The Wood Innovation Group—TWIG, is a network & community of wood-related professionals committed to advancing innovation in BC’s value-added wood product industry.
What we do
We are creating an industry-leading forest products innovation ecosystem for the livelihoods of people who live and work in the forests regions across our province. Rooted in wood science, informed by craft and focused on increasing connectivity through design and creativity.
Events
Every month we host events to inspire, inform and connect people who are engaged in working in industries where wood is a primary material in their projects and businesses. Our purpose behind this work is to reinvigorate the value-added wood industry in BC by providing opportunities, platforms and programs that lead to the production of innovative products and solutions.
Current Schedule
Sea2Sky Wood Network | May 7th | 6 – 8pm | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 277, 40194 Glenalder Pl, Garibaldi Highlands |
Wood-First-Wednesday | May 7th | 6-8pm | St. Augustine’s |
Vancouver Island Wood Network – Tour at Nexus Modular Solutions | May 15 | 4 – 6pm | 1317 Fairfield Rd, Cobble Hill |
Timber Tech Connect – Navigating Design, Budget, and Constructability | May 22nd | 5:30 – 7:30pm | Kindred Construction, 1486 E Pender St |
The Wood Innovation Group—TWIG, is a network & community of wood-related professionals committed to advancing innovation in BC’s value-added wood product industry.
What we do
We are creating an industry-leading forest products innovation ecosystem for the livelihoods of people who live and work in the forests regions across our province. Rooted in wood science, informed by craft and focused on increasing connectivity through design and creativity.
Events
Every month we host events to inspire, inform and connect people who are engaged in working in industries where wood is a primary material in their projects and businesses. Our purpose behind this work is to reinvigorate the value-added wood industry in BC by providing opportunities, platforms and programs that lead to the production of innovative products and solutions.
Current Schedule
Sea2Sky Wood Network – Rubenovitch Furnishings | April 2nd | 6 – 8pm | 37831A 2 Avenue, Squamish |
Wood-First-Wednesday | April 2nd | 6-8pm | Red Truck Beer Company, 295 E 1st Ave. Vancouver |
Connecting people to inspire innovation in wood since 2012.
TWIG operates on the unceded territories of the Indigenous Peoples who have lived in deep relationship with the lands and forests we now call British Columbia since time immemorial. We recognize and honour the enduring stewardship, knowledge, and cultures of these Nations—whose care over generations shaped the very forests that gave rise to BC’s forestry industry. We also acknowledge the devastating impacts of colonization, including the near-erasure of many old-growth ecosystems and the displacement of Indigenous communities and cultural practices connected to these ancient forests.
As we work to shape the future of BC’s forest products industry, we are committed to pathways that integrate Indigenous perspectives, support cultural resurgence, and foster a renewed relationship to land, materials, and community—one grounded in respect, regeneration, and transformative change.
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