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British Columbia Budget and Forestry
The latest budget tabled in the BC Legislature, yesterday, contains a $32 million increase for the Forests Ministry. Almost all of that will be used to address the timber permitting backlog. Forest Service Plan The BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has released the latest Forest Service Plan, also yesterday. http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2013_June_Update/sp/pdf/ministry/flnr.pdf At…
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Madison’s Weekly Submission to Stockhouse
Lumber producers face rail transportation nightmare As brutal weather patterns continued across the most populated parts of North America, lumber and panel traders reported mostly flat prices on solid wood commodities, writes Keta Kosman, publisher of Madison’s Lumber Reporter http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreportMost commonly-traded dimensions maintained price levels from last week, or were slightly down. Wider sizes, specifically…
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Vancouver History : logging in Stanley Park
FROM THE VANCOUVER SUN FEB 15, 2014: In Feb. 14, 1899, American industrialist Theodore Ludgate signed a deal with the federal government to lease Deadman’s Island, off Stanley Park. The cost was $500 per year, for 25 years. Ludgate planned to build a lumber mill on the 7.5 acre island. He told The Vancouver World…
