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Lanark Cedar is honoured to have joined in a partnership with Scouts Canada in their Scoutrees program. Scoutrees is a national environmental program that involves youth (Beaver, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers) in a meaningful and hands –on conservation project. This program provides an educational and fundraising opportunity for the boys and girls within our local Scouting programs as they plant trees.
On May 2rd, 2009 the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers the scouting youth of the Valley Highland Area, which include groups from, Perth, Drummond, Port Elmsley, Carleton Place, Beckwith, Almonte, Smith Falls and Merrickville planted another 3,300 tree seedlings on the municipal property adjacent to the Drummond/North Elmsley landfill site. This planting helped tp create a buffer zone (beautification) along the Code Road and will also contribute to carbon-neutral initiatives/efforts.
After the tree planting the scouting youth arrived at Lanark Cedar for a well earned BBQ. The BBQ is also part of a fundraising effort that is organized by the Valley Highland (Scouts Canada) Area Committee. .
Mission
Lanark Cedar's mission is to improve the quality of life for our customers, our communities and ourselves by working together to provide better designed and better built outdoor projects for today and for years to come.
The Company
Lanark Cedar, a division of 128100 Canada Inc., was established over 40 years ago and since that time has built a reputation for unmatched craftsmanship in the manufacturing of Quality Fencing and Outdoor Living Products.
To an experienced eye and hand, the presence of quality in wood is tangible. We can feel it, see it and sense it. Our drive to deliver the very best value to our customers leads us to be uncompromising in our quest for quality Eastern White Cedar. And so, from our hand to yours, we share with you all the assurance that quality products and materials bring.
It's no coincidence that Lanark Cedar projects use only fine-quality materials. Our customers deserve much more than the ordinary. By applying our years of experience and by constantly challenging our network of suppliers, we have established for our customers an extraordinary selection of quality Eastern White Cedar. These original and fresh products cannot be found at your local lumberyard, or national retail store.
As our company continues to grow, we look forward to providing new customers with the same high standard of quality products and service. In order to familiarize you with our products, we invite you to review the information on this site and return for future reference. We will be pleased to
answer any questions concerning our products and services.
Environmental Commitment
In response to the concern surrounding Resposible forest management the concept of forest certification arose.The ideas were to develop a process for certifying forest management practices to a pre-determined set of standards which define resposible forest management. Independent third party auditors evaluate forest operations to determine whether owners and/or managers meet the required standards. Forest certification ensures that forest owners, practitioners, and operators comply with established and accepted management standards. Certification provides assurance to forest owners, managers, operators, consumers, and the local community that the production of wood products from a certified land base does not damage the overall health of the forest, the stability of the ecosystems, or the livelihoods of local communities. Forest certification is a voluntary market based concept.
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international association of environmental and social groups, the timber trade, workers, indigenous peoples’ organizations, responsible businesses, and community forestry groups from around the world.It is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization formed to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable forest management around the world through the certification of forest management practices.
As a FSC certified producer and supplier of Eastern White Cedar, Lanark Cedar must meet requirements set out by the FSC in 5 areas: quality systems requirements, wood sourcing requirements, production controls and record keeping requirements, FSC product and label requirements and documentation requirements.
Our quality process begins with the careful selection of cedar logs. We purchase the majority of our logs from local suppliers in the OttawaValley .
Our process is entirely natural; we do not use any chemicals or additives. Eastern White Cedar from Lanark Cedar remains safe and natural
With a strong management plan and long term commitment to health and Safety for our employees Lanark Cedar provides continual training to ensure this commitment has been met according to Ministry of Labour Occupational Health safety standards
Lanark Cedar strives to implement environmentally friendly practices.Since wood is such a precious resource Lanark Cedar optimizes its use by creating various saleable by-products, such as sawdust, shavings, slabs and mulch!