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Alleviating # KnysnaFires with # KnysnaRises
Wood-Mizer has donated a sawmill to the Knysna Timber Initiative ( KTI ) in efforts to help rebuild the community after the fires that destroyed parts of the area in June .
Wood-Mizer has a special relationship with the areas as one of its first clients came from Knysna . It was on the basis of this , and Wood-Mizer ’ s close relationship with the timber processing sector in Knysna , that the corporation felt compelled to contribute in the manner that it has to alleviate some of the hardship that has resulted from this tragedy .
Donation of a new Wood-Mizer LT20B Diesel sawmill to the KTI will strengthen efforts to assist in rebuilding the community , homes and to help , in a small way , to alleviate the tragedy that hit the area . The mill , which will be managed by the KTI at its Timber Village location , will provide processed timber for the next six months to rebuild damaged structures for people that have been left homeless . As a long-term project , the mill will be made available to community projects that requires timber to be milled and as a training facility for training operators in the use of a bandsaw mill .
Also as part of the long-term project , the KTI would set up the mill as a business , offering a lumber milling service to local businesses . This small business will generate funds for the KTI that will be used for future skills development and training projects set up by the KTI .
Finally , sawlogs donated to the KTI and logs from invader alien species removal programmes in the area , will form the primary source of the timber milled . This will serve to
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