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Sawmill Accident Ruled Not Criminal
No criminal or regulatory charges will be laid in connection with an explosion and fire that killed two workers at a Burns Lake, BC, sawmill in January 2012. The Criminal Justice Branch said Friday that based on the evidence provided by WorkSafeBC there is no substantial likelihood of conviction against the Babine Forest Products sawmill.…
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BC’s Forest Ministry Seeks Comments
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is proposing to establish the areas, almost 18,000 hectares in total, along Toba and Jervis Inlets near Powell River and on parts of the Sechelt Peninsula. Foresters are asking for the public’s thoughts on setting aside parcels of old growth trees along the Sunshine Coast to…
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Conifex Announces . . . .
Conifex Timber has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Lignum Forest Products, a private partnership which operates a lumber marketing and distribution business, for approximately $4 million, the company announced Monday. Conifex intends to fund the transaction from its existing available cash. Lignum operates its forestry and lumber distribution business in BC, providing…
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COFI Announces . . .
The Council of Forest Industries (COFI), out of Vancouver, BC, is pleased to announce the dates for Western Canada’s premier forest sector convention – April 2 & 3, 2014 in Kelowna, BC. This annual convention traditionally attracts over 400 delegates representing senior industry, government and customer representatives as well as elected officials from, local, provincial…
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Lumber Market Outlook 2014
Players not directly involved in forest products jumped for joy this week on seeing US housing starts solidly at more than 1 million annualized for 2013. It is now apparent to all that building in America has absolutely recovered from the terrible crash of 2006-2010. Forest industry players have known the outlook is positive since…
