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Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia
At the beginning of April was held the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia convention in Kelowna, BC. Founded in 1960 by various logger and lumber manufacturer organizations, COFI is now a “CEO-lead organization”, as Ted Seraphim, CEO of West Fraser Timber, put it during his speech. The convention was attended by over 400…
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CN to Resolve BC Rail Car Backlog
Canadian National Railway said this week it’s alleviating a shortage of rail capacity for lumber shipments in British Columbia. The largest Canadian railroad’s ability to move wood products is gradually catching up with demand following extreme winter conditions in North America this year, Emily Hamer, a Vancouver-based CN spokesperson, said Thursday in a phone interview…
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US Housing Starts
US housing starts rose less than expected in March and building permits fell, pointing to underlying weakness in the housing market that could persist despite better weather. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday groundbreaking increased 2.8 per cent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 946,000. February’s starts were revised to show a 1.9 per…
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Oregon Timber Revenue
Eighteen western Oregon counties received US$39.6 million in another set of one-time federal payments for lands once owned by the Oregon & California Railroad, according to the Statesman Journal Thursday. Timber Revenue, Oregon The release was announced by the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees most of those lands. The Forest Service released US$68 million…
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BC College Receives Funding
The College of New Caledonia received its largest-ever grant Thursday, according to the Prince George Citizen. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada has given the college $1.88 million and the CNC Research Forestry Society has given $200,000 to research innovations in the forestry industry. The college will work with key players in the…
