13. Lana Love - Women in trades

Free to Grow in Forestry - A podcast working to move #ForestryForward Welcome to the thirteenth episode of the Free to Grow in Forestry Podcast series where our host Kelly Cooper, CEO and Founder of Centre for Social Intelligence is joined by Lana Love, Maintenance Supervisor, Journey level millwright, BC Centre for Women in the Trades Regional Rep, and Director (at large) BC Tradeswomen Society. As the first woman to complete a millwright apprenticeship and also the first to work in the role of maintenance supervisor with the Solid Wood Division of Canfor, Lana gives us a window of insight on how to navigate the trades industry as a woman. Lana Love is a journey level millwright and works as a maintenance supervisor in a sawmill. She has worked in the forest industry for 10 years. She completed her millwright apprenticeship in Vavenby, BC then moved to Prince George and worked as a journey millwright, then was promoted to Maintenance Supervisor. She was the first woman to complete a millwright apprenticeship and also the first to work in the role of maintenance supervisor with the Solid Wood Division of Canfor (canfor.com). Lana previously completed her ‘C’ Level welding and worked fabricating and welding Porche Speedster replicas at Intermeccanica International Inc. in Vancouver. She is an active member of Canfor’s Inclusion and Diversity Council, Women’s Engagement Group and Indigenous Engagement Group. Last year Lana was selected as a representative of the BC Center for Women In The Trades (bccwitt.ca) and joined the BC Tradeswomen Society (bctradeswomensociety.ca). She is driven to help change the culture of industrial and trades workplaces to be more inclusive to women and other underrepresented groups so that anyone who wants to can enjoy the many advantages of a career in the trades. When Lana is not working, she enjoys relaxing at home spending time with her husband and daughter, reading, knitting, gardening, and going on adventures in the woods and mountains. Together, we can move #ForestryForward. Learn more at www.freetogrowinforestry.ca Trigger warning: Content in this episode makes brief mention of workplace harassment, which some listeners may find triggering. If you are a victim of violence or need support at any time, please visit the Ending Violence Association of Canada website at endingviolencecanada.org ---- This podcast series is brought to you by the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Centre for Social Intelligence. The Canadian Institute of Forestry (cif-ifc.org) is the national voice of forest practitioners with an interdisciplinary membership across Canada working to ensure our forests are vibrant, healthy and sustainable. The Centre for Social Intelligence (centreforsocialintelligence.ca) empowers individuals and organizations to create inclusion and diversity in the workplace.