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February Housing Starts, Japan
Total housing units built in Japan for February were 67,552, a 3.1 per cent drop compared to February last year, according to the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. On a seasonally adjusted basis, annual starts were 905,000 units, a 4.7 per cent increase over February 2014. Japan Housing Starts The pace of new owner’s units built…
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Building Permits, Canada
Canadian municipalities issued building permits worth $6.1 billion in February, edging down 0.9 per cent from the previous month, said Statistics Canada Thursday. This was the second consecutive monthly decline. Lower construction intentions in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta were responsible for the decrease at the national level. Canada Building Permits The value of permits in…
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Sawmill Fire
A fire was reported Wednesday in one of the storage buildings at Cottles Island Lumber Company on Cottles Island, near Summerford, NL. Fire fighters from Summerford and Twillingate were still on scene Thursday. By the time firefighters reached the burning warehouse after being alerted by a passing motorist, it was entirely engulfed, said fire chief…
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Forest Product Manufacturing, Sales, Export Data
The latest round of data releases for January and February, out this week from Statistics Canada and Industry Canada, are shaping up to tell a great story for the next issue of Madison’s Forest Pulse (to be emailed May 4). Also the Western Wood Products Association’s most recent issue of Lumber Track, out Thursday, provides…
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Edgewood Invests in Carrot River
The sawmill in Carrot River, SK, is getting an upgrade that its owner says will create 50 new jobs, according to CBC Thursday. Edgewood Forest Products said it will spend $25 million to replace existing equipment. The company said the new equipment will expand operations and reduce log-processing costs. The equipment is expected to be…
