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Stikine Plans New Mill
Stikine River Forest Products announced Monday evening plans to build a mill in Petersburg, AK, according to the Petersburg Pilot. Owner John Glenn said he has located a piece of property near the airport that exists within industrial zoning and has power and water connections. Construction of the mill would be done in two phases.…
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Illegal Timber Harvesting
Illegal Timber Harvesting Fast on the heels of the US Lacey Act and Europe’s EUTR legislation prohibiting the import of illegally harvested timber, this week Australia officially approved it’s own similar law. Australia’s parliament on Monday passed legislation to ban the import and trade of illegally logged timber, joining the United States and European Union…
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Madison’s Timber Preview
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CN Rail Labour Contract Talks Stall
Canada’s government is closely monitoring a dispute between the railway workers’ union and Canadian National Railway, and is urging both parties to continue talking, a spokesperson for Labour Minister Kellie Leitch said on Tuesday. The Teamsters said Monday that talks had broken down, raising the possibility of a strike or a lockout at the country’s…
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UK Timber Shortage
The “Grown in Britain” campaign this week launched a report detailing proposals to boost Britain’s domestic forest industry. The construction industry was hoping that the report would contain suggestions for increasing the amount of British-grown timber available for new buildings, said The Economist Thursday. But the report merely suggests that there is a need for…
