for concurrent projects or woodchips from the processing floor that go towards heating our facility. #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff

Join our team! We are currently seeking individuals to join our General Operations and Finishing team over at our mass timber facility. - Forklift operating and carpentry experience is considered an asset. Want to learn more? Visit kalesnikoff.com/careers to view the full job description or to apply. #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff

Meet Brooke! Not only is he a lumber grader and infeed operator here at Kalesnikoff, he is also a lumber grading competitor! Click the link below for read our full Q&A with Brooke! #OurPeopleInspire #Kalesnikoff

Available in Spruce, Douglas Fir/Larch, Spruce/Pine/Fir and Hemlock, our CLT panels are available in lengths up to 60ft with widths up to 3.5m and heights of 3 ply and 11 ply. #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff

From the beginning, Kalesnikoff has been dedicated to preserving the natural landscape of the Kootenays. Ever since, we have been proud to continue to take care of our home by practising responsible forest management, planting 3 trees to every 1 tree harvested. In 2020 alone, we were able to plant 536,785 trees. Learn more about our forest stewardship by visiting kalesnikoff.com/forest-stewardship. #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff

Devoting his life to building Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd., Pete Jr helped guide the company from a bush mill cutting just 3,000 FBM per day to one of the cleanest well run speciality mills in B.C. today, producing 300,000 or more FBM per day while still carefully honouring our company’s 80 year old guiding principle, take care of the land and the land will take care of you. #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff

Through the knowledge, ingenuity, and dedication of our team, we have always remained flexible and responsive to customer needs while pursuing premium speciality lumber products. #Timberinspires #Kalesnikoff

Abundant in wildlife, lakes, and forests, the Kootenay mountains are home to some of the most beautiful wilderness and productive forest zones in the world. Here at Kalesnikoff, we actively exercise the work hard, play hard mentality. For us, it's easy when the backcountry is in our backyard. It’s one of the many things we are thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving! #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff Photo by our very own, Jeremy Van Walsh

Available in Douglas Fir (DFL), Spruce (SPF) and Western Hemlock (HF), our glulam beams can reach lengths of us to 60ft long and depths of 8ft. For more information on finishes and applicable end-uses, visit kalesnikoff.com/products. #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff

Did you catch our recent tree planting Q&A with Kailee, our Silviculture Supervisor and Geomatics Specialist? If not, no worries - check it out now by visiting kalesnikoff.com/blog. #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff

From one family company to another it has been a pleasure working with you, Kallesoe Machinery. Check out the video below to see our mass timber equipment's 24,355-km long journey from Lem, Denmark to Castlegar, Canada. #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff

Check out Sutco's new aluminum quad axle flat deck hauling it's first load of our 60ft glulam beams! #TimberInspires #Kalesnikoff