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BC New Representative for Softwood Lumber Trade
The British Columbia government has switched chief negotiators on the softwood lumber file, according to the Vancouver Sun October 12. Dana Hayden, a former BC deputy minister for forests and international trade, left the job on September 30 after two years as chief negotiator. BC replaced her with John Allan, the former president of the…
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Housing Market, US: Mid-2016 Update
The US housing market is on a roll and is showing no signs of slowing down — that’s the key takeaway from Goldman Sachs’ most recent Housing Monitor research report, released Thursday. US Housing Market: Mid-2016 Update According to the Goldman Sachs research, US house prices have continued to grow close to a 5 per…
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Canada/US Softwood Lumber Negotiations Update
Last week Madison’s was contacted by representatives at the US Lumber Coalition, for their update on negotiations between the US Trade Department and Global Affairs Canada about the now-expired Softwood Lumber Agreement. “Our goal is to have market share negotiated, implemented using border measures,” detailed US Coalition reps. “A quota is our answer. The 2006…
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BC Forestry Funding Announcement
The provincial government of British Columbia released a strategy Wednesday to ease the impact of a looming fall-down in the annual allowable cut as the aftermath of the mountain pine beetle epidemic takes hold in BC’s forests. Entitled “Strong Past, Bright Future,” it contains 49 actions aimed at three inter-related goals: healthy, resilient forests; diverse,…
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British Columbia State of the Forests 2015
In aggregate, 2015 was a similar year to 2014 for BC’s forest products sector, with a mix of “ups” and “downs”, said the BC Ministry of Forests “Economic State of the Forest Sector 2015” report, released Thursday. BC’s forest sector manufacturing sales increased slightly in 2015, though many product prices fell. Sales gains were almost…
