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May/June 2025
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
DAVEY PEOPLE
A deep-seeded drive to give back led
employees of the Hartney Greymont, a
Davey company, Concord office, Residential/
Commercial services, to connect with the
Concord Museum and volunteer their time
trimming some of their newly planted trees.
The Concord office's Chris Berger, trimmer,
Travis Grace, S&S technician, and Katerina
Matjucha, trimmer, spent a few hours of their
workday pruning ornamental trees, including
a Norway maple, that were overhanging the
sidewalk, public street, and nearby buildings.
"It was a good feeling to give back to the
community, working to make a safer public
environment through using proper pruning
techniques," Grace said.
PRUNING VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT MUSEUM
STEWARDSHIP
WOODWORKING KEEPS DAVEY CANADA FOREMAN ENERGIZED
Georges Bois, foreman, Burnaby Residential office, Davey
Canada, has been spending his free time woodworking
and woodturning, a process that involves shaping wood
into cylindrical shapes with a lathe machine, since his
teenage years.
Bois, whose name literally means "wood" in French,
became interested in the hobby after his father introduced
him to the art decades ago.
"I love revealing the beauty that already exists in the wood
by paying special attention to the colors, knots, and cracks
that make each piece unique," Bois said.
Since joining Davey, Bois has been especially interested
in reusing wet pieces of wood known as "green wood"
when he comes across discarded or unused pieces from
residential jobs. To "rough turn" or work with the pieces,
he lets them dry out for 6 to 12 months before putting them
back on his lathe machine to shape.
From left are Katerina Matjucha, trimmer; Chris Berger, trimmer; and
Travis Grace, S&S technician.
Georges Bois enjoys making bowls, plates, spinning tops, and
other objects out of natural wood.
"Woodworking lets me go to a special place where I feel
centered," Bois said. "The ability to be creative helps me
recharge my energy levels."
